Paris: Avec privilege du Roy, 1672. First Edition. 8vo., [8]-35-[1], [8]-71-[1]-23 p., 1 pl; VG; bound in brown leather, paneled spine with faded gilt lettering and tooling; gilt roll on board edges; moderate wear to leather; writing on front pastedown, dated 1726; drawing on ffep; some writing on verso on ffep; wax stains on front pastedown, ffep; Parts 1 and 2 have special t.p. with varying subtitles: Premiere partie, dans laquelle est traitte de l'or, de l'argent, & du vif-argent ... ; Seconde partie, dans laquelle est traitte des pierres precieuses et des perles ...; authors name written in pencil on top of each title page; two names written in ink on first title page; interior free of underlining or markings to text; mild foxing and age-toning; a book about gems and metals coming out of India; extremely scarce; NA consignment; shelved case 3. More about LE MERCURE INDIEN, OU LE TRESOR DES INDES

Amsterdam: Chez George Gallet, 1703. First Illustrated French Edition. folio, [8], 556 pages, [3]; VG; 3/4 bound with brown leather spine, black leather label with gilt lettering, marbled boards; newly repaired, with new spine, previous marbled boards preserved; rubbing and shelfwear to boards, edges worn; mild foxing throughout; half-title and engraved frontispiece; small pen writing in upper fore corner of title page; complete collation, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Zzz4, Aaaa4; with 16 folding plates, 16 single plates, 39 black and white plates embedded within text, and 3 color plates embedded within text; plate 1 is folded in such a way that it slightly sticks out the fore edge, and as such the vertical crease is torn along the lower half; full title continues: et de quelques autres adjacentes ; dont les principales sont Chypre, Rhodes, Candie, Samos, Chio, Negrepont, Lemnos, Paros, Delos, Patmos, avec un grand nombre d'autres. Comprenant leurs noms, leur situation, leurs villes, leurs châteaux, l'histoire tant ancienne que moderne de leurs habitants ; leur gouvernement, les révolutions qui y sont arrivés, les plantes, animaux, &c. qui s'y trouvent.; shelved case 4. More about DESCRIPTION EXACTE DES ISLES DE L'ARCHIPEL

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. Second Edition. Quarto, xvi, 420, [1] pages; VG; bound in contemporary straight-grain morocco, gilt and blind border rolls, rebacked with majority of spine preserved, missing part of head of spine; some rubbing to boards, primarily corners; bookplate to front and rear pastedown; illustrated with 10 black and white lithograph plates, 7 hand colored aquatint plates (including frontispiece), 4 maps (of which 3 are folding); with errata leaf in rear; VG consignment; shelved case 9. More about NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY IN THE INTERIOR OF CHINA, AND OF A VOYAGE TO AND FROM THAT COUNTRY, IN THE...

Pittsburgh: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. First American Edition. Octavo; Fair; hardcover; full brown cloth binding, gilt text; both volumes boards have general shelfwear, significant edgewear, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, chipping on spine edges, spines sun toned, ex-libris plate on front interiors, browning damp staining and foxing in interiors, tearing in interiors, interiors age toned; text blocks age toned, soiling foxing and damp staining through out; First American Edition; 2 volumes. More about Principles of Geology [2 volumes

Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. First American Edition. Two volume set; octavo; Fair-/no-DJ; brown spines, gold text; covers have significant cracking of leather along spines, webbing showing underneath, corner wear, damp staining, rubbing; textblocks have significant spotting, bindings are strong; pp 546, 553. More about Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface Are...

New York: Arno Press, 1969 [1909]. Facsimile reprints [including maps]. VOLS. 1-7: 8vos., VG/no DJs; HCs, green cloth boards with gold lettering to spines and front boards; bumping to head and tail of spines, particularly to tail of Vol. 1; mild shelfwear to text-blocks, e.g., age-toning to top edges of text-blocks; frontispieces; VOL. 8: pamphlet with all 54 maps (facsimile reprints) housed in green cloth-covered clam-shell case (moderate shelfwear to case); pamphlet and maps in VG+ condition; second printing of De Voto's introduction [orig. 1953]; shelved above General American History. More about ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, 1804-1806 [8 VOLS

London: The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1965, 1967, 1971. Small quarto; pp 684; VG-/G+; blue/green/red spine with beige text; 3 volumes - Fauna and Background, 1951-1961; The Cranium of Australopithecus (Zinjanthropus) Boisei; Excavations in Beds I & II, 1960-1963 ; slight sun fading and light rubbing to exteriors and edges, small tear to head edge of vol. 2, price clipping to front flaps; slight sunning to exterior cloth; light bumping to head fore corners, strong and clean panels; slight writing to front pastedown, tail edge of vol 1, otherwise clean text block exterior and interior; quite good condition; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Olduvai Gorge (3 volumes

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

Washington: Beverley Tucker, 1855. Thick Quarto; G/no-DJ; brown spine with gilt text; odd volume; full title: Report of Explorations for a Route for the Pacific Railroad, by Capt. J.W, Gunnison, Topographical Engineers, Near the 38th and 39th Parallels of North Lattitude, from the Mouth of the Kansas River, MO., to the Sevier Lake, in the Great Basin; cloth has light sunning to exteriors; sturdy boards; text block has light age toning to exterior edges; interior shows light toning to various pages; slight moisture staining to head edges of some pages; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Report of Explorations for a Route for the Pacific Railroad, Volume II

