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Bowman, Isaiah; Nicholson, Carlos,†translator ; Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911)†
Los Andes del sur Per˙; reconocimiento geogr·fico a lo largo del meridiano setenta y tres
Octavo in off-white printed originla self-wrappers; xi, 267 p. illus., map, plates 25 cm. "BibliografÌa": p. xi. Numerous b/w photos, illus, some fold-outs Translated from the original English. // Physical geography -- Peru.† Human geography -- Peru.† Geology, Andes; Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911); Peru , Description and travel.†
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Della Santa, Elisabeth
La celebre huaca del Ticci Viracocha en Uroos (Calca) y su flavo gigante, seguido de La pre-covada en Arequipa
Octavo in white stapled self-wrappers; 30 p. illus. (b/w plates) , plan. 22 cm. Includes bibliographies Uncommon. // Inscribed by author on front free endpaper; Incas, Funeral customs and rites; Indians of South America; Peru; Social life and customs; Viracocha, Inca of Peru.†
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Crespo Toral, Hernan
Nacimiento y Evolucion de la Botella Silbato Humanitas, Vol VI:1 - pp66-87 ; Diciembre de 1966
Small Octavo in illustrated and stapled self-wrappers; 22p, b/w photo illus. Rare. // Inscribed and signed by author.// Archaeology, ancient Peru, incas, whistles. One of the few works dedicated to 'whistle bottles.'
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Mineccia, Francesco; Campani, Alessandra; Gori, Lucia.
Tabernacoli, edicole e immagini sacre nella Valdelsa centrale : un'indagine storico-sociale del mondo contadino alla met‡ del Novecento nelle campagne fra Certaldo, Castelfiorentino e Gambassi contributo storico, Francesco Mineccia ; testi di Alessandra Campani, Lucia Gori.
Tall large Octavo in green color photo illus DJ; 158 p. : illus (many color) ; 30 cm.bibliographical references (p. 155-158). Architecture, Churches, Christiainty, Catholicism; Christian shrines -- Italy -- Elsa River Valley.† Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Elsa River Valley.† Art -- Italy -- Elsa River Valley.† Geographic: Elsa River Valley (Italy) -- Religious life and customs.†
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Ponce SanginÈs, Carlos.†; Linares Iturralde, Enrique,†; joint author.
Comentario antropolÛgico acerca de la determinaciÛn paleoserolÛgica de grupos sanguÌneos en momias prehisp·nicas del antiplano boliviano Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia. PublicaciÛn; no. 15 ; por Carlos Ponce SanginÈs y Enrique Linares Iturralde.
Octavo in off-white printed wrappers; 55 p. ; 16 pp b/w plates (of mummies) illus., maps. 24 cm. Bibliography: p. [50]-54 Uncommon. // Mummies; Burial ,Narive Peoples of South America, Andes, Indigenous people. Indians of South America -- Medicine -- Bolivia.† Medical geography -- Bolivia.† Blood groups.† Mummies.† Blood Group Antigens -- Bolivia.† Indians, South American -- Bolivia.† Mummies -- Bolivia.†
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Link, L. W.
Lewis and Clark Cavern, Montana A commemorative issue honoring the State of Montana, celebrating centennial as a territory, 1864-1964, diamond jubilee as a State, 1889-1964.
Octavo in multi-color stapled wrappers; 112 p. illus.(several in color), maps, ports. 23 cm. Quite uncommon in such near perfect condition. // Caves, Spelunking; Caving; Montana United Staes; Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park (Montana); Lewis & Clark
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Zevallos MenÈndez, Carlos
TecnologÌa metal˙rgica arqueolÛgica; elaboraciÛn del alambre Publicaciones de la Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, N˙cleo del Guayas [series] ; "Tirada aparte de 'Cuadernos de historia y arqueologÌa', aÒo VI, vol. VI, enero-diciembre de 1956, nos. 16-17-18."
Octavo in printed, stapled wrappers; 11 p. 4 b/w photo plates. 24 cm. Native Americans; Indigenous technologiers; Indian art -- South America. Copperwork. Metalwork
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Societa di Minerva
Archeografo Triestino Edito dalla Societa di Minerva [;] Serie IV - Volumen LIX (CVII della Raccolta)
Two volumes; 639 & 510 pp; numerous b/w illus Text in Italian ; Iconography, Archaeology; Art History
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Chiriboga, Jorge
La vida comienza en Nazca Narrativa contempor·nea ;; 16
Small Octavo in illus brown-orange self-wrappers; 234 p. : 1 ill., 1 map (both b/w); 21 cm. Uncommon, detailed work on Nazca.
