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$42.50
3d5/4

The Bala Volcanic Series of Caernarvonshire and Associated Rocks; Being the Sedgwick Prize Essay for 1888


HARKER, ALFRED

Octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black rule to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims + 130pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & rear board, light to moderate scuffing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, some page edges remain uncut, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1889

KEYWORDS: literature essays geology bala volcanic series rocks

$600.00
3d5/10

New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History, with Special Reference to the Results of Government Expeditions in the Provinces of Auckland and Nelson


VON HOCHSTETTER, Dr FERDINAND

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, BOTH MAPS & ALL COLOUR PLATES PRESENT, imperial octavo, dark green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, marbled page edges- faded, marbled eps, frontispiece, xvi + 515pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & prelims, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Stuttgart, J G Cotta 1867

KEYWORDS: first English edition New Zealand geography geology natural history Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter Auckland Nelson

$22.50
xxene221074

The Ocean of Truth: A Personal History of Global Tectonics


MENARD, H. W.

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: Princeton University Press 1986

KEYWORDS: global tectonics geology memoir

$22.50
xxene221075

A Geological Miscellany


CRAIG, G. Y. (compiled by) & JONES, E. J. (compiled by)

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: Orbital Press 1982

KEYWORDS: geology miscellany quotations

$32.50
xxene221078

The Testimony of the Rocks; Or, Geology in its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed.


MILLER, HUGH

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

$70.00
3d2/35

Geology of Rarotonga and Atiu (Bernice P Bishop Museum Bulletin 72)


MARSHALL, PATRICK

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

$95.00
3d2/36

Geology of Mangaia (Bernice P Bishop Museum Bulletin 36)


MARSHALL, P

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

$195.00
3d1/43

Principles of Geology; or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants, Considered as Illustrative of Geology


LYELL, Sir CHARLES

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

$40.00
3d1/49

Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth (Facsimile Reprint)


PLAYFAIR, JOHN & WHITE, GEORGE W (Intro)

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

$28.50
xx132pol221367

Tarawera: The Destruction of the Pink and White Terraces


CONLY, GEOFF

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

$75.00
3e5/39

Outline of New Zealand Geology


HECTOR, JAMES

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

$17.50
xxexn221378

Bungle Bungle Range


HOATSON, DEAN et al

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

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