Paris: C. Lambin, 1661. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, [12] 112 pages; VG; 1/4 bound with contemporary brown leather spine, green label with gilt lettering on spine, brown marbled boards; moderate wear and rubbing to boards and spine, including chipping to head and tail of spine, significant rubbing to spine, causing parts to have been worn of entirely; bookplate of Charles Hugh Stevenson on front pastedown, along with a small sticker reading '14-25-23'; title page has a piece cut out of it, to the right of the printers mark, not impacting any text; very slight staining to rear of portrait; Sig. 2 *4 A-O4, with C2 marked as B2, F2 marked as F1, K2 and L3 not marked, M3 marked M2; no writing or marginalia; fingerprint ink stains to top margin of page 112; With engraved portrait frontispiece of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans and numerous woodcut initials and tailpieces; To our knowledge, the only copies are held by the New York Public Library, New York, John Carter Brown Library, Rhode Island, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U. S. Library of Congress, District of Columbia, University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, British Library, London, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, plus any copies currently for sale or in private collections. This is an incredibly scarce book.; [JCB(3) III:51-52], [Grasse I:348], [Alden & Landis 661], [Sabin 4957]; "The first chapter attempts to reconcile differing views of various writers, as cited by Berquen, on the origin of gemstones and precious metals, with following chapters taking up the principal gemstones, and some minor ones, as diamond, sapphire, topaz, ruby, spinel, emerald, amethyst, aquamarine, hyacinth, opal, chrysolite, iris, vermeille, garnets, carnelian, turquoise, quartz varieties, pearl, coral and amber, and lastly, a chapter on gold and silver" (Sinkankas, p. 97f.) SS consignment; shelved case 3. More about LES MERVEILLES DES INDES ORIENTALES ET OCCIDENTALES

London: John Murray, 1859. Third Edition. Octavo; G+; Green spine with gilt lettering; Third edition; 429 pages with two fold outs and pages of advertisements.; Darwin's contribution present and corrected on page 268. NOTES: The first edition of 1849 had a transposition error in Darwin's essay, some later states included a corrected text in a rear pocket. The second edition was issued in 1851, with no offprint of Darwin's article. This is the third edition, complete. Fold out maps are present, with some slight tears to the rear map.; Book has been repaired with original green cloth still present; Some cloth missing from the spine, lettering still present but worn; Former library book with bookplate from the Royal Navy on front paste down and faded ink stamp on title page; Boards show wear along the edges, corners bumped and beginning to fray. Pages are age toned, as is typical with some minor spotting, mostly at the beginning and on the fold outs; Interior otherwise clean and free of marking.; shelved case 3. More about A MANUAL OF SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY; PREPARED FOR THE USE OF OFFICERS IN HER MAJESTY'S NAVY; AND...

Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America, 1985. Anthology. Included books and maps in very good condition. Sun fading and occasional tears to several of the paper wrappers that store the folded maps. Nevertheless, the maps themselves remain clean and bright. Comprises 67 volumes and 25 maps. In addition to the accompanying maps, many volumes include multiple plates. Collection includes many regional map sheets with accompanying text. PLEASE NOTE that due to the number of these volumes and their respective weight that special shipping arrangements are required. More about DECADE OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY: CENTENNIAL SPECIAL VOLUMES 1-67

New York: Messner, 1967. Third Printing. Octavo; VG; Library Binding; White spine with blue lettering; 191 pages; SIGNED by EISENHOWER on the title page; Wear to the edges of the boards, some minor bumping to the corners; Binding tight and text block clean; Shelved case 5 or window. BL Consign. More about BATTLEFIELD PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER [SIGNED BY EISENHOWER]

London: John Murray, 1863. First Edition. Octavo; Fair hardcover; navy blue spine, gilt text; leather binding; boards strong, some shelfwear, general edgewear, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, open tear on rear hinge near head edge, sticker on front interior board, tearing in front interior, visible separation from text block in front and rear interior, sticker on rear interior board; text block age toned, foxing on first and last pages, occasional soiling, occasional tearing; First Edition; 520pp, 32pp. More about The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man

London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d. [1880s]. 4tos.; 384 pp., each volume; VG-/no dust jacket; brown cloth-covered spines and boards with dark brown endpapers; gilt lettering to spine and front board with illustrations in black; bumping, chipping, and fraying to head and tail of spines; rubbing to back board of Vol. 5; dark-colored top of text-block (faded); age-toning to fore-edge of text-block; light scratching to bottom edge of text-block, Vols. 1 and 3; interiors clean, age-toning throughout; staining to middle of fore-edge of text-block, Vol. 4; shelfwear to endpapers, including slight tear to back free endpaper, Vol. 3; shelved above Hardcover Fiction/Literary Criticism. More about SCIENCE FOR ALL, ILLUSTRATED [5 VOLS.]

