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Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation 4th Edition (Volume 4 of 4)
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Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation 4th Edition (Volume 4 of 4)
by Charles Lyell

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London: John Murray, 1835. 4th Edition. Vol. 4 only. Octavo, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, marbled edges. 456pp including index for the set in rear. B&W illustrations withing text. Six folding plates in rear: 2 hand colored maps, 4 b&w illustrations of...
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Researches in Assyria, Babylonia, and Chaldaea; Forming Part of the Labours of the Euphrates Expedition
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Researches in Assyria, Babylonia, and Chaldaea; Forming Part of the Labours of the Euphrates Expedition
by William Ainsworth

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London: John W Parker, 1838. 8vo. Recent blue cloth. 343pp, 3 folding colored plates, 16pp. of ads at rear. Tinted frontis & folding map. Library stamp on verso of full title & on dedication page....
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Published Papers and Addresses of John Campbell Merriam Signed
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Published Papers and Addresses of John Campbell Merriam Signed
by John Campbell Merriam

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Washington: The Carnegi Institution of Washington, 1938. Quarto, 182x252mm. No edition stated. Inscribed and signed by John Campbell Merriam on the first blank prelim. Uniform blue cloth, spines gilt. Portrait frontispiece in volume 1. Rubbed. Light wear...
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Transactions of the Royal Geological Society 5 volumes
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Transactions of the Royal Geological Society 5 volumes
by Geological Society

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London: Printed for the Society by William Phillips, 1811, 1814, 1816, 1817, 1819, 1821. 4to, rebound, half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, raised bands, gilt on the spine, originally published in wrappers with the text & plates published in...
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The Great Diamonds of the World: Their History and Romance
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The Great Diamonds of the World: Their History and Romance
by Edwin W. Streeter

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London: George Bell & Sons, (1882). Octavo. Bound in new brown cloth, retaining leather spine labels from previous binding; top edge gilt; new endpapers. xxiii, 321pp. Some chapters with relevant diamond illustrations pasted in at head, otherwise clean &...
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Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXVIII on the Marquette Iron-Bearing District of Michigan
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Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXVIII on the Marquette Iron-Bearing District of Michigan
by Charles Richard van Hise and William Shirley Bayley

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Washington: Department of the Interior, 1896. Atlas folio, 53x47cm. 39 pages. Original dark brown cloth, front board stamped in gilt. Contains 36 color maps, one of which is folding. No dust jacket. Cloth rubbed. Corners and spine ends heavily worn...
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Les Abimes, les Eaux Souterraines, les Cavernes, les Sources, la Spelaeologie.  Explorations Souterraines Effectuees de 1888 a 1893 en France, Belgique, Autriche et Grece
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Les Abimes, les Eaux Souterraines, les Cavernes, les Sources, la Spelaeologie. Explorations Souterraines Effectuees de 1888 a 1893 en France, Belgique, Autriche et Grece
by Edouard-Alfred Martel

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Paris: Charles Delagrave, 1894. 4to., viii, 578, [2]pp. Modern red cloth, morocco title label. Colored title page, photos, drawings, folding plates in text. Binding slightly worn, label not completely affixed to spine. Some foxing to plates, folding...
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Principles of Geology Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation 4th Edition Volume Two
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Principles of Geology Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation 4th Edition Volume Two
by Charles Lyell

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London: John Murray, 1835. 4th Edition. Vol.2 only. Octavo, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, marbled edges. 465pp with 6pp booklist in rear. B&W illustration within text. Three maps in rear, two of which are folding. Volume two of the four volume set of...
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Preliminary Report on the Geology & Agriculture of the State of Mississippi: 1st Edition
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Preliminary Report on the Geology & Agriculture of the State of Mississippi: 1st Edition
by L. Harper

