Item #018266 THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS. Being a Narrative of Excusions and Ascents, an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and An Exposition of the Physical Principles to which they are related. John Tyndall.
THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS. Being a Narrative of Excusions and Ascents, an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and An Exposition of the Physical Principles to which they are related.
THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS. Being a Narrative of Excusions and Ascents, an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and An Exposition of the Physical Principles to which they are related.

THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS. Being a Narrative of Excusions and Ascents, an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and An Exposition of the Physical Principles to which they are related.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #018266

xxii, 446 pages of text including an index. Leather spine and corners with rubbing to the extremities and minor chipping to the top of the spine; marbled paper-covered boards; protected in archival mylar. Contains 62 black-and-white illustrations. Previous owner's name neatly on a front endpaper, and bookplate on the inside of the front cover. The title page and a few pages with minor soiling or discoloration, and minor browning to the page edges. Stated: Author's Edition. Likely the first American edition.

Price: $125.00

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