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Albritton, C. C., Jr., Ed. / THE FABRIC OF GEOLOGY, Reading, 1963, cl, 372 pages, - 3 -, $ 12

Bain, G. W. / PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY, Ann Arbor, 1959, cl, 563 pages, - 3 -, $ 50 [Study called Geology: Gradatimal or Destructive Activity; Consolidation of the Record; Restorative or Constructional Activities; Appendix]

Bates, R. L. and Jackson, J. A., Ed. / GLOSSARY OF GEOLOGY, 2nd Edition, Falls, Church, 1980, cl, 749 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Berggren W. A. and Van Couvering, J. A., Ed. / CATASTROPHES AND EARTH HISTORY, Princeton, 1984, cl, 464 pages, - 2 -, $ 35

Bowin, C., et. al. / FREE-AIR GRAVITY ANOMALY MAP OF THE WORLD, GSA, Boulder, 1982, MC-45, $ 15

Brown, B. and Morgan, L. / THE MIRACLE PLANET (Based on PBS Television Series), Singapore, 1990, cl, 258 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Cargo, D. N. and Mallory, B. F. / MAN AND HIS GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT, Reading, 1974, cl, 548 pages, - 2 -, $ 24

Chernicoff, S., Fox, H. A., and Venkatakrishnan, R. / ESSENTIALS OF GEOLOGY, New York, 1997, pb, 411 pages, plus appendix and glossary and index, - 3 -, $ 10

Cloud, P. / ADVENTURES IN EARTH HISTORY, Selected, Edited and Introduced by P. Cloud, San Francisco, 1970, pb, 992 pages, - 2 -, $ 38

Cooper, J. D., Miller, R. H., and Patterson, J. / A TRIP THROUGH TIME, Principles of Historical Geology, 2^nd Edition, Columbus, 1986, cl, 544 pages, $ 30

Condie, K. C. and Sloan, R. E. / ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF EARTH, PRINCIPLES OF HISTORICAL GEOLOGY, Upper Saddle River, 1998, cl, 498 pages, - 1 -, $ 65

Craig, G. Y. and Jones, E. J. / A GEOLOGICAL MISCELLANY, Princeton, 1982, pb, 195 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Dixon, D. & Bernor, R. L. / THE PRACTICAL GEOLOGIST, New York, 1992, 160 pages, pb, - 1 -, $15

Dixon, D. & Bernor, R. L. / THE PRACTICAL GEOLOGIST, New York, 1992, 160 pages, pb, - 3 -, $10

Dott, R. H. and Batten, R. L. / EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH, New York, 1971, cl, 649 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Drake, E. T. and Jordan, W. M. / GEOLOGISTS AND IDEAS: A History of North American Geology, GSA Centennial Special Volume 1, Boulder, 1985, cl, 525 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Eckel, E. B. / THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, LIFE HISTORY OF A LEARNED SOCIETY, GSA Memoir 155, Boulder, 1982, cl, 167 pages, - 2 -, $ 20

Ertsen, A. C. D. / ECOHYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE MODELLING: Predicting plant species response to changes in site conditions, Utrecht, 1998, pb, 145 pages, Nederladnse Geografische Studies 245, - 3 -, $ 10

Farrell, J. H. / PRACTICAL FIELD GEOLOGY, New York, 1912, cl, 273 pages, moderate chipping on spine and cover, ovg, - 3 -, $ 10

Fenton, C. L. and Fenton, M. A. / GIANTS OF GEOLOGY, Garden City, 1952, cl, 333 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Fenton, C. L. and Fenton, M. A. / THE STORY OF THE GREAT GEOLOGISTS, New York, 1945, cl, 301 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Gary, M. McAfee, R. Jr., and Wolf, C. L., Ed. / AGI - GLOSSARY OF GEOLOGY, Washington, D. C., 1972, cl, 805 pages, with 52 page appendix, - 2 -, $ 35

