Georges Cuvier / Alexandre Brongniart - Description géologique des environs de Paris - 1835

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Georges Cuvier and Alexandre Brongniart, Description géologique des environs de Paris, Paris: Edmond d'Ocagne, 1835, 685 pages, reedition, in-8, demi leather binding, 21 × 13.5 cm, French (original language), good condition, ex-libris of Philippe Taquet.

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Georges Cuvier / Alexandre Brongniart. Geological description of the environs of Paris. Paris, Edmond d'Ocagne, 1835, 685 pp.

One octavo volume (210x135 mm), half morocco, smooth spine (bindings of the period). Beautiful condition of the binding. Interior fresh, rare foxing. Ex-libris of Philippe Taquet, French palaeontologist, pasted on the flyleaf.

Third edition enlarged with a description of numerous places in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy that present terrains analogous to those of Paris. Text volume only, without the atlas

The work studies the geological constitution of the Paris Basin from the succession of terrains and the fossils they contain. Cuvier and Brongniart distinguish, in particular, marine and freshwater formations and use the fossils to characterize the different layers.

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Georges Cuvier / Alexandre Brongniart. Geological description of the environs of Paris. Paris, Edmond d'Ocagne, 1835, 685 pp.

One octavo volume (210x135 mm), half morocco, smooth spine (bindings of the period). Beautiful condition of the binding. Interior fresh, rare foxing. Ex-libris of Philippe Taquet, French palaeontologist, pasted on the flyleaf.

Third edition enlarged with a description of numerous places in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy that present terrains analogous to those of Paris. Text volume only, without the atlas

The work studies the geological constitution of the Paris Basin from the succession of terrains and the fossils they contain. Cuvier and Brongniart distinguish, in particular, marine and freshwater formations and use the fossils to characterize the different layers.

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Delivery in person possible in Paris
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Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Geography, Geology, Science, Topography
Book title
Description géologique des environs de Paris
Author/ Illustrator
Georges Cuvier / Alexandre Brongniart
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1835
Height
21 cm
Edition
Reprint
Width
13.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
685
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Objects sold
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