Author: Sir Archibald Geikie
Title: Annals of the Royal Society Club: The Record of a London Dining-Club in the Eighteenth & Nineteenth Centuries
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of the first edition of this record of events of the London Royal Society Club, with portraits. First edition. With embossed presentation copy stamp to the title page. Illustrated with thirty-nine plates of portraits of members. Collated complete. The record of events from the Royal Society Club, a learned society and the national academy of sciences of the United Kingdom. Founded in 1660, the society fulfils a number of roles, including: promoting science, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, education and public engagement, as well as fostering international and global co-operation. This text includes chapters on the early social life of the society, presidents, candidates, and a commentary on their individual terms. Written by Sir Archibald Geikie, a Scottish geologist and writer. In the original burgundy cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Embossed presentation copy stamp to the title page. Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Annals Royal Society London Geikie Royal Society Not Stated


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