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$27.50
xx184pol221961

Geological Survey of Great Britain


BAILEY, Sir EDWARD

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

$12.50
xxhqy223381

The Mountain Lands of New Zealand


HOLLOWAY, J T & McCASKILL, L W (Annotations) & JOHNS, J H (Photos)

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

$40.00
3h2/13

The Geology of Oxford


ARKELL, W J

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

$47.50
3h1/40

Atlas and Glossary of Primary Sedimentary Structures


PETTIJOHN, F J & POTTER, PAUL EDWIN & RIGGI, JUAN CARLOS et al (Trans)

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

$16.50
xxaqw223665

Views of the Hot Lake District Rotorua New Zealand


ALEXANDER, J R (Publisher)

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

$35.00
xxaua223803

Polynesia's Sacred Isle: The Ring of Fire, Volume III


DODD, EDWARD

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

$350.00
3i2/33

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)


FINDLAY, ALEXANDER G

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

$35.00
xxdce223953

The Volcanic Eruption of 1913 on Ambryn Island, New Hebrides


FRATER, REV M

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

$16.50
xxdrc224066

Greenstone: The Story of New Zealand Jade


PEARCE, G L & DANSEY, HARRY (drawings)

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

$35.00
xxrkg224356

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


BAUER, DR MAX

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

$145.00
3k4/19

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


DARWIN, CHARLES

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

$250.00
3k4/20

Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of HMS Beagle


DARWIN, CHARLES

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

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