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By: Allen, Howard E., Jr. & Bejcek, Richard M.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce: 1979
Seller ID: 1527836
1979 Stapled Binding. 48 pp. 11 x 8 1/2. CONTENTS: Glossary; Factors for converting...; Abstract; Introduction; Description of Study Area; Watershed Selection and Analysis; Regionalization; Application of Regional Equations; Effect of Urban Development; Summary and Conclusions; References. View more info
By: Benson, M.A.; Dalyrymple, Tate
Price: $5.00
Publisher: United States Department of the Interior: 1976
Seller ID: 1527853
Lightly rubbed. 1976 Stapled Binding. 30 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Symbols and Units; Abstract; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Collection of Field Data; Selection of Site; Field Survey; High-Water Marks; Cross Sections; Photographs; Historical Data; Sampling Streambed Material; Selection of Roughness Coefficient; Office Procedures; Order of Computations; Plan; Listing of High-Water Marks; High-Water Profiles; Cross Sections; Computation of Discharge; Measurement Summary; As... View more info
By: Bird, J. Brian
Price: $15.00
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins Press: 1967
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 1966029
First edition. Includes original jacket. Jacket edges lightly rubbed, remainder dot on page base, top corner of front jacket flap clipped.Very Good. 1967 Hard Cover. xix, 336 pp. From the jacket: Based on a series of studies sponsored by the RAND Corporation, this book brings together in one volume all that is known of the physiography of arctic Canada: its physical description and geological history, and the geomorphological processes shaping the present-day landscape. ... View more info
By: Blakemaore, Jean
Price: $20.00
Publisher: The Smiling Cow Shop: 1952
Edition: Signed Copy
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2275129
Signed by author with inscription, To Mr. W. B. Thompson with best wishes, Jean Blakemore, July 1954. Quarter size surface tear on front wrapper which does not obscure text, rear wrapper creased. 1952 Spiral-Bound Softcover. 118 pp. A guide to the gems and minerals of Maine. View more info
By: Buehler, Edward J.; Calkin, Parker E.
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York State Geological Association: 1982
Seller ID: 2266349
Light smudge, minor tear and ink name on front wrapper. 1982 Spiral-Bound Softcover. vi, 385 pp. New York State Geological Association, 54th Annual Meeting, October 8-10, 1982, Amherst, New York. Guidebook for field trips in Western New York, Northern Pennsylvania and adjacent, Southern Ontario. Edward J. Buehler and Parker E. Calkin, Editors. Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo. Held in conjunction with 11th Annual Meeting, Eastern... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: The University of the State of New-York: 1918
Seller ID: 2104139
Top of front board lightly spotted. 1918 Hard Cover. 211, [13] pp. 8vo. Includes four fold-outs and several photographs. CONTENTS: Introduction; Legal Status and Scope of the State Museum; Codification of the State Museum Law; Present Condition and Activities of the Museum; The Scientific Reservations Belonging to the State Museum; Department Publications; Report on the Geological Survey; Report of the State Botanist; Report of the State Entomologist; Report of the Zoolo... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Howe Caverns, Inc.: 1941
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 2276020
Second edition. Faint stain on rear board. 1941 Hard Cover. 72 pp. Fold-out map follows text. This book has been published to meet the constant requests from historians, textbook writers, librarians, teachers and visitors for data pertaining to the history and development of Howe Caverns. Howe Caverns are thirty-eight miles west of Albany, New York, and about two miles on a paved road from N.Y. 7. Beautifully illustrated in both B/W and color lithographs. Foldout map on ... View more info
By: Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Genesee River Basin Regional Water Resources Planning Board: 1972
Seller ID: 2005577
Lightly toned. 1972 Spiral-Bound Softcover. iv, 48 pp. 8 plates. A government study of flood plains in western New York, with numerous photographs, fold-out maps and plates. View more info
By: Crain, Leslie J.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior: 1975
Seller ID: 1527837
Lightly rubbed. 1975 Stapled Binding. We have more books available by this author!. 69 pp. 11 x 8 1/2. CONTENTS: Abstract; Introduction; Water Quality; Effects of Ground-Water Development on Quality; Summary; Selected References. View more info
By: Crain, Leslie J.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation: 1974
Seller ID: 1527838
Lightly rubbed. 1974 Stapled Binding. We have more books available by this author!. 137 pp. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2. CONTENTS: Abstract; Introduction; Physical Setting of the Basin; Hydrogeology; Hydraulic Character of Bedrock and Unconsolidated Deposits; Ground Water Hydrology; Discharge of Ground Water; Availability of Ground Water; Ground-Water Hydrology; Developing Ground-Water Supplies; Summary and Conclusions; Selected References. View more info
