{"product_id":"bakewell-travels-tarentaise-1823-first-edition-93671","title":"Travels, comprising observations made during a residence in the Tarentaise,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eThe account of a lengthy tour made by the geologist Bakewell (1767-1843), accompanied by his second wife. The work contains an early description in English of the volcanic geology of the Auvergne and insights into the ages of alpine rocks based on fossils. Because of disputes that Bakewell had with the Geological Society, there were few reviews and the work is not as well known as it deserves. The colour plates are very attractive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 2 vols, 8vo; 4 hand-coloured aquatint plates, occasional light spotting, decorated endpapers, bookplate, contemporary half calf gilt, marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco label, a very attractive example; xvi, 381; vii, 447 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbey (Travel), 56.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BAKEWELL, Robert.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547068817713,"sku":"93671","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/93671.jpg?v=1784768026","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/bakewell-travels-tarentaise-1823-first-edition-93671","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}