Jungle Life in India; or the Journeys and Journals of an Indian Geologist.
London: Thos. de la Rue & Co., Bunhill Row, 1880.
First edition. Frontispiece and 11 plates, 11 illustrations vignettes, folding map of Western Bengal. xv, [i], [1]-720, [4]pp. 8vo. Original gilt stamped brown cloth. Small tear at back upper cover else Very handsome copy The author's account of his travels in India between 1864 and 1878. "Although I endeavour to describe briefly the geological structure of the several regions which I have explored, greater prominence is given in these pages to other aspects of nature,." Item #321223
Irsish geologist, son of Robert Ball to whom this book is dedicated. He was part of the Geological Survey of India in 1864 -1881.
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