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AGER, D.V.  Introducing geology
Faber & Faber, London, 1961, Paper covered editions.Paper covers.V.g./ No Jacket .Internally fine p/b, some dust staining at edges, cover protected by self-adhesive plastic film which has shrunk somewhat exposing strip of a formerly sticky substance.IIlustrated with 11 pages of monochrome photographs and numerous text figures.This above-average general introduction to geology, well designed as one would expect from Faber, is aimed at the first-year undergraduate (always hoping there are still some brave souls willing to contemplate a career in geology: see pp.226-227 for an optimistic assessment of ""geology as a profession"").Helpful glossary. In English.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 1001
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AITKENHEAD, N., CHISHOLM, J.I. & STEVENSON, I.P.  Geology of the country around Buxton, Leek and Bakewell
H.M.S.O. London, 1985, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 11 884389 3.V.g./No Jacket.Ex library copy with usual stamps; little used.x, 168 pp. In English.
GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 | JP¥ 2964] Book number: 5506
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ANON.  Instructions for collectiors no. 11: fossils and minerals
Trustees of the BM(NH), 1934, 5th edition.Paper covers.Good /No Jacket.Library bookplate and stamps; 8 pp. In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 5576
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ANON. [J.W. LOWRY]  Tabular view of characteristic British fossils, stratigraphically arranged
Edward Stanford, n.d.[1857].Folding engraved tables in cloth-backed wrappers.Good /.Four folded charts hinged at left; key inside front cover.Cover chipped, shelfmark at foot of spine, library stamp on verso of plates.In English.
GBP 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 101 US$ 149.94 | JP¥ 13338] Book number: 3622
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BARNES, C.L.  Rock history: a concise note book of geology having special reference to the English and Welsh formations
Edward Stanford, London, 1884, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good /No Jacket.Ex-library copy; faint number at foot of spine.vii, 117, (2) pp. In English.
GBP 26.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 US$ 43.32 | JP¥ 3853] Book number: 5560
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BATES, D.E.B. & KIRKALDY, J.F.  Field Geology in colour
Blandford Press, Poole, 1976, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7137 0770 4.V.g./Good.A pocket guide to geological field work, suitable for the relative novice, very well illustrated with line drawings in the text and 156 colour plates in a central section.215 pp.In English.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 4383
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BIRENHEIDE, RUDOLF  Die Acanthophyllum-Arten (Rugosa) aus dem Richschnitt Schoenecken--Dingdorf und aus anderen Vorkommen in der Eifel
Senkenbergiana Lethaea, 1961, Bd.42 1/2, pp.77-146 (offprint).Paper covers.v.g./No Jacket.Library stamps on cover.Presents a phylogeny of the species of fossil coral Acanthophyllum (Dybowski 1873) in the Eifelstufe and related strata, reduces the genera Grypophyllum and Neostringophyllum to the status of subgenera, and revises the systematic position of other species placing them in synonymy.In western Germany Acanthophyllum occurs from the upper Emsian to the upper Giventian.77-146 pp.In German.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 3087
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BRASIER, MARTIN D.  Microfossils
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1980, 1st paperback edition.Paper covers.0 04 562002 4.Good /No Jacket.Corners worn, page edges sl.tanned, rear cover scratched, owner's signature (Bill Chaloner) opposite half-title page.(10), 193 pp. In English.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 4394
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BRISTOW, H.W. & ETHERIDGE, R.  Table of British sedimentary and fossiliferous strata
Edward Stanford, 1st edition.Folding engraved tables in cloth-backed wrappers.Good /.Folded chart adhered to rear cove, expands to 68 x 96 cm.Library bookpplate inside front cover, shelfmark on spine, thin card cover frayed in plages.In English.
GBP 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 101 US$ 149.94 | JP¥ 13338] Book number: 3623
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CADBURY, DEBORAH  The dinosaur hunters: a true story of scientific rivalry and the discovery of the prehistoric world
Fourth Estate, 2000, 1st edition, 2nd impression.Hard covers, dust jacket.1 85702 959 3.As new/As new.Nearly new.Describes the scientific rivalry between Gideon Mantell and Richard Owen.x, 374 pp.In English.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 1329
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CADBURY, DEBORAH  The dinosaur hunters
Fourth Estate, 2000, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.1 85702 959 3.As new /No jacket.Nearly new; price sticker on rear cover.Describes the scientific rivalry between Gideon Mantell and Richard Owen.x, 374 pp.In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 4361
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CATTERMOLE, PETER & MOORE, PATRICK  Atlas of Venus
Cambridge University Press, 1997, 1st edition .Hard covers, dust jacket.0 521 49652 7.Fine /Fine.As new, except for trace of price sticker on rear of jacket.Aesthetically as well as scientifically outstanding, this book reveals much about our nearest planetary neighbour.xv, 143 pp. In English.
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 | JP¥ 4446] Book number: 4574
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CHADWICK, M.J., HIGHTON, N.R. & PALMER, J.P.  A planning manual for managing impacts of mining projects in developing countries
Beijer Institute Centre for Resource Assessment and Managemenr, 1987, 1st edition.Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.xi, 9, 303 pp.In English.
