Observations on Mount Vesuvius and of Earthquakes that happened in Italy 1779-1794 in a series of Communications Addressed to the Royal Society HAMILTON William Sir Publisher: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Publish Year: 0 Publish Place: Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008332 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Unknown Inscription: Unknown £100 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Photocopies of extracts from the Royal Society Library of Vesuvius & other eruptions 1779-1794, which were never published in book form. Bound c1996, in half calf over grey cloth. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally all photocopies, half title, portrait frontis, title, contents, list of plates, half title (Account of Eruption of Mount Vesuvius which happened in August 1779, 42-84pp. Half title (Of the Earthquakes which happened in Italy, from February to May 1783, (Vol LXXIII) Philosophical Transactions 373-383 pp. Half title Some Particulars of the present State of Mount Vesuvius with the Account of a Journey into the Province of Abruzzo and a Voyage to the Island of Ponza, 365-381. Half title An Account of the late Eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1794 (in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, 73-116 pp, 12 illustrations, small pouch bound to epd with loose copied images. Extracts obtained and photocopied by previous owner/binder 1996. (260*174 mm).
