British Geology.- Presentation Copies

A collection of 50 volumes, including three presentation copies:

Mantell (Gideon) The Geology of the South-East of England, half-title, lithographic frontispiece, title vignette, 5 plates (1 folding), folding hand-coloured map, Chapter 10 refers to Mantell’s discovery of a fossilised Hylaeosaurus (the first armoured dinosaur), modern half calf gilt, 1833; Taylor (Richard C.) On the Geology of East Norfolk, Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author to J. B. Plowman on the title page, 6 plates, modern library binding and stamps, 1827; Duff (Patrick) Sketch of the Geology of Moray, Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author to his brother on the title page, 11 plates, original cloth gilt, rebacked, Elgin, 1842; Mantell (Gideon Algernon) A Day’s Ramble in and about the Ancient Town of Lewes, Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author to ‘Miss Grantham’, pp. 97-112 lacking and replaced by duplicate pp. 49-64, Grantham bookplate to front pastedown, original cloth gilt, 1846; Woodward (Samuel) An Outline of the Geology of Norfolk, 2 hand-coloured folding maps, 6 plates, 1833; First Editions, mixed condition, significant spotting or staining to some plates, v.s., with others similar (50) [sold not subject to return]