[NATURAL HISTORY]. HAGUE, Arnold (1840-1917). Geology of the Yellowstone National Park. Part II. Descriptive Geology Petrography, and Paleontology. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1899-1904.

2 volumes, comprising: text, 4to; atlas large folio. Text volume: Numerous plates from photographs, folding diagrams and plans, etc. Atlas: 24 color or duotone lithographed plates by Julius Bien, some double-page. Original gilt-lettered brown cloth (light rubbing at spine ends, text volume with old institutional sticker removed from spine and hinges repaired). Provenance: W.T. Nightingale (stamps in text volume); Rochester Library (bookplate in atlas volume, gift from the U.S. Government).

FIRST EDITION of Hague's detailed survey of Yellowstone Valley and Park, with the atlas showing topographical contour maps, striking color geological maps, maps of the hot springs and geyser basins, etc. Phillips 5115 (atlas volume); Schwartz & Ehrenberg, plate 195 & pp. 314-5 ("Brief descriptive text and maps depicting the area's topography, geological formations, deposits of economic value, and the underground structure of the rocks. More than 50 design patterns were used on the geological maps to identify the various classes of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks within the U.S.").