The World Before the Deluge – Louis Figuier

Written by Louis Figuier, edited and revised by H. W. Bristow. Green boards, gilt stamped centerpiece with palm trees and reptile, gilt lettering at spine. Fraying at head. Hinges starting. New edition with 235 illustrations. 518 pp., including Index, and Table of British Sedimentary and Fossiliferous Strata. Followed by two pages of publisher’s advertisements. Includes topical discussion of fossils, volcanoes, petrology, epochs, and more. Very Good.