Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 256pp. + 16pp. (publisher's catalogue)pp. Small Octavo (approximately 19.2 cm tall). Illustrations in text. Original pebbled green cloth with blindstamped ruled borders on front and back covers, gilt vignette on front and brown coated endpapers. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded; minor stains to one leaf else a clean tight copy. very good 1861

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Bookseller: Aquila Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 106319
Title: The Past and Present Life of the Globe Being a Sketch in Outline
Author: Page, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - very good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons
Place of Publication: Edinburgh and London
Date Published: 1861
Bookseller catalogs: Science and Medicine;

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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