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Aplan, F. F., et.al., Ed. / SOLUTION MINING SYMPOSIUM, Proceedings of 103rd AIME Annual Meeting, Dallas, 1974, pb, 469 pages, - 5 -, $ 40

Arbiter, N., Ed. / MILLING METHODS IN THE AMERICAS PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF THE VII INTERNATIONAL MINERAL PROCESSING CONGRESS AND THE CENTENNIAL OF THE SCHOOL OF MINES, Columbia University, New York, New York, 1964, pb, 486 pages, - 3 -, $ 60 [includes 100 years of milling; asbestos processing; Anaconda Company, Butte; Republic Mine, Michigan; Sullivan Concentrator, British Columbia; Taconite at Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota; Homestake Mining Company; Kennecott Copper, Utah; much more]

Bain, H. F., Ed. / MORE RECENT CYANIDE PRACTICE, San Francisco, 1910, cl, 418 pages, 6 pages of advertisements, wear on spine, ovg, - 3 -, $ 65

Bakewell, R. / AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY: Intended to convey a practical knowledge of the Science, and comprising the most important recent discoveries; with explanations of the facts and phenomena which serve to confirm or invalidate various geological theories, 3rd American from the 5th London Edition, New Haven, 1839, pb, xxxvi + 596 pages, foxing throughout, plates preserved (two have repairs, but all have foxing), text is paper bound as original binding could not be repaired, ovg, - 3 -, $ 100

Bateman, A. M., McLaughlin, D. H., Butler, B. S., Loughlin, G. F., and Singewald, J. T., Jr. / ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN STATES, Lindgren Volume, 1st Edition, 1933, Rocky Mountain Fund Series, AIME, 797 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Bonney, T. G. / VOLCANOES, THEIR STRUCTURE AND SIGNIFICANCE, New York, 1899, cl, 379 pages, 13 plates, 1 fold-out map, - 3 -, $ 40

Bonney, T. G. / CHARLES LYELL AND MODERN GEOLOGY, New York, 1895, cl, 224 pages, occasional light foxing, - 3 -, $ 45


Brigham, A. P. / A TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY, New York, 1901, cl, 477 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 [hinges have been reinforced]

Buckland, F. T. / CURIOSITIES OF NATURAL HISTORY, New York, 1859, cl, 423 pages, chip on top of spine, ovg, - 3 -, $ 34

Buckland, F. T. / CURIOSITIES OF NATURAL HISTORY, New York, 1860, cl, 441 pages, - 3 -, $ 34

Buckland, W. / THE BRIDGEWATER TREATISES ON THE POWER, WISDOM AND GOODNESS OF GOD AS MANIFESTED IN THE CREATION, TREATISE VI: Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, Philadelphia, 1837, cl, volume 1 - 443 pages, volume 2 - 69 engravings, moderate foxing throughout, ovg, - 3 -, $ 395

Callon, J. / LECTURES ON MINING DELIVERED AT THE SCHOOL OF MINES, PARIS, Translated at the Author’s request, Atlas composed of two parts only, Volume 1: 40 plates, Volume 2: plates 41 - 94, unbound, suitable for framing, Paris, 1881, - 2 -, $ 48 [Will send pdf’s of several plates of these if requested]

Callow, J. M., et.al. / METALLURGICAL BULLETIN, the General Engineering Company, Salt Lake City, 1929, pb, 127 pages, - 3 -, $ 50 [covers all related topics related to processing ore: flow charts of cyanide, floatation, and gravity concentration plants; tables, charts and photographs of MacIntosh Floatation Cells, the 500 ton pneumatic flotation plant at Mullan, Idaho; the ball mill floor at the Utah-Apex Milling Company, Bingham, Utah; MacIntosh Floatation cells at the Silver King Coalition Mines, Park City, Utah]

Chamberlin, T. C. / THE ORIGIN OF THE EARTH, University of Chicago Science Series, Chicago, 1916, cl, 271 pages, - 5 -, end plates replaced, $ 25

Chamberlin, T. C. and Salisbury, R. D. / GEOLOGY [in two volumes], Volume 1: Geologic Processes and their Results, New York, 1904, cl, 654 pages, - 5 -, $ 35

Chamberlain, T. C. and Salisbury, R. D. / GEOLOGY, VOLUME III, New York, 1906, cl, 624 pages, - 5 -, $ 30 [contents: Triassic Period, Jurassic Period, Cretaceous Period, Cenozoic Era, Eocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, recent, etc.]


Christianson, P. / LOSSES OF SILVER IN SCORIFICATION, 1894 thesis, University of Minnesota, 25 hand written pages detailing the scorification process and the causes of metal loss during the process, in original binding, $ 75

Cigan, J. M., Mackey, T. S., and O’Keefe, T. J. / LEAD-ZINC-TIN, LZT 80, TMS-AIME World Symposium, Las Vegas, 1980, cl, 1045 pages, - 2 -, $ 100

Comstock, J. L. / AN INTRODUCTION TO MINERALOGY: Adapted to the use of Schools and Private Students, 3rd Edition improved, New York, 1841, cl, 369 pages, slight foxing throughout, ovg, -3 -, $ 60


Comstock, J. L. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY, INCLUDING FOSSIL BOTANY AND PALAEONTOLOGY, 1851, cl, 432 pages, 124 illustrations, light foxing throughout, - 3 -, $ 125

Croft, T., Ed. / STEAM POWER PLANT AUXILLARIES AND ACCESSORIES, 1st Edition, Power Plant Series, New York, 1922, cl, 447 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Croft, T.,
Revised by Tangerman, E. J. / STEAM-TURBINE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, 2nd Edition, Power Plant Series, New York, 1939, cl, 513 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Crosby, W. D. / COMMON MINERALS AND ROCKS, Boston Society of Natural History, Guides for Science - Teaching No. 12, Boston, 1903, cl, 205 pages, 40 figs., 2 tables, - 3 -, $ 30

