Books - "geology"
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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
Report on the Dune-Areas of New Zealand: Their Geology, Botany and Reclamation
Slim quarto, marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, 76pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges & eps, blue pencil underlining & prev. owner's name in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Govt Printer 1911
KEYWORDS: reports New Zealand geology botany botanical recalmation land dune areas history historical
Geology of the Auckland Area
Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, large folding map to rear pocket, printed front eps, vi + 74pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/chafing & fading to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Lts 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology landscapes Auckland geological sciences resources
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
Our Wandering Continents: An Hypothesis of Continental Drifting
First edition. Super 8vo, pp. xiv + 366 + [2 (advts)]; red buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. foldout plates; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Oliver and Boyd 1937
KEYWORDS: Alex L Du Toit continental drifting continent planet Eath geology geological first edition
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