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1968CH-210U.K.: London Illiffe Books Ltd. 1968. Classic comprehensive text translated from the Czech written by a group of distinguished Czech scientists presents classical and modern decomposition methods in the analysis of mineral materials. Topics include decomposition of samples with acids; decomposition of samples by sintering and fusion; thermal decomposition processes; pyrolysis; decomposition in gas streams; etc. 224 pgs. Small prior ownership stamps on endpapers and title pg. Minimal shelfwear. . First English Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex- Professional Library. London Illiffe Books, Ltd. Hardcover
1995GE-239Ottawa Canada: Geological Survey of Canada 1995. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed topics covering the essential characteristics of all economically significant types of Canadian mineral deposits including the main diagnostic geological characteristics; the contained commodities; examples of deposits of that type- both Canadian and foreign; economic significance; typical size and grade of deposits; geological features including geological setting age host rocks associated rocks form and distribution of mineralization; mineralogy; alteration; genetic models; related deposit types; guides to exploration; etc. 640 pgs. Illustrated. Index of mineral deposits of Canada fold-out plate in rear pocket. Small "geophysics" stamp on outer edge. Very minimal shelfwear. Heavy item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Survey of Canada Hardcover
1992EN-7Stanford CA.: Stanford University Press 1992. Comprehensive text contains nearly 100 species of butterflies and their unusual life histories and 12 of the 44 known species of butterfly fossils in the world. 118 pgs. 9 full-page colour plates illustrating 278 specimens and black & white photos including the 12 known fossil butterfly specimens. Signed and inscribed by Emmel on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stanford University Press Hardcover
1976GE-144Dordrecht Holland: D.Reidel 1976. Comprehensive advanced text contains detailed technical papers presented by leading international scientists and field experts covering geological topics relating to the three provinces in the European continental Permian: the northern or Subvariscan which extends from Great Britain through the area of the North Sea and the north German plain into Poland; the central or variscan which marks a region which reaches from West Poland via Czechoslovakia Central and South Germany into France and with some reservations into Spain; and the Verrucano province which includes the Alps and Apennines. 352 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt spine. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D.Reidel Hardcover
1989BO-26St.Paul Minnesota: American Phytopathological Society Press 1989. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed account of all fungi occuring on vascular plants and plant products in the U.S. comprising 13000 accepted scientific fungal names and over 78000 fungus-host combinations. Includes notations of the diseases they cause; and an extensive section on taxonomy and nomenclature of fungi which provides an important tool for evaluating fungal literature. Text is divided into three major sections: host-fungus list; fungus list; fungus index. 1252 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover. Note: Heavy Item. . First Edition. Buckram. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Phytopathological Society Press Hardcover
1991GE-307Tulsa Oklahoma: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology 1991. Comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering volcanism as a process of sedimentological significance; volcaniclastic processes of transport and deposition; volcaniclastic sedimentation in continental and oceanic settings; petrology of volcaniclastics; volcanism tectonics and sedimentation. 255 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt spine and front cover. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Hardcover
1984OC-12Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1984. Scholarly text examines and assesses general trends in ocean management the role of Japan in the international political economy of the oceans and Japan's ocean policy in various sectors: shipbuilding fisheries mineral resources offshore petroleum and nuclear power generation. Given Japan's importance in ocean affairs the authors stress various lessons that can be learned from its experience that are of prime international significance. 383 pp. Illustrated with 13 tables and 24 figures. Publisher's stamp on the half title page. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Paperback
1980GE-327Stuttgart Germany: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Nagele U. Obermiller 1980. Comprehensive text presents detailed technical papers covering sedimentary aspects of the Upper Permian Zechstein basin of Central and North-Western Europe including sedimentary evolution of the Zechstein basin; the diagenesis in evaporitic sequences; paleogeography; the depositional environment; etc. 328 pp. Illustrated with 168 figures and 5 tables in the text and on 3 folders. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on the front endpaper; small stamp to title page; small numerals to lower spine; clean pocket remnant on the rear endpaper. No spine cracks. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nagele U. Obermiller) Paperback
