£110
Geology. Mantell (Gideon Algernon, LLD, FRS), Thoughts on a Pebble, or, A First Lesson in Geology, Eighth Edition; with Thirty-two Illustrations. London: Reeve, Benham, and Reeve, 1849, half-title, portrait frontispiece, black-ruled, xiii, [1], [5]-102, [8] (publisher's catalogue), 4 hand-coloured lithographed plates, monochrome in-text wood engravings, gutter split at title-page, yet holding firm, original publisher's blue cloth gilt, blocked in blind, upper-joint split, chipped spine, but holding, yellow endpapers, with the original yellow pictorial cover of Mantell's Catalogue of the Museum (Lewes: Castle Place, 1829) loosely-inserted, retaining ffep with a contemporary presentation inscription from the author: Miss Lo**dell with Mr Mantell's Compl:ts, further pencil MS provenance inscriptions, square 12mo in 6s
Provenance: Robin de Beaumont (1926-2023), bibliophile, President of The Private Libraries Association and benefactor to The British Museum; his book label.
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