Author: Beche, H. T. De la
Title: On the chalk and sands beneath it (usually termed Green-sand) in the vicinity of Lyme Regis, Dorset, and Beer, Devon.
Description: London, The Geological Society of London, 1826. 4to (28.1 x 22.5 cm). 10 pp.; one hand-coloured plate with profiles. Paper spine cover. = A fine essay on the geology of this part of the south coast of Devon and adjacent parts of Dorset, by the English geologist and palaeontologist Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche (1796-1855). It contains descriptions of different layers and their fossil contents (mainly molluscs). The geological profiles are detailed and beautifully coloured. Published in the Society's Transactions. Uncut. A very good, clean copy.

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