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1908013882Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office GPO 1908. Very Good condition. Bound in sturdy green cloth with a gilt lettered spine. All text pages maps and plates are clean and unmarked. NO foxing. 9.5" wide by 11.5" tall. "United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 60." 84pp 170 leaves 340 pages of maps and plates mostly in full-color many double-page one fold-out. All 170 plates are printed on the rectos only right-hand side of each page with the versos being blank. There are also 34 maps and figures in the text. This volume includes well over 100 beautiful full-color maps with examples from nearly every State and Territory of the United States Geology Survey. The maps also cover topics such as glaciation coast lines volcanism faulting lakes stream piracy alluviation wind and river erosion cycles etc. This copy is from the library of geologist and author Robert B. Sosman with his small ink-stamp on the front endpaper. Keywords: Cartography. Geology. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover heavy. Very Good condition. 84pp 170 leaves 340 pages . Government Printing Office (GPO) Hardcover
1927016638Franklin New Jersey: Privately Published 1927. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This is the RARE original 1927 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Bound in the original printed brown wraps. 6" wide by 9" tall. NOT a library discard. Pages are creamy white clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the preface: "The contents of this review is a brief outline of interesting data that have come to the attention of the writer during many years' service with the mining companies operating at Mine Hill and Sterling Hill." Included here are chapters on settlement land titles early mining 1664-1800; ownership exploration development 1800-1850; Colonel Samuel Fowler New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Company 1850-1897; litigation caused by conflicting mineral titles; zinc mining and mill construction 1897-1927. First Edition. Softcover stapled wraps. Very Good condition. vi 47pp. Privately Published Paperback
1900025140Sacramento California: A.J. Johnston Superintendent State Printing / California State Mining Bureau 1900. 3 volumes bound together: 1 THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CALIFORNIA by W. H. Storms Bulletin No. 18 California State Mining Bureau 1900 First edition 154 pages. 2 METHODS OF MINE TIMBERING by W. H. Storms Bulletin No. 2 California State Mining Bureau 1901 Second edition 71 pages. 3 MINE DRAINAGE PUMPS ETC. by Hans C. Behr Bulletin No. 9 of the California State Mining Bureau 1896 First edition x 210 pages indexed elaborately illustrated with engravings line drawings and plans including two folding plates. Cover is in Good condition. Internally Very Good. Original wraps for all 3 titles are bound in. Tiny book label of Henry J. Pauly of Los Angeles. Pages are clean and unmarked. The binding is black cloth with gilt-stamped black leather spine and corners extremities rubbed. All gilt is bright and shiny. The front hinge is cracked but holding. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover. Good - Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 3 vols: 154 71 x 210 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. A.J. Johnston, Superintendent State Printing / California State Mining Bureau Hardcover
1993GE-103Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1993. Comprehensive reference text focuses primarily on three tectonostratigraphic provinces and their basins: Interior Platform Hudson Platform and St. Lawrence Platform. Contains detailed sections on stratigraphy tectonic evolution and basin history economic geology geophysical and petrological characteristics of basement rocks of the Western Canada Basin. 826 pgs. Frontispiece. Color and black/white illustrations. Includes accompanying slipcase containing maps charts and figures. Heavy Item. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Survey of Canada hardcover
1991GE-97Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1991. This comprehensive reference text describes and interprets the geology of the northern margin of the North American continent in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Northern Greenland. Detailed topics include: Geomorphic regions Geographic and geologic exploration Tectonic framework Mesozoic history of the Arctic islands Tectonic and physiographic developments Geophysical characteristics the Quaternary record etc. 569 pp. Illustrated. Frontispiece. 10 Plates New & Shrinkwrapped in accompanying slipcase. Minor small "geophysics" stamp on top edge of slipcase. Heavy Item. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Survey of Canada hardcover
19662082702114602572Japan National Railway Chugoku Branch 1966. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Japan National Railway Chugoku Branch paperback
1993LN-35Beijing China: Xin Hua Shu Dian 1993. This comprehensive dictionary for the pertoleum industry has been specially compiled to help readers select correct technical terms in translation work. Contains roughly 60000 terms of petroleum geology geophysics drilling engineering logging reservoir engineering petroleum development and production storage and transportation refining and petroleum economics. All entries are listed in Chinese phonetic alphabetical order. Includes an appendix of the original complex forms of Chinese characters and their simplified versions. 1177 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. . Xin Hua Shu Dian Hardcover
1987GE-244Denver Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey 1987. Comprehensive text contains geologic data used in assessing the oil and gas resources of the coastal plain part of the 19 million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Northeastern Alaska including topics covering hydrocarbon source rocks thermal history petroleum reservoir rocks petrography and diagenesis; stratigraphy surficial geology and permafrost traps and seals seismic-reflection data geochemistry gravity interpretation horizontal- gradient and helium surveys timing of hydrocarbon generation etc. Includes five fold-out plates in accompanying slipcase pocket. 329 pgs. Illustrated with tables and figures. Small horizontal cut on front coveras received from publisher in shrinkwrap. Slipcase has some minor rubbing to corners. . First Edition. Soft Cover in Slipcase. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U.S. Geological Survey paperback
