Geological Sketches and Observations, on Vegetable Fossil Remains, &c., collected in the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, from the great south Lancashire coal field... Also, an attempt to explain the original formation of the earth, on a theory of combination.
London: H. Johnson; Manchester: Bancks and Co.; Stalybridge: Davis, 1839. First edition, 8vo, 150 pp. Folding lithographic frontispiece and woodcut illustrations in the text. Recent half calf over contemporary marbled boards, the latter with light wear, otherwise very good. Uncommon. A pioneering surgeon, Clay was a committed bibliophile whose collection of medical books, specifically on midwifery and gynaecology, was largely given to the Manchester Medical Society. Item #50455
Price: £450.00
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