Published by London: Watts & Co., 1930
Seller: Sky Duthie Rare Books (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. Octavo. Publisher's original red cloth with titles in black to the upper board and spine, in the original dustwrapper. Twelve black and white illustrations. vi, 58pp. A near-fine copy, the binding square and tight with just a minor bump to the bottom corner of the upper board. The contents with some light scattered foxing are otherwise in very good order. The un-clipped dustwrapper with a little toning to the spine is otherwise excellent. An account of the origins of the earth, including essays on its geological foundations, the fossil record, the prehistoric world, climate change, and the origin of man, edited by the British geologist, geographer, and prominent explorer of East Africa, John Walter Gregory, FRS, FRSE, FGS (1864-1932). No. 11 in the publisher's 'Forum Series', with other contributors in the series including Julian Huxley and H.G. Wells.