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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...
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...
Blundell, D.J. & Scott, A.C. (eds.). Lyell: the Past is the Key to the Present, 1998

Blundell, D.J. & Scott, A.C. (eds.). Lyell: the Past is the Key to the Present, 1998. Geological Society of London.

Blundell, D.J. & Scott, A.C. (eds.). Lyell: the Past is the Key to the Present, 1998. Geological Society Special Publication No.143. London: GSL. 376 pp. 23 papers from the GSL’s...
Burek, CV, & Higgs, BM. (eds). (2021). Celebrating 100 Years of Female Fellowship of the Geological Society: Discovering Forgotten Histories. Geological Society Special

Burek, CV, & Higgs, BM. (eds). (2021). Celebrating 100 Years of Female Fellowship of the Geological Society: Discovering Forgotten Histories. Geological Society Special. Geological Society of London.

Burek, CV, & Higgs, BM. (eds). (2021). Celebrating 100 Years of Female Fellowship of the Geological Society: Discovering Forgotten Histories. Geological Society Special Publication 506, 1st edn. 310 + ix pp....
Zittel, Karl A von (1901). History of Geology and Palaeontology to the end of the Nineteenth Century. London: Walter Scott,

Zittel, Karl A von (1901). History of Geology and Palaeontology to the end of the Nineteenth Century. London: Walter Scott,. Walter Scott Ltd..

Zittel, Karl A von (1901). History of Geology and Palaeontology to the end of the Nineteenth Century. London: Walter Scott, 562pp + 24pp adverts + 13 portrait plates. Translated by...
John Phillips. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the ‘Map of the Strata of England and Wales’. Facsimile reprint 2003.

John Phillips. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the ‘Map of the Strata of England and Wales’. Facsimile reprint 2003. Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institure.

John Phillips. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of the ‘Map of the Strata of England and Wales’. Facsimile reprint 2003. issued with ‘Introduction to the Life and Times of...
Pullin, Ruth. (2011). Eugene von Guerard; Nature Revealed. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria. 302pp. 1st

Pullin, Ruth. (2011). Eugene von Guerard; Nature Revealed. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria. 302pp. 1st. National Gallery of Victoria.

Pullin, Ruth. (2011). Eugene von Guerard; Nature Revealed.  Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria. 302pp. 1st edition. PB. 28 x 22.5cm. Heavy card covers. Catalogue of international exhibit of Guerard’s art...
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....
Merrill, George P (1906). Contributions to the History of American Geology. Washington: Gov’t Printing Office, pp 189 to 734 + 37 plates. Hardback,

Merrill, George P (1906). Contributions to the History of American Geology. Washington: Gov’t Printing Office, pp 189 to 734 + 37 plates. Hardback,. Smithsonian.

Merrill, George P (1906). Contributions to the History of American Geology. Washington: Gov’t Printing Office, pp 189 to 734 + 37 plates. Hardback, red-cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to...
Agassiz, Louis (1869). Geological Sketches. Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co. 1st edition, 311pp. Hardback,

Agassiz, Louis (1869). Geological Sketches. Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co. 1st edition, 311pp. Hardback,. Fields Osgood.

Agassiz, Louis (1869). Geological Sketches. Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co. 1st edition, 311pp. Hardback, maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine and embossed design on covers. Spine sun-baked and...
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...
Rudwick, Martin JS (1997). Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes; New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts. University of Chicago Press, 1st PB edition

Rudwick, Martin JS (1997). Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes; New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts. University of Chicago Press, 1st PB edition. University of Chicago.

Rudwick, Martin JS (1997). Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes; New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts. University of Chicago Press, 1st PB edition, 301pp. Paperback in near...
Geikie, Archibald (1895). Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay. London: MacMillan, 397pp. Hardback

Geikie, Archibald (1895). Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay. London: MacMillan, 397pp. Hardback. MacMillan.

Geikie, Archibald (1895). Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay. London: MacMillan, 397pp. Hardback, maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt embossed lettering to spine. ripples in cloth due to imperfect glueing of...
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;...
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...
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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.
Frolick, Vernon. (1999). Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke and the Great Diamond Hunt. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 1st edition. 354pp. HB.

Frolick, Vernon. (1999). Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke and the Great Diamond Hunt. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 1st edition. 354pp. HB. Raincoast Books.

Frolick, Vernon. (1999). Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke and the Great Diamond Hunt. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 1st edition. 354pp. HB. Black cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. As new....
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