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Applied Hydrogeology
by C W Fetter
This best selling book, Applied Hydrogeology gives readers a balanced examination of all facets of hydrogeology. It text stresses the application of mathematics to problem solving rather than derivation of theory. It provides a balance between physical and chemical hydrogeology. Numerous case studies cultivate reader understanding of the occurrence and movement of ground water in a variety of geologic settings. This valuable reference includes five new case histories: The Dakota Aquifer, Fractures...
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Annals Of the Former World
by John McPhee
Annals of the Former World is a book on geology written by John McPhee and published in 1998 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. The book presents a geological history of North America, and was researched and written over the course of two decades beginning in 1978."Most mountain ranges around the world are the result of compression, of segments of the earth's crust being brought together, bent, mashed, thrust and folded, squeezed up into the sky-- the...
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A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bryson follows his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. From the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. The result is a profound, funny, and wonderfully clear and entertaining adventure into the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it.
Ecology
by Michael L Cain; William D Bowman; Sally D Hacker
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Essentials Of Ecology
by Michael Begon, John L Harper Colin R Townsend
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Weather Makers - the History and Future Impact Of Climate Change
by Tim Flannery
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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De Re Metallica
by Georgius Agricola
De re metallica (Latin for On the Nature of Metals) is a book cataloguing the state of the art of mining, refining, and smelting metals, published in 1556. The author was Georg Bauer, whose pen name was the Latinized Georgius Agricola. The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication. Agricola had spent nine years in the Bohemian town of Joachimsthal, now in the Czech Republic. (Joachimsthal is famous for its silver mines and the origin of the word "Thaler.
Earth Science Books & Ephemera
Britain's Structure and Scenery.
by L Dudley Stamp:
Fontana, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 317 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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$4.27
Glossary of Geology and Related Sciences
by J.V.Howell
The American Geological Institute, 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. Second Printing. 325 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.
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$12.76
Tertiary Geology and Oil-Shale Resources of the Piceance Creek Basin Between the Colorado and White Rivers, Northwestern Colorado (Contributions to Economic Geology, Geological Survey Bulletin 1082-L)
by Donnell, John R
Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1961. First edition. Paperback. 835-891pp. Octavo [23 cm] Gray and black printed wraps. Very good The spine is sunned, and the corners of the covers and pages are a bit bumped. Minor notation on the title page. Complete, with 7 plates in the rear pocket. From the text- "The greatest known potential oil resource in the world occurs in the oil shale of the Green River formation, and the richest and thickest deposits occur within the area of this...
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$20.00
Ecology
by Manuel C. Molles
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$11.98
Where the Sierra Nevada Meets the Basin and Range: Field Trip Guidebook for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Far Western Section 1997 Fall Field Conference
by Alan R. Ramelli; Jim Yount; D.D. La Pointe; Joseph W. Thompson; Michael Martin; Jonathan G. Price; Charles R. Goldman
Western Nevada Community College, 1997-01-01. Spiral-bound. Very Good. 1997 First edition, National Association of Geoscience Teachers, for Western Section, 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (white plastic comb), separately paginated for each of three field trips: 33, 22, 7pp. Soiling to covers. Otherwise a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~SP08~ [1.0P] Earthquake Hazards and Geothermal Areas Along the Carson Range, Western Nevada; Glaciation, Faulting, and Volcanism in the Southern Lake...
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$29.95
The End of Nature: Tenth Anniversary Edition
by McKibben, Bill
Anchor, 1997. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$6.14
The Environmental Imagination: Thoreau, Nature Writing, and the Formation of American Culture
by Buell, Lawrence
Cambridge, MA: Belknap / Harvard, 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 588 pages. Previous owner's name label inside.
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$39.20
Researches in Newer Pliocene and Post-Tertiary Geology.
by SMITH (James)
Glasgow: John Gray, 1862. First edition, 8vo, vii, [5], 191, [1] + 4pp., of adverts, coloured lithographic frontispiece and 3 further coloured plates, woodcuts in the text, orig. publishers green cloth, spine lettered in gilt.
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$61.00
Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines, Volume 57, 1962
Colorado School of Mines, 1962. unknown_binding. Fair. . 0x0x0. FAIR. Grey and Blue illustrated paperback. Approx. 9" x 6". Bumps/chips to edges and corners. Rub wear, dust markings and light scratches to covers. Closed tears to bottom spine edges. Large crease to middle of cover. Multiple large creases to spine. Top of spine is missing a chunk of the paperback, top of spine is also taped to covers. Writing in red ink to top right corner of cover..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan...
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$19.90
Ecology in Education
by Monica Hale And Frank Golley
Cambridge University Press. Very Good-. 1996. Paperback. 0521556694 . - Book is in great overall condition. No writing or major blemishes. Minor wear. Minor smudge on front cover. .
