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Smith, William. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., Author of the “Map of the Strata of England and Wales”, 1844

Smith, William. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., Author of the “Map of the Strata of England and Wales”, 1844. John Murray.

Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., Author of the “Map of the Strata of England and Wales”, by John Phillips. London: John Murray. 1844. 22 x 14cm (8.75x5.5 inches), 150pp. Early...
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Fitton, William. A sammelband volume of his Articles published in the Edinburgh Review 1856.

Fitton, William. A sammelband volume of his Articles published in the Edinburgh Review 1856. Edinburgh Review.

Fitton, William. Articles published in the Edinburgh Review 1817-1849. A sammelband volume of William Fitton’s published papers with his manuscript dedication to ‘Maria Fitton – from her father’ in October 1856....
Sedgwick, Adam. The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick. Clark and Hughes, 1890

Sedgwick, Adam. The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick. Clark and Hughes, 1890. Cambridge University Press.

The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick, by JW Clark and TM Hughes. Cambridge, The University Press, 1890, 1st edition. 2 volumes, 534 + 640pp. HB with polished brown...
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Hill, John. The Notorious Sir John Hill; the Man Destroyed by Ambition in the Era of Celebrity, by G. Rousseau (2012)

Hill, John. The Notorious Sir John Hill; the Man Destroyed by Ambition in the Era of Celebrity, by G. Rousseau (2012). Lehigh University Press.

Hill, John. The Notorious Sir John Hill; the Man Destroyed by Ambition in the Era of Celebrity by George Rousseau (2012). Lehigh University Press, Bethlehem. 391pp. Hardback in new condition...
Geikie, Archibald. (1897). The Founders of Geology. Macmillan, London, 297 + ii pp.

Geikie, Archibald. (1897). The Founders of Geology. Macmillan, London, 297 + ii pp. MacMillan.

Geikie, Archibald. (1897). The Founders of Geology. Macmillan, London, 297 + ii pp. Hardback in burgundy cloth-covered embossed boards with gilt lettering to spine. Slight shelf wear, foxing to endpapers...
Pumpelly, Raphael. My Reminiscences (1918) by Raphael Pumpelly. Henry Holt, New York, 2 volumes

Pumpelly, Raphael. My Reminiscences (1918) by Raphael Pumpelly. Henry Holt, New York, 2 volumes. Henry Holt.

Pumpelly, Raphael. My Reminiscences (1918) by Raphael Pumpelly. Henry Holt, New York, 2 volumes – v.1 438 + xiii pp. and v.2 pp439-846 + xi. Numerous photographs, sketches and route...
Darwin and Modern Science; Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of the Origin of Species

Darwin and Modern Science; Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of the Origin of Species. Seward, AC (ed).

Darwin and Modern Science; Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of the Origin of Species, publ....
Dick, Robert. Robert Dick, Baker of Thurso. 1878.

Dick, Robert. Robert Dick, Baker of Thurso. 1878. John Murray.

Robert Dick, Baker of Thurso, Botanist and Geologist, by Samuel Smiles. publ John Murray, London, 1878, 1st edition. 436 pp + 6pp adverts. HB with green cloth covers with gilt-stamped...
Prestwich, Joseph. The Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Prestwich (1899), by GA Prestwich, his widow.

Prestwich, Joseph. The Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Prestwich (1899), by GA Prestwich, his widow. Blackwood and Son.

Prestwich, Joseph. The Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Prestwich (1899), by GA Prestwich, his widow. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1st edition, 444pp + 19plates. Hard back with blue cloth-covered...
Ramsay, Andrew. (1895). Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (1814-1891), by Archibald Geikie. Macmillan,

Ramsay, Andrew. (1895). Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (1814-1891), by Archibald Geikie. Macmillan,. MacMillan.

Ramsay, Andrew. (1895). Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (1814-1891), by Archibald Geikie. Macmillan, London, 397pp. Hardback with maroon embossed cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering to spine. Bumped corners with start...
Geikie, James. James Geikie; the Man and the Geologist, (1917), by Marion Newbigin and JS Flett.

Geikie, James. James Geikie; the Man and the Geologist, (1917), by Marion Newbigin and JS Flett. Oliver and Boyd.

