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$245.00
ak5/1/21

Fordkloden efter Syndfloden (The Earth After the Flood)


FIGUIER, LOUIS

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

$60.00
ak5/3/22

Land Environments of New Zealand / Nga Taiao o Aotearoa


LEATHWICK, JOHN et al

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

$50.00
ak5/3/28

Report on the Dune-Areas of New Zealand: Their Geology, Botany and Reclamation


COCKAYNE, L

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

$40.00
ak5/4/39

Geology of the Auckland Area


EDBROOKE, S W (Compiled by)

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

$245.00
ak5/4/43

Jordkloden forend Syndfloden (The Earth Before the Flood: Popular Geological Depictions for Educated Readers)


FIGUIER, LOUIS

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

$100.00
2s7b/29

Our Wandering Continents: An Hypothesis of Continental Drifting


TOIT, ALEX L DU

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

$40.00
2s9c/13

Antarctica: Secrets of the Southern Continent


MCGONIGAL, DAVID

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

$100.00
1a4a/38

Theories of the Earth and Universe: A History of Dogma in the Earth Sciences


CAREY, S WARREN

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

$60.00
1a4a/50

The Lost Ruby Mine


JACKSON, BRIAN

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

$30.00
xx98pol212860

My Dear Hooker: Transcriptions of Letters from James Hector to Joseph Dalton Hooker Between 1860 and 1898


BURNS, ROWAN & NATHAN, SIMON

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

$35.00
xx33pol212901

Geology of the Kaitaia Area


ISAAC, M J

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

$30.00
xxa3ba212955

A Weird Region: New Zealand Lakes, Terraces, Geysers and Volcanoes Illustrated (Print on Demand Facsimile Reprint)


LEYS, THOMSON W

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

$22.50
xxamb213617

Walks Through Auckland's Geological Past: A Guide to the Geological Formations of Rangitoto, Motutapu, and Motuihe Islands


BALLANCE, PETER F & SMITH, IAN E M

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

$10.00
xxbbb213908

The Homer Area: A Natural History Guide


JOHNSON, P N (Text) & GASKIN, C (Illus)

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

$10.00
xxbjg213938

Power from the Earth: The Story of the Wairakei Geothermal Project


N/A

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

$12.00
xxykd214090

White Island: New Zealand's Most Active Volcano


TAIT, PETER and JENNY

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

$20.00
xxykd214091

Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks Under the Microscope


ADAMS, A E & MACKENZIE, W S & GUILFORD, C

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

$20.00
xxykd214092

Australian Landforms: Understanding a Low, Flat, Arid and Old Landscape


TWIDALE, C R & CAMPBELL, E M

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

$50.00
1t14a/13

Unearthing the Nation: Modern Geology and Nationalism in Republican China


SHEN, GRACE YEN

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

$100.00
ak5/8/13

Fortunes in Minerals: Simple Tests and How to Make Them (Second Edition)


IDRIESS, ION L& GRAHAM, A N (fore)

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

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