Oakton: Appalachian Books, 1974. 5 volumes, 1st volume is hardcover, volumes 2 - 5 are paperback. Octavo; Volume 1: VG-/no-DJ; Volumes 2 - 5: VG-/no-DJ paperback. Volume 1: Back board very subtly bowed, boards have some light rubbing to bottom edges, boards have occasional small scuffs and some small, faint spots, pastedowns age toned and have some foxing, book's binding strong; Textblock age toned, foxing around textblock edges, some light foxing on end papers, interior clean; 274 pp. Volumes 2 - 5: paperback covers have some minor edge wear and some rubbing/light scuffing to surfaces. Volumes 3 and 4 have a few small spots on spines. Volume 3 has a small closed tear in upper left corner of front cover, a few small, thin wrinkles at top of spine, a bit more edge wear and slightly heavier rubbing/scuffing than rest of volumes near top of back cover. All four paperback volumes have former seller's small price sticker on back.; Textblocks are age toned with foxing around textblock edges, all interiors clean. All volumes contain fold-up maps of rivers. This sale is for: Appalachian Waters 1: The Delaware and Its Tributaries, hardcover, 274 pp. Appalachian Waters 2: The Hudson River and Its Tributaries, paperback, 488 pp. Appalachian Waters 3: The Susquehanna River and Its Tributaries, paperback, 600 pp. Appalachian Waters 4: The Southeastern Rivers, paperback, 850 pp. Appalachian Waters 5: The Upper Ohio and Its Tributaries, paperback 948 pp. approx. 3160 pages total. More about Appalachian Waters, Volumes 1 - 5

Beverley Tucker: Washington, D.C., 1858. Thick Quarto; pp 1005; G/no-DJ; brown spine with gilt text; odd volume; full title: Reports of Exploration and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; cloth has light sunning to exterior; sturdy boards; text block has light age toning to exterior edges; interior shows light foxing to various pages; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Birds, Volume IX, Part II

Amsterdam, Oxford, New York, and Tokyo: Elsevier, 1989. no edition given. Large octavo, VG-/none; spine is black with white text. Shelf wear; very light foxing on top of text block. Pages very clean, binding excellent. More about COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1904. Octavo; G-; hardcover; bound in green cloth, gilt lettering; both volumes' boards slightly bowed, general shelfwear, general edgewear, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, spines slightly sun toned, interiors aged toned, light soiling in interiors, stamps on front pastedowns and front end papers, penciling on front end paper, visible separation front text block; both volumes' text blocks age toned, occasional soiling, ex-library stamps on exterior edges; volume 2 text block has occasional pen and penciling, light soiling on exterior fore edge; 2 volumes; Volume 1 - Miocene Text; Volume 2 - Miocene Plates [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international expedited please inquire for rates]. More about Maryland Geographical Survey [2 volumes]

Bologna: Centro Per La Conservazione Delle Sculture All'Aperto, 1981. Octavo; pp 844; G/paperback; green spines with black text; 2 volumes, Part A, Deterioration; Part B, Treatment; covers show noticeable smudges to exteriors; some chipping to corners; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; English and French texts. More about The Conservation of Stone [2 Volumes, Part A and B of V. 31]

London: Bibelot Publishers Limited, 1971. Large Octavo; pp 84; Good+ condition hardcover; Ivory spine with black text; cloth has moderate wear to corners, light sunning and rubbing to exterior; text block shows slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior unmarked;. More about Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group

Yokohama. First Edition. 8vo., 11 pages; VG-; pink cover with black print, soiling at top and bottom of front cover, some smudges, pencil notation top right, slight spotting, creasing, corners slightly bumped, bump to center of outside edge throughout; back cover has some smudging, slight spotting, and creasing; inside first prelim. page has some foxing, pencil notation top right corner, otherwise clean interior; "Read before the Asiatic Society of Japan, on the 25th April, 1877." More about The Importance of a General System of Simultaneous Observations of Atmospheric Electricity

Paris: Dunod, 1951. First Edition. 8vo., vi, 239 pages, illustrated, graphs; VG-; tan cover with black print, peripheral soiling, tears at top and bottom of spine exposing binding, slight spotting and rubbing, bottom right corner folded and chipped, slightly bumped outer corners, bumped outer edge of rear cover; slight spotting on first prelim. page, otherwise clean interior; text in French; folded insert titled: "Caracteristiques des Corps Chimiques, Purs et Techniques" More about Metallographie les Diagrammes d'Equilibre par Questions et Reponses

