Agassiz.Untersuchungen über die Gletscher,1840

Agassiz (Louis) Untersuchungen über die Gletscher,

Atlas vol. only, 19 fine lithographed plates by Nicolet after Bettannier on 18 sheets, some partly tinted, the first 14 with accompanying outline plates mounted opposite, one slightly defective at lower outer corner (no loss to image), light marginal spotting, bookplates of Otto and Bruno Leiner, contemporary roan-backed cloth, spine worn and defective, [Horblit 1; PMM 309; Perret 19], folio, Neuchatel, 1840.

***German version of Agassiz's great work on glaciers developing the idea of an "Ice Age". Both the French and German editions appeared in 1840, but no precedence has been proved..