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New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001. xix, 329 pages, [2] pages of plates, illustrations, maps (some colour); 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Fiine DJ. On William Smith, the father of modern geology. "In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell -- clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world -- making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Determined to expose what he realized was the landscape's secret fourth dimension, Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remarkably beautiful hand-painted map. But instead of receiving accolades and honors, he ended up in debtors' prison, the victim of plagiarism, and virtually homeless for ten years more. Finally, in… Leer más

New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001. xix, 329 pages, [2] pages of plates, illustrations, maps (some colour); 22 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author, with a personalized inscription. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. On William Smith, the father of modern geology. "In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell -- clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world -- making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Determined to expose what he realized was the landscape's secret fourth dimension, Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remarkably beautiful hand-painted map. But instead of receiving accolades and honors, he ended up in debtors'… Leer más

Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press, 1984. Cloth, 93 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 x 26 cm. Sherman and Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Lectures in Pacific Northwest History. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with surface rubbing, protected in a mylar book cover. "Beginning with Henry James Warre's view of Oregon City in 1846 and concluding with highly technical panoramas of Seattle and Portland by artists like E. S. Glover and Augustus Koch, John Reps demonstrates what lithographs of Pacific Northwest communities can tell us about the past. The text is illustrated by 44 beautiful, detailed drawings, eight in color." - Publisher.. 1st.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong. Collectible.

New York: Penguin Books, 1995. 1 atlas (144 pages), colour illustrations, colour maps; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "Viking marauders struck fear into the hearts of ninth-century European peasants, monks and nobles alike for two centuries, but the Vikings were more than seaborne terrorists. This atlas illustrates their influence extending from the Holy Land to Newfoundland, as explorers, settlers, craftsmen and hired mercenaries. / John Haywood is the author of a number of books, including The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings and The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The origins of the Vikings; Scandinavia in the Viking age; The Viking raids; The North Atlantic saga; The Vikings in the East; The transformation of the Vikings.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1965. xii, 291 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps (part folded) 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top right corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Allegedly a 15th-century map of the world, the so-called Vinland Map is considered a forgery by some scholars.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Cloth, xi, 297 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour); 30 x 39 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Front free endpaper (blank) slightly scuffed from label removal. Dust jacket a little sun-faded along the foreedge of the front cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A lavish production.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong. Collectible.