A West Coast Collection
[DARWIN, Charles]. Darwin's admission into The Geological Society of London. In: Proceedings of The Geological Society of London. Vol. II, no. 48. "A Sketch of the Deposits containing extinct Mammalia in the neighbourhood of the Plata" and "On certain areas of elevation and subsidence in the Pacific and Indian oceans, as deduced from the study of Coral Formations." In: vol. II, no. 51. "A detailed account of the volcanic phenomena, which accompanied the earthquake that destroyed Concepcion on the morning of the 20th of February, 1835." Vol. II no. 56. Together 3 items. London, 1836-38. 8o. Disbound, sewn. Slipcase. -- A Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidae. London, 1851. 4o. Quarter-morocco and marbled boards. -- A Monograph on Fossil Balandidae. London, 1854. 4o. Quarter-calf. -- A Communication from Mr. Darwin on the Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius). In: The Journal of The Linnean Society, vol. IX, no. 38. London, 1866. 8o. Original wrappers. Includes "a Communication from Mr. Darwin on the Common Broom." Slipcase. -- Geology. In: A manual of scientific enquiry; prepared for the use of Her Majesty's Navy. London, 1849. 8o. Original cloth. (7)
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[DARWIN, Charles]. Darwin's admission into The Geological Society of London. In: Proceedings of The Geological Society of London. Vol. II, no. 48. "A Sketch of the Deposits containing extinct Mammalia in the neighbourhood of the Plata" and "On certain areas of elevation and subsidence in the Pacific and Indian oceans, as deduced from the study of Coral Formations." In: vol. II, no. 51. "A detailed account of the volcanic phenomena, which accompanied the earthquake that destroyed Concepcion on the morning of the 20th of February, 1835." Vol. II no. 56. Together 3 items. London, 1836-38. 8o. Disbound, sewn. Slipcase. -- A Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidae. London, 1851. 4o. Quarter-morocco and marbled boards. -- A Monograph on Fossil Balandidae. London, 1854. 4o. Quarter-calf. -- A Communication from Mr. Darwin on the Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius). In: The Journal of The Linnean Society, vol. IX, no. 38. London, 1866. 8o. Original wrappers. Includes "a Communication from Mr. Darwin on the Common Broom." Slipcase. -- Geology. In: A manual of scientific enquiry; prepared for the use of Her Majesty's Navy. London, 1849. 8o. Original cloth. (7)