Field Geology

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1931. 3d ed. 12mo with burgundy pebbled boards and gilt spine title; xxxi, 789 pages: illustrations, folded chart, diagrams; bibliography; 19 cm Very good (+) with some rubbing to corners and extremities of spine; prior owner inscription on front flyleaf; else clean and unmarked. Hardcover.

Lahee (1884-1968), a petroleum geologist, received his Ph. D. from Harvard in 1911. He taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining Sun Oil Company, where he was chief geologist from 1920 to 1947 and geological counselor from 1947 to 1955. His book, "Field Geology," went through six editions between 1916 and 1961."This book treats the subject of geology from the field standpoint. It is intended both for a textbook and for a pocket manual. As a manual the author hopes that it will be of service not only to students of geology, but also to mining engineers, civil engineers, and others whose interests bring them in touch with geologic problems. The book has been written on the assumption that the reader has an elementary knowledge of general geology and also has an acquaintance with a few common minerals and rocks." --Introduction to the first edition.