Books - "geology"
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Notes on the Geology of South Canterbury
Octavo, stapled cream light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 62pp, G+ (spine & rear cover missing, heavy yellowing tape staining to remainder of spine/front cover, moderate creasing & soiling/foxing to front cover, light tanning to page edges, occasional light foxing & soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: The Timaru Herald Co Ltd 1908
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology south Canterbury south island landscape
The History of the Geological Society of London
Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xix + 336pp, illus/plates with tissue guards- not counted presumed all present, VG (sl discolouration to spine, light bruising to boar6d extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional sl cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: London Geological Society 1907
KEYWORDS: Geological Society of London history geology resources records
The Earliest Geological Treatise (1667)
TEXT IN LATIN, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, v + 51pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling/foxing)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1958
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN with English translation history historical geology geological treatise
The Founders of Geology
Octavo, red/maroon nuckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to boards, deckled page edges, x + 297pp, VG (minor fading to spine, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems/edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & half title page, minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1897
KEYWORDS: history geology geological surveys lectures Sir Archibald Geikie
The Rocks of Cape Colville Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand
TWO VOL SET, imperial ocatvo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, blind rule to spine & boards, printed/patterned eps, vol 1- viii + 289pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 215pp, illus/folding map, G (severe water damage to boards- contents relatively unscathed with only light to moderate water damage/wrinkling/staining, moderate fading to spines, other moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning/foxing & moderate soiling to page edges, sm patch of paper residue to head of vol 2 spine, prev. owner's name in ink to ffeps of both vols, prev. bookseller's sm labels to base of front pastedowns, ffep & title page detached & creased but present to vol 1, moderate cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1905-06
KEYWORDS: geology rock formations New Zealand Cape Colville peninsula rocks
De Re Metallica
Imperial ocatvo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus to front board, top page edges stained green, xxxi + 638pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, publisher's label tipped in to title page)
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1950
KEYWORDS: geology mining de re metallica minerals mineralogy geography historical
Legends of the Earth: Their Geologic Origins
Super octavo, blue cloth boards, blue gilt lettering & illus to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 305pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to boards & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing/rubbing to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light creasing to front flap, minro soiling & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Indiana University Press 1973
KEYWORDS: geology natural history geomythology myths folklore Dorothy B Vitaliano
Short Classification and Description of the Various Rocks
Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, x + (4) + 194pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, gift plate tipped in to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Hafner Publishing Company 1971
KEYWORDS: geology classifications rocks Abraham Gottlob Werner minerals historical
The Making of Geology: Earth Science in Britain 1660-1815
Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 288pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine & covers, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: geology history earth science sciences
A Description of Active and Extinct Volcanos, of Earthquakes and of Thermal Springs; With Remarks on the Causes of These Phenomena, the Character of Their Respective Products, and Their Influence on the Past and Present Condition of the Globe
ENLARGED SECOND EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, xxiii + 743pp, illus/plates/maps- counted & all present, VG (light to moderate discolouration to spine, moderate bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & half title page, light foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals, occasional minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Richard and John E Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street 1848
KEYWORDS: geology volcanos earthquakes seismic activity volcanology thermal springs landscapes history historical
Principles of Geology; or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants (Ninth and Entirely Revised Edition)
NINTH EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, frontispiece, xii + 835pp, illus, G+ (heavy scuffing/fraying & discolouration to spine- cloth partially flapping, light to moderate scuffing to board extrems, minor staining to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, tidy tape reinforcement to front gutters, moderate to heavy foxing throughout, severe crack to rear gutter- binding exposed & rear board flapping loose)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1853
KEYWORDS: geology environment history historical earthquakes volcanos geography earth science sciences