Books - "geology"
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The Earth: An Intimate History
IN SLIPCASE, imperial octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in slipcase (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2011
KEYWORDS: natural history folio society earth geology landscapes oceans continents fault lines geography
The World in the Past: A Popular Account of What it Was Like and What it Contained (Third Edition)
Sm octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne & Co 1953
KEYWORDS: ancient history prehistory prehistoric dinosaurs geology archeology archaeology
New Zealand Serpentinites and Associated Metasomatic Rocks
Quarto softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: R. E. Owen, Gov't Printer 1966
KEYWORDS: New Zealand rock formations geology rocks land geological survey reports
Planning and Estimating Underground Construction
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill 1970
KEYWORDS: underground construction engineering engineer eingineers geology geological transportation logistics planning
Vanishing Ice: An Introduction to Glaciers Based on a Study of the Dart Glacier
SIGNED, octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: John McIndoe / New Zealand Geological Survey 1988
KEYWORDS: New Zealand glaciers Dart Glacier Mount Aspiring National Park geology signed
The Pebbles on the Beach: A Spotter's Guide
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2018
KEYWORDS: gemology beach stones geology pebbles hobbies
A Pocketful of Pebbles
Sm octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Craig Printing 1983
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Sheila Natusch rocks geology rock formations
Mining & Engineering; and Miner's Guide
ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to his boss, Percy Morgan, first director of the Waihi School of Mines & director of the Geological Survey, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & decoration to front board, 615pp, folding diagrams, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & scuffing to boards, light discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, historical annotation in ink to rear)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Gov't Printer 1906
KEYWORDS: New Zealand mining mines engineering engineer guide geology civil association copy Percy Morgan inscribed
Earthquake Engineering
Quarto, brown buckram boards, orange lettering to spine & front board, ix + 518pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, light cracking to gutters, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, moderate fading & soiling, moderate wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall 1970
KEYWORDS: earthquakes civil engineering buildings seismic activity safety geology structural performance
A Continent on the Move: New Zealand Geoscience into the 21st Century
Oblong quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 377pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing, fading & chipping to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Geological Society of New Zealand / GNS Science 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geoscience landscape climate geology
The Tectonic Plates are Moving!
EX-LIBRARY, LACKS D/W; octavo hardcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2018
KEYWORDS: roy livermore plate tectonics earth science geology earthquakes natural history tsunamis ocean oceans
Roadside Geology of Utah
Super octavo softcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Mountain Press Publishing Co. 1990
KEYWORDS: geology geological rocks landscape topography utah usa america american travel field guide halka chronic
The Skopje, Yugoslavia Earthquake: July 26, 1963
Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: American Iron and Steel Institute 1964
KEYWORDS: skopje yugoslavia earthquake geology seismic seismics seismology 1963 glen v berg american iron and steel institute building materials civil engineering
The Agadir, Morocco Earthquake: February 29, 1960
Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: American Iron and Steel Institute 1962
KEYWORDS: agadir morocco moroccan earthquakes history earthquake geology seismic seismics seismology 1960 american iron and steel institute building materials civil engineering
Wainamu - Te Henga: A Study
Quarto, spiral bound illus black light card covers, 106pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & scuffing to covers, 1x sm college library label to rear- no other library markings detected, light tanning to page edges, likely printer failure at contents page- some text missing)
PUBLISHER: Waitakere Ranges Protection Society Inc c.1978
KEYWORDS: New Zealand zoology geology Wainamu-Te Henga land use nature vegetation
The Underground World: A Mirror of Life Below the Surface, with Vivid Descriptions of the Hidden Works of Nature and Art
Super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt & black lettering & decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, 1016pp, illus, VG (moderate cracking & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing & soiling to eps, light to moderate soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals & throughout, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: J M Rising & Company 1878
KEYWORDS: exploration mines mining geology Thomas W Knox
National Resources Survey Part V: Otago Region
Ex-library, lacks d/w, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) 5x maps to rear; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Gov't Printer 1967
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago national resources resource survey surveys geology climate weather soils water landscape settlements
Mapoutahi Pa Historic Reserve: Management Plan
Quarto, illus stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, iii + 28pp, illus, VG+ (moderate tape residue/staining to staples/spine, sl chafing & soiling to coversprev. owner's name in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: Department of Lands & Survey, Dunedin 1982
KEYWORDS: New Zealand land surveys Mapoutahi Pa historic reserve reserves management plans plan series HR 44 geology
Economic Geology of the Bannockburn District, Central Otago (New Zealand Geological Survey)
Quarto, stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 27pp, 2x lg folding maps to rear pocket, VG+ (minor foxing & soiling to covers, light creasing to rear cover, light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1986
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology land geological survey surveys history historical Bannockburn Central Otago south island
The Face of Nature: An Environmental History of the Otago Peninsula
Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 376pp, VG+ (light fading & creasing to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Otago Peninsula environment geology south island