Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay

Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay

Geike, Sir Archibald. London: Macmillan and Co., 1895.

8vo., x, (2), 397 pp. including index. Frontis portrait with tissue guard plus 12 photo portrait plates. Deep red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Dark greyish-green coated endpapers. Fore-edges and bottom edges uncut.

Minor rub to joints and extremities of boards. Spine ends a bit crushed. Very minor surface rub to cloth. Slightly cocked. Previous owner’s signature to half title. Clean, tight copy.

Ramsay (1814 – 1891) Scottish-born member of the British Geological Survey from 1841 to 1881. He succeeded Sir Roderick Murchison as director general.

1st edition. Scarce.

$140.00 CDN