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:...

Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1918. Octavo. VG/no DJ - hardback. Green spine with gold text/title; Volume 10; boards are strong and mostly clean; stamp on the front free end page and title page; foxing on the front pastedown, front free end page, back pastedown, and back free end page; binding is strong; foxing on the fore-edge; textblock is age-toned but clean. Pp. 553. More about Maryland Geological Survey

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

Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940. Octavo; pp 309; G-/paperback; dark orange spine with black text; covers have slightly sunned exterior; some rubbing to edges; small chip to front joint; stamped text to front; some wear to spine; light sunfading to exterior; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; creases to fore corners; small brown spot to title page; good binding; illustrated with charts and tables. More about Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1939: Part 9, Colorado River Basin

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

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

Washington DC: National Geographic, 2009. (first edition). octavo in 1/4 cloth with DJ. VG+/VG+. Light shelf and edge wear to DJ. Book contains color and black and white photos. Spine is orange with black text. More about TORNADO HUNTER

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

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

Hawaii: TEOK Investigations, 2004. Updated Edition. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; 1/4" white spine, no text; covers strong; evidence of price label at bottom of rear cover; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block clean; Illus.:maps and geologic renditions; 98pp;. More about KAUAI'S GEOLOGIC HISTORY; A SIMPLIFIED GUIDE

Little Rock, AK: Press Printing Company, 1892. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Brown fabric spine with faded gilded text. Boards have wear, open tears to ends of spine, age toned, rubbing and bumping to corners, apart from that, binding strong; Textblock has age toned edges, cracking on inner hinges, previous owners name stamped on front paste down, otherwise, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 153. More about Annual Report of The Geological Survey of Arkansas For 1892: Volume One

Washington: GPO, 1901. Serial. Quarto; vg/wraps; missing panels and spine cover; gray spine with no text; side-stitched; ex library, stamp; shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; light toning; 221 pp.; maps [some folded, some color]; charts, tables, photos and text figures; age-toning, light soiling; tears; wall map; else very good;. More about RECONNAISSANCES IN THE CAPE NOME AND NORTON BAY REGIONS, ALASKA, IN 1900 [DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,...

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

Carnegie Institution of Washington. First Edition. 8vo, paged 366-383; tables; VG; grey cover with black print, pencil notation at top right, ink inscription beneath title "Gift of Prof. R. Daly-1957", back cover has some smudging, library stamp at top left; clean interior, mild upper crease to pages throughout, light spotting on title page; "Extracted from Year Book No. 19 for the year 1920, pp. 366 to 383." More about The Self-Compression of the Earth and Related Problems

First Edition. 8vo, paged 679-700; VG; tan cover with black print, pencil notation to upper right corner of front cover, ink inscription at bottom of cover "Gift of Prof. R. Daly-1957", back cover has library stamp at top right corner; mild crease to right side of pages throughout; clean interior; "Reprinted for private circulation from The Journal of Geology, Vol. XXIX, No. 8, November-December 1921." More about Diastrophism and the Formative Processes. XV. The Self-Compression of the Earth as a Problem of...

Carnegie Institution of Washington. First Edition. 8vo, paged 268-280, illustrated; VG; grey cover with black print, pencil notation at top right of front cover, pen inscription on front cover beneath title "Gift of Prof. R. Daly-1957", light smudge to upper right of cover edge, slight bump to lower spine corner, back cover has library stamp at top left corner; interior clean but for spot on p. 271, crease on title page and p. 271; "Extracted from Year Book No. 23, 1924, pages 268 to 280." More about The Genesis of Planets

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1899. Large Octavo; pp 461; G+/no-DJ; dark green spine with gilt text; this volume only; cloth has slight wear to exterior; minor wear to edges; lightly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block has slight age toning to exterior edges; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; cracking to front gutter; interior clean. More about Maryland Geological Survey, Volume 3

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1906. Octavo; pp 284; Fair/paperback; lightly sunned green spine with dark green text; covers have heavily chipped edges; tape covering spine; ex-library sticker to spine; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; cracking to gutters; interior lightly toned; ex-library markings inside; dew chips to edges of first few pages; illustrated;. More about Report on the Physical Features of Maryland Together with An Account of the Exhibits of Maryland...

Socorro, NM: New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, 1998. Approx. 8.5" x 11" VG softcover in blues and whites with contrasting white & blue lettering. Edges of wraps softened. Geologic maps intact in rear pocket. Clean and tight throughout. More about GEOLOGY OF THE FLORIDA MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO [MEMOIR 43, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES...

Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2003. Quarto: VG-/no-DJ hardcover: Shades of darker purple on spine, age faded red text: Boards are strong and clean, light scuff marks, slight bumping to corners, mild rubbing to edges, binding solid: Textblock exterior has some dust staining,title page has embossed bookplate, otherwise pages clean and unmarked: 265 pp. More about Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects

London, Great Britain: Unwin Hyman Ltd., 1989. Sixth Impression. 8vo. VG/ - no DJ. dark navy wraps volume with reading crease and whitish edges from excessive rubbing, to ends mainly. wraps softcover corners are thumbed lightly and front panel has very bold white title centered above smaller white authors. extensive chapter figures, all numbered with text of various charts, plotted graphs, planes, photos and more. title and numbered tables, 35 listed after table of contents. rear finished with appendices. neatly white stock and 450 pp. ISBN # 004552016X. More about THE INTERPRETATION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS

New York: Romance of American Petroleum and Gas Co., 1911. Large Octavo; G-/no-DJ; black spines with gilt text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, pp 363; vol. 2, pp 423; cloths have moderate shelf wear to exteriors; slightly worn edges; text blocks have some foxing to exterior edges; patterned endpapers; interiors show lightly tone toward edges; frontispieces; profusely illustrated; slightly cracked rear gutters; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More about Romance of American Petroleum and Gas [2 volumes

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

Philadelphia, PA: The University Museum of University of Pennsylvania, 1992. US Printing. Qto. VG+/ - no DJ. light tan clothbound HB , gilt spine titling on 3.75" black segment just above mid-spine and between small gilt editors and publisher. minimal exterior wear, thick, sturdy, clear panels in solid light tan. gray/black drawing illustrates both fep/ffep. within the interior, sheets neat, no writing or marks. includes figures and charts. smooth, clear outer edges. # 0924171073. More about THE MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC: ADAPTATION, BEHAVIOR AND VARIABILITY -- UNIVERSITY MUSEUM SYMPOSIUM...