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A two volume first edition, first issue (as described by Freeman 937), of this Darwin classic, which is second only to Origin of Species in scientific importance Key points identifying the first issue being: 1) the errata on the verso of the title page of Volume II lists 17 errata for Vol I and 8 for Vol II, 2) the list of nine other works on the verso of the title leaf of Volume I, 3) the Postscript "serious and unfortunate error" page tipped in as ppix-x in Vol 1, (Note: Freeman states the page is in Vol II), 4) the word "transmitted" as the first word on p 297 of Vol 1 Both volumes bound without half titles or publisher's advertisements
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The Natural History of Norway: containing, A particular and accurate Account of the Temperature of the Air, the different Soils, Waters, Vegetables, Metals, Minerals, Stones, Beasts, Birds and Fishes; together with the Dispositions, Customs, and Manner of Living of the Inhabitants: Interspersed with Physiological Notes from eminent Writers, and Transactions of Academies.
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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