Notices Of Rocks And Fossils, In The University Museum, Oxford by John Phillips

John Henry & James Parker, London. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Undated but Preliminary Notice dated Jan 1, 1863. John Phillips (1800-74), nephew and protégé of William Smith (creator of the first geological map of the British Isles, 1815). Phillips was an important geologist in his own right, inventing the word 'Mesozoic'. Phillips lost his parents at an early age, becoming Smith's charge. Later he taught Geology at Oxford University, and became Professor of Geology at the University of Dublin. He was keeper of the Ashmolean Museum from 1854-70, president of the Geological Society of London 1859-60 and president of the British Association in 1865. Book - in modern Near Fine, maroon boards with a paper label to the spine - slight marking to the front board. Contents, dark brown paste downs and front and rear free end paper otherwise clean and tightly bound. Size: 7.25 inches tall by 4.75 inches. 93 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Science & Technology; Geology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9286..