New York: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company. Octavo; G/no-DJ; light gray spines with black text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, Resistivity Sounding Measurements, pp 276 [0444417044], 1979; vol. 2, Time-Varying Geoelectric Soundings, pp 419 [0444418113], 1980; cloths show light foxing to exteriors; slight sticker residue to rear of vol. 2; mild wear to edges; strong boards; text blocks have some foxing to exterior edges; ex-library stamps to exterior tail edges; library plate to front pastedown; slight foxing to exterior edges; previous owner's name stamped to front endpapers of vol. 1; illustrated; light pencil to both volumes;. More about Geosounding Principles [2 volumes

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

Los Angeles, Minneapolis: Design Center for American Urban Landscape, 1989. Folio; pp 102; VG-/paperback; black spiral bound; stiff black boards; gilt lettering to front; some mild rubbing to boards; light toning to interior edges; intact panels; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; inscribed with author's initials to title page;. More about Civilizing Terrains: Mountains, Mounds and Mesas [inscribed

London: Oxford University Press, 1971. Octavo; pp 160; VG-/no-DJ; bright green spine with gilt text; cloth shows slight wear to exterior, strong boards, ex-library label to spine; text block has slight toning to exterior edges, ex-library's bookplate to front pastedown, stamp to front pastedown and fore edge, ex-library writings, markings and pouch to rear endpaper and pastedown; interior clean. More about The Geology of the Sudan Republic

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1852. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Brown fabric spine with gilded text. Boards have wear on edges, bumping on corners, tears on edges and joints, apart from that, binding strong; Textblock has light wear on edges, foxing on title page, otherwise, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 511. More about The Religion of Geology and its Connected Sciences

Rome: I.C.E. -Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, 1982. Large octavo; G/no-DJ; gray spines with black text; slipcase has slight staining to rear; cracking rear head edge; 2 volumes, 78+146; cloths have moderate wear to edges; some spotting to spine; lightly sunned boards; one volume is in 2 ring binder, second volume is hardbound book; text blocks show moderate wear due to handling; lightly sunned spines; interiors clean; illustrated with many photographs; Italian, German, French, Arabic and English text. More about Italian Marble [2 volumes

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

Leipzig, Germany: State Academy of Graphic Arts and Applied Arts to Leipzig, 1935. Hardcover Imperial Octavo; G-; Book shows notable ware, foxing on front, back and spine, damp staining, especially pronounced stain on bottom front board, rubbing on corners, title card on spine is intact but chipping at edges, spine cocked; Text block age toned, some speckling on page beds and edges in front and back of text block, otherwise clean, text and illustration clear and legible; pp 140 (excluding illustrations) Higher shipping rates for items requested for expedited or international shipping as well as any items over 4 Lbs. Please contact shipping department for details. More about Buchkunst: Beitrage zur Entwicklung der Graphischen Kunste und der Kunst im Buche (Book Art:...

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: Dissipation...

St. Croix: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1970. Small Quarto; Off-white spine with black text; Covers have moderate age toning around exterior edges, slight rubbing & smudges on exterior and some wear along edges, but overall intact; Text block is lightly ivory toned and clean of marks; pp 78. More about Soil Survey: Virgin Islands of the United States

Germany: DLR, Institut fur Methodik der Fernerkundung, 2006. First thus. Quarto. Good with no dust jacket. Blue and black spine with orange lettering. Top corners bumped. Moderate shelf-wear to covers. Binding intact, text block edges clean, text of pages clean and free of markings. 167pp. More about SCIAMACHY: MONITORING THE CHANGING EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

Leipzig: Zentralantiquariat, 1975. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Small octavo; 288pp Facsimile Reprint Edition [facsimile preserves original mis-pagination of last few leaves]; bound in white cloth boards with black titles on spine and illustration on top board; no dustjacket; spine a bit faded; contents generally very good with frontis also reproduced; from the original 1723 edition. [Spine; black letters on cream white]. More about HOROLOGIOGRAPHIA

Washington: National Academy Press, 1981. Octavo; VG; Paperback; Spine, white with brown print; Cover shows very slight spotting and smudging; Textblock clean and tight but for negligible pencil underlining pp. ii-v; x, 109 pages, illustrated. More about GEODETIC MONITORING OF TECTONIC DEFORMATION--TOWARD A STRATEGY

New York: United Nations, 1966. Reprint. Two Volume Set; Reprint; Quarto; VG-/G+; Spines are black with small white and green text; DJ has general shelf wear, edge wear, age-toning, scuffs and marks, creases and tears along edges, material loss to corners and along edges, design is clear; Boards have light edge wear, joints are strong; Text block has minimal signs of handling, binding is strong, content is clear; Vol. one and two pp 1078; Additional shipping cost may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions. More about Studies in Petrochemicals, Presented at the United Nations Inter-regional Conference on the...