Aikin, Arthur (1815). A Manual of Mineralogy. London: Longman et al, 2nd edition, 263pp. Hardback, marbled paper-covered boards with brown leather half binding
Aikin, Arthur (1815). A Manual of Mineralogy. London: Longman et al, 2nd edition, 263pp. Hardback, marbled paper-covered boards with brown leather half binding with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. minor tears to top and base of spine, corners bumped and all edges worn. Marbled page edges. Text age-toned, hint of foxing on title and adjacent pages. In good condition.
The second edition is a considerable expansion, for ‘public indulgence’, of the first edition based on lectures delivered to members of the Geological Society of which Aikin was secretary at the time.