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Price: $25.00
Publisher: University of the State of New York: 1897
Seller ID: 2289195
Condition: Very Good
Spine bumped, rear wrapper creased, small ink initials on front wrapper, wrappers faintly toned. 1897 Soft Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 102 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; Polished Stone Implements: Celts, Gouges, Adzes and Hoes, Stone Balls, Ornaments, Hammerstones and Mullers, Pestles, Postone, Stone Plummets, Sinew Stones, Stone Pipes, Tubes, Bayonet Slates, Amulets, Boat Stones, Cups and Mortars, Double-edged Slate Knives, The Woman's Knife, Banner Stones, Gorgets, Grooved Axes, Polished Perforators, Grooved Boulders, Miscellaneous; Explanation of Plates; Index. View more info
By: Buehler, Edward J.; Calkin, Parker E.
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York State Geological Association: 1982
Seller ID: 2266349
Condition: Very Good
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 Section American Association of Petroleum Geologists. View more info
By: Burt, Wm. A.; Hubbard, Bela; Houghton, J.; Bristol, T.W.
Price: $500.00
Publisher: Charles Willcox: 1846
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2289843
Condition: Good
First edition. Presentation copy ('Silas H. Douglass, from the authors' in pencil on front endpaper). Lacks fold-out map. Binding loosening, 1 inch tear to spine head, custom spine label added by a previous owner, Western Reserve Historical Society bookplate on front endpaper. 1846 Small Hard Cover. 109, [1] pp. Howes B-1027: First investigation into Michigan's mineral wealth. Sabin 38676. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: The University of the State of New-York: 1918
Seller ID: 2104139
Condition: Near Fine
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 Zoologist; Report of the Archeologist and Ethnologist; Staff of the Department of Science; Accessions to the Collections; Scientif... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Howe Caverns, Inc.: 1941
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 2276020
Condition: Near Fine
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 back cover. 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
Condition: Very Good
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: Diamond, Jared
Price: $6.00
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company: 1999
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2200229
ISBN: 0393317552
Condition: Near Fine
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 conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel ch... View more info
By: Gump, Richard
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Doubleday: 1980
Edition: 8th Printing
Seller ID: 2282785
ISBN: 0385017057
Condition: Good
8th printing. Ink inscription on endpaper, jacket lightly rubbed. 1980 Hard Cover. A history of the exotic stone, from its natural history through its appearance in culture, including information through the 20th century. View more info
By: Gurney, Alan
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Pimlico: 1998
Edition: 1st Printing
Seller ID: 2200043
ISBN: 0712673296
Condition: Good
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 the sealer John Balleny's 1839 voyage in the Eliza Scott, all in search of land, fur or elephant seals. These were voyages f... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York: 1974
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 1968086
Condition: Very Good
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 dispersal of sediments are discussed. Special problems include biostratigraphic correlations, paleooceanography and faunal evolution... 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
Condition: Near Fine
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
By: Kraus, Edward Henry; Slawson, Chester Baker
Price: $10.00
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.: 1947
Edition: 5th Printing
Seller ID: 2208367
Condition: Good
Fifth edition. No jacket, edges rubbed, spine-head and spine-base lightly toned. 1947 Hard Cover. ix, 332 pp. From the dawn of time to the present day, gemstones have had a major role in the development and progress of the human race. This fascinating book provides a wealth of gemological information, including historical analyses and scientific methodologies that conduce to make this a veritably encyclopedic study of all aspects of the field. Both accessible and scientific at the same time, this fascinating book is perfect for anyone with an interest in gemology and constitutes a great addit... View more info
By: Matthes, Fancois E.; Fryxell, Fritiof
Price: $6.00
Publisher: University of California Press: 1966
Seller ID: 2267103
Condition: Good
Wrappers rubbed and creased, faint stain on rear wrapper. 1966 Trade Paperback. xiii, 160 pp. A geological study of Yosemite, with 24 black-and-white photographs by Ansel Adams. View more info
By: O'Leary, Barrie
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Gemcraft Pty., Ltd.: 1984
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 2263305
ISBN: 0727003879
Condition: Near Fine
Second edition. Jacket faintly toned. Ink stamp on front endpaper, pages faintly toned. 1984 Hard Cover. 159 pp. Numerous color photos highlight this practical and authoritative field guide that names every recorded opal deposit in Australia and pinpoints its location. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Government Printing Office: 1869
Seller ID: 1893275
Condition: Good
