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Gold: its Geological Occurrence and Geographical Distribution, 1908

Gold: its Geological Occurrence and Geographical Distribution, 1908. Maclaren, J. Malcolm.

Gold: its Geological Occurrence and Geographical Distribution, 1908. London. 687 pp. Green cloth cover boards with gilt lettering. Cover has slight shelf wear and bumped corners. Free end papers and...
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....
Rappaport, Rhoda (2011). Studies on Eighteenth-Century Geology. Farnham: Ashgate,

Rappaport, Rhoda (2011). Studies on Eighteenth-Century Geology. Farnham: Ashgate,. Ashgate.

Rappaport, Rhoda (2011). Studies on Eighteenth-Century Geology. Farnham: Ashgate, Variorum Collected Studies Series, 340 + xxiii pp. Hardback, blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Read once,...
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...
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...
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The History of the Geological Society of London. Woodward, Horace B.

The History of the Geological Society of London, London, Geological Society, 1907. 336pp. Hardback, brown cloth-covered boards, bumped corners but otherwise hardly worn. Age-toning of end papers and early owner...
Anderson, RGW, Caygill, ML, MacGregor, AG, and Syson, L. (eds). (2003). Enlightening the British: Knowledge, discovery and the museum in the eighteenth century. London: British Museum Press. 1st

Anderson, RGW, Caygill, ML, MacGregor, AG, and Syson, L. (eds). (2003). Enlightening the British: Knowledge, discovery and the museum in the eighteenth century. London: British Museum Press. 1st. British Museum.

Anderson, RGW, Caygill, ML, MacGregor, AG, and Syson, L. (eds). (2003). Enlightening the British: Knowledge, discovery and the museum in the eighteenth century. London: British Museum Press. 1st edition. 195pp....
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...
Zaslow, Morris. (1975). Reading the Rocks: the Story of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1842-1972. Toronto: Macmillan, 1st

Zaslow, Morris. (1975). Reading the Rocks: the Story of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1842-1972. Toronto: Macmillan, 1st. Geological Survey of Canada.

Zaslow, Morris. (1975). Reading the Rocks: the Story of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1842-1972. Toronto: Macmillan, 1st edition. 599pp. HB. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to title. Negligible...
Rosenberg, GD, and Clary, RM. (eds)(2018). Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology: History Made, History in the Making.

Rosenberg, GD, and Clary, RM. (eds)(2018). Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology: History Made, History in the Making. Geological Society of America.

Rosenberg, GD, and Clary, RM. (eds)(2018). Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology: History Made, History in the Making. Boulder, CO: Geological Society of America. Special...
Gaimster, D, McCarthy, S, and Nurse, B. (2007). Making History; Antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1st edition.

Gaimster, D, McCarthy, S, and Nurse, B. (2007). Making History; Antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1st edition. Royal Academy of Arts.

Gaimster, D, McCarthy, S, and Nurse, B. (2007). Making History; Antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1st edition. 265 +ii pp. PB. 28 x 24.5cm format, negligible...
Herries Davies, Gordon L, (1995). North from the Hook; 150 Years of the Geological Survey of Ireland. Dublin: Geological Survey of Ireland. 1st edition. 342pp. HB.

Herries Davies, Gordon L, (1995). North from the Hook; 150 Years of the Geological Survey of Ireland. Dublin: Geological Survey of Ireland. 1st edition. 342pp. HB. Geological Survey of Ireland.

Herries Davies, Gordon L, (1995). North from the Hook; 150 Years of the Geological Survey of Ireland. Dublin: Geological Survey of Ireland. 1st edition. 342pp.  HB. Dark blue cloth-covered boards...
Freeman, RB. (1984). Darwin Pedigrees. London: private. 84 + viii pp. HB. green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Includes FACSIMILE

Freeman, RB. (1984). Darwin Pedigrees. London: private. 84 + viii pp. HB. green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Includes FACSIMILE. private publication.

Freeman, RB. (1984). Darwin Pedigrees. London: private. 84 + viii pp. HB. green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Includes FACSIMILE of H. Farnham Burke’s, privately published,...
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Whatever is Under the Earth, the Geological Society of London, 1807-2007. Herries Davies, Gordon L.

Whatever is Under the Earth, the Geological Society of London, 1807-2007, London, the Geological Society, 2007 (1st edition). 356pp. ISBN 978-1-86239-214-4. Hardback with illustrated laminated board covers. In very good...
Wigley, Peter. (ed and compiler) et al (2018). William Smith’s Fossils Reunited; Strata Identified by Organised Fossils and

Wigley, Peter. (ed and compiler) et al (2018). William Smith’s Fossils Reunited; Strata Identified by Organised Fossils and. Halsgrove.

Wigley, Peter. (ed and compiler) et al (2018). William Smith’s Fossils Reunited; Strata Identified by Organised Fossils and a Stratigraphical System of Organized Fossils by William Smith with Fossil Photographs...
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The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences, London, Bailiere et al, 1938. Adams, FD.

The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences, London, Bailiere et al, 1938. 506pp. Hard cover, blue embossed cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Spine split and frayed and worn...
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The Geologists’ Association, 1858-1958; A History of the First Hundred Years. Sweeting, GS (ed).

The Geologists’ Association, 1858-1958; A History of the First Hundred Years, Colchester, Benham & Co, 1958. 165pp. Hardback, green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering in very good to fine condition...
Donald, Diana, and Munro, Jane. (eds) (2009). Endless Forms: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts. Yale University. 1st ed.

Donald, Diana, and Munro, Jane. (eds) (2009). Endless Forms: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts. Yale University. 1st ed. Yale University Press.

Donald, Diana, and Munro, Jane. (eds) (2009). Endless Forms: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts. Yale University. 1st ed. 344 + xiii pp. HB. Black cloth-covered boards with...
Sarton, George, (1936). The Study of the History of Science. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1st edn. 75pp.

Sarton, George, (1936). The Study of the History of Science. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1st edn. 75pp. Harvard University.

Sarton, George, (1936). The Study of the History of Science; being the Substance of the Inaugural Lecture of the Seminary on the History of Science in Harvard University delivered on...
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