Dordrecht; Boston; London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. NATO Science Series. Octavo; vg+/none; half-inch green wraparound band at tail of glossy white spine with black text; boards, minor shelf wear and bumping; binding, tight; text block, clean; illus.: figures, tables; 636pp. --Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security and Natural Resources, Novosibirsk, Russia, 12-16 November 1998. More about PERMAFROST RESPONSE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Montreal, Canada: University of Montreal, 1982. First Edition. Quartos; VG/No jacket softcover; Two volumes, white spines with black lettering; Wraps are clean with some wear along the edges, some bending to the corners; Binding is tight; Text blocks are clean and bright; Two volumes: 599 pages total. More about THIRD NORTH AMERICAN PALEONTOLOGICAL CONVENTION: PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I & II

New York, NY: Hafner Press / Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc., 1976. Facsimile Reprint. 8vo. VG/ - no DJ. light sage green clothbound HB, with stamped darker green titling centered down spine. abrading is light to ends and corner points. tonal discoloration to fep/ffep is slight. clear fair ivory textblock stock, securely bound with minimal edgewear. 368 pp. and indexes. NOTE : VOL. 9 of the the CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORY OF GEOLOGY by Robert Jameson. More about THE WERNERIAN THEORY OF THE NEPTUNIAN ORIGIN OF ROCKS (VOL. 9 ONLY!)

Washington, D. C. Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1908. Thin octavo; good/none; dark blue cloth spine with gilt lettering; boards, minor shelf wear and bumping; binding, tight; Ex Library markings; shadow browning to endpapers; text block, clean; toning at the edges; illus.: tables; 80pp. More about THE GASES IN ROCKS [Contributions To Cosmogony And The Fundamental Problems Of Geology]

London, Paris, New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1975. Octavo; pp 523; G/no-DJ; bright green spine with gilt text; this volume only; cloth shows slight wear to exterior, strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges, previous owner's name to front pastedown; light highlighting. More about Collected Papers of Sir Harold Jeffreys on Geophysics and Other Sciences, Volume 4:...

Boulder, CO: The Geological Society of America, Inc., 1968. Octavo; pp 678; G-/Fair; ivory spine with black text; dust jacket has slight foxing to exterior; some chipping to edges; foxing to flaps; cloth has light sunning to boards; slight rubbing wear to edges; text block shows slight soiling to exterior edges; cocked spine; light foxing to first few pages, interior clean; frontispiece; map tipped in; errata slip tipped in at front. More about Studies in Volcanology: A Memoir in Honor of Howel Williams [Memoir 116]

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1967. Quarto; vg/wraps; white spine with blue text; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 851 pp.; maps, tables, graphs, photos; edges, foxing; spine and wraps, sunned; else very good. More about COLLECTED REPRINTS [VOLUME 1: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LAKES RESEARCH DIVISION WHICH APPEARED...

New York/Western Hemisphere: John Wiley & Sons/Halsted Press, 1985. n/a. 8vo. VG-/VG. ivory and orange tone to photo transfered onto spine and front panel, black lettering stands out on upper DJ spine with author in smaller type and publisher symbol at DJ tail. gently worn at DJ spine ends. front and rear are smooth, minor panelwear though gently at spine ends and corners. HB spine is black cloth with tiny white lettering for title and author. front and rear show moisture exposure, smudging and interior pages close to fep and ffep show ripples, air pockets and impressions to the translucent beige pages. numbered figures illustrate within chapters, including tables. 254 pp. ISBN # 047020124X. More about FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORICAL GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF INDIA

n.p. United States Department of the Interior, 1946. Large Octavo; pp 392; Fair/paperback; dark beige spine with black text; full title: The Colorado River: A Comprehensive Report on the Development of the Water Resources of the Colorado River Basin for Irrigation, Power Production, and other Beneficial Uses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; covers have noticeable wear to exterior; some black smudges to front; small chips to spine edges; thumbed corners; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edges; slight cracking to gutters; interior clean; profusely illustrated. More about The Colorado River

Washington, DC: USGPO, 1988. US Printing. Qto. VG/ - no DJ. tall ivory wraps spine, lengthy tiny black lettering centered for titling, spine surface has a few ridges and light wrinkling. smooth wraps cover, graphic in silver gray and ice blue between enlarged full black title. gently skimmed interior, neatly aligned corners and interior clear, no marks or writing to the slick off white stock. text accompanied by large figures (photos, images, graphs), tables and includes two large fold out plates in rear pocket. lightly shelfworn, with neat clear edges, all sides. approx. 278 pp. More about SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLD -- ANTARCTICA : U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...

Morgantown, WV: Geological Survey Commission, 1927. na. Octavo; vg/none; purple cloth spine with black/blind text; ex library, stamps; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 384 pp.; illus.; maps. plates, and tables; light age-toning; binding, shaken; front hinge, split start; else very good. many b/w photos of Pendleton County. More about WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: PENDLETON COUNTY [COUNTY REPORTS, 1927]