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Santorin. The Kaimeni Islands

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Sale 443: The Geology Library of David H. Polanshek, with Natural History Books & Prints (#443) 12/16/2010 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #36 Santorin. The Kaimeni Islands

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Heading:

(Geology)

Title:

Santorin. The Kaimeni Islands

Author:

Fritsch, K.v., W. Reiss, & A. Stübel

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Trübner & Co.

Date Published:

1867

Description:

8 pp. 2 maps; 3 photographs on 2 plates. (Folio) 42x31 cm. (16x12¼") period red half morocco and green cloth. First English Edition.

Translated from the German. An account of the changes to the islands of the Santorin group as a result of the May 1866 volcanic activity. Quite scarce, WorldCat locates only 7 copies of this English translation and no copies of either the German or English editions appear in the auction records for at least 30 years.

Condition:

Wear to extremities; very good.

Item#:

218355

Headline:

Santorin. The Kaimeni Islands 1867
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