Description: Title: Elements of Geology for the Use of Schools and Academies.Author: William W. Mather.Publisher: Clement and Packard, New York.Publication Date: 1841; Fourth Edition.Format: hardcover; quarter leather binding; spine double ruled in gilt; gilt title "Mather’s Geology." Length: 286 pagesSize: approximately 3 3/4" by 6 1/8"Illustrations: Illustrated with small drawings in the text.Description: Hard to find mid-nineteenth century geology text. Initially published in 1838, this work must have been popular, since it was in its fourth edition by 1841. The first edition appears to have been published in 1838. According to the preface to the first edition, “the object of the following pages, is, to exhibit a concise sketch of Geology for the use of Academies and the higher classes in primary schools. It is desirable that the community should be familiar with the leading facts of this science, that they may be enabled to apply them to the various economical purposes of life. Every science is valuable to the community, in proportion as the knowledge of its facts and applications, is disseminated among the mass of the people. As the number of observers increases, more facts will be accumulated, and the resources of the country developed.”Condition: The front cover is nearly detached. The back hinge is cracked. Approximately one-third of the leather on the spine is missing. The cover is lightly bumped, rubbed, and stained. Pages are toned, foxed, and water-stained. A few missing or turned corners.
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Geology
Subject: Science & Medicine