1989GE-98Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1989. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed sections on regional quaternary geology of Canada including the Queen Elizabeth islands Canadian cordillera Canadian shield; applied quaternary geology in Canada including terrain geochemistry quaternary geodynamics quaternary environments and resources; quaternary geology of Greenland including climatic and dynamic history of the Greenland Ice Sheet etc. 839 pgs. Illustrated. 5 Plates in accompanying slipcase. Small "geophysics" stamp on outer edge of text and top of map slipcase; pocket remnant on front endpaper. No other stamps labels or markings. Note: Heavy Item. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex- Professional Library. Geological Survey of Canada Hardcover
1984GE-322Dordrecht Holland: D. Reidel 1984. Classic comprehensive text presents deatiled topics dealing with the polarization of seismic waves and the instrumentation for up- and down-hole observations employing polarization method including coverage of methods of analyzing the wave field; the polar and polarization-positional correlation of waves; particular aspects of the application of polarization method in various types of seismic studies; etc. 268 pgs. Illustrated. Prior ownership nameplate pastedown to front endpaper; clean pocket remnant to rear endpaper; small stamp to lower title page. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. D. Reidel Hardcover
1991GE-127Boulder CO.: Geological Society of America 1991. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed sections on gold and silver deposits in the U.S. industrial metals pore system aspects of hydrocarbon trapping origin and migration of oil & gas synthesis of selected provinces geology of coal paleobotany and paleoecology of coal major coal deposits in the U.S. etc. 622 pgs. Illustrated. Nine plates shrinkwrapped in separate slipcase. Blank clean pocket on inside front board; small stamp on outer edge; top corner of text & slipcase slightly bumped. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex- Professional Library. Geological Society of America Hardcover
1990BO-47The Hague Netherlands: SpB Academic Publishers 1990. Comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering wetlands; flooding tolerance and resistance; biochemistry of oxygen-deficient cells; cyanide-resistant respiration; anaerobic metabolism; root-shoot relationships of flooded plants; beneficial effectrs of oxygen deprivation on germination and plant development; low temperature anaerobiosis in ice encasement; etc. 326 pgs. Illustrated. Lower corners slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SpB Academic Publishers Hardcover
1974GE-9New York: Plenum Press 1974. Classic comprehensive text contains topics in pathways and environmental requirements for biogenic gas production in oceans origins and distribution of methane in marine sediments geothermal gases acoustics and gas in sediment and pagoda structures in marine sediments. 324 pgs. Illustrated. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on front endpaper. Few isolated lines highlighted in text. Does not affect the quality or readability of the general text. Dustjacket in mylar. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Plenum Press Hardcover
1990GE-107Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1990. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed sections on regional geological history and historical perspectives; exploration of the Continental Margin; biostratigraphy; margin evolution; paleozoic geology; quaternary geology and modern sedimentary processes; petroleum and mineral resources; developmental constraints; etc. 855 pgs. Colour and b&w illustrations. Includes accompanying slipcase containing maps and figures. Heavy Item. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Survey of Canada Hardcover
1986AG-50New York: Springer-Verlag 1986. Detailed collection of authoritative contributions from experienced field experts contains a broad spectrum of applications of immunological techniques to plant-product analysis. Includes hormone immunoassay using poly and monoclonal antibodies one-step purification of antigens quantification by radioimmunoassay or enzyme immunoassay etc. 263 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Springer-Verlag Hardcover
1998GE-106Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1998. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed sections on the geology and mineral deposits of the Superior Province of the Canadian Shield; synopsis of precambrian fossil occurrences in North America; and an overview of the Grenville Province geology Canadian Shield. 387 pgs. Colour and b&w illustrations. Accompanying slipcase included containing maps and figures. Heavy Item. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Survey of Canada Hardcover
1990GO-16Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1990. Scholarly text will acquaint historians anthropologists and sociologists with a discourse that questions the prioritizing of the temporal over the spatial - the historical over the geographical. The author argues that neither the study of history nor the execution of social or cultural analysis can be divorced from human-geographical inquiry. He contends that all processes of social structuring are context dependent for they involve the unfolding of historical geographies - they simultaneously include the making of histories and the construction of human geographies. 239 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
1988CM-10Chichester U.K.: John Wiley & Sons 1988. Comprehensive text discusses problems related to changes in the distribution of trace gases and aerosol particles in the atmosphere. Identifies trace species of importance for the Earth's climate that affect the oxidation capacity of the atmosphere. Major changes already occurring in the atmosphere as a result of atmospheric pollution and their effects on climate the stratospheric ozone layer photochemical oxidant formation in the troposphere and oxidation of acidic species from pollution sources are also discussed as well as topics on atmospheric and global temperature changes; changes in Antarctic ozone; oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere; trace substances and radiation balance of the earth. 281 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
