Lyell, Charles

i) Principles of Geology. 1840, 3 volumes, sixth edition, original cloth; ii) Principes de géologie. Paris & Lyon, 1843-1848, 4 volumes, original cloth [?], spines faded; iii) Elements of Geology. 1841, 2 volumes, second edition, contemporary calf gilt prize binding, label of presentation to William Couper (Glasgow, 1845), some wear, one volume rebacked retaining original spine; iv) The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man. 1863, third edition, revised, original cloth, spine rather worn; v) Another copy. Philadelphia, 1863, original cloth, spine slightly worn; vi) The Student's Elements of Geology, 1871, FIRST EDITION, original cloth, new endpapers; vii) Life, Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell... edited by his sister-in-law, Mrs Lyell. 1881, 2 volumes, FIRST EDITION, original cloth, somewhat worn; all with plates and/or illustrations; and 7 others (21)

In addition to any condition described in the catalogue, some bindings in this lot are best described as "worn".
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