Vesuvius (John Phillips), Manukau in Manukau, Auckland for sale

No signatures. Some foxing. Light dampstains to margins of plates. Spine cloth rubbed and bruised with some dampstains. Moderate rubbing and marks to boards.; xvi, 355 pages + 11 plates (the 11 plates include the colour lithograph frontispiece, 1 folding map, and several engraved illustrations) + 35 small in-text illustrations. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 191mm x 128mm. Selected chapter titles: Vesuvius at Rest; Vesuvius in Action. Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum; Characteristic Phaenomena of the Beginning, Progress, and End of Eruptions; The Phlegraean Fields; Volcanic Energy; Minerals of Vesuvius; Vesuvian Lava and Ashes; General Views leading to a Theory of Volcanic Excitement. ; 8vo
Author
John Phillips
Title
Vesuvius
Publisher name
Clarendon Press, Oxford
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1869
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
Geology
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