Geikie, James. James Geikie; the Man and the Geologist, (1917), by Marion Newbigin and JS Flett. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 227pp. Hardback, olive cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine;...
Ruskin, John. John Ruskin; Artist and Observer (2014), by Christopher Newell. National Gallery of Canada, 376pp. PB, large format

Ruskin, John. John Ruskin; Artist and Observer (2014), by Christopher Newell. National Gallery of Canada, 376pp. PB, large format. National Gallery of Canada.

Ruskin, John. John Ruskin; Artist and Observer (2014), by Christopher Newell et al. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 376pp. PB, large format with abundant colour illustration. In new condition. Ruskin...
Geikie, Archibald. A Life’s Long Work; an Autobiography (1924). Macmillan, London

Geikie, Archibald. A Life’s Long Work; an Autobiography (1924). Macmillan, London. MacMillan.

Geikie, Archibald. A Life’s Long Work; an Autobiography (1924). Macmillan, London, 426pp. + 4pp adverts (including Geikie’s, published by Macmillan). Hardback with dark blue cloth-covered boards and gilt lettering to...
Griffith, Richard. Richard Griffith 1784-1878, (1980), eds. GL Herries Davies and RC Mollan. Royal Dublin Society

Griffith, Richard. Richard Griffith 1784-1878, (1980), eds. GL Herries Davies and RC Mollan. Royal Dublin Society. Royal Dublin Society.

Griffith, Richard. Richard Griffith 1784-1878, (1980), eds. GL Herries Davies and RC Mollan. Royal Dublin Society, 221pp. Papers presented at the Centenary Symposium, 1978. Paperback in very good condition. Griffith...
Evans, John. (2008). Sir John Evans 1823-1908; Antiquity, Commerce and Natural Science in the Age of Darwin

Evans, John. (2008). Sir John Evans 1823-1908; Antiquity, Commerce and Natural Science in the Age of Darwin. Ashmolean.

Evans, John. (2008). Sir John Evans 1823-1908; Antiquity, Commerce and Natural Science in the Age of Darwin, ed. Arthur MacGregor, Ashmolean, Oxford, 326pp. Hardback with black cloth-covered boards and silver...
Agassiz, Louis. Louis Agassiz; a Life in Science, 1960. first edition

Agassiz, Louis. Louis Agassiz; a Life in Science, 1960. first edition. University of Chicago.

Louis Agassiz; a Life in Science,  Lester Borley (ed). publ. U.Chicago Press, first edition, 1960. 449pp. HB in very good condition, with minor tears and wear to dustjacket.
Lister, Martin. Martin Lister and his Remarkable Daughters; The Art of Science in the Seventeenth Century (2019), by Anna Marie Roos.

Lister, Martin. Martin Lister and his Remarkable Daughters; The Art of Science in the Seventeenth Century (2019), by Anna Marie Roos. Bodleian Library.

Lister, Martin. Martin Lister and his Remarkable Daughters; The Art of Science in the Seventeenth Century (2019), by Anna Marie Roos. Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1st edition, 182pp + 32pp plates...
Walcott, Charles. Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist, (1998), by Ellis Yochelson.

Walcott, Charles. Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist, (1998), by Ellis Yochelson. Kent State University Press.

Walcott, Charles. Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist, (1998), by Ellis Yochelson. Kent State University Press, Ohio, 510pp. Hardback with cover in good condition. Very slight water mark to top outside corner...
Miller, Hugh. Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller; Scotland in the Early 19th Century, ethnography and folklore, geology and natural history, church and society, 2003

Miller, Hugh. Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller; Scotland in the Early 19th Century, ethnography and folklore, geology and natural history, church and society, 2003. Cromarty Arts Trust.

Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller; Scotland in the Early 19th Century, ethnography and folklore, geology and natural history, church and society, 2003. Cromarty, Cromarty Arts Trust. 352pp....
Lyell, Charles. Charles Lyell by Edward Bailey (1962).

Lyell, Charles. Charles Lyell by Edward Bailey (1962). Thomas Nelson.

Lyell, Charles. Charles Lyell by Edward Bailey (1962). Thomas Nelson, London. 214 pp. Hardback book in very good condition. Dustjacket has a tear in top right corner otherwise good. Extensive...
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