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Auction #130 begins on 09 Apr 2026

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

Reserve: $120

Approximately:

Estimate: $180

Bidding opens: 9 Apr 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 16 Apr 16:30 GMT

Ships from: Ireland

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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.

Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.

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


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