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New York: J. Fitzgerald & Co, 1882. In Two Parts, Each Complete in itself. PART ONE. Humboldt Library. No. 38. Author was Director-General of the Geological Surveys for Great Britain and Ireland. 48 pp. Covers are Good-. Back cover detached. Tears and missing pieces around edges. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good.. Wraps. Good-. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 3/4". Geology.

Palm Desert, California: Desert Magazine Press, 1954. Publication No. 1. Death Valley 49ers, Inc. 52 pp. Green stiff paper covers. Covers are rubbed along edges and corners, edges are browning and discolored, scuffing marks on cover faces. Spine paper is torn and pulling away. Interior is tight, clean, no marks. Pamphlet in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Death Valley.

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1968. "The Olympic National Park covers a large area, some of it still unmapped and almost unexplored. there are only a few roads, all in tis outer edges. Many details of its complex geology are not known or are imperfectly understood...This publication tries to answer in a general way the questions about the formation of the Olympic Mountains. 68 pp. Filled with photographs. Back cover slightly fading around edges, otherwise covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Corrected Edition. Paper Cover. Very Good to Very Good+. Illus. by Photographs, Maps,. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". National Parks.

Newark: The Daily Advertiser Office, 1868. Published by the Board of Managers. 899 pages with index, errata at conclusion. Foldout Maps, b/w plates. Color map attached to back inside cover. Brown blindstamped cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Covers are very worn and in Fair condition with corners and edges are bumped and rubbed to boards, front joint broken and front cover barely attached to rest of book, water stains and areas of discoloration/damage to cover faces. Spine is discolored from sun exposure, spine ends are bent with tears and fraying. Water stains to interior page edges, interior is browning. Final map has been torn from book, tears to creases and is very fragile. Book in Fair to Good- condition. Scarce.. Cloth. Fair to Good-. Illus. by Foldout Maps, Plates . Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10". Geology.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1882. "The extremely complicated nature of the geology of the region examined, the wide area over which comparatively large underground workings have been carried on, and the fact that a large portion of the actual rock surface in the immediate vicinity of Leadville is covered to an average depth of nearly 100 feet by glacial drift or re-arranged moraine material, have rendered necessary the accumulation of an immense number of notes..." pp. 201-290. two double-paged color maps. Disbound from Second Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey. Pages 201-206 loose. Pages 207-240 intact but "separated" from pages 241-290. Last page small tear at top and bottom edge. Otherwise the report is Very Good+. Copy of the "front" page of the Report. . Paperbound. Very Good-. Illus. by Colored Maps. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Colorado.

Santa Barbara,CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 1933. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Occasional Papers Number 2. 23 pp. 3 plates. Foldout Geologic Map of San Miguel Island. Explanation page of Plates 2 and 3 (typical fossils of the island.) 2 Figures.Cream wraps with black lettering. Crease at upper left corner otherwise wraps are Very Good + as is the interior.. Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Fold Out Map,Plates, Figures, Photographs. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Geology.

London: Hardwicke & Bogue, 1878. 13 issues. January1878 plus complete year for 1879: Jan.-Dec. A Monthly Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature. Each issue with many illustrations. Subject areas: Natural History, Biology, Botany, Entomology, Zoology, Geology, Microscopy. Many scientific ads with some full pages on microscopes. Some string-tied "announcements" tipped in including one edition with 4 page article by T.Twining. Illustrated covers.Some soiling. Minor chipping on sides. Overall Good or better. 2 issues covers detached. Several issues' pages uncut. Paper on some issues feels stiff-perhaps got moist? Doesn't affect interiors which are clean, tight and overall in VG condition. 2 issues have J.D. Putnam's signature on covers. One issue with ex-mus. stamp.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Figures(drawings),. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Science.

Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879. Read before the Mineralogical and Geological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, October 27th, 1879. 12 pp. 2 diagrams. Wraps slightly discolored around edges otherwise the pamphlet is Very Good+ to Near Fine. ( Have other pamphlets by Lewis, all different titles). Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Illus. With Diagrams. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 1/4". Geology.

Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers, 1992. Special issue in honour of Alexander R. McBirney. An international journal on the geophysical, geochemical, petrological, and economic aspects of geothermal and volcanological research. Contents include: "Types of phreatomagmatic volcanoes in the western Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA", "Geology and petrology of Floreana Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador", "Petrology of monogenetic volcanoes, Mount Bailey area, Cascade Range, Oregon", and "Origin of the Transgressive granophyres from the Layered Series of the Skaergaard intrusion, East Greenland". 230 pages. Cover edges are rubbed. Tear to bottom of spine edge, and spine is bumped. Interior is tight and clean.. Paper Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Tables, Figures, Graphs. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2". Volcano.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897. Investigation of Coal and Gold Resources of Alaska. 54th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Document No. 171. January 11, 1897.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Color fold-out map (approx. 12" x 10 1/2") of Geological and Topographical Reconnoissance of Alaska. 2 pp. Disbound government document. Chipping and creasing to spine edge. Map nearly separated from document, in VG+ condition.. Light browning to paper edges. Document is VG.. Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Fold Out Map. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Alaska.