1980EG-34U.K.: Pergamon Press Ltd. 1980. Comprehensive advanced rare two-volume text includes selected technical papers from over 250 submissions by leading global field experts. Text is divided into 10 technical sessions: I-Social and Economic Impact of Wind Storms; II-Wind-Characteristics and Description; III - Local Wind Environment; IV- Wind Loading-Mean and Fluctuating Internal and Mean External; V- Wind Loading-Fluctuating External; VI- Dynamic Response-Tall Buildings and Towers; VII- Dynamic Response-Bridges Transmission Towers and Roof Membranes; VIII - Physical and Mathematical Modeling; IX- Wind-Engineering Applications; X- Wind- Engineering Practice. 1444 pgs. collectively. Illustrated. Corners slightly bumped; minor shelfwear. Heavy Item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pergamon Press Ltd. Hardcover
2001GE-181Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior/ U.S. Geological Survey 2001. Comprehensive 3-CD-ROM set contains a binational compilation of natural resource land management and environemtal studies utilizing Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite full-scene images which were selected and processed for a large portion of the U.S.-Mexico transborder region. The images are presented in high-resolution jpeg format and projected to the Universal Transverse Mercator UTM grid. CDs are brand-new in the originally issued crystal case. Compatible with Macintosh Windows 95 and higher UNIX. Adobe Reader is required for all platforms. . Digital Media. As New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. CD-ROM. U.S. Department of the Interior/ U.S. Geological Survey unknown
1976GE-275Copenhagen Denmark: Geological Survey of Greenland 1976. Comprehensive reference text presents a detailed study of all aspects of Greenland's geology including glaciation and the Quaternary; Precambrian to Tertiary; the Archaean gneiss complex; Rinkian and Ketilidian mobile belt; Cretaceous-Tertiary sedimentary rocks; Tertiary volcanic province; economic minerals; petroleum geology; coal geology; fossil floras; paleovertebrate faunas; Kimberlites; etc. 603 pgs. Illustrated including fold-out plates. Dustjacket has a few closed edge tears taped on the inside and some edgewear. In mylar. Lower corner of text slightly bumped; minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Geological Survey of Greenland Hardcover
1971GE-282New York: Springer-Verlag 1971. Classic comprehensive highly acclaimed text presents detailed topics dealing with the petrography of fossiliferous sedimentary rocks including an overview of carbonate petrography and the place of biotic constituents in the field of carbonate petrography; group by group discussion of the thin section characters of biotic constituents including skeletal architecture skeletal microstructure distribution and comparisons. 302 pp. Illustrated with 100 plates and 28 figures. Prior owner's name on second front white endpaper and outer edge. Minimal shelfwear. Scarce. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. . Springer-Verlag Hardcover
1958GE-56Louisiana State University Press 1958. Detailed reference text contains a brief analysis of each species illustrationsand known information up to 1957. Includes taxonomic clarifications new genera new specific names and a short analysis of the features of the carapace. 536 pp. Illustrated. Small stamps on the front endpapers. Minor shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Louisiana State University Press Hardcover
1992GE-66Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema 1992. Two-Volume comprehensive texts contains 368 papers of intensive research studies from over 450 world reknown geochemists hydrologists and hydrochemists from 35 countries. Topics include: Geochemical Modeling Organic Geochemistry Mineral-Fluid Interface Geochemistry Sedimentary Basins Geothermal Systems Global Processes Stable and Radioactive Isotopes Seawater-Rock Interactions etc. 1686 pgs. total. Illustrated. Prior owner's name in Vol.I only. Heavy Item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A.A. Balkema Hardcover
1979MN-18Moscow Russia: Mir Publishers 1979. Comprehensive reference text presents describes nearly 200 widespread and valuable minerals. Contains Determinative Tables for the identification of minerals by simple physical properties the recognition of which does not require any special equipment or instruments. Includes tables of rock-forming and metallic minerals; methods of determination of the chemical composition of minerals; mineral composition of principal rock types; etc. 195 pgs. Illustrated with 32 color photographs. Prior owner's initials on the upper spine edge. Lower spine edge slightly bumped; light rubbing to covers; minimal shelfwear. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mir Publishers Hardcover
1936MI-28London England: Waterlow & Sons Ltd. 1936. Classic text presents a detailed chronological historical survey of the gold mining industry and production in South Africa. Includes topics covering discoveries of gold in the Transvaal; geology of the Witwatersrand system; gold mining in Southern Rhodesia; gold in Natal; gold bearing deposits of Kenya; mining camps of Johannesburg; mining on the Rand; metallurgical practices; ultra-deep mining; government leases; taxation and pricing of gold; etc. 580 pgs. Illustrated with drawings photographs and maps including two fold-out map plates at the rear of the book. First map is very slightly skinned in two small sections of the far left edge; tiny closed tear taped on the back. Slight discoloration on the lower spine edge. Slight scratch on spine above small label. Slightly rubbed on the base of spine and corners small crease on upper spine. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; label removal mark on rear endpaper. Gilt spine and front cover. . First Edition. Original Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Hardcover
