Item #77181 A Manual of Elementary Geology; or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological Monuments. Charles Lyell.
A Manual of Elementary Geology; or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological Monuments

A Manual of Elementary Geology; or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological Monuments

London: John Murray, 1852. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. [xxxii] 512pp 16pp ads. Frontispiece and illustrated internally with 500 woodcuts. Bound in published brown cloth, gilt fossil on the cover. Front and back hinges are weak and nearly detached in front. Missing the bottom ~6 cm of the spine. Bookplate of Leonard G. Wilson on front fixed endpaper, a professor of medicine and author of several books on Lyell. Internally nice. A binding copy. Fair. Item #77181

"Elements" was intended as a 4th book to Lyell's monumental "Principles of Geology" and covers different information. Each edition was revised with the most up to date information in the field.

Price: $100.00

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