Books - "geology"
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The Testimony of the Rocks; Or, Geology in its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed.
Octavo 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: Thomas Constable & Co. / Hamilton, Adams, & Co. 1857
KEYWORDS: geology theology biblical commentary
Geology of Rarotonga and Atiu (Bernice P Bishop Museum Bulletin 72)
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 75pp, 5x b&w plates to rear, illus, VG+ (light fading & creasing to spine, light creasing & fading to cover edges, sl stain to front cover, minor tanning & foxing to page egdes, minor foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Bernice P Bishop Museum 1930
KEYWORDS: Bernice P Bishop museum bulletins first editions geology natural history pacific Rarotonga Atiu
Geology of Mangaia (Bernice P Bishop Museum Bulletin 36)
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 48pp, 2x b&w plates with 1st plate in pocket to rear [3 in total], illus, VG (moderate fading & creasing to spine, light creasing & fading to cover edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl occasional foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Bernice P Bishop Museum 1927
KEYWORDS: Bernice P Bishop museum bulletins first editions geology natural history pacific Mangaia
Principles of Geology; or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants, Considered as Illustrative of Geology
Octavo, maroon leather boards, gilt lettering/decoration & raised bands to spine, gilt coat of arms & rule to boards, marbeld page edges & eps, frontispiece, xii + 835pp, illus, folding map opp. pg121, VG (moderate rubbing/chafing to spine & boards, sl bruising & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, presentation plate to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor cracking to gutter to rear, folding map is foxed & creased with moderate foxing & some minor closed tearing)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1853
KEYWORDS: antiquarian books full leather bindings geology nature Sir Charles Lyell
Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth (Facsimile Reprint)
Super octavo, beige buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to black buckram spine, xix + xx + 528pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press 1956 (Facsimile Reprint of 1802 copy)
KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints mathematics theory geology Huttonian John Playfair
Tarawera: The Destruction of the Pink and White Terraces
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: Grantham House 2006
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history volcanic activity volcanoes eruptions pink and white terraces tourism geology landscape natural disasters
Outline of New Zealand Geology
MAPS TO REAR, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, pgs37-101, illus, VG (light fading to spine & board edges, sl scuffing/bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minro glue staining to front & rear gutters, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims, occasional light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: George Didsbury, Government Printer 1886
KEYWORDS: New Zealand landscapes geology land geography formations
Bungle Bungle Range
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Australian Geological Survey Organisation 1997
KEYWORDS: Australia national parks conservation reserves Purnululu Kimberley geology geological surveys
Geological and Topographical Atlas of New Zealand: Six Maps of the Provinces of Auckland and Nelson
Quarto, grey heavy boards, brown cloth spine- no lettering, black lettering to front board, unpaginated, illus/maps- all present, VG- (heavy cracking/tearing to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to boards, moderate bruising/creasing to boards, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters, moderate to heavy foxing througout, prev. owner's name in ink to front board & title page)
PUBLISHER: T Delattre 1864
KEYWORDS: maps atlases cartography New Zealand geology geography topography Auckland Nelson atlas
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
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