SILURIA. THE HISTORY OF THE OLDEST KNOWN ROCKS CONTAINING ORGANIC REMAINS

£500.00

Author: MURCHISON SIR RODERICK IMPEY
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, JOHN MURRAY, 1854
Binding: QUARTER LEATHER
Condition: VERY GOOD
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FIRST EDITION, FINELY REBOUND IN TAN MOROCCO OVER MARBLED BOARDS, NEW ENDPAPERS. FOLDING HAND-COLOURED GEOLOGICAL MAP, 37 LITHOGRAPHED PLATES, MANY TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS, 523 PAGES. THE NAME MURCHISON IS WRITTEN IN INK ON THE TOP OF THE TITLE PAGE. A FINE EXAMPLE OF A SCARCE BOOK.