By: Crain, Leslie J.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior: 1975
Seller ID: 1527839
Lightly rubbed. 1975 Stapled Binding. We have more books available by this author!. 69 pp. 11 x 8 1/2. CONTENTS: Abstract; Introduction; Water Quality; Effects of Ground-Water Development on Quality; Summary; Selected References. View more info
By: Dalyrymple, Tate; Benson, M.A.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: United States Department of the Interior: 1976
Seller ID: 1527852
Lightly rubbed. 1976 Stapled Binding. 12 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Symbols and Units; Abstract; Introduction; Basic Equations; Computation of Friction Slope; Selection of Reach; Selection of Cross Sections; Computations; Froude Number; Variable Discharge; Evaluation of Results; Example; Selected References. View more info
By: Diamond, Jared
Price: $6.00
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company: 1999
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2200229
Reprint. Sticker on back cover. 1999 Trade Paperback. 480 pp. In this artful, informative, and delightful (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion --as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war --and adventured on sea and land to ... View more info
By: Dineen, Robert; Huey, Paul - Notes on the History; Reilly, Edgar M., Jr. (Notes)
Price: $5.00
Publisher: The University of the State of New York: 1975
Seller ID: 1528019
Includes four fold-out maps. Lightly rubbed. 1975 Stapled Binding. 27 pp., plus fold-out maps. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Abstract; Purpose of Study; Introduction; History of the Pine Bush From 1624 to 1815; Biota; Geologic History; Geologic Characteristics of the Pine Bush and Recommended Land Uses; Nature Preserves; Table 1; Glossary; Bibliography. View more info
By: Dunn, James R.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York State Dep't of Public Works: 1963
Seller ID: 1528026
Ink name on front cover, wrappers a bit rubbed. 1963 Spiral-Bound Softcover. 258 pp. 11 x 9. CONTENTS: Introduction to Parts I, II, and III; Part I. - Summary of Tests and Testing Procedures: Introductory Statement, Part I; Chemical Properties; Physical Properties; Part II: Geologic Data and Stratigraphic Correlation: Introduction, Nedrow Member of the Onondaga Formation, Manlius Formation, Cobleskill Calcareous Dolomite Formation, Lockport Formation, Pamelia Limestone a... View more info
By: Finch, Anne J. & Durocher, Suzanne M.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: United States Geological Survey: 1986
Seller ID: 1527841
1986 Stapled Binding. 56 pp. 11 x 8 1/4. CONTENTS: Introduction; New York District; Projects in 1985-86; Albany Office; Ithaca Office; Long Island Office. View more info
![Image for Report to Hon. Harold W. Baker, City Manager of a Study of Flood Conditions in the Genesee River, Having Specific Relation to a Civic Center, also to the General Subject of Flood Protection for the City of Rochester, together with a Digest of Former Reports -- Also a Reference to the Large Floods of 1935, 1936 and 1937 in the Eastern Part of the United States, 1925-1937 [with] 1865 Rochester Flood Carte-de-Visite](/assets/images/product/2205234.jpg)
By: Fisher, Edwin A.; Covas, Perfecto A.; Freeman, John R.
Price: $200.00
Publisher: Henderson-Mosher, Inc.: 1937
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2205234
First edition. Presentation copy - bookplate signed by author affixed to front endpaper. 1865 CDV photograph taken in Rochester during the Genesee River flood laid in. Spine lightly soiled, edges of a few pages faintly foxed. 1937 Hard Cover. xix, 251 pp. 8vo. Numerous fold-out figures, tables, and plates (120 total) throughout text. A report presented to the Rochester, New York's city management regarding the history of flooding in the Genesee River area, with recommend... View more info
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Richard G. Badger / The Gorham Press: 1924
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2276381
Signed without inscription by author on front endpaper. Corners rubbed and exposed, 2 inch tear to spine base, spine label rubbed with minor loss, pages lightly toned. 1924 Hard Cover. 117, [1] pp. 8vo. Includes color frontispiece of a scarab bracelet, and black-and-white plates of necklaces featuring other gems. A history of the twelve birthstones. View more info
By: Garber, M.S.; Koopman, F.C.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: United States Department of the Interior: 1969
Seller ID: 1527850
Ink stamp on front cover. 1969 Stapled Binding. 23 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Abstract; Introduction: Purpose and Scope, Previous Work; Methods of Water-Level Measurement Studied: Steel Tape, Electric Cable; Methods of Water-Level Measurement Studied: Air Line, Recording Devices - Surface Recording Devices, Bottom-Hole Recording Devices; Summary; References. View more info
By: Gilbert, Bruce K.; Kammerer, John C.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey: 1971
Seller ID: 1527834
1971 Unbound. 4 large sheets with maps, tables & reference information regarding the movement, resources, geology etc. of the Genesee River Basin. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Harvard University Press: 1987
