{"product_id":"sheppard-thomas-1920-william-smith-his-maps-and-memoirs-hull-a-brown-amp-sons-1st-edition-173pp-6-fold-out-plates-association-copy","title":"Sheppard, Thomas (1920). William Smith: his Maps and Memoirs. Hull: A. Brown \u0026amp; Sons, 1st edition, 173pp.+ 6 fold-out plates. Association copy.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eSheppard, Thomas (1920). \u003ci\u003eWilliam Smith: his Maps and Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e. Hull: A. Brown \u0026amp; Sons, 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, 173pp.+ 6 fold-out plates. Association copy. Hardback, original green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Moderate shelf wear, spine faded, binding sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eShelf worn and bumped, leather cracked (dessication rather than wear) on hinges which remain sound. Owner signature, Charles Schuchert, on front free endpaper. Library blind stamp, Peabody Museum Gift of Charles Schuchert, on title page. Bookseller\/owner annotation on front endpapers. Library ticket pocket inside rear cover. Faint foxing on end papers, otherwise text and illustrations clean . Foldout reduction of Smith’s ‘Stratification in Hackness Hills’ has been trimmed too close with narrow loss along fold of 0.1 to 2mm over two thirds of fold. Pagination of original paper from \u003ci\u003eProceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society\u003c\/i\u003e, v.19, pt.3, pp. 75-253, retained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eCharles Schuchert (1858-1942), Professor at Yale and Director of Peabody Museum, pioneered the field of paleogeography. He famously mapped ancient North American seas through several eras, essentially based on Wm. Smith’s principles. Sheppard is an early comprehensive reference source for William Smith, with facsimiles and reductions of most of his published works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eIn good to very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A. Brown \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57262024458620,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2210\/7301\/files\/SheppardWS-Schuchert_1.jpg?v=1786272622","url":"https:\/\/geolmaps.com\/products\/sheppard-thomas-1920-william-smith-his-maps-and-memoirs-hull-a-brown-amp-sons-1st-edition-173pp-6-fold-out-plates-association-copy","provider":"19th Century Geological Maps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}