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Jackson, MI: E.Barksdale, State Printer, 1857 Ti=Agriculture of Mississippi One of a first edition limited to 5,000 copies, in full blind stamped brown cloth, gilt spine letters faded, boardsworn, bumped, mottled & soiled. Pale yellow clay coated...
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Archeological Guide To Angkor: Angkor -Vat, Angkor-Thom, and the Monuments Along the Small and Big Circuits
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Archeological Guide To Angkor: Angkor -Vat, Angkor-Thom, and the Monuments Along the Small and Big Circuits
by John Mawe

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London: Printed for and Sold by the Author, 1822. Fourth edition. Rebacked, title in gilt on spine. Paper over boards. Four handcolored plates, index. Good condition....
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The Glacial Nightmare and the Flood 2 Volume Set
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The Glacial Nightmare and the Flood 2 Volume Set
by Henry H Howorth

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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893. 2 volumes: 8vo, continuous pagination [xxvii], 920 pp, [30pp]; volume 1 [xxvii] 376 pp; volume 2 pp 377-920 + [30pp] of ads. Green cloth boards stamped in gilt. Front & rear hinges starting. Library...
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Monograph of the British Fossil Trigoniae
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Monograph of the British Fossil Trigoniae
by John Lycett

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London: The Palaeontographical Society, 1872-1879. Quarto, 220x280mm. 245pp + [plates]. Bound in modern brown library cloth, spine stamped in gilt. All edges marbled. Includes 41 lithographic plates with descriptive letterpress. This copy does not...
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The Glacial Nightmare and the Flood: a Second Appeal to Common Sense from the Extravagance of Some Recent Geology, 2 Volumes
by Henry H Howorth

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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1893. 2 volumes. Original green cloth. 8vo., with continuous pagination. Imperfect copy of Volume 1: pagination begins on xvii of Preface. xvii, 376; xi, 920pp. Stamp of former owner in blue ink on front free endpapers....
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Studies in Comparative Seismology: East African Plateaus and Rift Valleys
by Bailey Willis

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Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1936. 4to. 358pp. Rebound by former owner in beautiful 1/2 dark brown morocco, title in gilt on spine. Ex library, stamped on title page, occasional stamping through text. No plates or maps stamped. MPA/kb...
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Principles of Geology New & Entirely Rev
by Charles Lyell

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New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1864 New & Entireley Revised Edition, illustrated with maps, plates & woodcuts. Cloth boards sunned, spine ends bumped & worn, light foxing, binding & hinges tight, previous owners name on front pastedown. Good....
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Descripcion Fisica Geologica Y Minera
by Enrique Casariego

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Manila, Tipo-Litografia de Chofre, 1890. Isla De...
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Gold Mines of Southern Africa 1ST Edition
by Owen Letcher

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Johannesburg, Published by the author, 1936 First edition. A bit dust soiled, spine a little loose. Good/NI RWrw...
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Address before the Rocky Mountain Medical Association June 6, 1877 Containing Some Observations on the Geological Age of the World
by J M Toner

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Washington DC, Rocky Mountain Medical Association, 1877. Disbound. Original paper covered boards, bookplate from the Columbia Historical Society (DC). Internally very clean, some pages uncut. Most interesting to read how the medical profession in CO...
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CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE OF APRIL 18 1906. Atlas volume only, reprint edition.
by Andrew C Lawson

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Washington, D.C., Carnegie Institute, 1969. Reprint. Two volumes in one. Red cloth, with spiral bound volume of folding color maps....
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Voyages Metallurgiques, Ou Recherches et Observations Sur les Mines et Forges de fer, la Fabrication de l'acier, celle du fer-blanc, et Plusieurs Mines de Charbon de Terre
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Voyages Metallurgiques, Ou Recherches et Observations Sur les Mines et Forges de fer, la Fabrication de l'acier, celle du fer-blanc, et Plusieurs Mines de Charbon de Terre
by M G Jars

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Lyon & Paris: Gabriel Regnault, 1774–1781, 1823. Four volumes; 3 of text & 1 of plates. 4to. Half bound with blue marbled paper over boards. 416, 612, 568pp & 52(+1) plates. Two copies of Plate 6 from Volume 1 are present. Plate 9 from Volume 1...
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