LYELL, CHARLES, Sir. Principles of Geology. London, 1830-33. 8vo, original boards, spine ends chipped, some wear at edges, printed spine labels on second and third volumes; hinges cracked, a few plates foxed. 3 frontispieces (2 colored), 3 maps (2 colored), and 5 plates. Without half-title in second volume. Grolier/Horblit 70. (3)

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LYELL, CHARLES, Sir. Principles of Geology. London, 1830-33. 8vo, original boards, spine ends chipped, some wear at edges, printed spine labels on second and third volumes; hinges cracked, a few plates foxed. 3 frontispieces (2 colored), 3 maps (2 colored), and 5 plates. Without half-title in second volume. Grolier/Horblit 70. (3)

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"A classic by the 'father of modern geology', presenting the doctrine of uniformitarianism, namely, that the processes of the past must be judged by those of the present. This was important in the development of the Darwinian theory of evolution."--Grolier/Horblit 70.

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