Language: English
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1982
ISBN 10: 0048080322 ISBN 13: 9780048080325
Seller: Second Edition Books, Butte, MT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. 1st Edition. First edition as no later printing stated. Binding tight; interior clean; previous owner name inside front cover. Brown cloth-covered boards with bright gilt lettering on spine; light bumping at corners. Unclipped dust jacket in mylar; 1/8" closed tear upper front and spine lightly faded. A selection of eighteenth and nineteenth century poems describing rocks, geological concepts, and fossils. A fascinating and charming expression of one's appreciation for nature. Illustrated in black and white throughout by various artists. 98pp.