Geology
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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.
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.
Bulletin Of the Geological Society Of America, 1984, Geological Society Of America, Bulletin, 95
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Geology Books & Ephemera
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
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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$12.90
Geology Of Southern Africa
by Mountain,Edgar D
Books Of Africa, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is rubbed and marked.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[Restored]05-06-2019. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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$19.00
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
Mineral assessment report 26: Limestone resources. SK16, Monyash, Derbyshire
by Cox, F.C. & Bridge, D. McC
Institute of Geological Sciences, 1977. 1st edition. Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket. Includes folded map in pocket at rear. Little used.
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$20.16
Geology of Lizard and Meneage
by Flett, J.S
H.M.S.O., 1973. 2nd edition, reprinted with additions. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Survey Memoir no. 359. Scarcely used.
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$60.48
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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$12.75
Earth Resources (Foundations of Earth Science Series)
by Skinner, Brian J
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1969. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The pages are lightly tanned, but clean. The cover has some tanning, light scuffing and some light soiling. Illustrated. 150 pages. .
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$6.00
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
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
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
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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$7.79
The Use of the Panoramic Camera in Topographic Surveying with Notes on the Application of Photogrammetry to Aerial Surveys (Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey Bulletin 657)
by Bagley, James W
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1917. Paperback. 88pp. Octavo [23 cm] Green and black printed wraps. Good. There are multiple small losses from the edges of the covers and spine. There is a 3" closed tear in the bottom edge of the rear wrap. Tanned pages. Complete with plates in pocket. The pocket is torn, but there is no damage to the plates. Topics include Use of Panoramic Cameras Aboard Ship, Rotary Scale, Preparation of Map Sheets, Jardinet Tube, and more.
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$25.00
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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$26.97
Outlines of Historical Geology
by Charles Schuchert
John Wiley & Sons, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. Third Edition. 241 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen markings to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.
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$18.70
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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$60.95
Petroleum Exploration Handbook
by Moody, G.B
McGraw Hill, 1961. 1st edition. Hard covers, no jacket. Good/No Jacket. Ex-library copy with stamps and bookplate.
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$20.16
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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$19.65
Background geochemistry of some rocks, soils, plants, and vegetables in the conterminous United States
by Connor, J.J. & Shacklette, H.T
US Geological Survey, 1977 (February). Occasional Paper no. 574-F. Paper covers. Fine/No Jacket. Scarcely used. 168 pp.
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$25.20
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
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ON TECTONIC PROBLEMS OF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT SYSTEM.
by Robert L. Kovach; Amos Nur, eds
Stanford University Publication,. 1973. Softcover. Softbound format with one corner creased, light soil, yellowing/age discoloration at spine and along cover edges. Contents tight, unmarked. Not a former library copy. .
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$20.00
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
The Welsh Borderland (British Regional Geology, 3rd edition)
by Earp, J R & Hains, B A
HMSO, 1971. Book. Good. paperback. 3rd Edition. paperback, spine faded o/w good, col'd folding maps, b&w diagrams, plates, etc, 118pp, ISBN:0118801228.
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$4.85
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
