The Jurassic System in Great Britain
- Publisher : Clarendon Press
- Published In : Oxford
- Illustrations : b/w frontis, 97 figs (3 folding), 41 b/w plates
Description:
First edition, scarce. William Joscelyn Arkell (1904-1958), British geologist. Arkell's name will long be associated with the study of the rocks of the Jurassic system and their fossils. This book is a work of major importance presenting a masterly review of the principles of stratigraphy followed by a critical and exhaustive survey of information scattered in hundreds of memoirs and papers. Upon its first appearance in print in 1933 it instantly gained for its author an international reputation, and today it is still considered an indispensable starting point for students of the British Jurassic. (ODNB)
Condition
Roy. 8vo, orig. blue buckram, spine faded, gilt title to spine. Hinges with orig. cloth reinforcement strips (as issued). Vg. Bookplate of James M. Edmonds (1909-1982), British geologist and curator of the Geological Collections of the Oxford Natural History Museum (1955-1976).