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Principles of Geology Fourth Edition 4 volume set; Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of The Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation
by Charles Lyell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1835. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 20 x 11.5 cm. Octavo. Four volume original cloth bound set with paper end labels tan . Half titles present in volumes II, III, IV. All plates are present which include in Vol I: 2 plates plus frontispiece (406 pages), Vol II: 4 plates (465 pages + 6 pages ads), Vol III: 3 plates, one of which is hand colored (455 pages), Vol IV 6 plates, 2 of which are hand colored (456 pages). Browning to the end labels. Foxing, mostly to the first and last few pages of each volume. Foxing to the frontispiece as well as plate VI in volume 2. Some scratch marks to the paste-down inside front cover of each vollume. Some discoloration and rubbing to the boards. Bindings are tight. Charles Lyell was instrumental in the popularization the idea that the past is the key to the present when in the field of geology. Heavily influenced Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, though Lyell did not believe in evolution until late in his life. Lyell's magnum opus went through 12 editions during his lifetime with each edition having new information added or corrected over previous editions.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52322
- Title
- Principles of Geology Fourth Edition 4 volume set; Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of The Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation
- Author
- Charles Lyell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- Huttonian
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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