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Books - History of Geology

Greene, Mott T. (1982). Geology in the Nineteenth Century; Changing Views of a Changing World. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 324pp. Hardback,

Greene, Mott T. (1982). Geology in the Nineteenth Century; Changing Views of a Changing World. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 324pp. Hardback,. Cornell University Press.

Greene, Mott T. (1982). Geology in the Nineteenth Century; Changing Views of a Changing World. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 324pp. Hardback, brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Corners...
Alvarez, Walter. (2009). The Mountains of Saint Francis; Discovering the Geologic Events that Shaped Our Earth.

Alvarez, Walter. (2009). The Mountains of Saint Francis; Discovering the Geologic Events that Shaped Our Earth. Norton.

Alvarez, Walter. (2009). The Mountains of Saint Francis; Discovering the Geologic Events that Shaped Our Earth. Norton, New York, 304pp. 1st edition. Hardcover with cream paper covered boards, blue paper...
Woodward, John. Dr. Woodward’s Shield; History, Science, and Satire in Augustan England, by Joseph M. Levine (1991)

Woodward, John. Dr. Woodward’s Shield; History, Science, and Satire in Augustan England, by Joseph M. Levine (1991). Cornell University Press.

Woodward, John. Dr. Woodward’s Shield; History, Science, and Satire in Augustan England, by Joseph M. Levine (1991). Cornell University Press, 1st PB edition of 1977 original. 362 pp. In new...
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Down to Earth, One Hundred and fifty Years of the British Geological Survey. Wilson, HE.

Down to Earth, One Hundred and fifty Years of the British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, Scottish Academic Press, 1985. 189pp. ISBN 7073 0473 3. Paperback, faded spine and very slight shelf...
Shortland, Michael (ed)(1993). Science and Nature; Essays in the History of the Environmental Sciences.

Shortland, Michael (ed)(1993). Science and Nature; Essays in the History of the Environmental Sciences. British Society History of Science.

Shortland, Michael (ed)(1993).Science and Nature; Essays in the History of the Environmental Sciences. British Society for the History of Science, Monograph 8, Oxford, BSHS. 291pp. Paperback. ISBN 0-906450-08-x. In fine,...
Challinor, John (1971).The History of British Geology; a Bibliographical Study. Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 224pp. (1st edition).

Challinor, John (1971).The History of British Geology; a Bibliographical Study. Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 224pp. (1st edition). David & Charles.

Challinor, John (1971).The History of British Geology; a Bibliographical Study. Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 224pp. (1st edition). ISBN 0 7153 5343 8. Hardcover, black cloth covered boards with gilt...
Bailey, Edward (1952). Geological Survey of Great Britain, London, Thos. Murby,.

Bailey, Edward (1952). Geological Survey of Great Britain, London, Thos. Murby,. Thomas Murby.

Bailey, Edward (1952). Geological Survey of Great Britain, London, Thos. Murby. (1st edition). 278pp. Hardback, blue cloth covered boards, gilt lettering, spine ends frayed and corners bumped; library bookplate and...
Moorhead, Alan (1969). Darwin and the Beagle. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1st edition,

Moorhead, Alan (1969). Darwin and the Beagle. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1st edition,. Moorehead, Alan.

Moorhead, Alan (1969). Darwin and the Beagle. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1st edition, 2nd impression. 280pp. HB, lightly bumped, binding sound, dustjacket with minor marginal tears, otherwise in very good condition....
Silliman, Benjamin. Benjamin Silliman; a Life in the Young Republic, 1988

Silliman, Benjamin. Benjamin Silliman; a Life in the Young Republic, 1988. by Chandos Brown.

Brown, C.M. 1989. Benjamin Silliman; a Life in the Young Republic, publ. Princeton UP,  1st edition. 377pp. HB with dustjacket in new condition. Silliman (1799-1864), founder of the American Journal...
Cunningham, Frank (1990). James David Forbes; Pioneer Scottish Glaciologist, Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1st

Cunningham, Frank (1990). James David Forbes; Pioneer Scottish Glaciologist, Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1st. Scottish Academic Press.

Cunningham, Frank (1990). James David Forbes; Pioneer Scottish Glaciologist, Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1st edition, 329pp. Hardback with dustjacket in very good condition.
Topley, Wm. (1975) Commemorating the Centenary of Publication of ‘The Geology of the Weald’, by William Topley , special issue Proc GA

Topley, Wm. (1975) Commemorating the Centenary of Publication of ‘The Geology of the Weald’, by William Topley , special issue Proc GA. Geologists' Association.

Topley, Wm. (1975) Commemorating the Centenary of Publication of ‘The Geology of the Weald’, by William Topley , special issue of The Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, v.86, part 4,...
Thwaite, Ann (2002). Glimpses of the Wonderful; the Life of Philip Henry Gosse, 1810-1888. London: Faber and Faber. 387pp

Thwaite, Ann (2002). Glimpses of the Wonderful; the Life of Philip Henry Gosse, 1810-1888. London: Faber and Faber. 387pp. Faber and Faber.

