Mantell, Gideon. (1833). The Geology of the South-East of England. London: Longman et al, 1^st edition, xix + 416 pp + 5 lithographic fossil plates of which 1 folds out, and folded hand coloured Map and sections Illustrative of the Geology of the S.E Part of England. Hardback. Original red cloth covered boards half bound with red leather with gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Shelf worn and bumped. Binding sound. Marbled end papers with owner label. Water damage has stained cloth binding black in places and marked plates although not text pages. Library stamps to half title, title and reverse of frontispiece. Occasional pencil underlining and annotation, otherwise text is clean not foxed. In good condition.

Map 35.5 x 28.5cm, hand-coloured lithograph. Marginal tear at binding tab not affecting map area, a small area with slight transfer of text from facing page in left margin not affecting map area. In good to very good condition.