Popular mineralogy : comprising a familiar account of minerals and their uses / By Henry Sowerby ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sowerby, Henry.

Contributor:

Vaux, George, 1908-1996., Former owner.

Vaux, William Sansom, 1811-1882., Former owner.

Sowerby, Henry., Lithographer.

Reeve, F., Illustrator.

Vaux Bequest., Donor.

Westleys & Co., Binder.

Reeve and Benham., Publisher.

Reeve and Nichols., Printer.

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineralogy.

Physical Description:

viii, 344, 8 p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Reeve and Benham, Henrietta St., Covent Garden, 1850.

Notes:

"Printed by Reeve and Nichols, Heathcock Court, Strand"--T.p. verso.

"List of works principally on natural and physical science, published by Reeve and Benham, 5 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden"--P. [1]-8 of last sequence.

Includes index.

Illustrations: 20 full plates with 80 figures : col. lithographed. Some of them signed as H. Sowerby, del et lith., F. Reeve, imp. Some are signed as Sowerby, del et lith., F. Reeve, imp. Rest are signed as H. Sowerby, lith., F. Reeve, imp.

Binding: Publisher's forrest green cloth with an ornamental blind stamped on the covers; front cover has also gilt crystal stamp; spine with gilt design and letters.

Binder's ticket on inside back board inscribed as: Bound by Westleys & Co., Friar Street, London.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bookplate on front pastedown inscribed as: William S. Vaux. Also flyleaf [1] inscribed as: Wm. S. Vaux, March 11 1851.

Athenaeum copy is bequest of George Vaux, 1996.

Athenaeum copy: The Vaux bequest of 1996 consists of books from the library of the prominent Philadelphia Quaker family established in America by James Vaux (1748-1812), who emigrated in 1771. Most of the books are inscribed by George Vaux VII (1779-1836), George Vaux VIII (1832-1915), George Vaux IX (1863-1927), and the donor George Vaux (1908-1996).