Cutler, H. C. / THE CYANIDE PROCESS, ITS TECHNICAL APPLICATION, 1895 thesis, University of Minnesota, cl[3], $50 [details the early use of cyanide in South Africa and Australia]

Dana, J. D. / REVISED TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY, 5th Edition, Revised and Enlarged, New York, 1897, cl, 482 pages, - 3 -, $ 55

Dana, J. D. / MANUAL OF MINERALOGY including observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of Ores, and the Applications of Science to the Arts, with 260 illustrations, designed for the use of Schools and Colleges, New Haven, 1868, cl, 456 pages, - 3 -, $ 200

Dana, J. D. / MANUAL OF MINERALOGY including observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of Ores, and the Applications of Science to the Arts, with 260 illustrations, designed for the use of Schools and Colleges, 2nd Edition, New Haven, 1877, cl, 456 pages, - 3 -, $ 175

Dana, J. D. / MANUAL OF MINERALOGY including observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of Ores, and the Applications of Science to the Arts, with 260 illustrations, designed for the use of Schools and Colleges, 3rd Edition, New Haven, 1878, cl, 474 pages, - 3 -, $ 175

Dana, J. D. / THE GEOLOGICAL STORY briefly told. An Introduction to Geology for the General Reader and for Beginners in the Science, New York, 1875, cl[2], nicely rebound with portion of original cover attached to the new front board, gold leaf lettering on spine, 263 pages, - 3 -, contents of book in excellent condition, $ 100

Dana, J. D. / THE GEOLOGICAL STORY briefly told. An Introduction to Geology for the General Reader and for Beginners in the Science, New York, 1875 or 1877, cl, 263 pages, - 3 -, $ 65 [Bound in original green cloth with gilt trilobite on spine and gilt rock scene on front board]

Dana, J. D. / THE GEOLOGICAL STORY briefly told. An Introduction to Geology for the General Reader and for Beginners in the Science, New York, 1903, cl, 302 pages, - 5 -, $ 65

Dana, J. D. /  MANUAL OF GEOLOGY, TREATING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SCIENCE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL HISTORY FOR THE USE OF COLLEGES, ACADEMIES, AND SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE, Philadelphia, 1868, revised edition, 800 pages, 986 pages, 1 plate (at rear), $ 150  [Discoloration at bottom of front board, top of front hinge a little loose]

Dana, J. D. / MANUAL OF GEOLOGY, Treating the Principles of the Science with Special Reference to American Geological History, illlustrated by over 1150 figures in the text, 12 plates, and a chart of the World, New York, 3rd Edition, 1880, cl, 911 pages, - 3 -, corners of boards bumped, slight wear on spine, ovg, $ 125

Dana, J. D. / MANUAL OF GEOLOGY, TREATING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SCIENCE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL HISTORY FOR THE USE OF COLLEGES, ACADEMIES, AND SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE, 4th Edition, New York, 1894, cl, 1087 pages, very slight wear to top and bottom of spine, hinges tight, modeling to page edges, paper of text and illustrations is bright, clean, and free of markings, - 3 -, $ 85

Darwin, C. /  THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS, 3rd Edition, London, 1889, 344 pages, 1 colored plate of barrier reefs around islands, - 3 -, $ 100 [colored plate has a separation between two of its sections - I will repair with archival tape if you request it]

Darwin, C. / JOURNA
L OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN FITZ ROY, in two volumes, New York, 1846, cl, volume one - 351 pages, volume two - 324 pages, foxing throughout, boards in very good condition, page edges slightly wrinkled as is usual with a mid-1800's book, - 5 -, $ 1750

Darwin, C. / VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE, New York, 1909, cl, 547 pages, Harvard Classics Series, Volume 29, - 3 -, $ 50

Darwin, C. / ORIGIN OF SPECIES, New York, 1909, cl, 552 pages, Harvard Classics Series, Volume 11, - 3 -, $ 50

Darwin, C. / ORIGIN OF SPECIES, 1898-99, New York, H. M. Caldwell Company, Library of Famous Books by Famous Authors, ribbed cloth, bearing ex-libris motif, gold embossed cover, 501 pages, hinges slightly loose, cl, signature on end paper dated December, 1900, $ 100

Dawson, J. W. / THE CHAIN OF LIFE IN GEOLOGICAL TIME, A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants, 3rd Edition Revised, London, 1888, cl, 274 pages, - 3 -, $ 50

Dawson, J. W. / THE STORY OF THE EARTH AND MAN, New Edition, New York, 1887, cl, 397 pages, - 2 -, $ 30; another copy, - 3-, $ 20

Dawson, J. W. / SOME SALIENT POINTS IN THE SCIENCE OF THE EARTH, New York, 1894, cl, 499 pages, 46 illustrations, - 2 -, $ 30

Dawson, J. W. / THE MEETING-PLACE OF GEOLOGY AND HISTORY, New York, 1894, cl, illustrated, 223 pages, gilt title on spine, only light wear to boards, contents exceptionally clean, - 3 -, $ 50

De La Beche, H. T. / THE GEOLOGICIAL OBSERVER, Philadelphia, 1851, cl[2], 695 pages, includes a 32 page catalog of medical and surgical works, 16 page catalog of Blanchard & Lec’s Publications, very light foxing on a few pages, - 3 -, $ 199


Dorr, J. V. N. / CYANIDATION AND CONCENTRATION OF GOLD AND SILVER ORES, New York, 1936, cl, 485 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Emmons, W. H. / GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD with a section on Prospecting, New York, 1937, cl, 562 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

Emmons, W. H. / THE PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1st Edition, New York, 1918, cl, 606 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Emmons, W. H. / THE PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 2nd Edition, New York, 1940, cl, 529 pages, - 3 - or - 5 -, $ 35

Engineering and Mining Journal / HANDBOOK OF MINING DETAILS, 1st Edition, New York, 1912, cl, 372 pages, - 3 -, $ 58 [Details and drawings relating to rock drills, explosives, shaft work, driving adits and drifts, stoping, headframes, chutes, pockets, hoisting, transportation, skips, cages, buckets, more...]

