13th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Yorkshire Geology.
Phillips (John), Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire ... Part I The Yorkshire Coast.
John Murray, 1835, second edition, quarto, xii, 184, [1] pages, hand-coloured geological map, nine strata plates (seven hand-coloured), fourteen fossil plates, gift inscription to title page, re-backed boards;
Phillips (John), Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire ... Part II The Mountain Limestone District.
John Murray, 1836, quarto, xx, 195, 198-253, [1] pages (irregular pagination but text and register continuous), folding geological map, two strata plates (one folding), twenty-two fossil plates, foxing, gift inscription to title page, re-backed boards;
Young (George) & Bird (John), A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast ...
Whitby: George Clark et al., iv, 4-328 pages (lacking pages 1 to 4 and index), hand-coloured double page geological map and hand-coloured double page geological strata, sixteen hand coloured plates (of seventeen - lacking plate XVII), binding loose, preliminary and final leaves detached and dust marked, staining in places, remnant binding, lacking upper board. (3)
Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 13th Dec, 2023
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