Viking Press, 2001. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine 1st edition. 338 pages. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover with DJ. Personal inscription signed by author on title page. Maroon cloth boards. Un-clipped DJ.

'In the summer of 1815 an extraordinary hand-painted map was published in London...the product of one man's obsession with rocks, a passion that sustained him whilst the rest of his life slid into ruin.'

Simon Winchester's book tells the extraordinary tale of William Smith, who spent twenty years travelling across Britain studying and naming the layers of rock beneath his feet.