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Della Santa, Elisabeth
La celebre huaca del Ticci Viracocha en Uroos (Calca) y su flavo gigante, seguido de La pre-covoda en Arequipa (Peru)
Small Octavo in off-white, printed wrappers; 30 p. illus., plan. 22 cm. Incas -- Funeral customs and rites.† Indians of South America -- Peru -- Social life and customs.† Named Person: Viracocha, Inca of Peru.†
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Serban, Mihai. ; Viehmann, Iosif. ; Coman, D.
Grottes de Roumaine par M. Serban, I. Viehmann et D. Coman
Medium 4to in beige title-stamped cloth; xxvii, p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Uncommon. Text in French. Mainly high qualoity b/w photographs. / Caves, Caving, Spelunking, Speleology; Geology, Subterraneana
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Lascu, Christian; Group of Underwater and Speleological Exploration [GEES]
Caves beyond time [by] Florin Baciu ; edited by Group of Underwater Exploration (GESS)
4to in glossy black illus boards; 176 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Maps on lining paper. Uncommon / Speleology; Spelunking, Caving; Caves -- Romania
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Negrea, Stefan
Prin pesterile lumii : din jurnalul unui speolog rom‚n [by] Stefan Negrea ; prefata de acad. Constantin Motas.
Octavo in illus DJ; 175 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Uncommon / Text in Romanian // Speleologists -- Biography. Cave ecology; speleology; caving; spelunking; Geology; Eastern Europe
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Schroeder, Albert H.
Prehistoric Canals in the Salt River Valley, Arizona Reprinted from American Antiquity, Volume 8, No. 4, April, 1943
Octavo in beige printed wrappers; pp 380-386, bibliography. Uncommon. / Five pages typed MS entitled "Division of Interpretation, Regions Theree Office," and two miscellaneous pages of handwritten notes laid in.
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Lanfranconi, Alberto
La Montagna Vuota Le meraviglie, le avventure, i segreti degli abissi della terra nella grotta piu estesa e profonda d'Italia
Large quarto in dark green cloth boards; 149pp, numerous high quality color photo reproductions, appendices. Text in Italian. Focuses on caves in Italy. List of Italian speleological societies. Caving, espeleologia; spelunking, caves,geology; Nature
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Voledi, I.
Republica Malgasa
Octavo in white self-wrappers, 180p, several pages of b/w photos, fold-out b/w map; bibliography, footnotes. A scarce item on Madagascar; written in the Romanian language.
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Polska Akademia Nauk.; Instytut Geografii. ; Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania (Polska Akademia Nauk). [Institute of Geography, Polish Academy of Sciences]
Geographia Polonica. 50
Octavo in orange wrappers; 384p, b/w illus, maps (part fold.); 24 cm. Uncommon. Articles focus on geographical issues in Poland; some articles on Mongolia. Chiefly in English; some articles in French. // Geography -- Periodicals. Geografie. GÈographie -- PÈriodiques.
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Coats, A. W. Bright, Norman F. H.
The thermal decomposittion of pyrite Research report ; Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys, Mines Branch ;; R 173
Large octavo in yellow wrappers; iv, 20 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Added t.p. in French. Bibliographical references (p. 18-19). Uncommon // Decomposition (Chemistry) Pyrites. Geology -- Canada.
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Brown, L. F.; University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology.
Environmental geologic atlas of the Texas coastal zone--Kingsville area by L.F. Brown, Jr. ... [et al.] ; cartography by J.W. Macon, D.F. Scranton, and Barbara Hartmann ; L.F. Brown, Jr., project coordinator ; pref. by Peter T. Flawn.
Large octavo in off-white wraps illus in pale yellow; v, 131 p. :; ill., maps (9 folded in pockets) ;; 29 cm. Maps. Scale of most maps 1:250,000./ Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-131). Environmental geology -- Texas -- Kingsville region -- Atlas; Maps. Coasts -- Texas -- Kingsville Region -- Maps. Land use -- Texas -- Kingsville Region -- Maps.
