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Books - History of Geology

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...
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Anon (1914). Manual of Map Reading and Field Sketching, 1912. London: HMSO for General Staff-War Office. 101pp + 20 plates

Anon (1914). Manual of Map Reading and Field Sketching, 1912. London: HMSO for General Staff-War Office. 101pp + 20 plates. War Office.

Anon (1914). Manual of Map Reading and Field Sketching, 1912. London: HMSO for General Staff-War Office. 101pp + 20 plates and 19pp list of Military Books published by the WO....
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...
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Oldroyd, David (ed).(2013). Earth Sciences History, v32, n1, 155pp. PB. See contents list in accompanying photo. Clean, unmarked and in new condition.

Oldroyd, David (ed).(2013). Earth Sciences History, v32, n1, 155pp. PB. See contents list in accompanying photo. Clean, unmarked and in new condition. Earth Sciences History.

Oldroyd, David (ed).(2013). Earth Sciences History, v32, n1, 155pp. PB. Includes articles on early French geologists Alexandre Brongniart and Nicolas Desmarest. For other articles, see contents list in accompanying photo. ...
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...
Bibby, Cyril (1972). Scientist Extraordinary; the Life and Scientific Work of Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895, Oxford: Pergamon

Bibby, Cyril (1972). Scientist Extraordinary; the Life and Scientific Work of Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895, Oxford: Pergamon. Pergamon Press.

Bibby, Cyril (1972). Scientist Extraordinary; the Life and Scientific Work of Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1st edition. 208pp. HB, clean, sound binding, in very good condition. General...
Caribbean. Ahmed, R. (ed). (1987). Proceedings of a Workshop on the Status of Jamaican Geology: Special Issue. Kingston: Geological Society of Jamaica

Caribbean. Ahmed, R. (ed). (1987). Proceedings of a Workshop on the Status of Jamaican Geology: Special Issue. Kingston: Geological Society of Jamaica. Geological Society of Jamaica.

Ahmed, R. (ed). (1987). Proceedings of a Workshop on the Status of Jamaican Geology: Special Issue. Kingston: Geological Society of Jamaica, 314 + xi pp. Paperback, A4 format, negligible wear,...
Osborne, Roger (1998). The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology. London: Jonathan Cape. First Hardback edition. 372pp.

Osborne, Roger (1998). The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology. London: Jonathan Cape. First Hardback edition. 372pp. Jonathan Cape.

Osborne, Roger (1998). The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology. London: Jonathan Cape.  First Hardback edition. 372pp. 25 essays describing events occurring in Yorkshire and the people involved that...
Cooling, L.F. et al, (1969). A century of Soil Mechanics; Classic Papers on Soil Mechanics published by the Institute of Civil Engineers, 1844-1946. London: ICE. 482pp. Hardcover

Cooling, L.F. et al, (1969). A century of Soil Mechanics; Classic Papers on Soil Mechanics published by the Institute of Civil Engineers, 1844-1946. London: ICE. 482pp. Hardcover. Institute of Civil Engineers.

Cooling, L.F., Skempton, A.W., and Little, A.L. (1969). A century of Soil Mechanics; Classic Papers on Soil Mechanics published by the Institute of Civil Engineers, 1844-1946. London: ICE. 482pp. Hardcover,...
Winchester, Simon. (2001). The Map that Changed the World; William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, by Simon Winchester

Winchester, Simon. (2001). The Map that Changed the World; William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, by Simon Winchester. Harper Collins.

Winchester, Simon. (2001). The Map that Changed the World; William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, by Simon Winchester. Harper Collins, New York, 329pp. Hardback, 1st edition. Dustjacket unfolds...
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