Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the Map of the Strata of England and Wales, PHILLIPS John 1800-1874 Publisher: John Murray Publish Year: 1844 Publish Place: London: Albemarle Street Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 006141 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £1,600 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information An important early work in the history of geology. VG, First Edition, 1844, 1 of only 500 copies printed. In the original publishers brown embossed cloth, corners bumped. Re-laid spine, gilt titles. frontis, [5], (vi-viii), [1], [1], [1], 2-150 pp, (8) adverts (1844), complete with 5 pls (portraits), & 13 illustrations within text, yellow endpapers, hi(222nges strengthened, new rear endpaper, small label to verso frontis, ink numbers at spine base, library stamp to fpd & verso of frontis (Geology Library, ICL). But a nice copy of an uncommon item. (222*141 mm). (Lowndes 1855). A portrait of a leading geologist whose work on the understanding of strata was an important contribution to the field. In 1831, the new generation of Fellows of the Geological Society, long aware of the treatment meted out to Smith, awarded him their first Wollaston medal in recognition of his being a great and original discoverer in English Geology (Proceedings of the Geological Society, 1, 1831, 271). In 1832 he received a government pension of £100 a year!
