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By: John Holfert, Water Mroch and Jeremy Fuller
Price: $40.00
Publisher: HM Publishing: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000013
Condition: New
A detailed account of the geology, minerals and collecting areas in the Thomas Range (Topaz Mountain) locality. Contains excellent collecting area maps and collecting tips to find the gems and minerals in this famous mineral location. View more info
By: Klaus F. Wellman
Price: $300.00
Publisher: Graz, Austria, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt: 1979
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000075
ISBN: 3201010960
Condition: Fine
Oversized Book. Dust jacket has library sticker on spine else fine. Cover and contents fine. Rare monograph on the petroglyphs and pictographs of North American Native Americans. Originally printed in German under the title "Die Amerikanischen Felsbilder." 750 photographs (including 39 in color), 200 line drawings and 11 maps. Extensive bibliography. 462 pages, including index. Heavy book, will require additional postage. View more info
By: B. G. Oleson
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Santa Ana, California, Photophyscis: 2004
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 000082
ISBN: 0974749400
Condition: New
An interesting account of the early passages through Death Valley and the attempt to locate those wagon trails using historical records, GPS and other means. Many historical details, application of modern technologies and recollections to identify the routes taken. Detailed maps and a good bibliography. Author is an aerospace engineer. 184 pages. View more info
By: Vladislav I. Chuprov, Anvar A. Yusipov and Viktor P. Orlov
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation: 1997
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000014
Condition: New
Beautifully illustrated publication of gem materials found in the Russia, with the goal of promoting Russian gemstones. Photos from an exhibition on Russian gem and lapidary materials held in Moscow at the "Gems" Museum. In Russian and English. View more info
By: Scott Southworth and William Burton
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Reston, VA, U. S. Geological Survey: 2004
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000044
ISBN: 0607966025
Condition: Fine
Field trip guidebook for a joint meeting of the Northeast and Southeast Sections of the Geological Society of America. Nine geologic descriptions and field trips in the Washington D.C. region. View more info
By: Georgia Willis Read and Ruth Gaines (editors)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, NY, Columbia University Press: 1949
Edition: 2nd Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000090
Condition: Very Good
Embossed cloth cover. Two small tears in cloth of upper spine, slightly bumped corners, some yellowing of pages. Contents near fine. A detailed account of J. Goldsborough Bruff's journey to California and experiences during the California Gold Rush, from April 2, 1849 to July 20, 1851. Profusely illustrated with B&W and some color drawings from his journals. Published to mark the centennial of the California Gold Rush. An excellent read. 791 pages. View more info
By: Committee on Arid Lands (AAAS)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, Committee on Arid Lands (AAAS): 1969
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000195
Condition: Very Good
Field guide for the International Conference on Arid Lands in a Changing World. Printed wraps with plastic comb binding. Minor soiling on cover, abrasion along upper front cover edge, small library sticker and small stamp of company on front cover. Small stamp of company also on title page. Conference field trip road logs for in the Mexican Sonoran Desert, featuring natural history, agriculture, geology, mining and climate. 53 pages with field trip itinerary map in map pocket on rear inside cover. View more info
By: Frank Chambers
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, Francis Paul Geoscience Literature: 1988
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000066
Condition: Very Good
Sunning on small portions of edges on front cover and along spine, else fine condition. A tribute to the men of the early United States Geological and Geographical Survey, who, under the leadership of Ferdinand V. Hayden, explored the little known interior west of the United States in the 1870's. Utilizing the photographic plates of the Survey's photographer, William Henry Jackson, the author is able to give the reader a feel of what it was like to explore uncharted territories of what are now Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Scarce. Acquired from the library of Jay Lininger, publisher of... View more info
By: George W. Snider
Price: $225.00
Publisher: Los Angeles CA, George W. Snider: 1916
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000147
Condition: Very Good
