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2007 The Earth on Show: Fossils and the Poetics of Popular Science, 1802-1856
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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first edition, first impression of this work. Ralph O'Connor tracks the growth and development of geology from 18022 to 1856 in Britain in this extensive study. With an introduction titled 'Science as Literature' and chapters on the introduction of mammoths, William Buckland, marketing, Hugh Miller, and more.
Illustrated with black and white figures in text and colour plates throughout. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper.
Condition
In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with black and white figures in text and colour plates throughout.
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