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Books - History of Geology

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

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

Geikie, Archibald. A Long Life’s 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...
Adams, F.D. (1938). The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences, London, Bailiere et al.

Adams, F.D. (1938). The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences, London, Bailiere et al. Adams, FD.

Adams, F.D. (1938). The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences, London, Bailiere et al. 506pp. Hard cover, blue embossed cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Spine split and frayed...
Figueiroa, Silvia FM, and Lopes, M. Margaret (1994). Geological Sciences in Latin America; Scientific Relations and Exchanges;

Figueiroa, Silvia FM, and Lopes, M. Margaret (1994). Geological Sciences in Latin America; Scientific Relations and Exchanges;. Universidad de Campinas.

Figueiroa, Silvia FM, and Lopes, M. Margaret (1994). Geological Sciences in Latin America; Scientific Relations and Exchanges; Papers presented at the 18th Inhigeo Congress, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Campinas: Universidad de...
Kennedy, Barbara A. (2006). Inventing the Earth: Ideas on Landscape Development Since 1740. Oxford: Blackwell, 1st edition, 160pp. PB,

Kennedy, Barbara A. (2006). Inventing the Earth: Ideas on Landscape Development Since 1740. Oxford: Blackwell, 1st edition, 160pp. PB,. Blackwell.

Kennedy, Barbara A. (2006). Inventing the Earth: Ideas on Landscape Development Since 1740. Oxford: Blackwell, 1st edition, 160pp. PB, glossy printed card cover, slightly bumped, faded spine. Text clean, unmarked....
Sweeting, G.S. (ed)(1958). The Geologists’ Association, 1858-1958; A History of the First Hundred Years

Sweeting, G.S. (ed)(1958). The Geologists’ Association, 1858-1958; A History of the First Hundred Years. Geologists' Association.

Sweeting, G.S. (ed)(1958). The Geologists’ Association, 1858-1958; A History of the First Hundred Years, Colchester, Benham & Co. 165pp. Hardback, green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering in very good to fine...
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.
Porter, Roy (1983). The Earth Sciences; an Annotated Bibliography. New York and London: Garland Publishing. 192pp.

Porter, Roy (1983). The Earth Sciences; an Annotated Bibliography. New York and London: Garland Publishing. 192pp. Garland.

Porter, Roy (1983). The Earth Sciences; an Annotated Bibliography. New York and London: Garland Publishing. 192pp. (vol 3 of Bibliographies of the History of Science and Technology). Hardback, green cloth-covered...
Wells, George A. (1978). Goethe and the Development of Science; 1750-1900. Science in History [series] No.5.

Wells, George A. (1978). Goethe and the Development of Science; 1750-1900. Science in History [series] No.5. Sijthoff and Noordhoff.

Wells, George A. (1978). Goethe and the Development of Science; 1750-1900. Science in History [series] No.5. Alphen aa den Rijn, NL: Sijthoff and Noordhoff, 161pp. Hardback, dark blue cloth-covered boards...
Mather, Kirtley F. and Mason, Shirley L. (1964). A Source book in Geology. New York: Hafner. A facsimile of the 1939 original

Mather, Kirtley F. and Mason, Shirley L. (1964). A Source book in Geology. New York: Hafner. A facsimile of the 1939 original. Haffner.

Mather, Kirtley F. and Mason, Shirley L. (1964). A Source book in Geology. New York: Hafner. A facsimile of the 1939 original publication. Hardback. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering...
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...
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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...
Forster, Francis, (1831). ‘Observations on the South Welsh Coal Basin’, extract from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle. v1,

Forster, Francis, (1831). ‘Observations on the South Welsh Coal Basin’, extract from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle. v1,. Trans Northum, Durham, Newcastle.

Forster, Francis, (1831). ‘Observations on the South Welsh Coal Basin’, extract from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne, 1831. v1, pp 82-116 +...
Geikie, Archibald. (1882). Geological Sketches at Home and Abroad. London: MacMillan & Co. 1st edition. 382 pp. HB.

Geikie, Archibald. (1882). Geological Sketches at Home and Abroad. London: MacMillan & Co. 1st edition. 382 pp. HB. MacMillan.

Geikie, Archibald. (1882). Geological Sketches at Home and Abroad. London: MacMillan & Co. 1st edition. 382 pp. HB. Burgundy cloth-covered boards, with gilt lettering to spine. Bumped and worn, spine...
Scarth, Alwyn. (2009). Vesuvius; a Biography. Harpenden: Terra Publishing, 1st edition. 342pp. HB.

Scarth, Alwyn. (2009). Vesuvius; a Biography. Harpenden: Terra Publishing, 1st edition. 342pp. HB. Terra.

Scarth, Alwyn. (2009). Vesuvius; a Biography. Harpenden: Terra Publishing, 1st edition. 342pp. HB. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. As new. Dustjacket, a minor marginal tear and glue...
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....
Nicholson, H. Alleyne (1886). Natural History, Its Rise and Progress in Britain, as Developed in the Life and Labours of Leading Naturalists. London: W&R Chambers, 312pp.

Nicholson, H. Alleyne (1886). Natural History, Its Rise and Progress in Britain, as Developed in the Life and Labours of Leading Naturalists. London: W&R Chambers, 312pp. Chambers.

Nicholson, H. Alleyne (1886). Natural History, Its Rise and Progress in Britain, as Developed in the Life and Labours of Leading Naturalists. London: W&R Chambers, 312pp. From publisher’s British Science...
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...
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...
Smith, William. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of “Map of the Strata of England and Wales, by John Phillips. Facsimile

Smith, William. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of “Map of the Strata of England and Wales, by John Phillips. Facsimile. Arno Press.

Smith, William. Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D., author of “Map of the Strata of England and Wales, by John Phillips. Facsimile edition in History of Geology series published by Arno...
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