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Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the Map of the Strata of England and Wales,
por PHILLIPS John1800-1874
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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Sobre este item
London: Albemarle Street: John Murray, 1844. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1844, only 500 copies printed. In the original publishers brown embossed cloth, corners bumped. Re-laid spine, gilt titles. frontis, [5], (vi-viii), [1], [1], [1], 2-150 pp, (8) adverts, 5 pls (portraits), 13 illustrations within text, yellow endpapers, ink numbers at spine base, library stamp to fpd & verso of frontis, hinges strenghtened, new rear endpaper, small label to verso frontis. But a nice copy of an uncommon item. (Lowndes 1855). A portrait of a leading geologist whose work on the understanding of strata was an important contribution to the field. In 1831, the new generation of Fellows of the Geological Society, long aware of the treatment meted out to Smith, awarded him their first Wollaston medal in recognition of his being a great and original discoverer in English Geology (Proceedings of the Geological Society, 1, 1831, 271). In 1832 he received a government pension of £100 a year.
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- Livreiro
- Madoc Books
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 006141
- Título
- Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the Map of the Strata of England and Wales,
- Autor
- PHILLIPS John1800-1874
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Local de publicação
- London: Albemarle Street
- Data de publicação
- 1844
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- Geology strata
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Archaeology Archaiology; Geology;
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Llandudno, Conwy
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We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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