Text-Book of Geology. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. BRIGHT, FRESH SET OF THE BEST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

GEIKIE Archibald

Published by Macmillan,, 1903

About this Item

2 vols., 8vo., Fourth and Best Edition, with large folding frontispiece and very numerous engraved illustrations in the text, some occasional and very light age-staining (rather heavier on half-titles and preliminaries); original ribbed green cloth, gilt backs, gilt tops, neatly recased, a remarkably bright, fresh, clean set. With 2pp publisher's advertisement at end of first volume. Sold from an institution wit its press-marks on front endpapers (only). Bright set of the best edition of Geikie's classic survey. First published in 1882 and continually augmented. 'Great literature on great themes' (Challinor). Pre-eminent among British geologists, Geikie remains the only one to have been appointed President of the Royal Society (1908-1912). Challinor 249. (recording the first and present editions).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Text-Book of Geology. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. BRIGHT, FRESH SET OF THE BEST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
• Publisher: Macmillan,
• Publication Date: 1903
• Binding: Hardcover
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