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Books - History of Geology

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...
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...
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....
Miller, Hugh.(1857). The Testimony of the Rocks. Edinburgh: Thomas Constable, 16th edition

Miller, Hugh.(1857). The Testimony of the Rocks. Edinburgh: Thomas Constable, 16th edition. Thomas Constable.

Miller, Hugh.(1857). The Testimony of the Rocks; or, Geology and Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed. Edinburgh: Thomas Constable, 16th edition, xii + 500 pp. Marbled paper...
Freeman, Michael. (2004). Victorians and the Prehistoric; Tracks to a Lost World. New Haven: Yale University Press. 310 pp. 1st edition.

Freeman, Michael. (2004). Victorians and the Prehistoric; Tracks to a Lost World. New Haven: Yale University Press. 310 pp. 1st edition. Yale University Press.

Freeman, Michael. (2004). Victorians and the Prehistoric; Tracks to a Lost World. New Haven: Yale University Press. 310 pp. 1st edition. Hardback, dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to...
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...
Babbage, C. (1847). ‘Observations on the Temple of Serapis, at Pozzuoli, near Naples, . . . on . . .causes [of] Geological Cycles of Great Extent’ extract from the QJGSS

Babbage, C. (1847). ‘Observations on the Temple of Serapis, at Pozzuoli, near Naples, . . . on . . .causes [of] Geological Cycles of Great Extent’ extract from the QJGSS. Geological Society of London.

Babbage, C. (1847). ‘Observations on the Temple of Serapis, at Pozzuoli, near Naples, with remarks on certain causes which may produce Geological Cycles of Great Extent’ extract from the Quarterly...
Watson, White, (1973). The Strata of Derbyshire (1811). Buxton: Moorland Reprints. 77pp. + 16pp introduction by Trevor D. Ford.

Watson, White, (1973). The Strata of Derbyshire (1811). Buxton: Moorland Reprints. 77pp. + 16pp introduction by Trevor D. Ford. Moorland Reprints.

Watson, White, (1973). The Strata of Derbyshire (1811). Buxton: Moorland Reprints. 77pp. + 16pp introduction by Trevor D. Ford. Facsimile reprint of 1811 edition. HB, dark blue cloth-covered boards with...
Gardiner-Thorpe, Christopher (1987). James Parkinson, 1755-1824. Exeter: Dept. of Neurology,

Gardiner-Thorpe, Christopher (1987). James Parkinson, 1755-1824. Exeter: Dept. of Neurology,. Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.

Gardiner-Thorpe, Christopher (1987). James Parkinson, 1755-1824. Exeter: Dept. of Neurology, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital. 63 + 70pp. Includes facsimile reprint of Parkinson’s The Shaking Palsy. Hardcover, with black cloth-covered...
Einstein: a Biography

Einstein: a Biography. Weidenfeld and Nicolson.

Einstein: a Biography, by Antonina Vallentin. publ. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1954, 1st English edition. Translated from French by M.Budberg. 219pp. HB, in very good condition, slight age toning of paper,...
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