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2281123
First edition. 1987 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. x, [4], 222 pp. 8vo. Rarely has a scholar attained such popular acclaim merely by doing what he does best and enjoys most. But such is Stephen Jay Gould's command of paleontology and evolutionary theory, and his gift for brilliant explication, that he has brought dust and dead bones to life, and developed an immense following for the seeming arcana of this field. In Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle h... View more info
By: Gurney, Alan
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Pimlico: 1998
Edition: 1st Printing
Seller ID: 2200043
1st printing. Shelf wear, pages toned. 1998 Trade Paperback. 315 pp. The Tantalising theory of a huge southern continent, Terra Australis Incognita, had haunted the imaginations of countless geographers throughout history. Not until the second of his great voyages in 1773 did James Cook finally lay the theory to rest. This wonderfully written book tells the story of British, American and Russian expeditions, from the astronomers Halley's voyage in the Paramore in 1699 to... View more info
By: Gurney, Alan
Price: $6.00
Publisher: Penguin Books: 1997
Edition: 1st Printing
Seller ID: 2271940
First printing. Wrappers very lightly rubbed, ink name on blurb page, pages lightly toned, faint smell of smoke. 1997 Trade Paperback. 315 pp. The Tantalising theory of a huge southern continent, Terra Australis Incognita, had haunted the imaginations of countless geographers throughout history. Not until the second of his great voyages in 1773 did James Cook finally lay the theory to rest. This wonderfully written book tells the story of British, American and Russian ex... View more info
By: Hanna, W.E.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: United States Department of Agriculture: 1981
Seller ID: 1526249
Lightly rubbed. 1981 Large Softcover. 238 pp. plus numerous pages of fold-out maps. 10 3/4 x 9. CONTENTS: Index to Soil Map Units; Summary of Tables; Foreword; How this Survey was made; General Soil Map for Broad Land Use Planning; Description of the Soils; Use and Management of the Soils; Soil Properties; Formation, Morphology, and Classification of the Soils; General Nature of the County; References; Glossary; Illustrations; Tables. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York: 1974
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 1968086
First edition. Lightly rubbed. 1974 Large Hardcover. ix, 397 pp. Bibliography and index follow text. A collection of scientific essays about the geology and oceanography of the Arctic seas, contributed by various authors. The fifteen chapters consider the oceanographic and topographic setting of the region. The past atmospheric circulatory patterns, the structure and evolution of the crust beneath the Arctic and surrounding seas, as well as the origin and mode of dispers... View more info
By: Hewitt, Philip C. (Editor)
Price: $5.00
Publisher: S.U.N.Y. Brockport and Monroe Community College: 1973
Seller ID: 1527845
Lightly rubbed & toned. 1973 Spiral-Bound Softcover. 122 pp. Numerous photos, maps & diagrams. View more info
By: Higgins, B.A.; Winkley, H.E.; Lyford, H.J.; Rappa, J.J.; Goetz, L.A.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: U.S. Dep't of Agriculture: 1978
Seller ID: 1528025
Lightly rubbed. 1978 Large Softcover. 157 pp. 10 3/4 x 8 3/8. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Published Soil Survey of Ontario and Yates Counties; How to Use this Report; Use and Management of the Soils; Yields Per Acre; Woodland Management and Productivity; Wildlife Habitat; Recreational Development; Engineering and Planning; Engineering Properties and Classifications; Physical and Chemical Properties; Soil and Water Features; Sanitary Facilities; Building Site Development;... View more info
By: Higgins, Bradford A.; Puglia, Paul S.; Yoakum, Troy D.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: United States Department of Agriculture: 1977
Seller ID: 1526252
Two ink stamps on front cover. 1977 Large Softcover. 138 pp. plus numerous fold-out maps. 11 x 9 1/8. CONTENTS: Index to Mapping Units; Summary of Tables; How this Survey was Made; General Soil Map; Descriptions of the Soils; Formation, Morphology and Classification of the Soils; General Nature of the County; Literature Cited; Glossary; Guide to Mapping Units. View more info
By: Hulsing, Harry
Price: $5.00
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior: 1968
Seller ID: 1527855
Lightly rubbed. 1968 Stapled Binding. 29 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Symbols and Units; Abstract; Introduction; Selection of Site; Field Procedures; Office Procedures; Rectangular Sharp-Crested Weirs; Broad-Crested Weirs; Round-Crested Weirs; Highway Embankments; Weirs of Unusual Shape; Selected References. View more info
By: Humphreys, A.A.; Abbot, H.L.; Abbot, Edwin Hale
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Crosby and Nichols: 1862
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2007202
First edition - a paperback original. Wrappers lightly toned. 1862 Trade Paperback. 42 pp. Printed wrappers, sewn binding. A study of characteristics of the Mississippi River related to flooding and flood protection, printed during the American Civil War. View more info
