LYELL, Sir CHARLES

NINTH EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, frontispiece, xii + 835pp, illus, G+ (heavy scuffing/fraying & discolouration to spine- cloth partially flapping, light to moderate scuffing to board extrems, minor staining to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, tidy tape reinforcement to front gutters, moderate to heavy foxing throughout, severe crack to rear gutter- binding exposed & rear board flapping loose)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1853

KEYWORDS: geology environment history historical earthquakes volcanos geography earth science sciences

CLOOS, HANS & GARSIDE, E. B. (trans.) & DIETZ, CURT (ed./abridged by)

Octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1954

KEYWORDS: Hans Cloos geologist travelogue memoir autobiography geology

MARWICK, DR. J

Octavo stapled wrappers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: School Publications Branch Education Department New Zealand 1946

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology South Otago b&w illustrations photos

ADAMS, FRANK DAWSON

Octavo softcover (VG) minor pencil annotations; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Dover 1954

KEYWORDS: history of science geology b&w illustrations

DAUBREE, A

TEXT IN FRENCH, super octavo, quarter leather bound patterned heavy boards, gilt lettering/tooling/decoration & raised bands to spine, grey speckling to page edges, marbled eps, (8) + iii + 828pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to leatherwork & board edges- minor surface loss, moderate bruising to extrems, minor scuffing to boards, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutters, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Dunod, Editeur 1879

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH geology mines natural history A Daubree

HARKER, ALFRED

Octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black rule to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims + 130pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & rear board, light to moderate scuffing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, some page edges remain uncut, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1889

KEYWORDS: literature essays geology bala volcanic series rocks

VON HOCHSTETTER, Dr FERDINAND

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, BOTH MAPS & ALL COLOUR PLATES PRESENT, imperial octavo, dark green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, marbled page edges- faded, marbled eps, frontispiece, xvi + 515pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & prelims, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Stuttgart, J G Cotta 1867

KEYWORDS: first English edition New Zealand geography geology natural history Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter Auckland Nelson

MENARD, H. W.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1986

KEYWORDS: global tectonics geology memoir

CRAIG, G. Y. (compiled by) & JONES, E. J. (compiled by)

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Orbital Press 1982

KEYWORDS: geology miscellany quotations

MILLER, HUGH

Octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Thomas Constable & Co. / Hamilton, Adams, & Co. 1857

KEYWORDS: geology theology biblical commentary

MARSHALL, PATRICK

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 75pp, 5x b&w plates to rear, illus, VG+ (light fading & creasing to spine, light creasing & fading to cover edges, sl stain to front cover, minor tanning & foxing to page egdes, minor foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Bernice P Bishop Museum 1930

KEYWORDS: Bernice P Bishop museum bulletins first editions geology natural history pacific Rarotonga Atiu

MARSHALL, P

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 48pp, 2x b&w plates with 1st plate in pocket to rear [3 in total], illus, VG (moderate fading & creasing to spine, light creasing & fading to cover edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl occasional foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Bernice P Bishop Museum 1927

KEYWORDS: Bernice P Bishop museum bulletins first editions geology natural history pacific Mangaia

LYELL, Sir CHARLES

Octavo, maroon leather boards, gilt lettering/decoration & raised bands to spine, gilt coat of arms & rule to boards, marbeld page edges & eps, frontispiece, xii + 835pp, illus, folding map opp. pg121, VG (moderate rubbing/chafing to spine & boards, sl bruising & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, presentation plate to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor cracking to gutter to rear, folding map is foxed & creased with moderate foxing & some minor closed tearing)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1853

KEYWORDS: antiquarian books full leather bindings geology nature Sir Charles Lyell

PLAYFAIR, JOHN & WHITE, GEORGE W (Intro)

Super octavo, beige buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to black buckram spine, xix + xx + 528pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press 1956 (Facsimile Reprint of 1802 copy)

KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints mathematics theory geology Huttonian John Playfair

CONLY, GEOFF

Imperial octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Grantham House 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history volcanic activity volcanoes eruptions pink and white terraces tourism geology landscape natural disasters

HECTOR, JAMES

MAPS TO REAR, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, pgs37-101, illus, VG (light fading to spine & board edges, sl scuffing/bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minro glue staining to front & rear gutters, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury, Government Printer 1886

KEYWORDS: New Zealand landscapes geology land geography formations

HOATSON, DEAN et al

Quarto softcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Australian Geological Survey Organisation 1997

KEYWORDS: Australia national parks conservation reserves Purnululu Kimberley geology geological surveys

VON HOCHSTETTER, F & PETERMANN, A & FISCHER, C F (trans)

Octavo, red stiff card wrappers, gilt lettering to cover, 113pp, VG ( light fading & soiling to spine and covers, minor chafing to cover, light foxing & moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters & damage from string binding, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: T Delattre, Queen Street, Auckland 1864

KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological novara expedition history new zealand

PARK, JAMES

Octavo, brown stiff card boards, black lettering on tan section to cover, 56 + 2pp, illus, VG (light chafing to cover, light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims and terminals, light foxing to pages, prev owners name in ink to patch on fep, light rusting to staples with moderate cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company, Limited, Dunedin 1902

KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological history new zealand

PARK, JAMES

OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF ALEXANDER MCKAY, WITH ACCOMPANYING POCKET OF TWO MAPS, octavo, beige stiff card boards, black lettering to cover, 105pp, illus/maps/diagrams, VG- ( heavy soiling to cover, moderate chipping and creasing to cover, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, heavy staining to eps, sporadic closed tears to folding chart joins, prev. owner's name in ink to front cover). with pocket containing two maps, VG- (moderate foxing & staining to pocket, prev. owners' names in ink & scribbles to front of pocket, moderate tearing along creases to maps with no material loss, light tanning & foxing to maps, prev. owner's name & ink stamp to each map [external])

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute of Mining Engineers Session 1897

KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological hauraki gold fields goldfields mining history new zealand