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Kelmelis, John A. ; (ed); Frazier, Ann G. ; (ed) ; Freeman, Gary E. ; (ed) ; Interagency Floodplain Management Review Committee (U.S.).; Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team. ; Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team Workshop on Hydrology, Ecology, and
Selected studies on natural and human factors related to flood management in the Upper Mississippi River Basin Science for floodplain management into the 21st century / John A. Kelmelis, editor ;; v. 4
Large octavo in aqua and white illus wraps; x, 201 p. : maps, charts ; 28 cm.; bibliographical references Floods; Flood preventions; Floodplain management -- Mississippi River Watershed. Floodplains -- Mississippi River Watershed. Flood control -- Mississippi River Watershed. Watershed management -- Mississippi River Watershed.
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Landon, Richard B., (ed); Wyoming Geological Association. Field Conference. ; Geological Survey of Wyoming. ; University of Wyoming
28th Annual Field Conference Guidebook 1976 ; Geology and Energy Resources of the Poweder River; Casper, Wyoming -- Sept., 1976
Large octavo in dark green gilt stamped and titled cloth boards; 328p, illus, charts in b/w; six charts/maps in rear pocket , unopened. Geology -- Wyoming -- Congresses. Geology -- Societies, etc. -- Congresses.
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Bittel, Kurt ; Kimmig, Wolfgang; Schiek, Siegwalt
Die Kelten in Baden-W¸rttemberg
Octavo in orange illus DJ; 533 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm; indexes./ Bibliography: p. 516-523. Text in German // Celts -- Germany -- Baden-W¸rttemberg. Kelten. IJzertijd. Baden-W¸rttemberg (Germany) -- Antiquities, Celtic. Germany (West) -- Antiquities, Celtic.
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L¸bke, Anton
The world of caves Translated from the German by Michael Bullock.
Octavo in black and yellow illus DJ; 295 p. illus. 23 cm. Caves. // Translation of Geheimnisse des Unterirdischen.
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GÈrard, Bernard ; Rose-Rosette, Robert; Moser, Rene.
Martinique : terre franÁaise [by] Dr Robert Rose-Rosette ; traduit en anglais par Mostyn Mowbray ; traduit en allemand par Mariane Lettmann ; photographies par Bernard GÈrard et RenÈ Moser]. Antilles franÁaises [series]
Small quarto ; 144 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm; mainly full-page color photo reproductions. Parallel texts in French, English, and German. Classic 1970s photography and color printing. Some interesting historical images of the era. . // Martinique -- Description and travel. Martinique -- Descriptions et voyages. Caribbean. West Indies. Islands. Tourism.
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Fagan, Brian M.
World prehistory : a brief introduction
Large octavo in clor illus glossy wraps; xix, 375 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm; bibliographical references and index. Prehistoric peoples. Archaeology Anthropology, Prehistoric. Human evolution. Antiquities, Prehistoric.
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Udintsev, G. B. ; International Indian Ocean Expedition
Geological-geophysical atlas of the Indian Ocean = Geologo-geofizicheskii atlas Indiiskogo okeana
Elephant folio in light blue boards; DJ, (xvi, 151 p.) : 96 col. maps ; 66 cm. Maps on lining papers. SCARCE thus in jacket. Text in Russian (Cyrillic letters) // Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.† International Indian Ocean Expedition† (1960-1965) Geology -- Indian Ocean -- Maps.† Marine geophysics -- Indian Ocean -- Maps.† Submarine topography -- Indian Ocean -- Maps.† Ocean bottom -- Indian Ocean -- Maps.† Oceanography -- Indian Ocean -- Research.† // Text, captions and place names in Russian and English. Added title-page in Russian. " Published in accordance with a decision of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission." || **A very large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply.**
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Smallwood, J. R. [Joseph Roberts]
The New Newfoundland An account of the revolutionary developments which are transforming Britain's oldest colony from "the Cinderela of the empire" into one of the great small nations of the world.
Small 0ctavo in dark orange-brown cloth; gilt titles; xvi p., 1 l., 277 p. front., plates, port., fold. map. 21 cm. Numerous b/w photos of historic interest. // Canada; geography & history: Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Cross, Jack Lee (editor); University of Arizona
Arizona: its people and resources.
Quarto in white, color illus boards; ix, 411 p. illus. 32 cm; bibliographical references Arizona. An in-depth look at Arizona circa early 1970s. Of historical interest
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Perini, Umberto
Adro; Territorio e vicende storiche
Large octavo in color photo illus wrappers; 387p, numerous illus in black and white, several color plates; bibliographical notes. An authoritative work, with copious notes. Well illustrated. Scarce. No copies in WorldCat. Regional histories of Italy. Adro is a town and comune in Brescia province, in the region of Lombardy in Franciacorta (northern Italy).
