John Phillips. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the ‘Map of the Strata of England and Wales’. Facsimile reprint 2003.

Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institure

  • £75.00


John Phillips. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the ‘Map of the Strata of England and Wales’. Facsimile reprint 2003. issued with ‘Introduction to the Life and Times of William Smith’ and ‘William Smith Lecture 2000 – timeless Order: William Smith (1769-1849) and the Search for Raw Materials’, both by Hugh Torrens. Bath: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 268pp. Frontispiece, colour printed extract of area around Bath. Very useful index for research to People, Places and Subjects. With H.T.’s signature and a subscriber’s bookplate on front free endpaper. This an excellent resource by the contemporary expert on William Smith. In very good to near fine condition.