Stratigraphical System of Organized Fossils, with Reference to the Specimens of the Original Geological Collection in the British Museum: Explaining their State of Preservation and their Use in Identifying the British Strata, Part I [all published], 1st edition, printed for E. Williams 1817, folding hand-coloured Geological Table of British Organized Fossils (laid down; Eyles 16B, the figures 1-34 are added to the coloured tablets), lacking the other folding table 'Stratigraphical Table of Echini', title repaired to verso, blank area of final leaf repaired, a few light spots, bookplate and shelf label, later half calf, spine repaired at ends, edges rubbed, 4to Eyles 20; Norman 1960; Ward & Carozzi 2075. Rare. "Smith based this more detailed description of the fossils found in different geological strata in England on his own enormous fossil collection, which he sold to the British Museum a year earlier." (Norman). (1)
Stratigraphical System of Organized Fossils, with Reference to the Specimens of the Original Geological Collection in the British Museum: Explaining their State of Preservation and their Use in Identifying the British Strata, Part I [all published], 1st edition, printed for E. Williams 1817, folding hand-coloured Geological Table of British Organized Fossils (laid down; Eyles 16B, the figures 1-34 are added to the coloured tablets), lacking the other folding table 'Stratigraphical Table of Echini', title repaired to verso, blank area of final leaf repaired, a few light spots, bookplate and shelf label, later half calf, spine repaired at ends, edges rubbed, 4to Eyles 20; Norman 1960; Ward & Carozzi 2075. Rare. "Smith based this more detailed description of the fossils found in different geological strata in England on his own enormous fossil collection, which he sold to the British Museum a year earlier." (Norman). (1)
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