Erni, H. / MINERALOGY SIMPLIFIED: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores, by means of the Blow-pipe, Flame Reactions, Humid Chemical Analysis, and by Physical Tests, Philadelphia, 1901, cl[2], 383 pages, gold leaf on page edges, $ 125


Finch, J. W., et.al., Ed. / ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN STATES, 1st edition, Lindgren Volume, AIME, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Fund, New York, 1933, cl, 797 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

Fitch, G. W. / OUTLINES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, with 6 maps and numerous engravings, New York, 1855, cl, 225 pages, light foxing, - 3 -, $ 20


Frutos, J., Oyarzún, R., and Pincheira, M. / GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MÍNERALES DE CHILE, TOMO I, 438 páginas, contenido: Marco Fisiográfico, Geolológico, y Tectónico; Geolquímica y Geocronologia; Recursos Energéticos; TOMO II, páginas 439 - 923, contenido: Magmatismo y Metalogénesis andina en Chile; - 3 -, virtually no wear to volumes, slight wear to dust covers; Maps to accompany the above volumes: Packet of 5 color geologic, metallogenic, and tectonic maps of the Andes Cordillera, 1985, folded, all in Spanish, except the tectonic map also has an English version; also 10 maps with black and white line drawings of mineral deposits in Chile; also 6 geologic maps of Chile, 1982, 1:1,000,000 scale, it takes 6 of these to cover the entire length of the country, - 3 -, $ 150 for entire set

Fuerstenau, D. W., Ed. / FROTH FLOTATION: AIME 50th Anniversary Volume, New York, 1962, cl, 677 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Fuerstenau, M. C. and Palmer, B. R., Ed. / GOLD, SILVER, URANIUM, AND COAL GEOLOGY, MINING, EXTRACTION AND ENVIRONMENT, AIME, New York, 1983, 526 pages, - 3 -, $ 100 [Contents: 34 papers on Stoping a the Homestake Mine, Silver Mining in Mexico, Metallurgical Practice at Homestake, Chlorine Extraction of Gold, Thermal Drying of Western Coal, Uravan Mineral Belt, much more]

Gaudin, A. M. / FLOTATION, New York, 1932, cl, 552 pages, - 3 -, $ 50

Gaudin, A. M. / PRINCIPLES OF MINERAL DRESSING, New York, 1939, cl, 554 pages, - 2 -, $ 55

Geikie, A. / TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY, 2nd Edition, London, 1897, cl, 404 pages, 209 illustrations, - 3 -, $ 40

Geikie, A. / TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY, 4th Edition, Revised and Enlarged, Volume 1, London, 1903, cl, 702 pages, - 5 -, $ 35

Geikie, A. / ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, 1877, cl, 375 pages, 10 plates, 78 woodcuts, some wear along spine and on tips of boards, ovg, - 3 -, $ 55

Geikie, A. / ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, 2nd Edition, 1884, cl, 363 pages, 10 plates, 78 woodcuts, in very good condition, - 3 -, $ 75

Geikie, A. / OUTLINES OF FIELD GEOLOGY, 5th Edition, London, 1902, cl, 260 pages, 87 illustrations, - 3 -, $ 45

Geikie, A. / NOCIONES DE GEOLOGICA, Veracruz, 1883, pb, 158 pages, - 3 -, $ 40 [good condition, tiny book, 6" or 15 cm tall, in Spanish]

Geikie, J. / EARTH SCULPTURE OR THE ORIGIN OF LAND-FORMS, New York, 1898, cl, 397 pages, - 3 -, $ 39

Geikie, J. / OUTLINES OF GEOLOGY, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR STUDENTS AND GENERAL READERS, 3rd Edition Revised, London, 1896, cl, 424 pages, - 3 -, $ 100 [Exceptionally clean book]

Geikie, J. / FRAGMENTS OF EARTH LORE, SKETCHES AND ADDRESSES, GEOLOGIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL, Edinburgh, 1893, cl, 428 pages, 6 plates, - 3 -, $ 55


Giberne, A. / THE WORLD’S FOUNDATIONS OR GEOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS, New York, 1881, 326 pages, blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, - 3 -, $ 75

Gillette, H. P. / ROCK EXCAVATION: METHODS AND COSTS, New York, 1907, cl, 376 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Gilpin, E. / THE MINERALS OF NOVA SCOTIA, Halifax, 1901, cl, 78 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Goodrich, S. G. / THE WONDERS OF GEOLOGY, by the author of Peter Parley’s Tales, Boston, 1855, cl, 291 pages, leather binding and gilt on spine, boards embossed, excellent condition, - 3 -, $ 90


Grabau, A. W. / PRINCIPLES OF STRATIGRAPHY, New York, 1924, cl, 1185 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Grabau, A. W. / A COMPREHENSIVE GEOLOGY, Part I: General Geology, Boston, 1920, cl, 864 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Grew, E. S. / THE ROMANCE OF MODERN GEOLOGY describing in simple but exact language the making of the Earth with some account of prehistoric animal life, London, 1919, cl, 308 pages, - 3 -, slight foxing, ovg, $ 95

Halstead, M. / THE WORLD ON FIRE, Splendors and Horrors of the Volcanic Eruptions of the Lesser Antilles, the Destroying Volcanoes of Old and the New Classed, a Strange and Awful History, together with a Biographical Sketch of Josephine, Empress of the French, the Fair Daughter of Martinique, and Alexander Hamilton, Stalwart Son of Island of Nevis, and the Father of the American Constitution, City Unknown, 1902, cl, wear and discolored spots on boards, end-plates replaced, gold leaf inscription worn slightly, ovg, - 3 -, $ 75

