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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH GEOLOGY
Written by I.O. Evans.
Stock no. 1331455
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observer book no. 10. Foreword by H.L. Hawkins. Describing the principal Rocks, Minerals and Fossils with 170 illustrations in b/w and 12 pages in colour. Small format. Green cloth with black titles. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Top edge of textblock is dusty else contents are fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn and ever so slightly grubby.

SULFATE KARST OF PERM REGION (RUSSIA) (CAVE AND KARST SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD)
Written by Nikolay Maksimovich; Olga Kadebsykaya; Olga Meschcheriakova.
Stock no. 1831396
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 1st thus 2022. Very good condition.

The book provides a characteristic of sulfate karst, the features of its distribution and development in the Perm region, based on their own research and generalization of data accumulated in recent years. This book also offers a detailed description of areas with characteristics of geological and hydrogeological conditions for the development of karst and karst phenomena. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. xix and 151 pages. ISBN: 9783031189746. Vertical crease to rear cover. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Some damp crinkling to contents (no staining). Else contents clean.

GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND DROITWICH, ABBERLEY AND KIDDERMINSTER
Written by G.H. Mitchell; R.W. Pocock; J.H.. Taylor.
Stock no. 1831123
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Geological Survey of Great Britain. An Explanation of One-Inch Geological Sheet 182, New Series. This book describes the geology of an attractive largely rural district in the West Midlands characterised by an undulating agricultural landscape developed for the most part on sandstones and marls of Old Red Sandstone and Triassic age. Orange cloth boards, black titles. B/w diagrams and photos. x and 137 pages including index. ISBN: 0118807625. Second impression (with amendments). Boards clean. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned at spine, lightly worn to corners, lightly creased.

AYERS ROCK: ITS PEOPLE, THEIR BELIEFS AND THEIR ART
Written by Charles P. Mountford.
Stock no. 1830527
Published by Angus & Robertson Ltd.. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This is a study of the huge monolith that rises over 1,100 feet in the western desert of central Australia, and the daily life, beliefs and art forms of its aboriginal inhabitants, the Pitjandjara tribe. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 5 colour plates, b/w plates and figures to text. Fold out pages of cave painting sites. xiv and 208 pages including index. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with slight loss and closed tears, spine lightly faded.

THE GREYWACKE: HOW A PRIEST, A SOLDIER AND A SCHOOLTEACHER UNCOVERED 300 MILLION YEARS OF HISTORY
Written by Nick Davidson.
Stock no. 1830224
Published by Profile Books. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Nick Davidson follows in the footsteps of Adam Sedgwick, Roderick Murchison and Charles Lapworth, letting us see as if for the first time, some of the most intoxicating scenery in Britain, from the West Country to the Scottish Highlands. Drawing on wonderfully vivid diaries, letters, field notes and contemporary accounts, 'The Greywacke' is a momentous drama of discovery, and an irresistible celebrtion of our wild places. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 280 pages including index. ISBN: 9781788163774. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

THE IRON INDUSTRY OF THE WEALD
Written by Henry Cleere; David Crossley.
Stock no. 1828301
Published by Merton Priory Press. 2nd 1995. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised, edited by Jeremy Hodgkinson. The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex was the leading ironmaking centre of Great Britain. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1898937044. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.

GEOLOGY AND WARFARE: EXAMPLES OF THE INFLUENCE OF TERRAIN AND GEOLOGISTS ON MILITARY OPERATIONS
Written by Edward P.F. Rose; C. Paul Nathanail.
Stock no. 1827824
Published by The Geological Society. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Rose and Nathanail. Bringing together military applications of geology across a broad time frame and multi-national boundaries. While this work demonstrates the geological constraints on best use of ground for military purposes from a historical perspective, the principles are just as applicable today. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 1862390657. Spine faded else nice, clean copy.

BRIAR HILL: EXCAVATION 1974-1978
Written by Helen M. Bamford.
Stock no. 1827618
Published by Northampton Development Corporation. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Archaeological Monograph No. 3. Description and discussion of the neolithic earthwork and the history of its construction and use, and later occupation. Oblong format. Grey cardwraps. B/w sketches and illustrations, some folding plans. Folding plan and microfiche to rear pocket. ISBN: 090271113X. Corners ligthly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Plan and microfiche present in rear pocket.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF ALSTON MOOR, WEARDALE AND TEESDALE, IN CUMBERLAND AND DURHAM
Written by Thomas Sopwith.
Stock no. 1826860
Published by W. Davison. 1st 1833. Good condition.

Comprising descriptive sketches of the scenery, antiquities, geology, and mining operations, in the upper dales of the rivers Tyne, Wear and Tees. Lead mining. Cloth boards with title label to spine. Colour map of the area to frontis. Boards unevenly faded, browned, and grubby, bumped at corners, spine edges fraying, title block obliterated. Front joint split, rear joint just starting to split. Front hinge between title page and frontis is split at top & tail. Pencil writing and erasure to front pastgedown, inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Endpapers are browned and grubby. Text block browned. Initials to title page. Foxing and some grubby marks throughout. Rear hinge split.

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT: GEOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Written by John G. Schmidt.
Stock no. 1826656
Published by Nova Publishers. Circa 2011. Fine condition.

Edited by Schmidt. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781612093925. Still in original shrinkwrap!

THE LLANELLI LANDSCAPE: THE GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND LLANELLI
Written by D.Q. Bowen.
Stock no. 2140787
Published by Llanelli Borough Council. Circa 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w maps, diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0906821010. Light bumping to spine. Gold name and address label stuck to front endpaper, which is also a little grubby with some creasing/wrinkling. Browning and some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and browned.

THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY
Written by E.B. Selwood; E.M. Durrance; C.M. Bristow.
Stock no. 1823556
Published by University Of Exeter. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos & b/w charts. ISBN: 0859895297. A lovely copy.