Geikie, A. / THE FOUNDERS OF GEOLOGY, 2^nd Edition, New York, 1962, pb, 486 pages, - 3 -, $ 6

Glen, W. / THE ROAD TO JARAMILLO: Critical Years of the Revolution in Earth Science, Stanford, 1982, cl, 459 pages, - 3 -, $ 24

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

Gregory, J. W. / GEOLOGY OF TODAY, London, 1951, cl, 328 pages, - 2 -, $ 39

Gregory, J. W. / THE MAKING OF THE EARTH, New York, 1912, cl, 256 pages, - 3 -, $ 50 [Nebular origin, Earth’s Crust, Uplift, Plan of the Earth, Biosphere, First Life on Earth including Diprotodonts, Typhlopidae, Cystignathidae, more....]

Hallum, A., Ed. / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE PLANET EARTH, Prague, 1983, cl, 320 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Hamblin, W. K. / THE EARTH’S DYNAMIC SYSTEMS: A Textbook in Physical Geology, 2^nd Edition, Minneapolis, 1978, 459 pages, cl, - 4 -, slight foxing, ovg, $ 10

Hamblin, W. K. / THE EARTH’S DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, 8^th Edition, Upper Saddle River, 1998, pb, 740 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Hamblin, W. K. and Howard, J. D. / EXERCISES IN PHYSICAL GEOLOGY, 4th Edition, Minneapolis, 1975, pb, 231 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Holmes, A. / PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY, revised edition, London, cl, 1288 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Holmes, A. and Homes, D. / HOLMES PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY, 3^rd Edition, New York, 1978, cl, 730 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Howell, J. V. / GLOSSARY OF GEOLOGY AND RELATED SCIENCES, 2^nd Edition, 3^rd Printing, Washington, D. C., 1966, cl, 325 pages to text and 72 pages to the supplement, - 5 -, $ 15 [Published by the American Geological Institute]

Inkster, I. and Morrell, J., Ed. / METROPOLIS AND PROVINCE, SCIENCE IN BRITISH CULTURE, 1780 - 1850, Philadelphia, 1983, cl, 288 pages, - 2 -, $ 30

Judson, S., Kauffman, M. E., and Leet, L. D. / PHYSICAL GEOLOGY, 7^th Edition, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1987, cl, 484 pages, vg, $ 25

Kiersch, G. A. and Cleaves, A. B., Ed. / ENGINEERING GEOLOGY CASE HISTORIES NUMBER 7 - LEGAL ASPECTS OF GEOLOGY IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE, Boulder, 1973, pb, 112 pages, - 2 -, $ 30

Kiersch, G. A. / THE HERITAGE OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, GSA Centennial Special Volume 3, Boulder, 1991, cl, 605 pages, - 1 -, $ 75

Krauskopf, K. B. / THE THIRD PLANET: An Invitation to Geology, San Francisco, 1974, pb, 523 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Kummel, B. / HISTORY OF THE EARTH: An Introduction to Historical Geology, San Francisco, 1961, cl, 610 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Lahee, F. H. / FIELD GEOLOGY, 3^rd Edition, 1931, New York, cl, 789 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Lahee, F. H. / FIELD GEOLOGY, 4^th Edition, 1941, New York, cl, 853 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Lahee, F. H. / FIELD GEOLOGY, 6^th Edition, International Student Edition, 1959, New York, cl, 926 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Lambert, D. / THE FIELD GUIDE TO GEOLOGY, New York, 1988, pb, 256 pages, - 1 -, $ 19

Landes, K. K. / PHYSICAL GEOLOGY AND MAN, New York, cl, 414 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Lapedes, D. N., Ed. / McGRAW-HILL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, New York, 1978, cl, 915 pages, - 3 -, $ 50

Lasca, N. P. / ARCHEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY AND NORTH AMERICA, GSA DNAG Special Volume 4, Boulder, 1990, cl, 633 pages, - 2 -, $ 75