Hamlin, A. C. / THE HISTORY OF MOUNT MICA OF MAINE, U.S.A., AND ITS WONDERFUL DEPOSITS OF MATCHLESS TOURMALINES, Bangor, 1895, cl, 72 pages, illustrations including panoramic view of Mount Mica excavations, 43 color plates of tourmalines, and diagrams of Mt. Mica excavations, bound in red cloth, discolored to a faded red color on bottom 1" on both boards, color fading entered book primarily on the bottom edges of the end plates only stopping on the title page in front and the last plate in the rear which is a line diagram only; all text and the color figures are in mint condition, - 3 -, $ 595

Harbison-Waler Refractories Company / MODERN REFACTORY PRACTICE, Pittsburgh, 1981, cl, 178 pages, - 5 -, $ 125 [Detailed illustrations of kilns, furnaces, converters, cupola, spans, arches, with details of the bricks used in the construction of same; gives melting points of metals, minerals, oxides, color scale for temperatures, weights of materials, formulae for calculating brickwork; original binding with wear, especially along spine]

Harris, A. / A GEOGRAPHICAL HAND BOOK: Or a Description of the Different Countries, with their several sub-divisions in to Provinces, Cantons or States; as also, a Concise Outline of the Principal Cities, Towns and Villages of Each, Giving their kind of Manufacturers, population, and notable events of history; with a copious index; Adapted to the Student of History, Lancaster, 1862, cl, 427 pages, wear to spine, corners of boards, foxing, ovg, $ 40

Haas, H. J. / DIE LEITFOSSILIEN, SYNOPSIS DER GEOLOGISCH WICHTIGSTEN FORMEN DES VORWELTLICHEN TIER UND PFLANZENREICHS, Leipzig, 1887, cl, 328 pages, - 3 -, $ 79 [light foxing along edges of pages apparently caused by application of periodic color agents added to the page edges at the original binding, else good to fine, gold-leaf lettering on spine good, only slight wear to leather book corners]

Herrick, S. B. / THE EARTH IN PAST AGES, New York, 1888, 241 pages, illustrations, 6 pages of publishers ads, - 3 -, $ 30

Helprin, A. / THE EARTH AND ITS STORY, A FIRST BOOK OF GEOLOGY, New York, 1898, cl, 267 pages, three pages of advertising, 64 plates, discoloration on front board, - 3 -, $ 38

Hillside, A. M. / A FAMILIAR COMPEND OF GEOLOGY FOR THE SCHOOL AND FAMILY, Philadelphia, 1866, brown cl, 150 pages, - 2 -, $ 125 [cover geological time periods with fossils associated with each; with drawings]

Hillside, A. M. / A FAMILIAR COMPEND OF GEOLOGY FOR THE SCHOOL AND FAMILY, Philadelphia, 1866, green cl, 150 pages, more wear to boards than copy above, - 3 -, $ 75 [cover geological time periods with fossils associated with each; with drawings]


Hitchcock, E. / ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY, 8th Edition, New York, 1847, cl, 364 pages, - 3 -, moderate wear to spine and hinges, slight wear to edges of boards, moderate foxing throughout, end plates have been replaced, the two plates are present (one is bound in the other is loose), $ 25

Hitchcock, E. / ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY, 30th Edition, New York, 1857, cl, 424 pages, - 3 -, residual tape marks and wear on spine, light foxing of embossed boards, two plates present (bound in ), $ 50

Hitchcock, E. / ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY, 30th Edition, New York, 1856, cl, 424 pages, - 3 -, wear on spine, embossed boards, better condition than copy of Hitchcock above, two plates present (bound in), $ 75

Hitchcock, E. / ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY, 31st Edition, remodeled, mostly rewritten, with several new chapters, and brought up to the present state of the science, for use in schools, families, and individuals, New York, 1867, cl, 430 pages, - 3 -, slight wear on ends of spine, else fine, $ 225

Hixon, H. W. / NOTES ON LEAD AND COPPER SMELTING AND COPPER CONVERTING, 3rd Edition, New York, 1900, cl, 121 pages, 18 detailed plates of the copper-converting plant of the Anaconda Mining Company in 1893, 29 figs., - 2 -, $ 155

Hobart, J. F. / MILLWRIGHTING, 1909, cl, 401 pages, - 3 -, wear on edges of boards, ovg, $ 85 [timbering, layout, steam and steam engines, more...]

Hobbs, W. H. / EARTH EVOLUTION AND ITS FACIAL EXPRESSION, New York, 1922, cl, 178 pages, - 3 -, $ 57

Hofman, H. O. / THE METALLURGY OF LEAD and the Desilverization of Base Bullion, 4th Edition, New York, 1894, cl, 414 pages, - 3 -, $ 125

Hofman, H. O. / THE METALLURGY OF LEAD and the Desilverization of Base Bullion, 6th Ed. New York, 1901, cl, 559 pages, - 3 -, $ 155

Hofman, H. O. / METALLURGY OF COPPER, 1st Ed., New York, 1914, cl, 556 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Hofman, H. O. / METALLURGY OF COPPER, 2nd Ed., Revised by Hayward, C. R., New York, 1924, cl, 419 pages, - 3 -, $ 65

Hoffman, J. E., et.al. / THE ELECTROREFINING AND WINING OF COPPER, TMS Symposium, Warrendale, 1987, cl, 550 pages, - 2 -, $ 79

Hooker, W. / SCIENCE FOR THE SCHOOL AND FAMILY, PART III. MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY, New York, 1881, cl, 360 pages, almost 200 engravings, water spot to bottom of pages through page 286, - 5 -, $ 45

Hoover, H. C. and Hoover, L. H. / GEORGIUS AGRICOLA DE RE METALLICA, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556, New York, 1950, cl, 638 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Rev. Hutchinson, H. N. /  THE STORY OF THE HILLS, A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF MOUNTAINS AND HOW THEY WERE MADE, New York, 1892, cl, 357 pages, 16 figs., - 3 -, $ 145 [Gold leaf rubbed on spine, but mint on front board]

