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[Illustration: THE FIRST MAN.]
THE
WORLD BEFORE THE DELUGE.
BY
_LOUIS FIGUIER_.
NEWLY EDITED AND REVISED
BY
H. W. BRISTOW, F.R.S., F.G.S.,
_Of the Geological Survey of Great Britain; Hon. Fellow of King’s
College, London._
With 235 Illustrations.
CASSELL, PETTER, & GALPIN,
LONDON, PARIS, AND NEW YORK.
CONTENTS.