Maryland Geological Survey.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1897-1922. Quarto, 21 volumes. Publisher's cloth (except for two volumes), a fine set. A monumental work on the geology of North America. Freight will be charged at cost. More
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The natural history of the Flinders Ranges.
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1969. Octavo, illustrations, folding map, softcover. More
Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. Fitz Roy.
London: John Murray, (1839. first edition). Octavo, two folding maps, four text illustrations. Modern blue half morocco by Bayntun, top edge gilt, the maps with some oxidation otherwise the contents crisp and clean. Charles Darwin's first book. "His first published book is undoubtably the most often read and stands only..... More
Tertiary faunas: a textbook for oilfield palaentologists and students of geology. Volume two the sequence of tertiary faunas.
London: George Allen and Unwin, (1975. second edition), Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. First published 1934. More
Sheets of many colours: the mapping of Ireland's rocks 1750-1890.
Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1983. Large octavo, text illustrations. More
An elementary treatise on geology: determining fundamental points in that science, and containing an examination of some modern geological systems, and particularly of the Huttonian theory of the earth.
London: F C and J Rivington, (1809. first English edition). Octavo, publisher's boards, worn, all pages uncut. The bookplate of Barron Field, with an inscription from the translator to Field; a very good copy. Translated from the French manuscript by the Rev. Henry de la Fite of Trinity College, Oxford..... More
Late Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic circum-Pacific events and their global correlation.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Quarto, publisher's boards, fine copies. black and white photographs, line drawings. WAS $375. The interval between the Carboniferous and Jurassic is marked by major changes in the structure and character of the Earth, associated with massive earthquakes, volcanic activity, and large scale changes of..... More
Environmental archaeology: principles and practice.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Octavo, laminated boards, illustrations. A guide to a variety of archaeological methods ranging from techniques for measuring time with isotopes and magnetism to the sciences of climate reconstruction, geomorphology, sedimentology, soil science, paleobotany and faunal paleoecology. More
Megafauna: giant beasts of Pleistocene South America.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2013. Quarto, photographs, illustrations, maps, dustwrapper. More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Describes the history and way..... More
The evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2005. second edition). Quarto, illustrations, laminated boards. This new edition of The evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs is a unique, comprehensive treatment of this fascinating group of organisms. It is a detailed survey of dinosaur origins, their diversity, and their eventual extinction. More
Gondwana eight: assembly, evolution and dispersal: proceedings of the eighth Gondwanan symposium Hobart / Tasmania / Australia / 21- 24 June 1991.
Netherlands: A A Balkema, 1993. Octavo, maps, photographs, laminated boards. More
Wonderful life: the Burgess Shale and the nature of history.
New York: Norton, (2007. reprint). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. "A masterpiece of analysis and imagination... It centres on a sensational discovery in the field of palaeontology - the existence, in the Burgess Shale...of 530-million-year-old fossils unique in age, preservation and diversity...With skill and passion, Gould takes this mute collection of fossils..... More
Observations of a naturalist in the Pacific between 1896 and 1899.
London: Macmillan, 1903-1906. Octavo, two volumes, illustrations. Publisher's red cloth, some slight discolouration, a very good set. Volume one: Vanua Levu, Fiji: a description of its leading physical and geological characters. Volume two: plant-dispersal. More
Great Salt lake: a scientific, historical and economic overview.
Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, 1980. Quarto, publisher's cloth, text illustrations, colour photographs, folding maps in rear pocket, Professor Bill Williams' signature front free endpaper, good copy. More
Dinosaurs and other mesozoic reptiles of California.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. Octavo, colour illustrations, text illustrations and photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. WAS $65. Richard Hilton reconstructs the fascinating ecosystem that thrived on the ancient west coast, and its dinosaurs and reptiles of land, sea and sky that lived during the Mesozoic era, in addition..... More
Organisms and continents through times.
London: The Palaeontological Association, 1973. Octavo, text illustrations, paperback, Special papers in palaeontology No. 12. A symposium volume of 23 papers. More
Address delivered at the Anniversary meeting of the Geological Society of London, on the 21st of February 1862; preaced by the announcement of the award of the Wollaston Medal.
London: Taylor and Francis, 1862. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers. More
The Australian soil classification.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2002. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. The Australian soil classification provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils. It provides a means of communication among scientists and land managers. It is useful for those involved in environmental studies and for teachers of soil science. Since its..... More
Quest for the African dinosaurs: ancient roots for the modern world.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, (2000. reprint). Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. More
Stratiography of South Africa, handbook eight.
Pretoria: Government Printer, 1980. Quarto, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, fine copy. More
Island: fact and theory in nature.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations. WAS $80. Guana, in the British Virgin Islands, is home to a remarkably diverse assortment of animal and plant life: mangroves, flamingos, iguanas, frogs, birds, snakes, spiders, tortoises, grasshoppers, and bats, to name but a few. What is..... More
Address delivered at the Anniversary meeting of the Geological Society of London, on the 21st of February 1862; preaced by the announcement of the award of the Wollaston Palladium Medal.
London: Richard and John Taylor, 1850. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers. More
Quantitative paleozoology.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Octavo, laminated boards, fine copy. tables, graphs, remainder mark on bottom edge. Quantitative Paleozoology describes and illustrates how the remains of long-dead animals recovered from archaeological and paleontological excavations can be studied and analyzed. The methods range from determining how many animals of each species..... More
Nature's clocks: how scientist's measure the age of almost everything.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. Octavo, black and white photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Examining radiocarbon (C-14) dating and several other techniques that geologists use to decode the distant past, this book unwraps the twentieth century's developments, explaining how they reveal the age of our fossil ancestors, such as..... More
A field guide to Australian rocks, minerals, and gemstones.
Hong Kong: Rigby, 1976. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More