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Geology of
(most of the publications of a paleontological
nature are listed in the paleontology catalogs)
GEOLOGY
Dall, W.H.
Dall, W.H. & G.D.
Harris 1892. Correlation papers Neocene. Bull. US Geol Surv. 84; 349 pp., 43 fig., 3 fold. & col. maps. Orig. wrps., uncut, advs. pp w. moist stains, othertwise
very good. € 15
Eardley, A.J. - Aerial photographs: their use and
interpretation. - 1942. New
York, Harper’s Geoscience Series. 203 pp.,92 fig./phot. with North American examples. Orig. cloth, some brown
spots on first and last pages. (1) €
10
Fairbridge, R.W. (ed.) - The encyclopedia
of world regional geology. Part 1: Western Hemisphere (including Antaractica and Australia). - Dowden, Hutchinson&
Ross, Stroudsburg. 704 pp., many figs./phot. Orig cloth, signed by author on first endpaper. € 50
Hector, J. - On the
geology of the country between Lake Superior and the Pacific Ocean (between the
48th and 54th paparallels of
latitude), visited by the Government Exploring Expedition under the command of
Captain J. Palliser (1857-1860). - 1861. Quart. J. Geol. Soc.
XVII-4 (68); 388-445, 14 fig., 1 large fold-out plt.
with maps and sections. Orig. wrps. (front cover
stamped: surplus stock. price one shilling), loose extract, blanc
margin of first 2 pages soiled, otherwise very good, uncut. € 15
Hise, C.R. van 1896. Principles of North
American Pre-Cambrian geology, with an appendix on flow and fracture of rocks
as related to structure, by L.M. Hoskins. Extract:
Hise,
C.R. Van & C.K. Leith - Precambrian geology
of North America. - 1909. US Geol. Surv. Bull. 360. 939 pp., 2
col. maps folding-out. Orig. wrps., very good. €
20
Hise,
C.R. Van & C.K. Leith - Precambrian geology
of North America. - 1909. US Geol. Surv. Bull. 360. 939 pp., 2
col. maps folding-out. Half cloth, marbled boards, very good. € 20
Hussey, R.C. 1947. Historical geology. The geologic history of North
America. 2nd ed.
Kay, M. - North American geosynclines. - 1951. Geological Society of America, Memoir 48; 143 pp., 20 fig., 16 plts. (fold. maps & sections). Orig. cloth, gilt. € 10
Kay, M. 1951, repr. 1955. North American
geosynclines. Geol. Soc. Am. Mem. 48; 143 pp., 20
fig., 16 plts. (fold. maps & sections). Orig.
cloth. € 10
King, Philip B. - The evolution
of
King, Philip B. - The tectonics of Middle North America.
- 1951. Princeton Univ. Press. 203 pp., fp., 52 fig. Orig. cloth, dustjacket
with repairs, otherwise very good. € 15
Laub, R.S. et al. (eds.) - Late Pleistocene and early Holocene paleoecology
and archeology of the eastern Great Lakes region.
- 1988. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. Vol. 33; 316 pp. numerous fig./phot. Orig. wrps. libr. stamp on title page, very good. € 20
Mareschal, J.-C. (ed.) 1991. Intraplate deformation, neotectonics,
seismicity, and the state of stress in eastern North America. Special issue
Tectonophysics 186-1/2; pp. 1-214, many figs. Orig. wrps., sm4to. € 20
Miller, W.J. 1927. An introduction to physical geology with special
reference to North America. 2nd. ed.
Nilsen, T.H. (ed.) 1984. Fluvial sedimentation and
related tectonic framework, western North America. Special issue
Sedimentary Geology 38; 524 pp., many figs./phot.
Orig. wrps., ex-lib. € 25
Permafrost. North American contribution to the Second
International Conference, Yakutsk, Siberia 1973. 1973. Nat. Acad. Sci.,
Washington. 783 pp., numerous figs. & phot. Orig.
cloth, 4to. € 35
contains over 80 papers on North American permafrost features
sold Russell, D.A. 1989.
An odyssey in time. The dinosaurs of North America. Toronto Univ. Pr.
240 pp., 138 full colour ill. Orig. cloth, dj., 4to. €
50
text by leading scientist with illustrations by famous artists
Schuchert,C. 1914. The delimitation of
the geologic periods illustrated by the paleogeography
of North America. Extract: Congrès Géologique
International, Compte Rendu de la XIIe Session, Canada, 1913; pp. 555-591, 2 fold. fig., 1 tab. Plain wrps.
€ 8
Shaw, F.C. & R.A. Fortey
- Middle Ordovician facies and trilobite faunas in N America. - 1977. Geological Magazine 114; pp.
409-443, 8 fig. Orig. extract. €
6
sold Shimer, H.W. & R.R. Shrock - Index
fossils of North America. 10th print. - 1977. M.I.T. Press,
Cambridge, Mass. 837 pp., 5 fig., 320 plts. h.t. Orig. cloth, good copy, sm4to. € 65
Spencer, J.W.W. - Les
chutes du Niagara. Leurs évolution,
les variations de relations avec les Grands Lacs; caratéristiques de la
production d’énergie et effects du détournement. -
1915. Canada, Ministère des Mines,
Ottawa. 511 pp., 20 fig., 43 plts. h.t., 1 fold. plt. with map.
Translation of the English edition of 1907. Orig. wrps.,
libr. stamp on first endpaper and title page, spine
much worn, but contents very good. €
25
Stearn, C.W., R.L. Carroll & T.H. Clark - Geological evolution of North America.
3rd ed. - 1979. Wiley, New York. 566 pp. numerous fig./phot. Orig. illustr. boards, very
good. € 20
Walcott, C.D. 1891.
The North American continent during Cambrian time. 12th Ann. Rep. US
Geol. Surv., Part I; pp. 523-568, 6 fig., 4 pl. Plain
wrps, 4to. € 15
White, C.A. - A review of
fossil Ostreidae of North America. - 1884. US Geol. Surv., 4th Ann.
Rep; pp. 273-430, 49 plts. h.t.
Orig. extract, new covers with title shield, very good, 4to. € 38
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Willis, Bailey
& George W. Stose (supervision) -
Geologic map of North America. -
1911. US Geol. Surv., Prof. pap. 71, plate I.
Fold. & col.
map 1:5,000,000, ca. 150x170 cm, mounted on cloth.
Very good
condition. € 50
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Ziegler, P.A. (ed.)
1992. Geodynamics of rifting. II. Case history studies on rifts: North and
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