Geology, Familiarly Illustrated by C. M. W.: Geology Personified
by W[EBBER] C[atherine]. M[ary]
- Used
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About This Item
London,: J. B. Goodinge, 21 Aldergate Street,, 1859.. Oblong octavo (130 by 150mm), continuous strip view, measuring 320 cm in length, containing thirty-one numbered and captioned hand-coloured lithographed scenes illustrating geology in a humorous vein, imprint label pasted to inside of back cover, original marbled covers with publisher's label pasted on. Humorous panorama illustrating geological features and stratification. Catherine Mary Webber (1831-1900), the wife of the Anglican clergyman Rev. William Fynes Webber, is known to have published three comical illustrated works such as this. The other two are 'The Experiences of an Amateur Artist' published in 1858 and 'Miss Scratchley, an Amateur in Art and Crinoline' in 1863. She also contributed to 'The English Woman's Journal' under the moniker 'A Clergyman's Wife.' The scenes herein are captioned: 1. "Gneiss on Granite". 2. "Cumbriam System". 3. "Cambriam System". 4. "Flags, and Transition Conglomerate". 5. "Silurian System". 6. "Transition Period". 7. "Antient Crater showing traces of eruption". 8. "Trap". 9. "Serpentine". 10. "Old Red". 11. "Carboniferous System". 12. "Coal Beds" 13 "New Red". 14. "Lias". 15. Oolite Formation". 16. "Lower Chalk". 17. "Upper Chalk". 18. "Extensive Denudation". 19. "Kentish Rag". 20. "Slips on the South Coast". 21. "Dip". 22. "Erratic Blocks with Quartz". 23. "Protrusion of Antient Deposits". 24. "Antidinal Axes". 25. "Strike, Dip, and Cleavage". 26. "Valley of Elevation". 27. "Bag-shot sand". 28. "Clear proofs of Metal". 29. "The London Basin". 30. "The Paris Basin". 31. "Fault in an Antient Bed, containing Terrestrial Mammalia". Abbey, Life, 607.
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- Bookseller
- Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12281
- Title
- Geology, Familiarly Illustrated by C. M. W.
- Author
- W[EBBER] C[atherine]. M[ary]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- J. B. Goodinge, 21 Aldergate Street,
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- 1859.
- Keywords
- geology, geological print, rare print
- Product_type
- Prints
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Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd
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London
About Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd
Daniel Crouch Rare Books is specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes a number of fine prints and globes, and a selection of cartographic reference books.Our particular passions include rare atlases, wall maps, and separately published maps and charts. We strive to acquire unusual and quirky maps that are in fine condition. We are members of the following trade associations: The Antiquarian Bookseller's Association (ABA); The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA); Confédération Internationale des Négociantes en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA); The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD); and The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF). Daniel and Nick are also both members of The Company of Art Scholars, Dealers, and Collectors.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...