Hughes, H. W. / A TEXT-BOOK OF COAL-MINING FOR THE USE OF COLLIERY MANAGERS AND OTHERS, 3rd Edition, London, 1896, cl, 436 pages, - 2 -, 52 pages of advertisements, $ 155


Hull, E. / VOLCANOES: PAST AND PRESENT, London, 1892, cl, 270 pages, 41 illustrations, 4 plates, light foxing throughout, - 3 -, $ 55 [cover of book in remarkably fine condition]

Hull, E. / THE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF IRELAND, London, 1878, cl, 291 pages, - 5 -, $ 45 [Book obtained from the Sandeman Public Library in Perth, West Australia]

Huxley, T. H. / PHYSIOGRAPHY; AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF NATURE, New York, 1878, cl, 384 pages, - 3 -, 122 figs., 5 plates with color, sunned spine, ovg, $ 40

Huxley, T. H. / DARWINIANA ESSAYS, New York, 1896, cl, 475 pages, - 3 -, $ 75 [Book is divided into 11 sections containing original works relating to the topic of evolution]

Huxley, T. H. /  DARWINIANA ESSAYS, New York, 1896, cl, 475 pages, - 3 -, $ 100 [Book as above but with marbled boards in near mint condition, brown tape over spine]

Huxley, T. H. / SCIENCE AND CULTURE, AND OTHER ESSAYS, New York, 1882, 357 pages, rust cloth binding with design on boards and gilt on spine, wear on extreme top and base of spine, ovg, - 3 -, $ 95

International Textbook Company / THE COAL AND METAL MINERS’ POCKET BOOK, Scranton, 1904, cl, 637 pages, gold leaf on page edges and edges of spine and boards, ovg, - 3 -, $ 40


Judd, J. W. / VOLCANOES, WHAT THEY ARE, AND WHAT THEY TEACH, 3rd Edition, London, 1885, cl, 381 pages, foxing on pages at beginning of book, chip on top of spine (covered by antique paper), - 3 -, $ 45

Jukes-Browne, A. J. / THE BUILDING OF THE BRITISH ISLES: A STUDY IN GEOGRAPHICAL EVOLUTION, 2nd Edition, Revised, London, 1892, cl, 465 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Jukes-Brown, A. S. / THE STUDENT’S HANDBOOK OF HISTORICAL GEOLOGY WITH NUMEROUS DIAGRAMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS, London, 1886, cl, 596 pages, slight wear to top of spine, - 3 -, $ 42

Keltie, J. S. and Howarth, O. J. R. / HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHY, London, 1913, cl, 154 pages, light foxing throughout, board in fine condition, - 3 -, $ 60

Ketchum, M. S. / DESIGN OF MINE STRUCTURES, 1st Edition, New York, 1912 or 1913, cl, 459 pages, - 3 -, $ 125 [A great detail book; includes methods of hoisting, deep mine hoisting, hoisting ropes, limit of vertical hoisting, cages, etc.]

Kunhardt, W. B. / THE PRACTICE OF ORE DRESSING IN EUROPE, A DESCRIPTION OF FOREIGN METHODS FOR THE MECHANICAL CONCENTRATION OF ORES, REVISED AND CORRECTED FROM A SERIES OF ARTICLES IN THE SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE, 2nd Edition, New York, 1898, cl, 110 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Lapworth, C. / AN INTERMEDIATE TEXTBOOK OF GEOLOGY, 12th Edition, 1899, cl, Edinburgh, 414 pages, 16 pages of educational works, wear along spine and edges of boards, - 3 -, $ 59

Lardner, D. / POPULAR GEOLOGY. CONTAINING: EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES. THE CRUST OF THE EARTH. THE PRE-ADAMITE EARTH, London, 1856, 160 pages, 8 page publisher’s catalog, 211 illustrations, light spotting on boards, gold leaf on front board and spine, - 3 -, $ 85

LeConte, J. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, New York, 1879, cl, 588 pages, - 2 -, $ 110

LeConte, J. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, New York, 1879, cl, 588 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

LeConte, J. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, New York, 1887, cl, 633 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

LeConte, J. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, Revised and Enlarged Edition, New York, 1888, cl, 633 pages, - 2 -, near fine condition, $ 100

LeConte, J. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, 3rd Edition, Revised and Enlarged with new plates and illustrations, New York, 1895, cl, 640 pages, - 3 -, near fine condition, $ 100

LeConte, J. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, 5th Edition, Revised and Enlarged with new plates and 1002 illustrations, New York, 1899, cl, 670 pages, - 3 -, $ 55

LeConte, J. / ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, Revised and partly rewritten by H. L. Fairchild, 5th Edition, New York, 1904, cl, 667 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

LeConte, J. /  A COMPEND OF GEOLOGY, New York, 1884, cl, 426 pages, 360 figs., - 3 -, $ 55

LeConte, J. / A COMPEND OF GEOLOGY (Appletons Science Text-Books), New York, 1884, cl, 399 pages, - 3 -, $ 55


LeConte, J. / A COMPEND OF GEOLOGY, Revised Edition, New York, 1889, cl, 426 pages, - 3 -, $ 65

LeConte, J. / A COMPEND OF GEOLOGY, Revised Edition, New York, 1889, cl, 426 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Lee, C. A. / THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY FOR POPULAR USE; containing a description of the Geological Formations and Mineral Resources of the United States, New York, 375 pages, 9 page glossary, numerous illustrations, large chips on top and bottom of spine, small chip on front board, foxing throughout, - 3 -, $ 130

Lindgren, W. / MINERAL DEPOSITS, 2nd edition, 1919, cl, 957 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Lindgren, W. / MINERAL DEPOSITS, 4th edition, 1932 or 1933, cl, 930 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Loomis, J. R. / THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY; Adapted to the Use of Schools and Colleges, Boston, 1852, original cloth, 198 pages, 82 woodcuts, wear to ends of spine, slight foxing, ovg, - 3 -, $ 75

