Science, Medicine, Natural History, & More from Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller
Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller has issued their Catalogue 232 – Science, Medicine, Natural History, Bibliography, Bindings, A Book Printed on Vellum, & a Manuscript by George Sand. Most of the books are quite old, pre-20th century, some going back to the 16th. Along with those categories, Hill has a usual selection of antiquarian auction catalogues, from the 18th or early 19th century. Here are a few particular items.
We start with a classic geological book, although the author is not that well known. His name was Jean de Charpentier, his book Essais sur Glaciers at sur le T...