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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 about Elements of Geology 2nd Edition
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 about Elements of Geology; or The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as illustrated by...
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 about The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man With remarks on Theories of the Origin of...
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 about A Manual of Elementary Geology 5th edition
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 about A Manual of Elementary Geology
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 about On The Structure of Lavas Which Have Consolidated on Steep Slopes with Remarks on the mode of...
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 about Principles of Geology Fourth Edition 4 volume set; Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of...
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 about The Student's Elements of Geology