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 | JP¥ 4446] Book number: 5360
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CHAMBERS, PAUL  Bones of contention: the Archaeopteryx scandals
John Murray, 2002, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7195 6054 3.As new/As new.A popular account of the disputed nature of the fossil ""missing link"" between birds and reptiles, whose iconic position as proof of avian origins has generated many conflicting interpretations, including some mischievously advanced by creationists - hence the chapter heading ""the demon fossil"".xiii, 270 pp. In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 2254
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CHAMBERS, PAUL  Bones of contention: the Archaeopteryx scandals
John Murray, 2002.Paper covers.0 7195 6054 3.As new /As new.A popular account of the disputed nature of the fossil ""missing link"" between birds and reptiles, whose iconic position as proof of avian origins has generated many conflicting interpretations, including some mischievously advanced by creationists - hence the chapter heading ""the demon fossil"".xiii, 270 pp. In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 3128
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CHATWIN, C.P.  British regional geology: East Anglia and adjoining areas
HMSO, London, 1948, 2nd edition.Paper covers.Good /No Jacket.Pages tanned, rear cover with sm.tear.Owner's inscription on t.p.iv, 99 pp.plus folded map as frontispiece. In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 6022
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CLEAL, C.J. & THOMAS, B.A.  Palaeozoic palaeobotany of Great Britain
Chapman & Hall, 1995, 1st edition.Pictorial hard covers.0 412 61090 6.V.g./No Jacket.Slight corner wear, otherwise unused.A catalogue of the principal UK sites from which Palaeozoic plant fossil assemblages have been retrieved.Arranged in stratigraphic order, each chapter covers from 3 (Permian) to 16 (Lower Carboniferous) sites.The Devonian chert of Rhynie, probably the most important UK site, is given a specially detailed treatment.xii, 295 pp. In English.
GBP 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 201.75 US$ 299.88 | JP¥ 26676] Book number: 3897
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GEOTECHNICAL BOARD / NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL  Practical lessons from the Loma Prieta earthquake
National Academy Press, Washington DC. 1994, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 309 05030 8.As new /No Jacket.The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused 63 deaths and about ten billion dollars worth of damage.This very detailed report gives a summary of those practical lessons that can be drawn from the event, five years on.xii, 273 pp. In English.
GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 | JP¥ 3557] Book number: 4473
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DAVIES, A. MORLEY; REVISED BY F.E. EAMES  Tertiary faunas vol. 1: the composition of Tertiary faunas
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1971, 2nd edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 04 560003 1.V.g./V.g. Slight edge wear and chips to jacket, internally nearly new.571 pp. In English.
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 US$ 26.66 | JP¥ 2371] Book number: 4822
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DAVIES, A. MORLEY; REVISED BY F.E. EAMES  Tertiary faunas vol. 2: the sequence of Tertiary faunas
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1975, 2nd edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 04 560004 X.V.g./V.g. Slight edge wear to jacket, internally nearly new.447 pp. In English.
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 US$ 26.66 | JP¥ 2371] Book number: 4823
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EAGAR, R.M.C., BROADHURST, F.M. & JACKSON, J. W.  Geologists' Association Guides no 7: the area around Manchester
Geologists Association, 1959, 1st edition.Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.V.g. cover sl.soiled; fold-out map in v.g.condition.Covers six main areas: the Irwell valley, the Upholland area, the Parbold area, Alderley Edge, the Rowarth area S.of Glossop and the Edale-Castleton area.32 pp. 11 text figures. In English.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 1386
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EARP, J.R. & HAINS, B.A.  The Welsh Borderland (British Regional Geology)
H.M.S.O. London, 1971, 3rd edition.Paper covers.0 11 880122 8.V.g./No Jacket.Slight edge wear, owner's signature on ffep.With chapters arranged in stratigraphic order, concluding with sections on economic geology and map coverage, this memoir covers an area from the Forest of Dean and the Black Mountains in the south to Shrewsbury and the Wrekin in the north, and from Radnor Forest to the Malvern Hills.xi, (1), 118, (3) pp. In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 5641
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EDWARDS, W.  The concealed coalfield of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire
H.M.S.O. London, 1951, Memoirs of the Geological Survey England and Wales.Tan cloth.V.g./No Jacket.Ex-library copy with bookplate and usual stamps.x, 274 pp.Folded map at rear somewhat creased. In English.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 5545
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ELLIS, CLARENCE  The pebbles on the beach
Faber & Faber, 1965, 1st paperback edition, originally published in 1954.Paper covers.V.g./ No Jacket .Slight edge wear.Everything you ever wanted to know about shingle.Primarily aimed at geologists, this book gives useful hints on how to collect interesting pebbles and describes the mechanisms by which they are formed and deposited on the beach.163 pp. 4 pp.of colour plates, with matching line drawings serving as keys.In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 2193
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FLETT, SIR JOHN SMITH  The first hundred years of the Geological Survey of Great Britain
London: H.M.S.O. 1937, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.V.g.; lower corners bumped, spine frayed at top edge, ex-library (label on spine, stamps on t.p.recto and verso and first page of appendix).From its modest beginnings under Sir Henry De la Beche to the inauguration of the Geological Museum in 1937 this comprehensive history covers a major part of the story of the (now) British Geological Survey.Appendix 2 lists all the staff known to have been employed by the Survey prior to 1900.A well preserved copy.280 pp. 13 plates, the two fold-out plates at rear showing the delegates to the 1935 centenary celebrations. In English.
GBP 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 36 US$ 53.31 | JP¥ 4742] Book number: 3839
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