1970BI-71Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press 1970. Classic comprehensive text contains detailed technical papers presented by leading scientists and field experts at the International Symposium on Biology of Coregonid Fishes held at Winnipeg Canada 1969. Topics covered include evolutionary research; polymorphism; adaptive radiation; convergent evolution; introgression and competitive interaction; etc. 560 pgs. Numerous illustrations. Small stamps on endpapers and outer edges; pocket removal mark on front endpaper; label removed from lower spine. Minimal shelfwear. Text very clean. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex- Professional Library. University of Manitoba Press Hardcover
1981MI-18New York: Marcel Dekker 1981. Comprehensive authoritative sourcebook presents an in-depth analysis of coal science and technology including detailed topics on coal structure and analysis; coke making; mining; combustion and carbonization; gasification; cleaning and utilization; conversion of coal to liquids and gases; alternative energy sources. 854 pgs. Illustrated. Minor small insignificant mark on the front endpaper. Corners slightly bumped; minimal shelfwear. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Marcel Dekker Hardcover
1984ES-128New York: John Wiley & Sons 1984. Comprehensive text presents a new experimental-mathematical methodology for precise phenological forecasting and bioclimatic estimations. This new method allows you to solve phenological problems by simply superimposing biological curves directly onto the natural annual temperature trend or net while taking into account various non-temperature factors. The author demonstrates the use of this method for forecasting the development of numerous plants and cold-blooded organisms including plant pests carriers and pathogens of human and farm animal diseases etc and contains 59 tables and 189 graphs to support the presentations. 504 pp. Illustrated. Small prior ownership name-stamp to front endpaper and outer edge. Dustjacket has minimal shelfwear and a small minor light crease on the rear cover. In mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
1977GE-323London U.K.: Pitman Publishing 1977. Classic comprehensive treatise presents a detailed survey of the ore deposits of all genetic types that have been formed during all metallogenic epochs and in all the most important regional and local geological structures that are capable of controlling the origin and distribution of ores of various metals. Volume I includes coverage of nickel cobalt copper lead zinc bismuth antimony mercury and uranium. 424 pgs. Illustrated including over 80 maps and sections of the most important geological localities. Prior owner's nameplate label on front endpaper; old nameplate removal mark on inside front cover. Spine slightly sunned. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pitman Publishing Hardcover
1977GE-296London U.K.: Pitman Publishing 1977. Classic comprehensive treatise presents a detailed survey of the ore deposits of all genetic types that have been formed during all metallogenic epochs and in all the most important regional and local geological structures that are capable of controlling the origin and distribution of ores of various metals. Volume I includes coverage of aluminum titanium manganese chromium vanadium and iron. 352 pgs. Illustrated including over 100 maps and sections of the most important geological localities. Prior owner's nameplate label on front endpaper; old nameplate removal mark on inside front cover. Spine slightly sunned. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pitman Publishing Hardcover
1987GE-285New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1987. Comprehensive reference text focuses on the geologic settings origins and factors controlling ore distribution and grade for a number of proven chromite fields. Includes coverage of theories concerning the formation ans distribution of chromite in both stratiform- and podiform-type ore fields; factors controlling ore deposition lateral variation and grade; petrogenetic and structural processes in ophiolite-hosted chromite deposits; guidelines for prospecting for chromite deposits; theory for in situ crystallization in the UG2 chromitite layer of the Bushveld Complex; etc. 340 pgs. Illustrated. Lower corners slightly bumped. Tiny scuff to lower outer edge. Minor shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Van Nostrand Reinhold Hardcover
1983GE-12Ann Arbor MI.: Ann Arbor Science 1983. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering fossil energy extraction alternatives through chemistry and geochemistry including sections on petroleum coal oil shale geothermal systems etc. 266 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; blank pocket remnant on rear endpaper; tiny numerals stenciled on lower front cover. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Ann Arbor Science Hardcover
18590Historical Society. 1971 Large Heavy Brown two and a half inch thick book G To VG for age and weight of book Printed without DJ History of the County and it's people from 1896 to 1972 1288 pages extra postage required to cover shipping Historical Society unknown
1983GE-61Berkeley CA.: Premier Press 1983. Comprehensive text includes reproductions of the U.S.G.S. professional reports 813-A through 813-T providing detailed information on the country's twenty water resource regions and underground resources: New England Region; South Atlantic Gulf Region; Great Lakes Region; Ohio Region; Tennessee Region; Upper and Lower Mississippi Regions; Souris-Red-Rainy Region; Missouri Basin Region; Arkansas-White-Red Region; Texas-Gulf Region; Rio Grande Region; Upper and Lower Colorado Regions; Great Basin Region; Pacific Northwest Region; California Region; Alaska Region; Hawaii Region. Sections are geographically arranged and includes hundreds of illustrations and tables and thousands of references that have been carefully documented. 749 pp. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Premier Press hardcover