Printed wraps (Art Nouveau style) with clear library tape to reinforce spine (although spine appears to be in good shape).Minor soiling on covers, a minor chip on upper right corner of front cover.. Edges of pages somewhat soiled, interior fine. Former owner's name, ( Dr.) F. (Frank) W. Cragin handwritten in pen on cover and an inscription to Cragin from E. B. Beeson (gift) on title page. Dr. Cragin was the head of the Geology Department at Colorado College from 1914 until his death in 1937. He amassed a large collection of publications and manuscripts on the history of the Colorado Springs ... View more info
By: J. Cecil Atler
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, Long's College Book Company: 1951
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000104
Condition: Good
Library binding in decorative orange and white cloth. Library sticker on spine, library stickers on inside front cover and flyleaf, library card pocket on front flyleaf. Some discoloration on outer edge of pages, slight damp staining on bottom edge of pages. Interior pages in very good condition. "Special Definitive Edition Limited to 1000 copies." Combined with an annotated copy of James Bridger, A Biographical Sketch (illustrated) by Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge. Signed by author (Alter). Would be a very nice copy if rebound. 601 pages. View more info
By: Wendell E. Wilson, Joel A. Bartsch and Mark Mauthner
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Houston, TX, Houston Museum of Natural Science: 2004
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000109
Condition: Fine
Copper lettering on gray cloth cover. Embossed end papers. Beautiful "coffee table" book, featuring exceptional mineral specimens from the Houston Museum of Natural Science. 150 remarkable mineral photographs by Jeffrey Scovil. 264 pages. Heavy book, will require additional postage. View more info
By: Rotorua Motor Transport Co., Inc.
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Rotorua, New Zealand, Morning Post Print: 1938
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000092
Condition: Good
Pamphlet with red paper wraps, center stapled pages. Several creases on front cover, as well as top right corner of pages. Edges of cover a little rough. Obscure travel brochure for motor tours in the Rotorua thermal springs area on the North Island of New Zealand. Describes several tours and descriptions of the stops along the route. Includes four B& W photos of the volcanoes and lakes, and a nice map of the region. Interesting and scarce. 12 pages. View more info
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Switzerland, Verlag Paul Haupt Berne: 1965
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000094
Condition: Very Good
Pictorial cover. Covers mildly scuffed, lightly soiled, and some minor creasing. Publication on 18th and 19th century jewelry from the Schweizeriscen Landesmuseum in Zurich, Switzerland. Acquired from the estate of John Sinkankas in 2005. 15 pages and 16 B&W plates. View more info
By: Margarita I. Novgorodova (Editor)
Price: $95.00
Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Fersman Mineralogical Museum: 2005
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000117
ISBN: 5900395286
Condition: Fine
Pictorial cover. This publication brings to light the catalog for an important mineral collection long lost in the vast holdings of the Fersman Museum. The collection of Heinrich Christofer Gottfried von Struve was assembled in the early 1800's. A contemporary of Humboldt and Jules Verne; Struve, a Russian naturalist and diplomat, accumulated over 9,000 mineral specimens from throughout Europe and beyond. This reproduction of a portion of the catalog showcases 82 plates featuring crystal drawings of key mineral specimens. A color photograph accompanies each drawing. A fine work highlighting ... View more info
By: Gary McWilliams
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Bellingham, WA, Great Story Book Publishing: 2019
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000006
ISBN: 0996103287
Condition: New
"This book is about the finding of rocks and minerals by boat in Southeast Alaska. Equally, it is about the appreciation of them for their natural beauty and for the incredible stories they tell. It is part science, part history, part rock hounding and part story telling.The stories are mainly reminiscences of boat trips with geologists and with others in the search for spaecial rocks and minerals along the rugged shorelines of the Alaskan Coast." - from the Publisher. More than 150 mineral collecting localities are described. Well illustrated. View more info
By: Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones
Price: $4.00
Publisher: Old Saybrook, CT, Globe Pequot Press: 1993
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000100
ISBN: 1564401332
Condition: Fine
A beautifully illustrated publication on the lighthouses of the western United States, including their history, architecture and contact/touring information. View more info
