Books - "geology"
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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
The Offshore Islands of Northern New Zealand: Proceedings of a Symposium Convened by the Offshore Islands Research Group in Auckland, 10-13 May 1983
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: Department of Lands and Survey 1986
KEYWORDS: New Zealand north offshore islands geography geology research groups marine
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oratia Books 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology seismic activity volcanoes earthquakes zones
Handbook for New Zealand, Auckland 1937
Super octavo, cream light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 157pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG- (light creasing/cracking & tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to covers & page edges, minor insect damage to front cover, moderate rusting to inner staples, moderate cracking to rear gutter, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: G H Loney, Government Printer 1936
KEYWORDS: New Zealand climate geology science handbooks
Pure Geography
Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxvii + 191pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to spine)
PUBLISHER: Johgn Hopkins University Press 1997
KEYWORDS: physical geography teaching study Estonia Finland landscape geology
The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, xxii + 758pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & creasing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series prehistory antiquity prolegomena geology geography prehistoric mesolithic palaeolithic
The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, errata slip to contents page, xxiii + 1058pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & moderate soiling, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1971
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity geology geography middle east Egypt Babylonia Palestine Syria Mesopotamia Anatolia bronze age Aegean Assyria
Reports of Geological Explorations During 1876-7, With Maps and Sections
Super octavo, light blue light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, 157pp, illus/folding maps, VG- (heavy cracking & moderate loss to spine- partial loss with binding exposed, moderate soiling to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: James Hughes, Printer 1877
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology geological surveys reports history historical
A Weird Region: New Zealand Lakes, Terraces, Geysers, and Volcanoes, with an Account of the Eruption of Tarawera
INCLUDES FOLDING CHRONOLITHOGRAPH PLATE, super octavo, dark green illus light card wrappers, 56pp + ads to rear, G (heavy scuffing & taoe staining to spine with some loss to extrems, rear cover detached but present, some minor insect damage to rear cover, moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, heavy rusting & separation to interior staples, moderate cracking to gutters at staples, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic moderate soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: Brett Printing & Publishing 1916
KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical brochures lakes terraces geysers volcanoes geology geography
Reports of Geological Explorations During 1872-3, With Maps and Sections
Super octavo, blue light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, (4) + 58pp, illus/folding maps- not counted presumed all present, G+ (spine missing- binding quite delicate, moderate soiling to covers, whole item vertically folded, occasional minor soiling & tanning/foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: James Hughes, Printer 1874
KEYWORDS: geological surveys New Zealand geology historical
Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide
Super octavo, illus stiff card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 335pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to cover corners)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology volcanoes Auckland field guides
The Geology of the Reefton Quartz Lodes (Geological Bulletin No 42)
Imperial octavo, grey light card wrappers, black handwritten lettering to grey spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 72pp, folding maps to rear pocket, numerous items of ephemera enclosed, VG- (moderate soiling, creasing & chipping/tearing to covers, moderate staining & rusting to staples & spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Wanganui Herald Newspaper Co 1948
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology geological bulletins reports Reefton quartz lodes
LANDSAT II Over New Zealand: Monitoring Our Resources From Outer Space
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: New Zealand DSIR 1978
KEYWORDS: New Zealand resource managemernt resources dsir bulletins 221 geology physics engineering
Big Pacific
Oblong quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) 1cm closed tear to base of rear cover; 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: David Bateman 2017
KEYWORDS: Pacific ocean natural history marine wildlife geography geology maritime
The Universe, or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & gilt/coloured illus to spine & front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 576pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, light bruising ot extrems, light chafing & soiling/discolouration to boards, prize presentation plate to front pastedown, light tanning to eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to rear gutter, sporadic minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son 1902
KEYWORDS: natural history nature biology geology environment
The Falls of Niagara
Super octavo hardcover (VG) lacks d/w; 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: D Van Nostrand Company 1928
KEYWORDS: niagara geology glenn c forrester
Britain's Structure and Scenery
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 255pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate discolouration to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate tanning to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, general light tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Collins 1946
KEYWORDS: first editions New Naturalist series Great Britain British geology topography landscape
Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life
Super octavo hardcover (near FINE) 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: Bloomsbury 2017
KEYWORDS: history of geology Victorian geologists biography fossils
James Hutton - the Founder of Modern Geology
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
PUBLISHER: Elsevier Publishing Co 1967
KEYWORDS: james hutton biography geology history