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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Meeeting-Place of Geology and History
Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1894,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. The Meeeting-Place of Geology and History . New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, (1894). Pp. [1]-223,(1). Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contents: 1. General Nature on the Subject, 2. The World Before Man, 3. The Earliest Traces of Man, 4. The Palanthropic Age, 5. Subdivisions and Conditions of the Palanthrophic Age, 6. End of the Palanthropic Age, 7. The Early Neanthropic Age, 8. The Palanthropic Age in the Light of History, 9. The Deluge of Noah, 10. Special Questions Respecting the Deluge, 11. The Prehistoric and History in the East, 12. The Neanthropic Dispersion, 13. Summary of Results. Some wear to outer hinges and spine ends, else vg. 30.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Modern Science in Bible Lands.
Dawson and Brothers, Montreal, 1888,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Modern Science in Bible Lands. With Maps and Illustrations. Montreal : Dawson and Brothers, 1888. Pp [i]-xv,(1),[1]-606, frontis (coloured map). Illustrated. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt to front board and spine. "The motive of this work is the desire of the author to share with others the pleasure and profit of a tour in Italy, Egypt and Syria, in whichit was his special aim to study such points in the geology and physical fe atures of those countries as might throw light on their ancient history, and especially on the history of the sacred Scriptures. As a geological observer of somewhat wide and varied experience, he hopes that it may be possible for him to elucidate some difficult geological and historical questions, and to present to the reader, whether geological or non-geological, intelligible and it may be novel ideas as to the structure and history of the countries referred to." - from the preface. "Sir John William Dawson, CMG, FRS,FRSC (1820-1899), was a Canadian geologist and university administrator, b orn in Pictou, Nova Scotia, where he attended and graduated from Pictou Academy. Of Scottish descent, Dawson attended the University of Edinburgh to complete his education, and graduated in 1842, having gained a knowledge of geology and natural history from Robert Jameson. Dawson returned to Nova Scotia in 1842, accompanying Sir Charles Lyell on his first visit to that territory. Dawson was subsequently appointed as Nova Scotia's first superintendent of education. Holding the post from 1850 to 1853, he was an energetic reformer of school design, teacher education and curriculum. From 1855 to 1893 he was professor of geology and principal of McGill University in Montreal, an institution which under his influence attained a high reputation. He was elected FRS in 1862. When the Royal Society of Canada was created he was the first to occupy the presidential chair, and he also acted as president of the British Association at its meeting at Birmingham in 1886, and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Cocked,wear to spine and corners, front inner hinge cracked, stain to frontis map , tissue guard and title page, else good. With an Errata slip tipped in opposite p. X and an autograph note pasted to frontis tissue guard - “To Dr. Oliver, With king regards of the author. Aug, 1888.” 140.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Nov. 1888) On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the Atlantic Coast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interior of America
Geological Society of Canada, Ottawa, 1888,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the AtlanticCoast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interi or of America . [Ottawa: Geological Society of Canada], 1888. Pp. 797-817. 8vo, printed string-bound self-wraps. From the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society for November 1888. Covers missing, split to head of spine, else vg. 25.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Nov. 1888) On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the Atlantic Coast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interior of America
Geological Society of Canada, Ottawa, 1888,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the AtlanticCoast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interi or of America . [Ottawa: Geological Society of Canada], 1888. Pp. 797-817. 8vo, printed string-bound self-wraps. From the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society for November 1888. Front cover missing, spine tape-repaired, some inking to text, else vg. 25.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Relics of Primeval Life : Beginning of Life in the Dawn of Geological Time.with errata slip.
Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1897,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Relics of Primeval Life : Beginning of Life in theDawn of Geological Time . With sixty-five illustrations. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1897. Pp. [i]-xiv,[1]-336, frontis., + 1 map, and an er rata sheet, including plates. Illustrated. 8vo, green cloth with black borders to front board, gilt lettering to spine. With errata slip tipped in. "The substance of a course of lectures on Pre-Cambrian fossils delivered in the Lowell Institute, Boston, in November 1895." - from verso title page. Contents: 1. The Chain of Life Tracted Backward in Geological Time; 2. Life in the Early Cambrian; 3. Pre-Cambrian Life; 4. Foundations of the Continents, and their General Testimony as to Life; 5. Probabilities as to LarentianLife, and Conditions of its Preservation; 6. The History of a Discovery; 7 . The Dawn of Life; 8. Contemporaries of Eozoon; 9. Difficulties and Objections; 10. The Origin of Life; 11. Some General Conclusions. With numerous appendices. Faint spot to rear board, minor bumping to spine ends, else a nice, tight copy. 75.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Peter Redpath Museum Notes on Specimens, Nov 1894) Revision of the Bivalve Mollusks of the Coal-Formation of Nova Scotia
Peter Redpath Museum, Montreal, 1894,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Revision of the Bivalve Mollusks of the Coal-Formation of Nova Scotia . Montreal: Peter Redpath Museum, 1894. Pp. 18. Illustrated. 8vo, printed stapled brown wraps. Peter Redpath Museum Notes on Specimens, November 1894. Rear cover detached but present, minor chipping to covers, else vg. 40.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth
W. Drysdale and Co., Montreal, 1893,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth . Montreal: W. Drysdale & Co., 1893. Pp. [i]-x,(4),[1]-499,(1), including frontis., + 28 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Includes many Nova Scotian aspects. Contents: 1. The Starting Point, 2. World-Making, 3. The Imperfection of the Geological Record, 4.The History of the North Atlantic, 5. The Dawn of Life, 6. What may be Lea rned from Eozoon, 7. The Apparition and Succession of Animal Forms, 8. The Genesis and Migrations of Plants, 9. The Growth of Coal, 10. The Oldest Air-Breathers, 11. Markings, Footprints, and Fucoids, 12. Pre-determination inNature, 13. The Great Ice Age, 14. Causes of Climatal Change, 15. The Dist ribution of Animals and Plants as Related to Geographical and Geological Changes, 16. Alpine and Arctic Plants in Connection with Geological History, 17. Early Man, 18. Man in Nature. Some soiling and minor bumping to boards,a bit smoky, slightly cocked, spine ends nicked, name to ffep, else vg. 45 .00
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