ON THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS
Book Details + Condition: The Walter Scott Co. Ltd. (London, Felling-On-Tyne and New York). Early Edition, 1890 (nd). Hardcover measuring 7" x 5". 278 pages. Illustrated with 4 color maps and foldout frontispiece. Edited with an introduction by Joseph W. Williams. An early edition of Charles Darwin's famous treatise on the development and characteristics of coral reefs.
From the massive collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to boards, with areas of discoloration; bumped edges; Parker's bookplate and info to front endpapers; small note to rear endpaper; interior is clean and free of markings.