Books - "geology"
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Minerals of the World
Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Spring Books 1986
KEYWORDS: rocks minerals geology encyclopedia
Fordkloden efter Syndfloden (The Earth After the Flood)
TEXT IN DANISH, DANISH FIRST EDITION, octavo, half leather bound black heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration with raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece, 507pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to leatherwork on spine & board corners, light fading to spine, 1cm scuff to top edge of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: P G Philipjens Forlag 1869
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH first Danish editions Louis Figuier geography geology history historical
Land Environments of New Zealand / Nga Taiao o Aotearoa
Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 2x folding maps to rear pocket, VG+ (light fading & bruising to board edges & corners, sl tanning to page edges, prev. owner's ink stamp (David Galloway) to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creaisng to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2003
KEYWORDS: New Zealand landscapes geology environment climate geography ecology
Jordkloden forend Syndfloden (The Earth Before the Flood: Popular Geological Depictions for Educated Readers)
TEXT IN DANISH, DANISH FIRST EDITION, octavo, half leatherbound black heavy boards, gilt lettering/rule & raised bands to spine, marbled page edges - faded, illus/patterned eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 378pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine, light scuffing/rubbing to leatherwork, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor cracking to front gutter, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's label tipped in to prelims, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: P G Philipsens Forlag 1867
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH Danish first editions geology history geological Louis Figuier
Antarctica: Secrets of the Southern Continent
Fol., 400; illus. heavy card boards; illus. eps, tp & prelims. photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping).
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2008
KEYWORDS: Antarctica South Pole physical geography geology biology history
Theories of the Earth and Universe: A History of Dogma in the Earth Sciences
Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 413pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name (David Galloway) in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press 1988
KEYWORDS: science theory natural history geology planet earth
The Lost Ruby Mine
FIRST EDITION, octavo, yellow light card covers- stapled with black reinforcement tape at spine, black lettering to front cover, (2) + 62pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing & curling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name (David Galloway) in pencil to copyright page)
PUBLISHER: Tall Stories Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: first editions geology geological New Zealand semi-precious stones gold rubies emeralds sapphires mining history historical
My Dear Hooker: Transcriptions of Letters from James Hector to Joseph Dalton Hooker Between 1860 and 1898
Quarto spiralbound 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: Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2012
KEYWORDS: letters correspondence James Hector Joseph Dalton Hooker history New Zealand geology botany
Geology of the Kaitaia Area
Quarto stapled light card covers (VG+) large folding geological map to rear pocket; 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: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1996
KEYWORDS: geology New Zealand science Kaitaia landscapes natural history seismic activity offshore seismology
A Weird Region: New Zealand Lakes, Terraces, Geysers and Volcanoes Illustrated (Print on Demand Facsimile Reprint)
PRINT ON DEMAND FACSIMILE REPRINT, imperial 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: BLN (Print on Demand reprint)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology landscapes natural history lakes terraces geysers volcanoes historical
Walks Through Auckland's Geological Past: A Guide to the Geological Formations of Rangitoto, Motutapu, and Motuihe Islands
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: Geological Society of New Zealand 1982
KEYWORDS: New Zealand walking guides geology landscape Auckland region
The Homer Area: A Natural History Guide
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: Fiordland National Park 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history landscape geology Homer
Power from the Earth: The Story of the Wairakei Geothermal Project
Oblong quarto 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: R E Owen, Gov't Printer 1964
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geothermal geology energy resources Wairakei
White Island: New Zealand's Most Active Volcano
Square 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: Godwit / Random House 2015
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology active volcanoes White Island Whakaari
Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks Under the Microscope
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: Longman Group 1984
KEYWORDS: sedimentary rocks geology analysis
Australian Landforms: Understanding a Low, Flat, Arid and Old Landscape
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: Rosenberg Publishing 2005
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian geology landscape geomorphology
Unearthing the Nation: Modern Geology and Nationalism in Republican China
Super octavo, maroon heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 309pp, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine/rear cover fold)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 2014
KEYWORDS: China modern history Chinese geology geologists science nationalism
Fortunes in Minerals: Simple Tests and How to Make Them (Second Edition)
Octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & cover, x + 228pp , VG+ (light to moderate fading & bruising to spine, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate foxing & tanning to eps & page edges, minor foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1947
KEYWORDS: mineral minerology geology prospecting ion l idriess science test testing
The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, in Two Volumes: Volume II
THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS FOLDING MAP TO REAR POCKET, quarto, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt penguin illus to front board, pgs 389-848pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems/edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to rear gutter, minor foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 1909
KEYWORDS: nature zoology animals New Zealand subantarctic islands geology botany south southern Hinemoa expeditions history historical data
Conserving the Plants of Eastern South Island Limestone / Nga Tipu o te Pakeho
Octavo, illus light card covers, orange lettering to spine, illus title page, vi + 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury Botanical Society 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island geology limestone plants botany conservation preservation