Description: YeOldBookWorms Ltd *Rare & Antiquarian Book Dealers Please See Other Auctions and Buy it Now ListingsMembers of the PBFA* Rare and Collectable book dealers with offices in the Grade 2 listed historical building, Bridge House in Thetford Norfolk. Viewing available upon request. Celebrating 10 years of selling books. Members of the PBFA. Registered with Company House. Physical Geography By Mary Somerville New Edition - Thoroughly Revised. In Two Volumes 1849 Mary Somerville (born December 26, 1780, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland—died November 29, 1872, Naples, Italy) was a British science writer whose influential works synthesized many different scientific disciplines. Physical Geography [First printed in 1848], was the first textbook on the subject in English and her most popular work. Physical Geography was influential in that “political and arbitrary divisions are disregarded” and “man himself is viewed but as a fellow-inhabitant of the globe with other created things, yet influencing them to a certain extent by his actions, and influenced in return.” While writing it, she was discouraged by the appearance of the first volume of German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt’s Kosmos (1845), which covered similar subject matter. **London; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1848. Two volume set. Mary Somerville. Both volumes bound in period full calf, Small 8vo's measuring; 16.9cm x 11cm. Double ruled borders to the boards, contrasting maroon and green Morocco title labels in gilt to the spine, gilt panelling. Dark blue marbled fore-edges. Engraved frontispiece to vol 1. Pagination; [5], viii-xii, 422, [3], vi-viii, 443pp.** Condition: See photos as part of condition report: Full two volume set. Both volumes bound in period and uniformed full calf. Holding firmly, Some rubbing to the extremities, ownership label in ink to the FFEP [J. F. Bryant]. Text blocks firm, frontispiece foxed. some toning and spotting throughout. Terms & Conditions of Sale Payment Details: We accept Paypal, UK Cheques, Postal Orders. Shipping: We will happily ship anywhere in the World, and combine multiple items to reduce postal costs. Please contact us and ask for a invoice. Packaging: All our books, will be securely packaged (and waterproofed). We aim to send all items within 48 hours of payment. Returns Policy: If you are unhappy in any way, for whatever reason, with the transaction or the item, please contact us as soon as possible. Your item is fully refundable without question. Our Policy: Our aim is for you to have a pleasant and enjoyable experience with us, we list and describe our books as honestly as possible and can provide extra images upon request.Who we are: We are book enthusiasts, Fiona Gladwin and Steve Thomas who started Yeoldbookworms Limited on eBay in 2013. We recently moved to our new offices in Thetford, Norfolk UK, where viewing can be arranged upon request. We hope you buy with confidence, we celebrated, at the end of 2023 30,000 successful Book sales and have gained a reputation of honesty and reliability.
Price: 250 GBP
Location: Norfolk
End Time: 2025-01-11T10:54:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 28.53 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Binding: Leather
Personalised: No
Non-Fiction Subject: Geography
Language: English
Signed: No
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: Mary Somerville
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1849
