[ARCHIVE OF TYPESCRIPTS RECOUNTING A TRIP TO EUROPE]
Berkey was one of the most important American geologists, whose work influenced or can be seen in just about every major water or dam project in this country during the first half of the 20th century.
Near Fine.
Price: $850.00
[ARCHIVE OF TYPESCRIPTS RECOUNTING A TRIP TO EUROPE]
This, his detailed and extensive account of a 1929 European trip with his wife, finds Berkey - in addition to typical tourist travels - visiting Mount Vesuvius during a particularly active period, as well as visiting the battlesites of France where his son had fought as an army officer in World War I. Photographs include: cathedrals, the Coliseum, St. Peter's, monuments, chateaus and battlefield sites. Attractively-made, these typescripts reflect a seriousness in the writing. The letter, A DAY ON THE BATTLEFIELDS IN FRANCE, written to be read by family, contains pages marked for the inclusion of photographs and is concluded by an explanatory note indicating that Berkey intended for this writing to be published. A carefully-assembled and well-written photographic travelogue penned by an important American scientist.
The Object
1929. INCLUDES: A HOLIDAY IN EUROPE: Being a Brief Account and a Few Snapshots of Things Seen on Journeys in the Summer of 1929. 8.5" x 11" typescript in black plastic screw-bound folio cover with gilt titles. 132pp. rectos only with 83 silver gelatin black-and-white photographs mounted throughout. Generally fine with mild wear to edges of a few pages. Faint toning throughout. Images sharp and clear. A handsome assemblage. With, laid in: CHARLES PETER BERKEY 1867-1955 A Biographical Memoir by Paul F. Herr reprinted from Biographical Memoirs Vol. XXX and published for the National Academy of Sciences by Columbia University Press (1957). [AND]: A DAY ON THE BATTLEFIELDS IN FRANCE: Being a Letter Written in the Summer of 1929 on the Occasion of A First Visit to the Battlefields of the Great War Recalling the Anxieties and Experiences of that time. 8.5" x 11" typescript in red paper metal clasp folio. 66pp. rectos only. Also includes additional account, titled A SIDE TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA. 5pp. With, laid in: CHARLES PETER BERKEY 1867-1955 A Biographical Memoir by Paul F. Herr reprinted from Biographical Memoirs Vol. XXX and published for the National Academy of Sciences by Columbia University Press (1957). And envelope containing two newspaper clippings, thirty negatives and five prints, each measuring 3.5" x 5.75" approx.
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