Loomis, J. R. / THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY; Adapted to the Use of Schools and Colleges, Boston, 1852, original cloth, 198 pages, 82 woodcuts, very little wear, - 3 -, $ 100

Lubbock, J. / THE SCENERY OF SWITZERLAND AND THE CAUSES TO WHICH IT IS DUE, Volume II, Collection of British Authors, Tauchnitz Edition, Volume 3212, Leipzig, 1897, cl, 280 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Lyell, C. / STUDENT’S ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY, New York, 1891, cl, 640 pages, - 3 -, $ 95

Marshall, A. / EXPLOSIVES, 2nd Edition, Volume 1: HISTORY AND MANUFACTURE WITH 77 ILLUSTRATIONS, 407 pages, Volume 2: PROPERTIES AND TESTS WITH 80 ILLUSTRATIONS, pages 408 - 795 + index, Philadelphia, 1917, cl, - 3 -, $ 185

Martin, E. A. / THE STORY OF A PIECE OF COAL, WHAT IT IS, WHENCE IT COMES, AND WHITHER IT GOES, with 38 illustrations, New York, 1912 printing of 1896 original, cl, 168 pages, tiny chip at top of spine, ovg, $ 25

Miller, H. OLD RED SANDSTONE; OR NEW WALKS IN AN OLD FIELD, New York, 1858, cl, 403 pages, front hinge repaired, ovg, good cloth binding and clean text, - 3 -, $ 30

Miller, H. / THE OLD RED SANDSTONE (OF SCOTLAND) OR NEW WALKS IN AN OLD FIELD, edited by E. Rhys, 7th Edition, London, 1922, cl, 363 pages, slight wear along spine and on boards, ovg, $ 25

Miller, H. / POPULAR GEOLOGY: A SERIES OF LECTURES READ BEFORE THE PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTION OF EDINBURGH WITH DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES FROM A GEOLOGISTS PORTFOLIO WITH AN INTRODUCTORY RESUME OF THE PROGRESS OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, Boston, 1864, cl, 423 pag
es, - 3 -, $ 45

Newbigin, M. I. and Flett, J. S. / JAMES GEIKIE: THE MAN AND THE GEOLOGIST, Edinburgh, 1917, cl, 227 pages, - 3 -, $ 69

Newhouse, W. H., Ed. / ORE DEPOSITS AS RELATED TO STRUCTURAL FEATURES, 1951, New York, cl, 280 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Nicholson, H. A. / THE ANCIENT LIFE-HISTORY OF THE EARTH: A COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE OF THE PRINCIPLES AND LEADING FACTS OF PALEONTOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Akron, 1876, cl, 428 pages, - 3 -, $ 49

North, F. J. / SIR CHARLES LYELL, INTERPRETER OF THE PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY, London, 1965, cl, 128 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Owen, R. / PALEONTOLOGY OR A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY OF EXTINCT ANIMALS AND THEIR GEOLOGICAL RELATIONS, Edinburgh, 1860, cl, 420 pages, - 3 -, $ 495 [Back hinge weak, wear to boards, chip on bottom right of front board, fine swirl pattern to end plates and page edges, gold leaf picture on cover recognizing Glacow Andersonian University]

Page, D. / CHIPS AND CHAPTERS, A BOOK FOR AMATEUR AND YOUNG GEOLOGISTS, Edinburgh, 1869, 303 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Parsons, A. B. / THE PORPHYRY COPPER IN 1956 (Rocky Mountain Fund Series), New York, 1957, cl, 270 pages, $ 25

Penning, W. H. / FIELD GEOLOGY, London, 1876, cl, 227 pages, with a section on Paleontology by A. J. Jukes-Browne, - 3 -, $ 70

Penning, W. H. / FIELD GEOLOGY, London, 1876, cl, 227 pages, with a section on Paleontology by A. J. Jukes-Browne, wear to spine and corners of boards, - 3 -, $ 35

Peters, E. D. / THE PRINCIPLES OF COPPER SMELTING, 1st Edition, New York, 1907, cl, 612 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Pfaff, F. / DIE NATURKRAEFTE VII. DIE VULKANISCHEN ERSCHEINUNGEN, Muchen, 1871, cl, 321 seite, 37 teils, gold leaf inscription on spine and a design on front board with Atlas holding up the World with embossment, - 3 -, $ 45

Phillips, W. /  AN ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF MINERALOGY:  COMPRISING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CHARACTERS AND ELEMENTS OF MINERALS; EXPLANATIONS OF TERM IN COMMON USE; DESCRIPTION OF MINERALS, WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE PLACES AND CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THEY ARE FOUND; AND ESPECIALLY THE LOCALITY OF BRITISH MINERALS, 3rd Edition, London, 1823, cl, 406 pages, 1 place with description (at end) - 3 -, $ 1275 [Copper plate has a reflection of itself onto the paper where folded; book spine has 4 antique cross raised ridges; spine has authors name and "mineralogy" in gold lead on a red background; wear to edges of boards, some foxing on pages, but a real nice book for its age]
 
Pošepný, F. / THE GENESIS OF ORE-DEPOSITS, 2nd Edition, reprinted, together with the discussion thereof, from volumes XXIII and XVIV of the transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers,  New York, 1902, A.I.M.E., cl, 806 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

Rickard, T. A. and Ralston , O. C. / THE FLOTATION PROCESS, 1st Edition, San Francisco, 1917, cl, 412 pages, - 3 -, $ 95

Richards, R. H. and Locke, C. E. / TEXTBOOK OF ORE DRESSING, 3rd Edition, New York, 1940, cl, 608 pages, - 3 -, $ 65