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Grinsell, L. V. [Leslie]
White horse hill and the surrounding country.
12mo in green illus limp boards and identical DJ; xii, 65p; folding map at rear. Uncommon. Only 8 holdings listed in WorldCat. // Archaeology; Archeology; England, Antiquities.
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(No author)
Ricordo di Pompei
Album style, string-bound souvenir book of 36 p. (all sepia plates)., map ; 23 x 31 cm. A handsome production, with good quality photo reproduction, separated by glassine, in stamps and gold-embossed paper wraps. Text in Italian; Captions in Italian, English, French and German. // Volcanoes; Eruptions; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Pictorial works.† Italy. Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Pictorial works.† Italy -- Antiquities, Roman.†
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Tenth Muse
The Zapotec tradition
Octavo pamphlet in stapled, illus wraps; 22p; b/w illus, refs. Pamphlet to accompany filmstrip (no filmstrip included). Uncommon. // Pre-Columbina southern Mexico; Oaxaca. Presents textual narrative to accompany film strip. Educational media.
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Huot, Jean-Louis ; Lukonin, Vladimir Grigoríevich
Persia I From the origins to the Archaemenids
Med. octavo in color illus DJ; 2 v. illus. (part col.) 24 cm; bibliographies Volume One only (of two). Numerous full-page b/w and color plates. A nicely done owrk. Series: Archaeologia mundi // Iran -- Antiquities.†
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Taylor, Thomas Griffith ; Bowman, Isaiah (ed.)
Australia, including chapters on New Zealand and neighboring islands; a geography reader
Small octavo in red stamped and illus cloth boards; xi, [1] 440, xiii, xxxii p. illus. 19 cm; index, photo-illus. end-papers. Many interesting small b/w photos. // Textbooks, early 20th Century; School books; Readers and speakers -- Geography.† Australia -- Description and travel.† New Zealand -- Description and travel.†
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Delany, F.
Essai de lexique tectonique
Octavo in pale blue printed wrappers; [vi-]48 p. ; 24 cm. Language: French Note(s): Bibliographie: p. 37-48. In French. Uncommon
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Pyle, Gerald F.
Applied medical geography
Octavo in light borwn cloth; xiv, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.; maps, bibliographical references and index. Scripta series in geography. || Medical geography. GÈographie mÈdicale. Epidemiologic Methods.
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Steel, Robert W. (ed.) ; Fisher, Charles A. (ed.)
Geographical essays on British tropical lands by R.J. Harrison Church ... [et al.] Edited by R.W. Steel and C.A. Fisher.
Medium octavo in x, 344 p. illus., maps. 22 cm.; bibliographical references Contents: Geography and the tropics: the geographer's contribution to tropical studies, by R.W. Steel.--Some problems of population in British West Africa, by R.W. Steel.--The transport pattern of British West Africa, by R.J. Harrison Church.--Soil erosion in Nigeria, by A.T. Grove.--Migrations in the Sudan, by D.B. Mather.--The trade of Lake Victoria and its marginal lands, by V.C.R. Ford.--Land-use and settlement in Jamaica, by E. Paget.--Rainfall and water-supply in the dry zone of Ceylon, by B.H. Farmer.--The problem of Malayan unity in its geographical setting, by C.A. Fisher. || Colonias (polÌtica) (geografia regional) -- Gran bretanha. Geografia (aspectos politico-socio-economicos) -- Africa; Jamaica; Asia. Zonas tropicais. GÈographie. Tropics. Great Britain -- Colonies. RÈgions tropicales.
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Mouton, M. W. (Martinus Willem
The continental shelf
Large octavo in polished dark blue cloth with gilt ornaments; xi, 367 p. maps. 25 cm. Bibliography: p. [335]-350. Large folding map. Continental shelf. Oceanography. Maritime history. Fishing. Marin geology. Geography. Droit. Droit maritime. Production. PÍche. Continentaal plat. Plateau continental -- Droit. Fonds marins -- Droit. Droit de la mer.
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Koff, Clea
The bone woman : a forensic anthropologist's search for truth in the mass graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo
Octavo in off white DJ; x, 271 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Forensic anthropology -- Rwanda. Forensic anthropology -- Former Yugoslav republics. Body, Human -- Identification. Genocide -- Rwanda. Genocide -- Former Yugoslav republics. Anthropologie lÈgale -- Rwanda. Anthropologie lÈgale -- Yougoslavie. Corps humain -- Identification. GÈnocide -- Rwanda. GÈnocide -- Yougoslavie.
