Prospectus and proposals for publishing an essay towards a natural history of the mineral Kingdom [e...
Prospectus and proposals for publishing an essay towards a natural history of the mineral Kingdom [electronic resource] : in two parts. Part I. Of the Natural History of the Strata of Coal, and of its concomitant Strata; to which is added, Professor Sinclair's Treatise upon Coal, published in 1662: And Part II. Of the Natural History of the other prevailing Strata; and of the principal and most interesting Phenomena upon and within the Surface of our Globe. By John Williams mineral surveyor, member of the society of scottish antiquaries. Conditions. The Work to comprehend Two Volumes Octavo. Price Twelve Shillings in Boards, to be paid on delivery of the Book.
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[Edinburgh] : Orders will be received by C. Elliot & Co. No. 332. opposite Somerset-House in the Strand, London; William Creech, W. Gordon, and C. Elliot, Edinburgh; James Duncan, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow; S. Hodgson and W. Charnly, Newcastle, 1787.
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1787.
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14,[2]p. ; 8°.
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[Edinburgh] : Orders will be received by C. Elliot & Co. No. 332. opposite Somerset-House in the Strand, London; William Creech, W. Gordon, and C. Elliot, Edinburgh; James Duncan, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow; S. Hodgson and W. Charnly, Newcastle, 1787.
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1787.
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Prospectus and proposals for publishing an essay towards a natural history of the mineral Kingdom [electronic resource] : in two parts. Part I. Of the Natural History of the Strata of Coal, and of its concomitant Strata; to which is added, Professor Sinclair's Treatise upon Coal, published in 1662: And Part II. Of the Natural History of the other p...
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Braces in imprint.
Dated at head: Gilmerton, Jon. 1787.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
The natural history of the mineral kingdom in three parts was published in 1789.
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ESTC T46018.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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