Books - "geology"
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Geology of New Zealand in Explanation of the Geographical and Topographical Atlas of New Zealand: From the Scientific Publications of the Novara Expedition
Octavo, red stiff card wrappers, gilt lettering to cover, 113pp, VG ( light fading & soiling to spine and covers, minor chafing to cover, light foxing & moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters & damage from string binding, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: T Delattre, Queen Street, Auckland 1864
KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological novara expedition history new zealand
The Geology of Mines and Minerals with Numerous Illustrations
Octavo, brown stiff card boards, black lettering on tan section to cover, 56 + 2pp, illus, VG (light chafing to cover, light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims and terminals, light foxing to pages, prev owners name in ink to patch on fep, light rusting to staples with moderate cracking to rear gutter)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company, Limited, Dunedin 1902
KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological history new zealand
The Geology and Veins of the Hauraki Goldfields New Zealand
OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF ALEXANDER MCKAY, WITH ACCOMPANYING POCKET OF TWO MAPS, octavo, beige stiff card boards, black lettering to cover, 105pp, illus/maps/diagrams, VG- ( heavy soiling to cover, moderate chipping and creasing to cover, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, heavy staining to eps, sporadic closed tears to folding chart joins, prev. owner's name in ink to front cover). with pocket containing two maps, VG- (moderate foxing & staining to pocket, prev. owners' names in ink & scribbles to front of pocket, moderate tearing along creases to maps with no material loss, light tanning & foxing to maps, prev. owner's name & ink stamp to each map [external])
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute of Mining Engineers Session 1897
KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological hauraki gold fields goldfields mining history new zealand
Geological Survey of Great Britain
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: Thomas Murby & Co 1952
KEYWORDS: Great Britain British surveys geography geology geological
The Mountain Lands of New Zealand
Ex-library, 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: Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute 1982
KEYWORDS: New Zealand mountains appreciation geology geomorphology climate soil mountain forests shrublands tussock grasslands
The Geology of Oxford
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 267pp, illus, VG (moderate discolouration to spine, light scuffing & chipping to head & base of spine, sl scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1947
KEYWORDS: geology Oxford landscape
Atlas and Glossary of Primary Sedimentary Structures
Quarto, red/brown cloth boards, white lettering to spine & front board, xv + 370pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine & board edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, presentation plate to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag 1964
KEYWORDS: geology landscapes sedimentary rocks
Views of the Hot Lake District Rotorua New Zealand
Oblong octavo softcover, string bound (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: J R Alexander N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Rotorua hot springs photos photography geology geysers thermal activity geothermal
Polynesia's Sacred Isle: The Ring of Fire, Volume III
THIS VOL ONLY, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Dodd, Mead & Company 1976
KEYWORDS: Polynesia ring of fire geology Raiatea Pacific science Apetahia travel history
A Directory for the Navigation of the South Pacific Ocean; with Descriptions of its Coasts, Islands etc, from the Strait of Magalhaens to Panama, and Those of New Zealand, Australia etc, its Winds, Currents and Passages (Third Edition)
Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp decoration to boards, folding map/frontispiece, viii + 966pp, illus/folding maps, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy scuffing & cracking/bruising to spine, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing & soiling to prelims inc. folding map frontis, occasional moderate foxing sporadically throughout, occasional light to moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Published for Richard Holmes Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, EC 1871, With Additions to 1874
KEYWORDS: south pacific ocean directories geology landscapes islands history historical
The Volcanic Eruption of 1913 on Ambryn Island, New Hebrides
WRAPPERS DETACHED Octavo softcover stringbound (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: Dulau & CO Ltd 1917
KEYWORDS: Volcanic eruption Ambrym Island New Hebrides Vanuatu geography geothermal geology natural disasters
Greenstone: The Story of New Zealand Jade
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: Fontana Silver Fern 1978
KEYWORDS: greenstone pounamu New Zealand stone calving history geology G L Pearce
Prescious Stones: A Popular Account of their Charaters, Occurrence and Applications: With an Introduction to their Determination, for Mineralogists, Lapidaries, Jewellers, ECT, With an Appendix on Pearls and Coral Vol 1
2x volume set, 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: Dover Publications Inc 1968
KEYWORDS: Gemstones Minerals Geology Lapidary Rock Science
Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of HMS Beagle Round the World, Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy
Sm octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt illus to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 500pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate rubbing/scuffing to spine, light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl discolouration to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, occasional minor foxing & soiling throughout, v heavy cracking to gutters throughout- binding quite weak, pgs193-208 loose but present, prev. owner's map & illus of Ascension tipped in to pgs470-471, closed tear with yellowing tape repair to bottom corner of pg267/268)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1890
KEYWORDS: natural history Charles Darwin geology journals exploration HMS Beagle
Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of HMS Beagle
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges, xiii + 648pp, illus/folding maps [some missing or loose], VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate soiling to front board, heavy soiling to rear board, occasional points of insect damage to exterior & interior- deemed inactive, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, prev. owners' names in ink & minor foxing to prelims, folding map at rear has multiple closed tears, lacks plates II-V, folding map of South America loose but present, pg629-630 detached but present, occasional ink & pencil markings to margins & underlining- unobtrusive & minor)
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1891
KEYWORDS: natural history Charles Darwin exploration geology volcanic landscapes volcanoes HMS Beagle South America American islands
Mining and Engineering; and Miner's Guide
HEAVY WATER DAMAGE- BINDING STILL SOUND, super octavo, gilt lettering & black rule to spine, black lettering & illus/rule to front board, unpaginated prelims + 615pp, illus, G (heavy wrinkling & warping to spine & boards from extensive water damage, light chafing & regular soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, rather odd pink staining to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate wrinkling & foxing throughout, binding still sound and text block still clear & legible)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1906
KEYWORDS: civil engineering mining geology engines guides
Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholars' Rocks
Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 317pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading & creasing to spine, light creasing/chipping to wrapper edges/extrems, minor chafing to wrappers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, sl cracking to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Art Museums 1997
KEYWORDS: Chinese history rocks geology collections Richard Rosenblum
Prehistory and Pleistocene Geology in Cyrenaican Libya: A Record of Two Seasons' Geological and Archaeological Fieldwork in the Gebel Akhdar Hills, With a Summary of Prehistoric Finds from Neighbouring Territories
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Cambridge University Press 1955
KEYWORDS: prehistoric prehistory geology archeology archaeology ethnology Cyrenaican Libya
Early Tarawera: Geological Origin of Lake Tarawera and an Outline of Pre-Eruption Maori Occupation
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, oblong octavo softcover, stapled (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Lake Tarawera Ratepayers' Association 1986
KEYWORDS: signed J Morris Scobie NZ New Zealand Lake Tarawera centennial centenary history geology pre-colonial Maori
The Alps
REVISED EDITION, LACKS D/W. Quarto hardcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Thames and Hudson 1963
KEYWORDS: mountains geology Wilfred Noyce Karl Lukan revised edition photography photographs nature alps alpine mountaineering