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G., Goodell, H. G. & Houtz, R. & Ewing, M. & Hayes, D. & Naini, B. & Echols , R. J. & Kennett, J. P. & Donahue, J.
Marine Sediments of the Southern Oceans Antarctic map folio series; Folio 17
Greenish Gray Cardboard Folio Folder w/ folded inserts and plates ; 18 pp. w/ 9 large folding maps-plates, some in color. 44cm. Atractive color maps of oceans around Antarctica. / Maps, Atlases, Geology, Ocean Floor. Oceanography
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J.C. Behrendt & C.R. Bentley
Magnetic and gravity maps of the Antarctic Antarctic map folio series; Folio 9
Greenish Gray Cardboard Folio Folder w/ folded pages & plates ; 4pp. w/ 9 plates; 44cm.
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Thomas H. Jones and Addison S. Cate
Preliminary report on a regional stratigraphic study of Devonian rocks of Pennsylvania
Brown Folio w/ black binding; 5 p., 7 fold. maps. 46 cm Pennsylvania. Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey; Special bulletin; 8; Standard Geology -- Pennsylvania -- Maps.† Geology, Stratigraphic -- Devonian.†
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Cate, Addison S.
Stratigraphic studies of the Silurian rocks of Pennsylvania Part 2 : Subsurface maps of the Silurian Rocks of western Pennsylvania and adjacent areas
Brown Folio w/ black binding; 8 p., 9 fold. maps. 46 cm Pennsylvania. Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey Special bulletin 11; Geology, Stratigraphic -- Silurian.† Geology -- Pennsylvania.† Geology -- New York (State)†
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Seifert, Wilbur H.† Fettke, Charles R
Oil and gas field atlas of the Smethport quadrangle
Brown Folio w/ black binding; [30] leaves of plates : maps (1 folded), tables ; 46 cm Petroleum -- Pennsylvania -- Smethport quadrangle.† Natural gas -- Pennsylvania -- Smethport quadrangle.† Text on p. [2] of cover.
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Cate, Addison S
Stratigraphic studies of the Silurian rocks of Pennsylvania Part 1; Stratigraphic cross sections of lower Devonian and Silurian rocks in western Pennsylvania and adjacent areas.
Brown Folio in library binding; 8 p., 9 pl. : krt. ; 46 cm. Geology, Stratigraphic -- Silurian.† Geology -- Pennsylvania.†
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Hassinger, Hugo
Osterreichs Anteil an der Erforschung der Erde : ein Beitrag zur Kulturgeschichte Osterreichs
Large octavo in white DJ; 194 p, b&w fold maps; 25 cm. In German. || Discoveries in geography; History -- Austrian.
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RuÌz, Martha LucÌa.
Atlas de paisajes costeros de Colombia
Folio in illus. blue boards ; 131 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 43 cm.I Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-131). In Spanish. Scarce. Excellent geographical survey of the Pacific coast of Colombia. Lavishly illustrated with color photos & maps. Series: Serie publicaciones generales ; no. 16 ; Coasts -- Colombia. Coasts -- Colombia -- Pictorial works. Coasts -- Colombia -- Maps. **Extra shipping charges may apply. A large format book.**
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Tchernia, P.
Descriptive Regional Oceanography
Quarto in light blue wrappers in light blue slip case; 253 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm + 19 maps in envelope; fine copy; fine maps in very good slipcase with shelf wear and rubbing to edges; o/w wrappers are clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. In English. || Series: Pergamon marine series Volume 3; Note(s): "An elementary description of the four main divisions of the world ocean, of their limits, forms, topography, wind systems, climatology, surface circulation, and hydrological characteristics and structure."/ Errata slip inserted./ Nineteen folded maps laid in./ Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Mansfield, George Rogers; Girty, George Herbert
Geography, geology, and mineral resources of part of southeastern Idaho
Large blue-cloth quarto, gilt to spine, 453 pages, b&w illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. Physical geography, Geology -- Idaho. || Contents: Introduction -- Geography -- Stratigraphic geology -- Igneous rocks -- Structural geology -- Historical geology -- Mineral resources -- Broader problems of the region. || Envelope of colored maps to rear pastedown.
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Rand McNally and Company
Contemporary world atlas
Grey folio, 96 pages, color illus, maps. Maps, Atlas.
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