Wright (G. Frederick)

THE ICE AGE IN NORTH AMERICA

And its Bearings Upon the Antiquity of Man

Published: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, London, 1890

Edition: First edition

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1 volume. First U.K. edition 1890.

Courtney Reference Library label, with a Royal Institution of Cornwall

stamp to plates and map dated 1894. A very tidy copy.

Pictorial embossed cloth with gilt title.

Large vignette to cover.

Gilt title with vignette to spine.

xl, 648 pages.

Full-page plates and in-text illustrations.

Full-page maps with some fold-out.

Chapters include the following topics.

What is a glacier? -- Existing glaciers on the Pacific coast.

Boundary of the glaciated area in North America.

Glacial dams, lakes, and waterfalls -- The Loess.

Europe during the glacial period -- The cause of the glacial period.

Appendix A. Probable causes of glaciation.

Appendix B. Chalmers on the glaciation of Eastern Canada.   

Recorded shipping weight 1500g.

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  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
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