JAMESON, Robert.

An Outline of the Mineralogy of the Shetland Islands, and of the Island of Arran...with an Appendix; containing Observations on Peat, Kelp, and Coal.

Folding engraved map serving as frontis. (somewhat foxed & with some offsetting onto title) & two engraved plates. 2 p.l., xiv, 202 pp. Large 8vo, cont. speckled calf (one corner a little jammed, upper joint with short crack), spine gilt, red leather lettering piece on spine. Edinburgh: W. Creech et al., 1798. First edition of the author’s first book; it is scarce on the market. Jameson (1774-1854), founded the Wernerian Natural History Society in Edinburgh and was for fifty years Professor of Geology at Edinburgh University. His books were instrumental in introducing Wernerian geognostic doctrines and his classification of the rock strata into Britain. A fine copy.

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