Legget, R. F. / CITIES AND GEOLOGY, New York, 1973, cl, 624 pages, - 2 -, $ 24

Legget, R. F. / CITIES AND GEOLOGY, New York, 1973, cl, 624 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Legget, R. F. / GEOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, New York, 1939, cl, 650 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Legget, R. F. / GEOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, 2nd Edition, New York, 1962, cl, 884 pages, - 3 -, $ 26

Levin, H. L. / THE EARTH THROUGH TIME, 4th Edition, Fort Worth, 1991, cl, 651 pages, plus appendix A, B, C, and D, glossary and index, - 3 -, $ 25

Longwell, C. R. , Knopf, A., and Flint, R. F. / A TEXTBOOK OF GEOLOGY, Part I – Physical Geology, New York, 1932, cl, 514 pages, - 5 -, $ 10

Longwell, C. R., Knopf, A., and Flint, R. F. / OUTLINES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY, 2^rd Edition, New York, 1941, cl, 381 pages, - 4 -, $ 10

Longwell, C. R., Knopf, A., and Flint, R. F. / PHYSICAL GEOLOGY, 3^rd Edition, New York, 1949, cl, 602 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Low, J. W. / GEOLOGIC FIELD METHODS, New York, 1957, cl, 489 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Lutgens, F. K. and Tarbuck, E. J. / ESSENTIALS OF GEOLOGY, 3^rd Edition, Columbus, 1989, pb, 378 pages, - 2 -, $ 5

Lydoph, P. E. / THE CLIMATE OF THE EARTH, Totowa, 1985, cl, - 3 -, $ 25

MacDougall, J. D. / A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PLANET EARTH: Mountains, Mammals, Fire and Ice, New York, 1996, pb, 266 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Mather, K. F. and Mason, S. L. / A SOURCE BOOK IN GEOLOGY, 1400-1900, Cambridge, 1967, cl, 702 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Mather, K. F. / OLD MOTHER EARTH, Cambridge, 1929, cl, 177 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

McLean, A. C. and Gribble, C. D. / GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS, 1^st Edition, London, 1979, pb, 310 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Mears, B. / THE CHANGING EARTH: An Introductory Geology, New York, 1970, cl, - 3 -, $ 20

Merrill, G. P. / HISTORY OF AMERICAN GEOLOGY, Washington, 1906, cl[2], 377 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

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 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Miller, W. J. / AN INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL GEOLOGY, 5^th Edition, New York, 1947, cl, 499 pages, - 3 -, some underlining, $ 15

Moore, R. C. / HISTORICAL GEOLOGY, 1^st Edition, 9^th Impression, 1933, cl, 673 pages, - 4 -, $ 20

Moores, E. M. and Wahl, F. M. / THE ART OF GEOLOGY, Boulder, 1988, cl, 140 pages, GSA SP 225, - 1 -, $ 25

Nazaroff, W. W. and Nero, A. V., Jr. / RADON AND ITS DECAY PRODUCTS IN INDOOR AIR, New York, 1988, cl, 518 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Nevin, C. M. / PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, 3^rd Edition, New York, 1942, cl, 320 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Oldroyd, D. / THINKING ABOUT THE EARTH: A HISTORY OF IDEAS IN GEOLOGY, Cambridge, 1996, cl, 410 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Paige, S. / APPLICATION OF GEOLOGY TO ENGINEERING PRACTICE, Berkley Volume, New York, 1962, cl, 327 pages, new (-2-) $ 30; used (-3- or -5-) $ 20 [Includes papers on the construction of dams, tunnels, and highways, also beach engineering, discovery of mineral deposits and more]

Palmer, A. R. / DNAG PERSPECTIVES IN REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS: PLANNING FOR THE DNAG, Special Publication 1, Boulder, 1982, pb, 176 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Parker, S. P., Ed. / McGRAW-HILL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 2nd Edition, New York, 1987, cl, 722 pages, 520 entries, 650 illustrations, - 1 -, $ 100

