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Paperback. Condizione: Good.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. Softcover. Minor shelf-wear. Free of any markings and no writing. For Additional Information or pictures, Please Inquire.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Copyright 1949 by The American Musicolog. 80 + pp. Vol. II, Spring 1949, No. 1 issue only! A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Black leather spine, gilt titles, black cloth boards, 5 x 7 1/4 inches, binding tight, worn at the edges, some old spotty stains. Text of 332 pp. with dark foxing; 20 pp. publisher's catalogue. Illustrated. An early text on Geology, the science of which the Introduction states is in its' infancy. Presents a pre-Darwinian view of fossils. Includes a chart showing "The Geological Distribution of Fossil Organic Remains." Includes a section on "The New Red Sandstone System," and states that all fossil deposits are above the granite layer of the earth.The major divisions of the book areObjects of GeologyGeneral Structure and Conditions of the GlobeCauses Modifying the Structure & Conditions of the GlobeMineral Substances composing the Earth's CrustMeans of Geological InvestigationOryctology - Science of FossilsClassification of Rock FormationsGranitic Basis of Primary StrataGneiss and Mica Schist SystemsClay-slate, Grauwacke, and Silurian SystemsOld Red Sandstone SystemCarboniferous SystemNew Red Sandstone SystemOolitic SystemCretaceous or Chalk SystemTertiary StrataSuperficial AccumulationsRecaptiulation of the Stratified SystemsImportance of Geological ScienceGeographical Geology - Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South AmericaAppendix & Index.

8vo, in the publisher's full sheep with morocco label; 13 pages, followed by 48 plates; 87 pages, with in-text illustrations; from the series Chambers' Educational course, no. 2. some scattered drawing in the text. mostly practicing drawing the illustrations; there is a previous owner name pencilled on the front endpaper.