Siluria. A History of the Oldest Rocks in the British Isles and Other Countries: with sketches of the origin and distribution of native gold, the general succession of geological formations and changes of the earth's surface: 4th Ed;

Murchison, Roderick Impey

Published by John Murray, London, 1867

About this Item

HARDBACK, expertly rebacked with original spine relaid, blind-embossed maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt-embossed fossils on front cover, frontispiece - coloured view of the N-W. Highlands of Scotland, additional erratum plate tipped in, pages: xvii, [i], 566, 32, plates: 41- of fossils with un-paginated explanations, woodcuts: 207 - of which 90 are of fossils, large folding coloured geological map in rear pocket and 1 other tabular diagram of the Silurian Rocks in Wales, original spine faded with small chips at head and tail, corners lightly bumped, former owner's small bookplate on front end-paper, light spotting on end-papers, small light spot on frontispiece and one or two other pages, small tears in folds of map in rear pocket, otherwise fine. This is a heavy item and may incur additional postage.

Seller Inventory # 021682

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Siluria. A History of the Oldest Rocks in the British Isles and Other Countries: with sketches of the origin and distribution of native gold, the general succession of geological formations and changes of the earth's surface: 4th Ed
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 1867
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fossil
  • geology