Roemer, F. / LETHAEA GEOGNOSTICA ODER BESCHREIBUNG UND ABBILDUNG DER FÜR DIE GEBIRGS-FORMATIONEN BEZEICHNENDSTEN VERSTEINERUNGEN.I. THEIL LETHAEA PALAEOZOICA VON FERD ROEMER, atlas only, Stuttgart, 1876, afb, 62 tafel, $ 100 [ last two plates were rebacked, all plates in remarkable condition; legends for several plates were replaced with new paste down labels (at the printer) to cover the original errors ]

Russell, I. C. / VOLCANOES OF NORTH AMERICA, A READING LESSON FOR STUDENTS OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY, New York, 1897, cl, 346 pages, small chip on top of spine, ovg, - 3 -, $ 44

Schimper, W. PH. And Zittel, K. A. / HANDBUCH DER PALAEONTOLOGIE, Band II. Lieferung I and II, Muchen, I: 1879, II: 1880, cl[2], 232 pages, - 3 -, $ 325

Schmidt, O. / THE DOCTRINE OF DESCENT AND DARWINISM, New York, 1896, cl, 334 pages, 26 woodcuts, - 3 -, $ 75

Schouw, J. F. / THE EARTH, PLANTS AND MAN, Popular Pictures of Nature, and SKETCHES FROM THE MINERAL KINGDOM, by F. Von Kobell, Translated from German by A. Henfrey, London, 1852, cl, 402 pages, - 2 -, $ 85

Schwiezer Grenzbeletzung / 3 DIVISION, Bern, 1914, cl, 110 seiten, - 3 -, $ 350 [This book was given to Fahrer Kriner Walter as he apparently joined the Swiss Army in 1915; book is full of pictures of the officers and soldiers as they prepared for WW 1 combat]

Shaler, N. S. / ASPECTS OF THE EARTH - A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF SOME FAMILIAR GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA, New York, 1910, cl, 344 pages, - 2 -, $ 38

Shaler, N. S. / NATURE AND MAN IN AMERICA, New York, 1893, cl, 290 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Shand, S. J. / EARTH LORE: GEOLOGY WITHOUT JARGON, London, 1933, cl, 134 pages, illustrated with 33 figs., 4 plates, spotting on front board, ovg, $ 35

Sharp, S. / RUDIMENTS OF GEOLOGY, Part 1. Introduction and physical, Part 2. Stratigraphical and Palaeontological, London, 1876, cl, 204 pages, - 3 -, $ 150

Spurr, J. E. / GEOLOGY APPLIED TO MINING, A Concise Summary of the Chief Geological Principles, A knowledge of which is necessary to the understanding and proper exploitation of ore deposits, New York, 1904, blue cl, 326 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Spurr, J. E. / GEOLOGY APPLIED TO MINING, A FIRST BOOK OF GENERAL GEOLOGY & METALLOLOGY, 2nd Edition, New York, 1926, burgundy cl, 361 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Spurr, J. E. / THE ORE MAGMA’S: A Series of Essays on Ore Deposition, 1st Edition, New York, 1923, cl, 2 volumes, 915 pages total, - 3 -, $ 125

Staub, J. / DIE PFAHLBAUTEN IN DEN SCHWEIZER SEEN, mit holztchnitten und acht lithographirten tafein, Zurich, 1864, cl, 80 pages, occasional foxing spots, ovg, - 3 -, $ 25

Steele, J. D. / THE STORY OF ROCKS, 14 WEEKS IN POPULAR GEOLOGY, Revised Edition, Stelles Series in the Natural Sciences, New York, 1870, cl, 280 pages, - 3 -, very slight wear to edge of spine and covers of boards, $ 25

Stevens, H. J. / THE COPPER HANDBOOK: A MANUAL OF THE COPPER INDUSTRY OF THE WORLD, Volume VI, Houghton, 1906, cl, 1116 pages, 66 pages of advertisements, front end plate replaced, ovg, - 5 -, $ 395

Stoddard, J. L. / JOHN L. STODDARD’S LECTURES, Volume 10, Southern California, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Chicago, 1989, cl[3], 304 pages, 58 page explanatory index and list of illustrations, - 3 -, gold leaf on top edges of pages and on spine of text, $ 195

Stretch, R. H. / PROSPECTING, LOCATING AND VALUING MINES, 2nd Edition, A Practical Treatise for the use of Prospectors, Investors, and Mining Men Generally; with an account of the Principal minerals, and country rocks, ore deposits, locations and patents, the early development of mines; mineral products; coal, gold gravels and gravel mining; measurement of water; artesian wells, New York, 1900, cl, 381 pages, - 3 -, $ 60; another copy with more wear to cover, $ 40

Taggart, A. T. / HANDBOOK OF MINERAL DRESSING: ORES AND INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, New York, 1945, 20th printing (~1982), 22 sections, 47 page index, - 2 -, $ 195

Taggart, A. F. / ELEMENTS OF ORE DRESSING, New York, 1951, cl, 595 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

Tarr, R. S. / ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY, 13th printing of 1897 book, New York, 1910, cl, 499 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Tenny, S. / GEOLOGY; FOR TEACHERS, CLASSES, AND PRIVATE STUDENTS, Philadelphia, 1873, cl, 366 pages, 255 engravings, - 3 -, $ 59 [spine has been recovered; slight wrinkling to right edge of the front board]


Thayer, W. M. / MARVELS OF THE WEST, A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the Vast Wonderland West of the Missouri River, Six Books in One Volume, comprising marvels of Nature, Marvels of Race, Marvels of Enterprise, Marvels of Mining, Marvels of Stock-raising, and Marvels of Agriculture, 350 engravings and maps, Norwich, 1887, cl (recently rebound) , 715 pages, slight wear and staining on edges of last several pages of text, - 3 -, original color design on all page edges, $ 100

Thomson, F. A. / STAMP MILLING AND CYANIDING, 1st Edition, New York, 1915, cl, 285 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

Tillman, S. E. / A TEXTBOOK OF IMPORTANT MINERALS AND ROCKS, WITH TABLES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MINERALS, 3rd Edition, New York, 1908, cl, 176 pages, - 3 -, $ 55

Traquair, R. H. / PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL PHYSICAL SOCIETY, SESSION CIX, Edinburgh, 1880, pb, pp. 137 - 391, 16 plates, - 3 -, $ 36 [Contents: President’s Address; Mr. Etheridge on a small Natici form Gastropod; Mr Traill on the Algae of the Firth of Forth; Mr. Herdman on Invertebrate Fauna of Lamlash Bay; Professor Geikei on the “Pitchstone” of Eskdale; Obituary Notic of the late Dr. McBain; Mr Etheridge on Fossils from Bowen River Coalfield; the Old Red Sandstone of Orkney; Professor Duns on the Habits of the Water Vole; On the night heron and the American night heron; Mr. Gray on the Pintail Duck in the Outer Hebrides; more.....]

