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LYELL, Charles (1797-1875). Elements of Geology. London: John Murray, 1838. 12o (189 x 110 mm). Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, numerous illustrations in text. Original plain gray boards, uncut (modern paper rebacking, preserving original printed spine label). Provenance: H. Senhouse (signature dated 1838 on pastedown). FIRST EDITION OF "THE FIRST MODERN TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY (Wilson). Ward-Carozzi 1420; Wilson, pp. 503-508; Norman 1399. -- The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with remarks on theories of the Origin of Species by Variation. London: John Murray, 1863. 8o (221 x 140 mm). 2 plates (including frontispiece), numerous illustrations in text. Original green cloth (recased). Provenance: Francis Boott (1792-1863), physician (presentation inscription from the author on the half-title: "Dr. Boott with the author's regards Feby. 4, 1863); Martin A.C. Hinton (signature on half-title). PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Contains "Lyell's first published statements about Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection" (Garrison-Morton 204.1). Norman 1400. (2)

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LYELL, Charles (1797-1875). Elements of Geology. London: John Murray, 1838. 12o (189 x 110 mm). Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, numerous illustrations in text. Original plain gray boards, uncut (modern paper rebacking, preserving original printed spine label). Provenance: H. Senhouse (signature dated 1838 on pastedown). FIRST EDITION OF "THE FIRST MODERN TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY (Wilson). Ward-Carozzi 1420; Wilson, pp. 503-508; Norman 1399. -- The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with remarks on theories of the Origin of Species by Variation. London: John Murray, 1863. 8o (221 x 140 mm). 2 plates (including frontispiece), numerous illustrations in text. Original green cloth (recased). Provenance: Francis Boott (1792-1863), physician (presentation inscription from the author on the half-title: "Dr. Boott with the author's regards Feby. 4, 1863); Martin A.C. Hinton (signature on half-title). PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Contains "Lyell's first published statements about Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection" (Garrison-Morton 204.1). Norman 1400. (2)