Published by Printed by George E Eyre and Wil, 1871
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
US$ 54.66
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. Hinges weak. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Printed by George E Eyre and Wiliam Spottiswoode, London, UK, 1855
Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
US$ 131.45
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 180pp plus 10pp inserted in the later binding. In a later binding. Half-bound in blue cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends. Wear to boards. Wear to board edges. Bottom 2cm of title page removed. The additional ten pages contain pasted-in newspaper clippings, hand-written notes and a pasted-in manuscript letter, all contemporary. An introduction to the pottery and porcelain collection of the Museum of Practical Geology, founded in 1835 (latterly the Geological Museum, now part of the Natural History Museum) - one of the oldest single science museums in the world. This is the first edition: two further editions appeared in 1871 and 1876 respectively.