Rare Books

Fossils arranged according to their obvious characters : with their history and description; under the articles of form, hardness, weight, surface, colour, and qualities, the place of their production, their uses, and distinctive English, and classical Latin names

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1771.
Call number: 486892
Creator: Hill, John (1714?-1775)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 22 cm (8vo)
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