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London: John Murray, 1841. Second edition. Hardcover. 19 x 11 cm. 12 mo. 437 + 460 pages. Two volumes bound in one. Blue cloth. 8 plates 4 of which are hand colored. Rubbing to the spine oif the cloth. Crack to fold between back cover and spine, ~5.5 cm in..... More
London: John Murray, 1838. First edition. Full Leather. 12mo. [xix] (1) 543 pgs. Frontispiece color diagram of volcano and many black and white woodcuts throughout text. Rebound in brown leather with “The Society of Writers to the Signet” embossed stamp. 5 raised bands and red spine label. New endpapers, though..... More
London: John Murray, 1865. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. [xvi], 794 , 2 (ads) pages. Green cloth. This has been rebound while preserving the original front cover. There is a new spine and back cover. Rubbing to the original front cover. New endpapers. Small ownership inscription opposite..... More
London: John Murray, 1863. Second edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 528 pages. Green cloth.Three editions of this title were published in the year of its publication, this is the 2nd edition published April 1863. The first edition was published February 1863. The 2nd edition introduces an appendix which..... More
London: John Murray, 1855. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 655 pages +16 ads in rear. 717 figures in the next. Frontispiece. 5th edition of the work originally titled "Elements of Geology". Rebound in modern brown cloth. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Each edition of this work..... More
London: John Murray, 1851. Third Edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. [xvi], 512 pages, 16 pages ads dated February 1851. Frontispiece plate. Bound in modern blue cloth with new endpapers. Small ~1.5 cm crack to hinge of rear board. Some light rubbing to the edges of the boards. This..... More
London: Taylor and Francis, 1859. Hardcover. 30.5 x 23.5 cm. Quarto. 86 pages of text and 3 plates. Figures throughout text. From the Philosophical Transactions Part II for 1858 p. 703. Bound in modern brown cloth with new endpapers. Ocassional spotting to the plates. Toning to the edges of the..... More
London: John Murray, 1835. 4th Edition. Hardcover. 20 x 11.5 cm. Octavo. Four volume original cloth bound set with paper end labels tan . Half titles present in volumes II, III, IV. All plates are present which include in Vol I: 2 plates plus frontispiece (406 pages), Vol II: 4..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1853. Ninth and Entirely Revised Edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 835 pages. 5 plates, one of which is a fold-out map. Grey boards. Some rubbing to the boards. Front hinge is cracked. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Originally published between 1830-1833, each..... More
London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1871. Hardcover. 19 x 12 cm. Small octavo. 624 pages. Worn green cloth. With more than 600 woodcut illustrations. Hinges are weak and partially cracked. Published after the 6th edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology, this is the first with this title. Previous owner's bookplate..... More