Urbana: The State of Illinois, 1954. Compiled by Illinois State Geological Survey, Natural Resources Building, Urbana, Illinois. 165 pp. Ex. museum with stamp on front cover. Covers in Fair condition with dirt smudges, edging, and bent lower corner. Interior is tight and clean. Document in Good condition.. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Maps. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10". Geology.

1904. Extract from the Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa, Vol. V., No. 4., November 19, 1904. Papers on the Loess by B. Shimek. Pages 298-381. Cover edges and corners chipped or torn, and interior page edges are chipped.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Geology.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1886. Author was Professor of Mining Engineering and Geology, Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, PA. "The Course in Lithology at the Lehigh University is eminently practical. After a thorough grounding in Crystallography and Mineralogy, the student begins the study of rock-formation." Contents broken down in Three Parts: Preliminary Descriptions; The Rocks; and Scheme for Determining Rocks. 135 pp. including Index. Damp ring/stain on front cover, 3 1/"x3 1/2". front endpaper and title page "wavy". 3/4" spine cloth missing. Corners rubbed to boards. Exterior is Good-. Front hinge broken, otherwise the interior is clean, tight and in Very Good condition. . Cloth. Good-. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 4" x 6". Geology.

Chicago: National School Furnishing Co., 1884. 22 pp. Blue paper covers with black text on both front and back. Ex. museum with stamp and identification numbers on front cover. Cover corners and edges are rubbed, covers are soiled and dirty, wear to spine and spine ends, large crease down middle of document. Evidence of bug damage on back top edge with paper "chewed" and missing in 1/2" section through to page 14, no damage ot text within interior or book. Interior pages tanned, text easily legible. Document in Good condition.. Paper Covers. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7". Geology.

Rock Island, Illinois: Lutheran Augustana Book Concern, 1898. Augustana Library Publications. Number I. 69 pp. Top margin of cover written: "With the compliments of the Author". Contents: Lag Gravels; Drifting Sand; Dune Sand; Lee Sand; and Atmospheric Dust. 38 Tables. ex-mus. numbers on left top margin of cover. Some soiling to covers.Two small water spots. Mild fading along top border. Slightly chipped on side edge and 1/2"x1" missing piece. Otherwise covers are Good. Top tips of corners folded/creased. Title page's side edge mild water mark, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+.. Signed by Author. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 10 1/2". Geology.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 120-G. Published August 21, 1918. Shorter contributions to general geology, 1918. (Pages 123-128). Five figures and three plates. Paper covers. Document is extremely well-read and in poor shape. Significant chipping and tears to corners, edges and creased down the middle of document, causing a tear to every page along the crease line. Water marks, soiling and dirt smudges throughout. Ink writing reading "very valuable" and an unknown signature at top of front cover. Identification stamp on front cover and first page of text. Overall document in Fair to Poor condition.. Paperbound. Poor. Illus. by Figures, Plates. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 11 1/2". U.S. Geological Survey.

Washington: GPO, 1896. Memoirs of the Natl.Academy of Sciences, Vol.VIII. House of Representatives, 54th Congress 1st Sess., Doc. No.253. An examination of "the greater mortality among persons living in houses built on made ground over those living on virgin soil." Soil was examined in both made and virgin soil to a depth of 12 feet, over a period of 10 months. Results are detailed. 3/4 red calf, marbled boards and endpapers, all edges marbled. A handsome, deluxe presentation. Some rubbing on spine and corners, else Very Good +. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. 42 illustrations. 4 color plates.. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Color plates, Figures. Size: Approx. 9" X 12". Medicine.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1881. Department of the Interior U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, J. W. Powell in charge. Part I: Primitive lapidarian sculptures in Europe and Asia; and Part II: Primitive lapidarian sculptures in America. 112 pp. with index. 61 illustrated figures. Disbound government document. Edges rubbed and corners bent. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 1/2". Geological Survey.

1881. Lewis, at the time of this paper, was the Professor of Mineralogy in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. This was read before the American Philosophical Society, Dec. 2,, 1881. "In the course of an excavation for a new court-house at Scranton, Pa., made last July, a very interesting substance was discovered, specimens of which were sent to the writer at that time for investigation. The excavation cut through a peat bog, and it was at the bottom of this bog, some 25 feet from the surface of the ground, that the substance here referred to was found." pp.112-117. Wraps slightly discolored around edges otherwise the pamphlet is Very Good+. (Have 8 more pamphlets by Lewis, all different titles). Wraps. Very Good. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 1/4". Geology.

Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879. Read before the Mineralogical and Geological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, December 22d, 1879. " The mineral to which the above title has been applied was found by the writer four years ago, ...". 16 pp. Wraps slightly discolored around edges otherwise the pamphlet is Very Good+ to Near Fine. Laid in a 5" x 2 1/4" paper hand written "With the Compliments of H. Carvill Lewis." ( Have 8 more pamphlets by Lewis, all different titles). Wraps. Very Good+. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 1/4". Geology.