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Delon - Hoebanx

91 - [REGIONAL GEOLOGY] – 3 volumes.
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[REGIONAL GEOLOGY] – 3 volumes. PANESCORSE, Ferdinand. A Study of Calcium Phosphates and Fossil Coprolites in the Var. Draguignan: printed and lithographed by C. and A. Latil, 1872. Includes the illustrated catalogue ‘Coproliths of the Var Department’ with nine lithographed plates and a fold-out map. - AMBAYRAC. Nice and its surroundings. A picturesque and geological study (Lectures delivered at the Athénée). Nice, V.-Eug. Gauthier & Co. Printers, 1892. - DE CHAMBRUN DE ROSEMONT, A. Geological Studies of the Var and the Rhône during the Tertiary and Quaternary periods. Their deltas. The Pluvial Period. The Deluge. Paris, J. B. Baillière et fils, 1873. 1 vol. in-8. Red half-shagreen, ribbed spine with decorative bands, title and author’s name in gold, original blue covers preserved. The work is illustrated with seven plates and a coloured map, followed by an explanation of the geological terms used in the volume and an analytical table. First edition published by the Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts des Alpes-Maritimes. Chambrun de Rosemont explores the deltas of these rivers and attempts to demonstrate the existence of the Flood through his geological observations. Stains on the front cover.
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