BRISTOW, HENRY W. (HENRY WILLIAM BRISTOW 1817-1889) / REID, CLEMENT (1853-1916) / STRAHAN, AUBREY .

Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England and Wales. The Geology Of The Isle Of Wight. Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged, By Clement Reid And Aubrey Strahan. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England and Wales.

London : Printed for HMSO by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Printers To The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 1889 . 0. A very good half leather binding. 8vo. 25.6cm x 17.0cm x 3.0cm. pp.xiv/[2pp.]/pp.349 + 5 folded leaves of coloured plates. Brown half calf over marbled boards. Spine with 5 raised bands, black leather title label and gilt publication date. Recent endpapers (handmade paper). Clean text and illustrations throughout. Small library stamps to verso of the title-page and verso of the last page (p.349). A well preserved copy, all fold-out plates in good condition.

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Book number: 51846

Catalogue: Geology: : 19th Century

Keywords: Printed for Hmso by Eyre and Spottiswoode Henry William Bristow C. Reid A. Strahan. Geology: : 19th Century

TARR, RALPH S. (RALPH STOCKMAN TARR 1864-1912) / BUTLER, BERT S. (BERT SYLVENUS BUTLER 1877-1960) .

United States Geological Survey - Professional Paper 64 - The Yakutat Bay Region, Alaska - Physiography And Glacial Geology By Ralph S. Tarr - Areal Geology By Ralph S. Tarr And Bert S. Butler.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1909 . 0. A very good half leather binding. 29.0cm x 23.5cm x 2.0cm . pp.183 + 33 plates + 4 maps (1 folding and coloured) + numerous illustrations within the text. Brown calf spine and corners over scuffed marbled boards. Engraved bookplate to verso of the front board: "Ex Libris Joh. Felix". Clean text and illustrations throughout. VG. ** "Dr. John Felix: Professor of Palaeontology and Geology, Leipzig".

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Book number: 51850

Catalogue: Geology

Keywords: Government Printing Office Washington Yakutat Bay Region, Alaska - Physiography and Glacial Geology Areal Geology by Ralph S. Tarr and Bert S. Butler. Geology

WEINSTEIN, MICHAEL.

Precious and Semi-Precious Stones.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1930. Second edition, which has a few corrections and some additions, especially in the chapter on diamond. Contents: Part I. I.Real, Synthetic and Imitation Stones; II.Some Physical Properties of Gem Stones; III.The Cutting of Stones, Artificial Staining, Weights and Prices. Part II.Iv.Diamond; V.Ruby and Sapphire; VI.Emerald; VII.Opal; VIII.Pearl. Part III. IX.Topaz and Spinel; X.Garnet and Tourmaline; XI.Aquamarine, Peridot, Zircon, and Chrysoberyl; XII.Quartz; XIII.Turquoise, Felspar, Jade and Lapiz Lazuli; XIV.Malachite, Spodumene, Obsidian, Sphene, Soapstone, Serpentine, Meerschaum, Fluor-Spar, Haematite, Marble, Alabaster, and Iron Pyrites; XV.Amber; XVI.Coral and Jet; XVII.Superstition and Gem Stones. Pp.x/148/32(publisher's catalogue), colour frontispiece + 16 black & white plates, small illustrated bookplate (Marjorie Underhill) to inside front board, pencil name 'Marjorie Underhill Foote' and inkstamp 'Underhill' Berkeley 1631 to front free endpaper. Maroon cloth, gilt title to front and spine, wear to top and tail of spine and bumps to corners. G+.** Marjorie Underhill Foote was the daughter of Robert Mackenzie “Bob” Underhill (1893-1988) a finance officer for the University of California during the Manhattan Project. UC had several government contracts, including the official management of Los Alamos. Nevertheless, Underhill was the only UC official to know that the project was building an atomic bomb.

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Book number: 49852

Catalogue: Science: : Geology

Keywords: Weinstein Precious Semi Precious Stones Geology Gems Diamond Ruby Sapphire Emerald Opal Pearl Topaz Spinel Garnet Tourmaline Aquamarine Peridot Zircon Chrysoberyl Quartz Amber Jet Coral 50724 Science: : Geology