1891 Systematic List of the Frederick E. Edwards Collection of British Oligocene and Eocene Mollusca in the British Museum (Natural History), With References to the Type-Specimens From Similar Horizons Contained in Other Collections Belonging to the Geological Department of the Museum
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First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding
The first edition of this work.
A complete list of the oligocene and eocene mollusca held in Frederick Erasmus Edwards' collection, which was donated to the British Museum.
Edwards was a law clerk, and an amateur geologist.
Illustrated with one folding table.
Written by Richard Bullen Newton, a British paleontologist.
Seventeen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.
Condition
In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Institutional label to the tail of the spine. Light marks to the boards. Light spots to the fore edge. Front hinge is starting but firm. Institutional label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. Institutional stamp to the reverse of the title page.
Very Good
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