JAMES PARKINSON (1755-1824) ORGANIC REMAINS OF A FORMER WORL...

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JAMES PARKINSON (1755-1824) ORGANIC REMAINS OF A FORMER WORLD 1804-1811 THREE VOLUMES FIRST EDITIONS (3)

A major and iconic contribution to palaeontology intended to introduce the subject and the discoveries of William Smith and Cuvier. Parkinson gave his name to the disease otherwise known as shaking palsy. Original boards all loose. A total of 50 hand coloured plates of fossils, animals and plants.

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22nd Jan 24 at 10:30am GMT

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