Lot 1148 , Kirwan, Richard - Geological Essays, 1st edition, 8vo, 502pp. publishers list at end, rebound half blue morocco, spine with raised bands, with gilt lettering and leaf motifs, D. Bremner, London, 1799

° Kirwan, Richard - Geological Essays, 1st edition, 8vo, 502pp. publishers list at end, rebound half blue morocco, spine with raised bands, with gilt lettering and leaf motifs, D. Bremner, London, 1799 Note: In 1799, Richard Kirwan assumed the presidency of the Royal Irish Academy and was an advocate for the theories of the universal deluge and phlogiston.
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