A Text-Book of Important Minerals and Rocks. With Tables for the Determination of Minerals. (1900)
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A Text-Book of Important Minerals and Rocks. With Tables for the Determination of Minerals. (1900)
by S. E. Tillman
9 x 5 ¾. In English. Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1900. FIRST EDITION. FIRST STATE. 176 pgs. including an index. Also, a 16 page “Short-Title Catalogue of Publications” advertisement in the rear, covering Agriculture, Architecture, Astronomy, Botany, Bridges, Chemistry, Electricity, Engineering, Hydraulics, Law, Mathematics, Medical, Metallurgy, Mining, Ventilation, US Military, and more! Hardcover. No dust jacket. Publisher's brown cloth. Gilt title on spine. Moderate wear to extremities. Chipping to spine head and tail. Corners bumped. No ownership markings. Clean text block with trivial age toning. Book in good condition. VERY SCARCE in commerce.
Samuel Escue Tillman (1847 – 1942) was an astronomer, engineer, military educator, and career officer in the United States Army who spent 30 years teaching at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. In addition to writing for periodicals on a wide range of subjects and authoring several influential textbooks on chemistry and geology, in 1917 Tillman was recalled from previous mandatory retirement to serve as superintendent of the United States Military Academy for the duration of World War I.
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