Besairie, Henri

Recherches Géologiques a Madagascar (première suite): La Géologie du Nord-Ouest, text + plates (mostly ammonites).

Tananarive: Imprimerie Moderne de L'emyrne, 1936. First edition Pp. 259, 1 map, 1 foldout chart; pp. (4), 34 full page plates of ammonites, 2 large folding charts. Early green cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine and on the front cover, 4to. Memoires de l'Academie Malgache, fascicule XXI. Bound with two other monographs on the ammonites of Madagascar: 1) Treat, V.-C. - Paléontologie de Madagascar XIX. - Le Permo-Trias Marin (pp. 60, 6 full-page photo-plates) Annales de Paléontologie, Paris, volume XXII, 1933. 2) Astre, G. - La Faune Permienne de Grès a Productus d'Ankitokazo dans le Nord de Madagascar (pp. 94, 10 full page photo-plates, 1 very large folding color geology map), Annales Géologiques du Service des Mines, Tananarive, fascicule 4, 1934. All three monographs are bound together in one thick volume entitled: Permian of Madagascar: Treat-1933, Astre-1934, Besaire-1936. From the library of paleontologist A.K. Miller. A rare collection of the Permian ammonite faunas of Madagascar. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 2976

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Keywords: Palenotology geology

Bose, Emilio

El Temblor del 14 de Abril de 1907.

Mexico: Instituto Geologico de Mexico, 1908. First edition. Pp. (3), 135-258; 44 plates (1 very large folding chart, 40 black-and-white photo plates, 3 large folding maps and charts at rear). Original printed tan wrappers, 8vo. From the series: Paregones del Instituto Geologico de Mexico, tomo II, numeros 4, 5, 6. Documents the devastation from this earthquake and presents the geological background. No ownership marks. Wrappers worn along spine with some fading; a tight and solid copy in good condition..

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Book number: 5427

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Keywords: Geology earthquake seismic activity April 14 1907 Paregones del Instituto Geologico de Mexico tomo II numeros 4 5 6 Bose

Briggs, J. C

Biogeography and Plate Tectonics

Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 1987. First edition. Pp. xii, 204; 27 maps and other text-figures. Publisher's original gray laminated boards (hardcover), lettered in back on the spine and front cover, 8vo. From the series: Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, volume 10. This volume presents the biogeographic implications of plate tectonics and continental drift. The book is divided into an introduction and three parts: Introduction: the Development of the Science; Part I - The Northern Continents; Part II - The South Continents; and Part III - The Oceans. Name sticker of former owner on the front free endpaper. There is also some blue highlighting on 26 pages. Almost no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7533

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Celsius, Andreas

Dissertatio Gradualis de Existentia Mentis, Quam, cum consensu adprobatione Ampliss. Fac. Phil. In Reg. Acad. Upsal praeside Dn. Johanne

Upsala: Literis Wernerianis, 1729. First edition Pp. 15. No wrappers, 12mo (15 x 94 mm). Very small stamp of Upsala U. (1/8 inch high) on the upper border of the title page, small bookplate (25 x 25 mm) on the rear blank page. There is a trace of an old marbled endpaper along the left border, title page and final blank page has just a touch of light marginal browning; a very good copy..

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Book number: 2811

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Keywords: Palenotology geology

Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

Karst in China: Geology and Hydrogeology

Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House, 1976. First edition. Pp. 145; numerous color photos and some black-and-white photos. Publisher's original cream cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, original card slipcase, square 4to (11.75 x 10.5 inches). Presents superb photos of karst typography in southern China. The work is divided into four parts: Karst Types; Karstification, Caves, and Utilization and Transformation of Karst. The text is in English. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine copy in a fine jacket..

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Book number: 8826

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Cloud, Preston (editor)

Adventures in Earth History: Being a Volume of Significant Writings from Original Sources on Cosmology, Geology, Climatology, Organic Evolution, and related topics from the time of Nicolaus Steno to the present

San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1970. First edition. Pp. xv, 1015; 450+ maps, geological sections, line-drawings and black-and-white photos. Publisher's original red and black stiff printed wrappers, thick lg 8vo. Presents 83 chapters on all aspects of Earth history from the origin of the universe to the evolution of humans. The first section presents classic papers on the development of the scientific method to uniformitarianism. There is an introduction to the volume by the editor, Preston Cloud. No ownership marks and few signs of use. The stiff wrappers are a bit curled along their leading edges, the text is bright and clean with no signs of use; a tight copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7550

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Colbert, Edwin H.

Wandering Lands and Animals: The epic story of the drifting continents and the spread of their animals through the ages

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1973. First edition. Pp. xxi, 323, 99 text-figures. Publisher’s blue cloth, lettered in silver on spine, embossed dinosaur on cover, black pictorial dustjacket lettered in white and yellow, lg 8vo. This book recreates the history of land-living vertebrates from emerging from the seas to present, connecting distribution to geological time and the shifting continents. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper with additional ownership signature. Neat underling on pages 96 and 98-100. Small tear to dustjacket at the top of the spine, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9330

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Ford, Trevor D.

