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Museum of Practical Geology: Catalogue of Specimens, Illustrative of the Composition and Manufacture of British Pottery and Porcelain, from the Occupation of Brtain by the Romans to the Present Time

Author(s):

De La Beche, Henry; Beeks, Trenham

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

N/A

Dust Jacket Protection:

–

Edition:

1st Edition

Impression:

–

Signature:

–

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Printed by George E Eyre and Wiliam Spottiswoode

Publication Year:

1855

Publication Place:

London, UK

ISBN:

–

Book ID:

003969

Catalogue(s):

Arts and Crafts ◇ History – British

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180pp plus 10pp inserted in the later binding. In a later binding. Half-bound in blue cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends. Wear to boards. Wear to board edges. Bottom 2cm of title page removed. The additional ten pages contain pasted-in newspaper clippings, hand-written notes and a pasted-in manuscript letter, all contemporary. An introduction to the pottery and porcelain collection of the Museum of Practical Geology, founded in 1835 (latterly the Geological Museum, now part of the Natural History Museum) – one of the oldest single science museums in the world. This is the first edition: two further editions appeared in 1871 and 1876 respectively.

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