Picard, M. D. / MOUNTAINS AND MINERALS, RIVERS, AND ROCKS: A Geologist’s notes from the Field, New York, 1993, pb, 167 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Pirsson, L. V. and Schuchert, C. / A TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY for use in Universities, Colleges, Schools of Science, etc., and for the General Reader, part I: Physical Geology, part II: Historical Geology, New York, 1915, cl, 1051 pages, geological map of North America, 522 figs., 40 plates, appendix and index, - 3 -, $ 18

Pirsson, L. V. and Schuchert, C. / A TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY for use in Universities, Colleges, Schools of Science, etc., and for the General Reader, part I: Physical Geology, part II: Historical Geology, New York, 1920, cl, 1026 pages, geological map of North America, 522 figs., 37 plates, appendix and index, - 3 -, $ 25

Plummer, C. C. and McGeary, D. / PHYSICAL GEOLOGY, 6^th Edition, Dubuque, 1993, cl, 537 pages, vg, $ 30

Press, F. and Siver, R. / EARTH, 4^th Edition, New York, 1986, 656 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Ray, B. T. / ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, New York, 1995, cl, 496 pages, vg, $ 40

Ries, H. and Watson, T. L. / ELEMENTS OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, 2^nd Edition, New York, cl, 469 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Rudwig, M. J. S. / THE GREAT DEVONIAN CONTROVERSY: The Shaping of Scientific Knowledge among gentlemanly Specialists, Chicago, 1985, pb, 494 pages, - 2 -, $ 25

Ruten, M. G. / THE GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE ORIGIN OF LIFE ON EARTH, Amsterdam, 1962, cl, 146 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Schöpf, J. D. / GEOLOGY OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, An Annotated translation of Beyträge zur Mineralogischen Kenntniss des Ostlichen theils von Nord-America unt seiner Gebürge, 1787, facsimilie reprint of original text bound in, New York, 1972, cl, 171 pages, - 2 -, $ 38

Schuchert, C. and LeVene, C. M. / THE EARTH AND ITS RHYTHMS, New York, 1927, cl, 410 pages, -3 -, $ 24 [fine gold leaf scene on red cloth cover]

Schuchert, C. and Dunbar, C. O. / OUTLINES OF HISTORICAL GEOLOGY, 4^th Edition, London, 1941, 291 pages, cl, - 3 -, $ 25

Shapley, H., Rapport, S., and Wright, H. / A TREASURY OF SCIENCE, 4^th Edition revised, New York, cl, 1958, 776 pages, - 3 -, $ 15 [includes discussions of numerous scientific topics including the measurement of geological time, earthquakes, and evolution]

Shelton, J. S. / GEOLOGY ILLUSTRATED, San Francisco, 1966, cl, 434 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Siegfried, R. and Dott, R. H., Jr. / HUMPHRY DAVY ON GEOLOGY, THE 1805 LECTURES FOR THE GENERAL AUDIENCE, Madison, 1980, cl, 169 pages, - 2 -, small repair to dust cover, $ 15

Skinner, B. J. / THE BLUE PLANET: An Introduction to Earth Science System Science, New York, 1995, cl, 493 pages, 4 appendices, - 3 -, $ 20

Skinner, B. J. and Porter, S. C. / THE DYNAMIC EARTH; An Introduction to Physical Geology, 2^nd Edition, New York, pb, 569 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Socolow, A., Ed. / THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS: A History, 1988, 499 pages, - 1 -, $ 75

Smith, D. G. / THE CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH SCIENCES, New York, 1981, cl, 496 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Stokes, W. L. / ESSENTIALS OF EARTH HISTORY, 4^th Edition, Englewood Cliffs, 1982, cl, - 3 -, $ 20

Suppe, J. / PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, Englewood Cliffs, 1985, cl, 537 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Trefethen, J. M. / GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS, 2^nd Edition, Princeton, 1959, cl, 632 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Wyllie, P. J. / THE DYNAMIC EARTH: TEXTBOOK IN GEOSCIENCES, New York, 1971, 416 pages, cl, - 3 -, $ 10