Volcanological Observations (Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 549)

Carnegie Institution, 1950-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+/No DJ - as issued. Large Hardcover, First Edition 1950 Carnegie Institution 162 pages. very Good+, no DJ - as issued. Minor shelf/edge wear to dark green cloth boards with gilt titles - corners lightly bumped. Previous owner nameplate and stamp on FFEP. No writing - all pages are clean and unmarked. Eight chapters: 1) The Greater Solid Constructions (32 illustrations), 2) The Volcanic Liquid (38 illustrations), 3) The Gaseous Element (12 illustrations), 4) Electric and Atmospheric Phenomena ; Volcanic Vegetation (7 illustrations), 5) Volcanic Ejectamenta (11 illustrations), 6) Gravitational and Volcanic-Seismic Phenomena (5 illustrations), 7) Experimentation-Field and Laboratory (11 illustrations) and 8) Diagnosis and Prediction (2 illustrations). These monographs are the result of over 40 years of intense work in the field. Frank Alvord Perret (1867-1943) was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and volcanologist. The scientific contributions of Mr. Perret are unique in that no other volcanologist of that time was able to conduct such a large and varied observation on so many types of active volcanoes. He was a daring and astute researcher, tireless in this quest for information. He was a skilled and demanding photographer and his publications are generously illustrated with excellent, scenic shots. A very handsome vintage copy. LOC SS-TS-02