Thwaite, Ann (2002). Glimpses of the Wonderful; the Life of Philip Henry Gosse, 1810-1888. London: Faber and Faber. 387 +xx pp.+ 8 plates. Hardback, blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering...
Judd, John W. (ed.)(1896) . The Student’s Lyell: a Manual of Elementary Geology. London: John Murray, 635pp. Hardback,

Judd, John W. (ed.)(1896) . The Student’s Lyell: a Manual of Elementary Geology. London: John Murray, 635pp. Hardback,. John Murray.

Judd, John W. (ed.)(1896) . The Student’s Lyell: a Manual of Elementary Geology. London: John Murray, 635pp. Hardback, green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Cover shelf worn and...
Thorpe, Edward (1923). Essays in Historical Chemistry. London: MacMillan, 3<sup>rd</sup> 601 pp. Reprint of 3<sup>rd</sup> edition of 1911. First published 1894.

Thorpe, Edward (1923). Essays in Historical Chemistry. London: MacMillan, 3rd 601 pp. Reprint of 3rd edition of 1911. First published 1894. MacMillan.

Thorpe, Edward (1923). Essays in Historical Chemistry. London: MacMillan, 3rd 601 pp. Reprint of 3rd edition of 1911. First published 1894. Hardback. Blue cloth-covered embossed boards with gilt lettering to...
Beudant, FS. (1865). Cours Élémentaire d’Histoire Naturelle. Paris: Garnier Frères. 10th edition. Two volumes in one. Minéralogie 295+ x pp. and Géologie 348 + xii pp. HB.

Beudant, FS. (1865). Cours Élémentaire d’Histoire Naturelle. Paris: Garnier Frères. 10th edition. Two volumes in one. Minéralogie 295+ x pp. and Géologie 348 + xii pp. HB. Garnier Freres.

Beudant, FS. (1865). Cours Élémentaire d’Histoire Naturelle. Paris: Garnier Frères. 10th edition. Two volumes in one. Minéralogie  295+ x pp. and Géologie 348 + xii pp. HB. Marbled paper-covered boards...
Haldane, JS. (1935). The Philosophy of a Biologist. Oxford: Clarendon, 1st edition. 155 +xii pp. HB.

Haldane, JS. (1935). The Philosophy of a Biologist. Oxford: Clarendon, 1st edition. 155 +xii pp. HB. Clarendon Press.

Haldane, JS. (1935). The Philosophy of a Biologist. Oxford: Clarendon, 1st edition. 155 +xii pp. HB. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Light shelf wear, binding sound. Text...
Winch, NJ, (1831). ‘Geology of the Banks of the Tweed, from Carham, to the Coast at Berwick’, extract from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle, 1831. v1,

Winch, NJ, (1831). ‘Geology of the Banks of the Tweed, from Carham, to the Coast at Berwick’, extract from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle, 1831. v1,. Trans Northum, Durham, Newcastle.

Winch, NJ, (1831). ‘Remarks on the Geology of the Banks of the Tweed, from Carham, in Northumberland, to the SeaCoast at Berwick’, extract from Transactions of the Natural History Society...
Buddle, John. (1831). ‘Notice of a Whin Dyke Lately discovered in the Fenham Division of Benwell Colliery [Northumberland]’ extract from Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Northumberland, Durham & Newcastle u. Tyne, 1831. v1, pp 9-16 + 3 engraved plates.

Buddle, John. (1831). ‘Notice of a Whin Dyke Lately discovered in the Fenham Division of Benwell Colliery [Northumberland]’ extract from Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Northumberland, Durham & Newcastle u. Tyne, 1831. v1, pp 9-16 + 3 engraved plates. Trans Northum, Durham, Newcastle.

Buddle, John. (1831). ‘Notice of a Whin Dyke Lately discovered in the Fenham Division of Benwell Colliery [Northumberland]’ extract from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and...
Wallace, Alfred Russel. Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters from the Malay Archipelago (2013)

Wallace, Alfred Russel. Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters from the Malay Archipelago (2013). Oxford University Press.

Wallace, Alfred Russel. Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters from the Malay Archipelago (2013), edited by John Van Whye and Kees Rookmaaker. Oxford University Press, 1st edition, 319pp. Hardback in new condition....
Stephenson, George and Robert. Lives of the Engineers, by Samuel Smiles.

Stephenson, George and Robert. Lives of the Engineers, by Samuel Smiles. John Murray.

Lives of the Engineers, George and Robert Stephenson: the Locomotive, publ John Murray, London, 1904, ‘popular’ edition (1st was 1887). 510 pp + 4pp adverts. HB with red cloth covers...
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