An Outline of the Mineralogy of the Shetland Islands, and of the Island of Arran. With an Appendix containing observations on Peat, Kelp, and Coal

Edinburgh : Printed for William Creech; and T Cadell, Jun. and W Davies, 1798 A good copy in full leather binding with folding map of the Shetland Islands, map of Arran and one further plate. This was the first serious geological study of Shetland and Arran. Robert Jameson (1774-1854) went on to study under Werner and to hold the post of Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh (for 50 years). This book has contemporary boards and a newer spine with red title label. The boards have some scuffing and there is a lot of wear to corners with some leather loss. The endpapers have been retained with tape at the joints and a leaf has been added at the rear by the binder with a pencil note giving their address and the cost of their repair work. The contents are complete and clean and consist of: folding map of Shetland Isles (taped in as the frontispiece); title page; dedication to Dr Walker 1p; Advert and Errata 1p; introduction and contents list i-xiv; text on Shetland pp 1-48; map of Arran; text 49-144 with 1 plate (2 illustrations); Appendix pp 147-202; Finis. There are some notes from Edinburgh Subscription Library dated 1811 and an old ownership signature from 1961 at the front pastedown. The paper is lightly toned and there is some offsetting from the maps and plate. There are a few tiny burn spots pp 16-23 and there is the occasional mark or stain. From page 50-56 (even pages only), the text header should read Arran, but is misprinted 'Shetland'. A previous owner has tried to correct this but gave up at p 54. Page 169 has a slightly ragged bottom edge. There is very small repaired margin edge tear in the Shetland map. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images. Board size: 23.9 cm x 14.8 cm