Introductory Text-book of Physical Geography

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W. Blackwood & sons, 1863 - Physical geography - 193 pages
 

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Page 190 - It has not been our good fortune to examine a text-book on science of which we could express an opinion so entirely favourable as we are enabled to do of Mr Page's little work."— Athenceum., ADVANCED TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL.
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