Geology
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1970 Geology of the Chatham IslandsWellington: 1970A first edition copy of this geological survey of the Chatham Islands, with a large folding map.
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1934 A Westmorland Rock GardenAmbleside: 1934A charmingly illustrated work on the creation and development of a rock garden in Westmorland.
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1854 My Schools and Schoolmasters; or, The Story of My EducationEdinburgh: 1854Victorian autodidact Hugh Miller offers an account of his life and his self-education in this interesting autobiography
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1846-1848 3 Vols Geological Survey of Great BritainLondon: 1846-1848A nice copy of the geological survey of Great Britain, with folding maps and colour plates
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1845 The Geologist's Text-BookLondon: 1845The scarce first edition of this work of geology by David Thomas Ansted in the original publisher's binding.
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1855 The Rivers, Mountains and Sea-Coast of YorkshireLondon: 1855A beautifully illustrated edition of this educational work on the geography of Yorkshire.
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1908 The Geology and Scenery of the Grampians and the Valley of StrathmoreGlasgow: 1908A wonderful early twentieth century guide to these Scottish regions, illustrated with photographic plates and geological charts.
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1932 Mendip - The Great Cave of Wookey HoleWells: 1932A charmingly illustrated second edition of this work on the Mendip caves.
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1988 The Geological Evolution of TibetLondon: 1988A first edition of this geological study of Tibet with folding maps and micro-fiche maps on two film sheets.
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1899 VolcanoesLondon: 1899A first edition scientific work on volcanoes, by the English geologist, Thomas George Bonney.
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1963 The History of TunnellingLondon: 1963A fine copy of Gosta Sandstrom's historical overview of tunnelling
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1772 2vol The Young Gentleman and Lady's PhilosophyLondon: 1772A scarce scientific educational work by Benjamin Martin, a detailed set complete with plates.
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1879 The Old Red SandstoneEdinburgh: 1879A new edition of this classic work concerning the Old Red Sandstone of the North Atlantic region.
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1959 The Volcanic Rocks of Cape Adare South Victoria LandLondon: 1959British mineralogist and petrologist Walter Campbell Smith's very scarce geological report on the volcanic rocks of the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula, East Antarctica.
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1907 Mining: An Elementary Treatise on the Getting of MineralsLondon: 1907A very smart copy of Lupton's comprehensive treatise on mining, with a fascinating folding map.
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1843 The Nature and Property of SoilsLondon: 1843A beautifully bound, fourth edition copy of John Morton's work on soil.
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1908-1909 3vols Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Vol. 46, Parts I-III, 1907-09London: 1908-1909Volume 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, containing fascinating scientific essays, with 69 plates.
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1884 The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth CenturyKent: 1884A first edition publication of John Ruskin's lectures on the environmentalism.
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1980 The Geology and Geophysics of Northeastern AustraliaBrisbane: 1980The first edition of this scarce collection of papers relating to the geology and geophysics of Queensland, Australia.
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1978 Geology of the Antarctic PeninsulaWashington D.C.: 1978A very scarce work on the geology of the Antarctic, an interesting work originally written in Russian by G. E. Grikurov.
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1870 Footprints of the Creator, of the Asterolepis of StromnessEdinburgh: 1870A lovely later impression of Hugh Miller's exploration into geology and its relationship to the Bible, bound in decorative cloth.
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1822 Outlines of the Geology of England and WalesLondon: 1822The first edition of Williams and Conybeare's important geological study of England and Wales, presenting an early synopsis of stratigraphical knowledge.
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1865 The Scenery of ScotlandLondon: 1865The scarce first edition of Archibald Geikie's detailed geological study of Scotland, illustrated and featuring a large folding colour map.
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1861 The Geology of Peterborough and its VicinityPeterborough: 1861Inscribed by the author, this is the scarce first edition of Henry Porter's illustrated geological study of Peterborough and its surroundings. -
1866 The Geology and Scenery of the North of ScotlandEdinburgh: 1866The very scarce first edition of this slight work consisting of two lectures given by the author, a renowned Scottish geologist.
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1888 The Middle Lias of NorthamptonshireLondon: 1888A scarce late nineteenth century scientific study of the geology of Northamptonshire in the Middle Lias period, here in its first edition.
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1841 The Geology of the Island of Arran, from Original SurveyGlasgow: 1841The scarce first edition of this mid nineteenth century geological survey of the Island of Arran, illustrated with two hand coloured plates.
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1841 The Geology of the Island of Arran, from Original SurveyGlasgow: 1841The scarce first edition of this mid nineteenth century geological survey of the Island of Arran, illustrated with two hand coloured plates.
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1862 Researches in Newer Pliocene and Post-Tertiary GeologyGlasgow: 1862Beautifully illustrated with colour plates, this is a scarce first edition of Smith's study of the Newer Pliocene and Post-Tertiary eras.
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1833 An Outline of the Geology of NorfolkNorwich: 1833The very scarce first edition of Woodward's study of the geology of Norfolk. Illustrated with folding hand coloured plates, and depictions of fossils.
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1866 A Sketch of the Geology of Fife and the LothiansEdinburgh: 1866Illustrated with a number of colour folding plates and maps, this is a charming work populated with detailed observations about the geology of Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians.
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1822 The Geology of the AvonBristol: 1822The first edition of Joseph Sutcliffe's very scarce discussion of the geology and strata of the river Avon, in a lovely half morocco binding.
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1827 On the Geology of East NorfolkLondon: 1827The very scarce first edition of this study of study of the geology of the Norfolk coastline, illustrated with detailed hand coloured plates. -
1908 Yorkshire Geological Society Vol. XVI, Part III. The Carboniferous RocksLeeds; London: 1908A well presented article on Ingleborough's Carboniferous Rocks by T. McKenny Hughes, reprinted from the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society in 1908.
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2005 The Reconstruction of Geohistory in the Age of Revolution and ReformChicago and London: 2005-8An exceptional complete collection of two volumes of the successful series on the reconstruction of geohistory of Martin J. S. Rudwick, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1887-1888 London Geological Field Class: Reports of Excursions During the SummerLondon: 1887-1888A well presented collection of geological field excursions carried out in 1886 and 1887 by the Geological Field Class in London, with illustrations to the rear of one text.