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$19.99
The Penguin Dictionary of Geology
by D G A Whitten with J R V Brooks
A compilation of the most widely used terms in geology. 495 pages and Appendix with 161 illustrations. Book in very good condition with previous owners name on Dedication page and light tanning and cover has crease on front (see photo).
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$7.80
Transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Vol. 181: Metal Mining, Industrial Minerals, Mineral Industry Education, and Geophysics: 1949: From Papers Presented in 1946 & 1947
by B&W Photographs & Drawings
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Good with no dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover. Good hardcover with tight binding and clean pages. No dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. End pages are yellowing with age and are foxed at the spine. Spine is slightly cocked and does not sit square. ; 9.20 X 6.20 X 0.90 inches; 472 pages .
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$12.00
Cascadia Wild: Protecting an International Ecosystem
by Friedman, Mitch; Lindholdt, Paul
Bellingham, WA: Greater Ecosystem Alliance, 1993. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Slight damp stain to top edge of first third of book. Otherwise clean and unmarked; tight binding. 192 pages.
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$28.00
The Shape and Form of Puget Sound (Washington Sea Grant Publication)
by Burns, Robert E
Seattle, WA: Univ of Washington Pr, 1985. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 100 pages. Covers the physical properties, biological aspects, and man's uses of the Puget Sound.
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$50.40
Structural Methods for the Exploration Geologist, and a Series of Problems for Structural Geology Students.
by BADGLEY Peter C. -
New York, Harper & Brothers, 1959, 8vo grande (cm. 28 x 21) in tutta tela editoriale con sovraccoperta (con piccoli strappi), pp. 280 completamente illustrate in nero.
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$26.93
A Reconnaissance of the Idaho Batholith and Comparison with the Southern California Batholith
by Larsen, E. S. and Schmidt, R. G
Washington, D. C.: United States Geological Survey, 1958. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked, plate intact in pocket. ; Book Description; Spine has staples. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with wear as noted. Ships Safe and Fast; U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin; Textbook; Vol. 1070A; Charts & Graphs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 33 pages DC5.
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$9.00$7.20
Man and the Glacial Period
by G.Frederick Wright
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., 1893. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1893. No Edition Remarks. 385 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth board. Gilt lettering. Contains folded maps. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners...
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$19.67
GROUND WATER-RESOURCES OF PENNSYLVANIA Topographic and Geologic Survey. Bulletin W7
by Lohman, Stanley W
Chicago: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Very Good+. 1941. First Edition. Soft Cover. Clean tan soft cover has black title on front. Text tight, clean & intact. Map and table illustrations, including a fold-out. A systematic investigation of the ground-water that began in 1925 and has continued to the present. Geology; Maps & Table Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages .
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$25.00
Freshwater Ecology: A Scientific Introduction
by Gerry Closs
Paperback / softback. New. Freshwater ecosystems are under increasing pressure as human populations grow and the need for clean water intensifies. This book presents an introduction to scientific methodology and its application to the study of ecology. It also reviews several key concepts in freshwater ecology using a wide range of scientific studies.
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$85.08
OUR LAND FOR LIFE
by Colquhoun , Silke (Ed)
Unread - Better than new. 250pp; col photos thru'out text. Please expect extra overseas postage.
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$36.82
Records of the School of Mines and of Science Applied to the Arts (Vol. I. Part III. On the Mines of Wicklow and Wexford)
by Smyth, Warington W
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Library stamps on some of the interior pages. Blue embossed cloth cover with gilt lettering. Wear at corners and top and bottom of spine. Front endpaper is detached. Maps, diagrams, and illustrations. This volume contains pages 349 to 480, plus index. On the mines of Wicklow and Wexford, Ireland. Latter section of the book contains statistics of the produce of...
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$504.00
Population Ecology: A Unified Study of Animals and Plants
by Michael Begon
Paperback / softback. New. Examines the ecological processes that determine the size and structure of a population, and demonstrates that there are various fundamental principles that apply to populations of both animals and plants. This text addresses the problem of the detection of chaos, buried sea-banks and herbivorey implants.
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$104.42
Geomorphology
by B. W.Sparks
Longmans, 1969. Hardcover. Good. 1969. 9th Impression. 371 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Tape marks to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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$12.91
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MINERAL RESOURCE APPRAISAL OF THE CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST, IDAHO. MLA 5-91
by McHugh, Edward L. and Harry W. Campbell and Michael C. Horn and Terry J. Close
U. S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines. VG+. 1991. Paperback. Paperback in Very Good+ condition. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .
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$49.95
