By Henry Porter
Peterborough   T. Chadwell
8" by 5.5" xxxii [1], 2-126pp
Inscribed by the author, this is the scarce first edition of Henry Porter's illustrated geological study of Peterborough and its surroundings.
By Henry Porter

1861 The Geology of Peterborough and its Vicinity

Peterborough   T. Chadwell
8" by 5.5" xxxii [1], 2-126pp
Inscribed by the author, this is the scarce first edition of Henry Porter's illustrated geological study of Peterborough and its surroundings.
£395.00
: 0.5kgs / : 804F34

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Description

Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

The scarce first edition of this illustrated geological study of Peterborough, inscribed to the front free endpaper 'from the author'.

The preface of the work identifies it as 'not so much to satisfy the demands of the experienced and philosophical Geologist, as to awaken the curiosity of the less instructed readers', and to educate those 'who believe that knowledge grounded on accuracy' is needed to overcome the 'ignorance' of the age.

Illustrated with ten plates depicting fossils and shells. Collated, complete.

With a former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to back strip. Former owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot.

Very Good

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