1987GE-243Boulder CO.: Geological Society of America 1987. Comprehensive text presents a detailed study of the timing cause and mechanism of the wastage of North American ice during the last deglaciation as well as the accompanying environmental changes in the nonglaciated and deglaciated areas including relevant geologic geochemical or biotic evidence from the interval 18 to 6 ka; and examines the mechanisms by which a mass of ice equivalent to approximately 100 m of global sea level was returned to the ocean within about 8000 years. Detailed topics include North American ice sheets: chronology of disintegration; ice core and other glaciological data; non-glacial physical record on the continent; biological record on the continent; ocean/ice sheet record; model simulations of the climactic patterns; land south of the ice sheets; etc. Includes two fold-out plates inside rear pocket. 501 pgs. Illustrated. Small "geophysics" stamp on outer edge. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Society of America Hardcover
1990EN-38Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1990. Comprehensive text examines the use of predators pathogens and competitors as biological control agents for arthropods including topics covering biocontrol as a component of integrated pest management systems in feedlots pastures and confined animal housing; interactions of pesticides and biocontrol agents; population modeling; future potentials for biocontrol in livestock and poultry pest management; etc. 316 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Paperback
1921GE-320DallasTexas: Oil & Gas Legal Service 1921. Classic text contains detailed topics covering oil and gas rights in state lands; lands subject to prospecting; recent acts of the legislature; Texas laws of oil & gas including laws of mines and mining leasing islands and shore lands development of minerals public lands mineral reservation etc; miscellaneous laws including cities and towns gross production tax partition of oil and mineral lands injunctions restraining drilling etc; pipe line laws; conservation laws; forms and contracts; etc. 231 pgs. Prior ownership nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; small stamp to lower title page and rear endpaper; small label tolower spine. Minor light scuffs to covers and some rubbing to corners. . Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Oil & Gas Legal Service Hardcover
1994GE-76Tulsa Oklahoma: Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1994. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed sections in survey design history sampling theory array design 3-D design sequence and concepts process-oriented survey design advanced topics in 3-D survey design case histories etc. 244 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front endpaper and lower title pg. Inscribed and signed by Dale Stone on front free endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. Signed by Author. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Society of Exploration Geophysicists Hardcover
1987GE-201Amsterdam The Netherlands: Elsevier 1987. Classic comprehensive text describes the propagation of transient waves in parallel layered acoustic media. Detailed topics covered include: causality trick; time-symmetric source representation; non-contributing potential technique; matching principle; derivation of Cagniard-de Hoop solutions without the Laplace transformation; generalized Goupillaud schemes for oblique incidence; complex time and source point coordinates techniques; Radon transform pairs in terms of analytic signals; etc. 327 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; clean pocket remnant on rear endpaper; tiny numbers printed on lower front cover. Minimal shelfwear. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Elsevier Hardcover
1992GE-69Boulder CO.: Geological Society of America 1992. Comprehensive text contains a culmination of geologic field studies and expeditions begun in 1959 by the authors and other scientists both individually and collectively and continued through the 1979-80 sessions. Topics include: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Geologic and Glacial History of the Ellsworth Mtns. The Heritage Group Facies of Cambrian Carbonate Rocks Permian Plants Structure of the Heritage and Sentinal Ranges Chemical Weathering of CU FE and PB Sulfides Economic Resources etc. Contains 3 Plates in rear pocket. 459 pgs. Illustrated. Colour Frontispiece of Mount Gardner Sentinal Range of the Ellsworth Mountains Antarctica looking east. Gilt spine & front cover. #44 marked on top left corner of front cover. small stamp on first free endpaper. No apparent shelfwear. Note: Heavy Item. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Technical Library. Geological Society of America Hardcover
1995GE-101Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1995. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed sections on temporal and spacial divisions; lower Paleozoic and older rocks; middle and upper Paleozoic rocks; Mesozoic rocks; geophysical characteristics; metallogeny; Plutonic rocks; Caledonides of Eastern Greenland; paleontological contributions to Paleozoic paleogeographic and tectonic reconstructions etc. 944 pgs. Illustrated. Map pocket on inside rear cover. Heavy Item. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Survey of Canada Hardcover
