1863 Geology for the Million

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive introduction to geology, with chapters on the various systems, from Silurian and Devonian to the Tertiary and Post Glacial systems. Providing a simple outline of the key principals of geological study. Written by Margaret Mary Plues, a British botanist and writer known primarily for her popularizing botanical books, especially those on the ferns and grasses of Great Britain. Edited by Edward Wood, an English geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society.