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 known, by the English geologist and palaeontologist Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche (1796-1855). Contains descriptions of different layers and their fossil contents (mainly molluscs). The geological profiles are detailed and nicely coloured. Published in the Society's Transactions. Uncut. A very good, clean copy.

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