New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1952. Stapled Binding.
Front wrapper rubbed, ink marks on requirements pages.
93 pp. A Boy Scouts of American Merit Badge pamphlet on soil and water conservation. "Get the dirt on soil and water! Using this pamphlet to earn the Soil and Water Conservation Merit.....
Detroit: Charles Willcox, 1846. First Edition. Small Hard Cover.
First edition. Presentation copy ('Silas H. Douglass, from the authors' in pencil on front endpaper). Lacks fold-out map. Binding loosening, 1 inch tear to spine head, custom spine label added by a previous owner, Western Reserve Historical Society bookplate on front.....
New York: The University of the State of New-York, 1918. Hard Cover.
Top of front board lightly spotted.
211, [13] pp. 8vo. Includes four fold-outs and several photographs. CONTENTS: Introduction; Legal Status and Scope of the State Museum; Codification of the State Museum Law; Present Condition and Activities of the.....
Albany: University of the State of New York, 1904. Stapled Binding.
Lacks map, light small stains, small tear to spine head.
CONTENTS: Introduction; Formations: Siluric, Devonic; Succession of Fossil Faunas; Index; Map.
New York: Genesee River Basin Regional Water Resources Planning Board, 1972. Spiral-Bound Softcover.
Lightly toned.
iv, 48 pp. 8 plates. A government study of flood plains in western New York, with numerous photographs, fold-out maps and plates.
Kentucky: National Speleological Society, 1981. Trade Paperback.
Rear wrapper creased, wrappers lightly rubbed, lightly foxed.
176 pp. Two fold-out maps in rear pocket. A guidebook to karst and caves of Tennessee and Missouri, with emphasis on the Cumberland Plateau Escarpment Region, with guides to karst and caves of the Ozark.....
New York: Firefly Books, 2008. 2nd Printing. Large Hardcover.
Second printing. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Top corner lightly nommed on.
176 pp. "For goldsmiths, collectors, jewelry-makers, investors, retailers and consumers. The trade of gemstones is a highly specialized and often secretive business. Using The Jeweler's.....
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1951. Hard Cover.
A few small chips to jacket edges, jacket faintly toned, jacket clipped. Pencil name on front free endpaper.
xii, 566 pp. Includes black-and-white maps. Prehistoric South Britain; Roman Britain; The Anglo-Saxon Settlement; The Scandinavian Settlement; Economic Geography, A.D. 1000 - 1250; Fourteenth-Century England;.....
New York: Ballantine Books, 2006. First American Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor general wear.
xvi, 472 pp. Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist.....
New York: DK, 2002. Taylor, Harry. Second American Edition. Soft Cover.
Second American edition. Spine base lightly bumped.
160 pp. "Gemstones features over 800 incredible images and richly detailed descriptions. Included are more than 130 varieties of cut and uncut stones, organic gemstones, and precious metal. This fact-packed volume holds.....
New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 2006. Large Hardcover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor general wear.
255 pp. Over thirty double-page panoramas cover the Arctic and Subarctic, Antarctic and Subarctic, and world alpine regions; the ecology, geography, flora, and fauna of the frozen places of the world;.....
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 1969. Van Olden, Albert. Soft Cover.
Spine lightly faded, sticker ghosting on front wrapper verso, address label on title page.
iii, 126 pp. Color fold-out geological map, black-and-white maps and illustrations. CONTENTS: Introduction; Characteristics of the Major Fossil Groups; Collecting Localities; Displays of Fossils in.....
Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1862. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition - a paperback original. Wrappers lightly toned.
42 pp. Printed wrappers, sewn binding. A study of characteristics of the Mississippi River related to flooding and flood protection, printed during the American Civil War.
Utah: Kelsey Publishgin, 2004. Fourth Edition. Trade Paperback.
Fourth edition. Minor general wear.
288 pp. "Basically a hiking guide, this book includes history and geology of the area, hiking tips, rules and regulations, and much more!"
Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, 2005. Schnabel, Linda; Billideau, Jenny. 8th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Eighth printing. Ink name on bottom page ridge, highlighting.
192 pp. A wilderness guide to the canyons of the Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument and of the adjoining Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. "An.....
Albany, New York: The University of the State of New York, 1924. Soft Cover.
Ink name on front wrapper, pages crinkled.
148 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Physiographic Provinces, Structures and Drainage; Precambrian History; Paleozoic History; Mesozoic History; Cenozoic History; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
CO: Vista Books, 2014. Moran, Thomas. Trade Paperback.
Near fine.
80 pp. With period engravings by Thomas Moran and others. Early days in America's grand park as seen by the famous explorer-naturalist.
New York: N.D.C. Hodges, 1891. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Boards soiled, bookplate from ship's library of U.S.S. Indiana on front paste-down endpaper, blind stamps.
513 pp. Maps (including one fold-out) and photographs throughout. CONTENTS: The Physical Geography of Labrador; Who First Saw the Labrador Coast?; The Geographical Evolution of Labrador;.....
Washington, D.C. / New York: National Museum of Natural History / Smithsonian Institution / Abrams, 1997. Clark, Chip. 5th Printing. Large Softcover.
Fifth printing. A near fine copy.
144 pp. "The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History holds the world's greatest collection of gems. In this beautiful book, now.....
Sydney: Reader's Digest, 2015. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Faint edge wear.
This remarkable book challenges and expands our understanding of our beautiful and mysterious planet. Would you believe that it snows in the Sahara Desert; that the 2011 Japanese earthquake was so powerful that it slowed Earth's rotation;.....
New York and London: Whittlesey House, 1932. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. No jacket. Spine and some pages lightly foxed, spine slightly cocked, light stain on top page ridge.
xiii, 506 pp. Volume 1 of 2. VOLUME 1 CONTENTS: Introduction; The Ages without Metal; The Early Use of the.....
Victoria, B.C. Department of Mines, 1965. Soft Cover.
Light stain on front wrapper, a few faint creases to wrappers.
185 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; History of Geology and Mining; History of the Formation of the Earth's Crust; Mineralogy; The Work of Agencies Modifying the Earth's Surface; Igneous Rocks; Sedimentary and Metamorphic.....
England: Antique Collectors' Club, 2007. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
A fine copy in a fine jacket.
127 pp. Whether buying gem-set jewellery or loose stones, you will be faced with a colourful array of beauty and value. With such a wide choice - from amethyst to zircon which should you choose.....
MD: Gem Book Publishers, 2002. Revised Edition. Soft Cover.
Third edition, revised. Stickers on rear wrapper.
65 pp. "Part of the Fred Ward Gem Book Series. This lavishly illustrated book in the all-color series includes History and Lore, Natural Pearls, Cultured Saltwater Pearls, Cultured Freshwater Pearls, Mother-of-Pearl and Shell Products.....
New York: Harper Perennial, 2006. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Sixth printing. Spine edges lightly rubbed, a few minor spots on page ridge and a few pages.
xx, 462, 18 pp. "Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906.....