Tyndall, J. /  THE FORMS OF WATER - IN CLOUDS AND RIVERS, ICE AND GLACIERS, New York, 1872, cl, 196 pages, 25 hand drawn illustrations, - 3 -, $ 125  [Book has fine marbled boards, gold leaf on spine, only problem with the book was the index where someone ripped two uncut pages apart tearing the edges of both pages - I have repaired this as good as possible with archival tape]

Van Arsdale, G. D. / HYDROMETALLURGY OF BASE METALS, New York, 1953, cl, 370 pages, - 3 -, $ 85

von Bernewitz, M. W. / HANDBOOK FOR PROSPECTORS, 2nd Edition, New York, 1931, cl, 359 pages, - 3 -, $ 60

von Bülow, K., et.al. / WEHRGEOLOGIE, Leipzig, 1938, cl, 170 pages, 4 unlage, 6 tafel, - 3 -, $ 999 [Book written completely in German contains the stamp on the title page of Minifterpräfident Generaloberft Göring; contain numerous diagrams relating to the geological aspects of war]


von Höfer, H. / ANLEITUNG ZUM GEOLOGISCHEN BEOBACHTEN, KARTIEREN UND PROFILIEREN, Braunschweig, 1915, cl, 82 seite, - 3 -, $ 30

von Zittel, K. A., Schimper, W. Ph., and Schenk, A. / HANDBUCH DER PALAEONTOLOGIE, II. ABTHEILUNG PALAEPHYTOLOGIE, Müchen, 1890, cl[2], 958 pages, 429 figs., - 3 -, $ 149 [original book has been partially rebound in a contrasting color, the author and title plaques for the original book have been transferred to the spine on the rebound book]


     

von Zittel, K. A. / GRUDZÜGE DER PALAEONTOLOGIE MIT 2048 IN DEN TEXT GEDRUCKTEN ABBILDUNGEN, Müchen, 1895, cl, - 3 -, 971 pages, $ 245 [Three jpegs of this item above; gold lead on spine quite good; internal pages clean; cover of boards with a little wear, some scratches, and covers on corners of boards; else fine]

von Zittel, K. A. / TEXT-BOOK OF PALAEONTOLOGY, VOLUME 1, English edition, Revised and enlarged, Translated and edited by C. R. Eastman, with 1476 woodcuts, London, 1900, 706 pages, - 3 -, $ 55

von Zittel, K. A. / TEXT-BOOK OF PALAEONTOLOGY, translated by C. R. Eastman, Volume II, 2nd English Edition Revised, London, 1932, cl, 464 pages, - 3 -, $ 55


Weinig, A. J. and Carpenter, C. B. / THE TREND OF FLOTATION, 4th Edition Revised, CSM Quarterly, Volume 32, # 4, Golden, 1937, afb, 189 pages, - 3 -, $ 50

White, T. / IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH, MARTINIQUE, AND THE WORLD’S GREAT DISASTERS, unknown, 1902, cl, 432 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Wilson, E. B. / THE CHLORINATION PROCESS, 1st Edition, New York, 1907, cl, 125 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

Winchell, A. / WORLD-LIFE OR COMPARATIVE GEOLOGY, Chicago, 1883, cl, 642 pages, early geology book on planetary origins, - 3 -, $ 85


Winchell, A. / GEOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS, OR, THE RUDIMENTS OF GEOLOGY, 3rd Edition, Chicago, 1886, cl, 234 pages, light foxing, - 3 -, $ 28

Winchell, A. / WALKS AND TALKS IN THE GEOLOGICAL FIELD, Chautauqua Press, New York, 1886, cl, 329 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Winchell, A. / WALKS AND TALKS IN THE GEOLOGICAL FIELD, new edition with illustrations, Chautauqua Press, New York, 1890, cl, 329 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Winchell, A. / WALKS AND TALKS IN THE GEOLOGICAL FIELD, Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature, Revised and Enlarged by E. Starr, New York, 1894, cl, 353 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Winchell, A. / SKETCHES OF CREATION: A POPULAR VIEW OF SOME OF THE GRAND CONCLUSIONS OF THE SCIENCES IN REFERENCE TO THE HISTORY OF MATTER AND OF LIFE, gilt lettering, New York, 1870, cl, 459 pages, 101 numbered illustrations, - 3 -, $ 45

Woodward, S. P. / A MANUAL OF THE MOLLUSCA BEING A TREATISE ON RECENT AND FOSSIL SHELLS, 4th Edition, with an appendix of Recent and Fossil Conchological Discoveries by R. Tate, London, 1880, cl, 542 pages, with both a 16 and a 32 page book advertisement sections, - 3 -, $ 155 [bound in green cloth with gilt specimens on spine and front board in fine detail; very slight wear along spine and on edges of boards]

Wright, G. F. / MAN AND THE GLACIAL PERIOD, 1st Edition, New York, 1898, cl, 385 paged, - 3 -, $ 36 [fine marbled boards with only slight wear, slight weat on spine, gold lead inscriptions in good condition]


Wright, G. F. / MAN AND THE GLACIAL PERIOD with an appendix on Tertiary Man, 2nd Edition, New York, 1899, cl, 385 pages, - 3 -, $ 45





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