Agassiz, Louis (1869). Geological Sketches. Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co. 1st edition, 311pp. Hardback,

Fields Osgood

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Agassiz, Louis (1869). Geological Sketches. Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co. 1st edition, 311pp. Hardback, maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine and embossed design on covers. Spine sun-baked and brittle, splitting with minor loss. Hinges strong, but spine cracked at some page openings. Owner’s stamp and pencil signature inside front cover and inside front free end paper. Text age-toned with occasional pencil underlining, otherwise clean. In fair to good condition.

No other 1869 editions located. Earliest on bookfinder.com is 1876 ‘second series’ with successor publisher.