Whitehurst, John. 1778. An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth; Deduced from the Facts and Laws of Nature. .... Some General Observations on the Strata in Derbyshire. London world Sheet 91nw Drift

Sheet  91nw Drift

Endpapers show extended section across Andes sketched by Darwin

Spine sound but cloth beginning to split along hinge at top

in ‘The Bala and Llandovery Rocks of Glyn Ceiriog (North Wales)

140 (1886)

Whitehurst, John. 1778. An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth; Deduced from the Facts and Laws of Nature. .... Some General Observations on the Strata in Derbyshire. London world Sheet 91nw DriftWhitehurst, John. 1778. An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth; Deduced from the Facts and Laws of Nature. To Which is added an appendix, containing Some General Observations on the Strata in Derbyshire. London: W Bent. 1st edition. 199pp + 8plates. Hardback, 27. 5 x21. 5 cm, leather covered boards are very worn and delaminating at corners and along hinges. Spine very worn and chipped but traces of gilt decoration and original