Théorie de la Terre...Seconde Édition, corrigée, et augmentée d'une Minéralogie

by Jean Claude de La MÉTherie

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Finely engraved frontis. port. of the author & eight folding engraved plates. Five vols. 8vo, fine cont. mottled calf a few minor defects , flat spines gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: Maradan, 1797. Second edition, corrected, and enlarged. This edition expands the sections on mineralogy and petrology from two volumes to four. First published in 1795, this is the author’s chief work, which enjoyed considerable popularity among

• Binding: Leather

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