Published in 1873 - Half Leather from the author's Library with his signature on the Title page., 290 pages with several fold-outs, plus a 44 page 1869 Supplementary and Final Report of a Geological Reconnoissance of the State of Louisiana by Eug. W. Hilgard, PH. D. of the U. of Mississippi.
From the Library of Powell A. Casey noted Louisiana Historian and Author with his stamp on the front end paper and inside of rear cover.