Limestones and Caves of Wales (1989, Hardback First Edition)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First edition. Pp. (viii), 257; numerous black-and-white photos, maps, plan views of caves, geological sections). Laminated pictorial tan boards, lettered in green on the spine and front cover, lg 4to (12 x 8.5inches). This volume covers the geology and geomorphology of the Carboniferous Limestone areas of Wales and summarizes the state of knowledge of the main cave systems including the longest and deepest in Britain. It sets out to assess the morphological evolution of the cave systems and the associated landscape features, particularly in light of the effects of successive glaciations. The book also covers related subjects including the biology of the cave faunas, important archaeological discoveries in Welsh caves and the hydrology of the limestone masses. Small signature of former owner on the front endpaper, no other ownership marks. Rear cover lightly sunned, a tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8824

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Fox, Cyril S.

The Gondwana System and Related Formations.

Calcutta: Government of India, 1931. First edition. Pp. iv, (1), 241; frontispiece photo-plate, 10 plates (the final 2 plates are large folding charts). Publisher's original wine red cloth, with original paper title/author label on the front cover, lg 8vo. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India volume 58. An early review of the Gondwana system in India and related regions with coverage of the sedimentological history, volcanics and coal deposits as well as the paleoflora and fauna of the deposits. No ownership marks. A tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 4753

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Keywords: Palenotology geology

Fromaget, Jacques

l'Anthracolithique en Indochine après la régression moscovienne ses transgressions et al stratigraphie.

Hanoi: Imprimerie d'Extreme Orient, 1931. Pp. 44, (2); 2 large folding geological maps, highlighted in red. Original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin du Service Géologique de l'Indochine volume XIX, fascicule 2. No ownership marks. Rare work on paleogeography of Southeast Asia in the Permian covered marine transgressions and regressions. Light browning and foxing to the front wrapper, neat repairs made to the spine; overall a good solid copy..

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Book number: 6208

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Grantz, Arthur, Johnson, L. and Sweeney, J. F. (editors)

The Arctic Ocean Region, in 2 volumes (text + maps), complete.

Boulder, CO: Geological Survey of America, 1990. First edition. Pp. x, 644; 1 full page color seismic map, numerous black-and-white illustrations, a few highlighted in red (geological maps, stratigraphic sections, photographs), 11 plates (very large folding color maps and a few charts) in slipcase, bibliography of the North American plates on microfiche in pocket at rear of text volume. Publisher's original color pictorial laminated cloth and color pictorial laminated cloth slipcase, 4to. This work presents a detailed survey of the structural and historic geology of the Arctic Ocean region - the volume contains 32 chapters divided into the following subject areas: Arctic Ocean ice cover, Bathymetry and Physiography, Geophysical data, the North American plate boundary and the Origin of the Arctic Basin. This volume is in the Decade of North American Geology Project series, it is Geology of North America volume L. Small printed name of 'Rhodes', dated 18 September 1990, on the front endpaper and small name stamp on the front cover of the slipcase. No signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 5017

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Keywords: Palenotology geology

Greenhow, J S., Soberman, R K., Russell, J A., Southworth, R B., et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON THE ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS OF METEORS.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory, 1963. Pp. 314, numerous illustrations. Original printed wrappers, sm 4to. Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics, volume 7. Small ink number on front wrapper, no ownership marks, a clean, near fine copy..

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Book number: 1581

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Keywords: Space Meteors Meteorites Physics Geochemistry Natural Sciences Natural Science

Gunnell, Gregg F. (editor)

Eocene Biodiversity: Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats

New York: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 2001. First edition. Pp. xxi, 442; numerous text-figures (black-and-white photos, maps, stratigraphic sections, line-drawings of fossils, charts). Publisher's original pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lettered in white on the spine and in yellow on the front cover, lg 8vo. Topics in Geobiology, volume 18. The aims of this book are twofold: (1) to document unusual or rare samples of Eocene fossils, and (2) to examine what sorts of new and different information can be gathered from these samples that is traditionally not available. This research may include evidence from rarely sampled microhabitats (freshwater limestone deposits, for example) or different physiographic areas (upland areas that are almost never sampled, for example) (from the rear cover blurb). Warmly inscribed by the editor on the title page. No other ownership marks. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 8326

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Gupta, V. J.

Indian Cenozoic Stratigraphy.

Delhi: Hindustan Publishing Corporation, 1976. First edition. Pp. ix, 344; 42 text-figures (numerous geological maps, sections and charts). Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo. Divided into 11 chapters, this work covers all regions of India with outcrops in the Cenozoic era. No ownership marks. Spine cloth is lightly sunned, some edge wear to cloth, contents are clean and unused; a very good copy..

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Book number: 6510

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Haile, N. S.

The Geology and Mineral Resources of the Strap and Sadong Valleys, West Sarawak, including the Klingkang Range Coal

Kuching, Sarawak: Government Printing Office, 1954. First edition. Pp. xii, 149; folding frontispiece map of the island of Borneo, 17 text-figures (geological maps and diagrams), 17 tables, 36 black-and-white photo-plates and geological diagrams, 1 colored geological map at scale of 1:125,000 loose in a pocket inside the back cover. One-quarter dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, over light blue paper-covered boards, lettered in black on the front cover, lg 8vo (10 x 7.5 inches). This monograph presents a detailed well-illustrated geological survey of the Strap and Sadong valleys of western Sarawak. This is Memoir 1 of the Geological Survey Department, British Territories in Borneo. No ownership marks and few signs of use. Light foxing to front cover, publisher's glue stain where errata sheet was attached in frontis matter, light tanning to the figure tissue guards, the text and plates are bright, clean and unused; a tight copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7565

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments