Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons. Fair with no dust jacket. 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, Riwaka Library (a small 19th century provincial New Zealand library, Riwaka is situated 5km from Motueka, in the upper part of New Zealand's South Island.) Rebound in late 19th Century half-calf library binding. Chipped paper library label on spine. Binding shaken with several leaves protruding slightly from the text block. Small 19th century bookseller's label on front endpaper: "J. Hounsell, Bookseller & Stationer; Nelson, New Zealand". ; 303 pages. Lacking the half-title page. Half-morocco binding. Page dimensions: 175 x 113mm. Selected contents: Geology and Modern Thought; By the Sea-Shore; Lochland, and the Tale they Tell; Split or Fractured Boulders; Scottish Geology - Its Proofs and Problems; Raised Beaches and Submarine Forests; A Forgotten Chapter. ; Ex-Library; 8vo .

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Seller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Seller's Inventory #: 11668
Title: Chips and Chapters: A Book for Amateur and Young Geologists
Author: Page, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons
Place of Publication: Edinburgh
Date Published: 1869

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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

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