Gould and Lincoln, 1859. Leather bound hardcover of Foot-Prints of the Creator; or, The Asterolepis of Stromness with a Memoir of the Author by Louis Agassiz by Hugh Miller.

Contains illustrations throughout.

The Christian Scottish geologist Hugh Miller (1802–1856) was one of the most influential figures in Victorian science and religious thought, despite his limited formal education. Miller became an expert on the Devonian rock formations of Scotland, especially its fossilized fish. In the era before Darwin's Origin of the Species, Miller argued that evidence from geology pointed to intelligent design.

Good condition. Leather binding is crumbly. Book is wrapped in a protective mylar covering. Previous owner's name to first blank page. Interior pages foxed. Solid book with shelf wear.