Spine faded, light stain along top margin. 1869 Hard Cover. iv, 256 pp. Includes topographical sketch of Landon Hill, numerous diagrams and tables. A report on mining statistics, treating California, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, and Panama. Also includes a section on the relation of law and government to mining. View more info
By: Rickard, T.A.; Ingalls, W.R.; Hoover, H.C.; Brown, R. Gilman
Price: $30.00
Publisher: The Engineering and Mining Journal: 1905
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2291626
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. No jacket. A nice copy. 1905 Large Hardcover. vi, 421 pp. Red boards. Gilt titles on spine. The pages of this book furnish a reprint of a number of articles, bearing upon the cost of mining, which have appeared in The Engineering and Mining Journal between January, 1903, and June 1905, a period of two and a half years. As affecting the economic aspect of a world-wide problem, I have included a number of articles dealing with those ethical and financial considerations which are no less important to the industry than the scientific principles underlying the actual breaking and mil... View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Vincent Scoper, Jr.: 1978
Edition: 7th Printing
Seller ID: 2208592
Condition: Near Fine
7th printing. A nice copy. 1978 Trade Paperback. 96 pp. Come Drill A Well In My Backyard is the best resource to assist the layman with an understanding of what is required so that an oil and gas well can be drilled, and then produced. The entire cycle is explained from the generation of a geological prospect and obtaining oil and gas leases to drilling and completing a well.KEYWORDS: DRILL DRILLING OIL INDUSTRY GEOLOGY SCIENCE HISTORY ENGINEERING View more info
By: Storey, Mike
Price: $40.00
Publisher: S/P: 2007
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2280993
ISBN: 0977717208
Condition: Near Fine
Reprint. An exceptional copy. 2007 Soft Cover. This book describes ecological and geographical changes in the Adirondack mounts. Black and white pictures throughout. View more info
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By: Tyndall, John
Price: $95.00
Publisher: New York: D. Appleton & Company: 1873
Seller ID: 2012618
Condition: Very Good
No jacket. Ink gift note on front flyleaf with poem by J.O. Roe, a prominent 19th century EENT doctor in Rochester, NY, dated Rochester, N.Y. Dec 25 1873, with another two-line poem on the next blank. Front free endpaper removed, small dealer bookplate on rear endpaper. viii, 473 pp. 8vo. 6-page terminal publisher ad. Engraved frontispiece. A firsthand account of adventures in the Alps, featuring sections on The Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, among others. A description of ice and glaciers, with an account of a voyage to Algeria to view an eclipse, is included also under a separate title page (p. ... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Mountain Press: 1985
Seller ID: 2204813
Condition: Good
Ink underlining and highlighting on 14 pages, ink number on front cover, brief ink note following text. 1985 Trade Paperback. x, 411 pp. Road by road, the author carefully points out in layman's terms the complex bedrock geology and glacial sculpture that combine to create the many landscapes of New York. Anyone interested in geology, general natural history, geography, or history of New York will find this book an indispensible and enjoyable reference at the most fundamental level. View more info
By: Walker, John F.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Department of Mines: 1965
Seller ID: 2266785
Condition: Very Good
Light stain on front wrapper, a few faint creases to wrappers. 1965 Soft Cover. 185 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; History of Geology and Mining; History of the Formation of the Earth's Crust; Mineralogy; The Work of Agencies Modifying the Earth's Surface; Igneous Rocks; Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks; Faults, Fractures, Mountain-building; Origin and Classification of Mineral Deposits; Maps; Prospecting; Development of Prospects; Physiography and Geology of British Columbia; Glossary; Weights; Safety Hints. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: State University of New York Press: 2008
Seller ID: 2277108
ISBN: 0791472809
Condition: Very Good
Ink stamp on page base, faint odor of smoke. 2008 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. x, 231 pp. Excavating Victorians examines nineteenth-century Britain’s reaction to the revelations about time and natural history provided by the new sciences of geology and archaeology. The Victorians faced one of the greatest paradigm shifts in history: the bottom dropped out of time, and they had to reinvent their relationship to the earth and to time and history. These new sciences took the Victorians by storm, inundating them with fossils, skeletal remains, and potsherds—ar... View more info
By: [Goodrich, Samuel Griswold]
Price: $35.00
Publisher: C.H. Peirce and G.C. Rand: 1844
Seller ID: 2207257
Condition: Very Good
Top corners slightly exposed, light surface tear to front paste-down endpaper (from apparent removal of bookplate), light spot to page ridge, a few pages faintly foxed. 1844 Hard Cover. iv, 291 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction - History of the Science, Uses of Geology, Astronomical View of the Earth; Physical Structure of the Earth; Definitions of Geology; Classification of Rocks; Changes of the Earth's Surface; Descriptive Geology - Stratified Rocks, Alluvium, Diluvium or Drift, Tertiary Formation, Secondary Rocks, Primary Stratified Rocks, Primary Unstratified Rocks; Organic Remains - Organic Rema... View more info
