"Biographical Account of the Late Dr. James Hutton, F.R.S. Edin." In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. V, Part III, 1805, pp. 39-99. Entire Part III offered.

PLAYFAIR, John [HUTTON, James]

Published by Edinburgh: Printed for Cadell & Davies, London, and Archibald Constable & Co., and Bell & Bradfute, Edinburgh, 1805., 1805

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2 leaves [title page and half-title for entire Vol. V], v-viii [contents for entire Vol. V, plus errata for entire Vol. V], 126 pp [p. 1 is a half-title for Part III of Vol. V]. Original plain blue wrappers, with original paper label across spine [the label reads: "Vol. V/ Part III"]. Untrimmed. Almost completely unopened. Near Fine. Entire Part III offered. Very Good. First Edition. "Playfair himself had significant firsthand knowledge of Hutton from about 1785 onward. Though they had at least been introduced well before then, it was surely their prolonged geological discussions following the presentation of Hutton's theory in March and April 1785 that drew them together. . . . Playfair's concise narrative of the Siccar Point adventure [1788] by Hutton, Hall and himself and his description of the unconformity discovered there is the most famous field report in the literature of modern geology. Though its eloquent language is obviously Playfair's, the imaginative reconstruction of past geological events . . . remains Hutton's own, as Playfair himself affirmed" (Dean, James Hutton and the History of Geology, pp. 117, 119; see 117-25). Seller Inventory # 13820

Bibliographic Details

Title: "Biographical Account of the Late Dr. James ...

Publisher: Edinburgh: Printed for Cadell & Davies, London, and Archibald Constable & Co., and Bell & Bradfute, Edinburgh, 1805.

Publication Date: 1805

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition