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Published by Scribner & Co., NY, 1888
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: VG. J. D. Woodward, Julian Rix, O. H. Bacher, Frank Day, and C. S. Robinson (illustrator). 26pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 24 drawings, including 2 full-page plates, salvaged from a damaged issue of Scribner's Monthly Magazine, Volume III, No. 2, February, 1888. Illustrations include the multiple stages of a volcanic district, diagrammatic sections through Mount Vesuvius showing changes in the form of the cone over geologic time, a view through Vesuvius in the time of eruption showing the general form of the vapor column and the falling ashes and rain, a hypothetical section through rocks near a fault on which a line of volcanoes has formed, a full page plate of the crater in the Sandwich Islands at the end of an eruption with the lava still throwing off steam, the crater at Lakes of the Seven Cities, St. Michael's, Azores, Vesuvius looking east from the Observatory, 1880, showing vent-cone and old eroded pedestal of lava and ash, another view showing the small inner cone of the crater and undecayed lava, a view of an excavated portion of Pompeii, another view showing an unexcavated portion, a lava stream overwhelming a town on the west side of Vesuvius, a volcanic cone of the Sandwich Islands showing the aspect of crater walls and floor after the surface was covered by vegetation, a full page plate of a rent in the earth from which sulphurous vapors attendant on an eruption have escaped, a view of volcanic Tufa of Naples in which subterranean dwellings have been excavated, a crater in the Sandwich Islands at the close of eruption showing lava terraces and stratified nature of cone, a lake of lava in the Sandwich Islands showing deposit of very fluid lava, the border of a lava stream in the Sandwich Islands showing the form assumed by partly cooled lava, front and side views of a lava stream in the Sandwich Islands falling in rivulets into the sea, and also pouring in full-tide into the sea, a wide lava stream at point of egress showing very fluid condition with escaping steam, and a view showing where the lava flowed through a forest in the Sandwich Islands, 1885. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Scarce.
Published by GPO, Washington, 1904
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: VG. 11pp extract, plus 10 plates with facing page of explanatory text, salvaged from a damaged issue of the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1903. Housed in protective mylar report cover.
Published by Scribner & Co., New York, 1887
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: VG. J. F. Murphy, H. Bolton Jones, E. J. Meeker, C. E. Robinson, Eldon Dean, and J. D. Woodward (illustrator). 20pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 13 drawings, salvaged from a damaged issue of Scribner's Magazine, Volume I, No. 5, May, 1887. Illustrations include a Cycad tree in the Botanical Gardens at Cape Town, South Africa, a group of Palm Trees in Florida, Water - birches along the Cumberland River near Pineville, Kentucky, a Winged Elm Tree in Cumberland Valley, Kentucky, a Yellow - Pine tree at Harlan County, Kentucky, a Black - Walnut Tree from Floyd County, Kentucky, a scene of a stream obscured by fallen timber, a Tennessee Swamp - Cypress showing the spurs, Black - Jack Oaks at Todd County, Kentucky, a Sycamore Tree in White River Bottoms, near Wheatland, Indiana, a scene in Ash Grove, Ashland, Fayette County, Kentucky, a scene showing how roots penetrate and break up rocks in the earth, and a Tulip Tree in Bell County, Kentucky. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve.
1900, Natural History, Charles Scribner's Sons, 290 p., fair ex-library cloth worn edges and corners, cracked internal hinge.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. No Dustjacket. Reading Copy Only. Ex-Library with the usual faults, card pocket, ink stamps, etc. Tight sound copy with average wear. Slight musty odor.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1332883214ISBN 13: 9781332883219
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 344 pp., Hardcover, rear hinge cracked, else text and binding clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Published by GINN AND COMPANY, 1893
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.
Published by From; A Year in Natural History for Young and Old/Peabody Acad Sci, 1871
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp. 518-528; 611-621; 751-760+ Illus & FoldOut, Extracted from Orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG, 1st ed (Complete in 3 Issues of Journal).
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by American Book Company, New York, 1896
Seller: Stephen Peterson, Bookseller, Eden Prairie, MN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Good/Good-minus book with soiled gray cloth, wear to cloth at corners and head and foot of spine, library number on spine, worn but legible spine label, library markings on interior, residue from removed card pocket on front pastedown endpaper, one leaf tipped into book, and tears in several pages mended with Japanese tissue and archival wheat paste.
Published by Scribner's, N Y, 1918
Seller: Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Good Used.
Published by Scribner's, 1891
Seller: James Cummings, Bookseller, Signal Mountain, TN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894
Seller: Friends of the Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. solid binding with wear on corners and the ends of the spine. Ex-Lib with the usual stamps and markings. Text is clean with age darkening around the edges. Rebound in 1931.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1332333060ISBN 13: 9781332333066
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1330466276ISBN 13: 9781330466278
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from First Book in Geology. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1330366336ISBN 13: 9781330366332
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Story of Our Continent. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Charles Scribner's, New York, NY, 1889
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, Reprint of 1910. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed green linen boards/VG; Strong & sound w/edge rubs, pushes to corner tips, and surface rubs/scratches. DJ/None. PO label to front cover verso. Illustrated with line drawings and photographs. Anthology of essays which, for the greater part, were first published in Scribner's Magazine. The contents are: I, The Stability of the Earth; II, Volcanoes; III, Caverns & Cavern Life; IV, Rivers & Valleys; V, The Instability of the Atmosphere; VI, Forests of North America; and, VI, The Origin & Nature of Soils. At the point of publication, Professor Shaler taught geology at Harvard University. Written a century ago, the volume gains value in comparative studies.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1330649435ISBN 13: 9781330649435
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Neighbor. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1904
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Reprinted. 10mo; pp 290; VG-/no-DJ; green spine with gilt text; previously belonged to historian John Higham; cloth has light wear to exterior; slight sunning to spine; minor wear to edges; text block has light toning to exterior edges; light ink to ffep; dark blue endpapers; some light pencil throughout. 1309919. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2017
ISBN 10: 1330531779ISBN 13: 9781330531778
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
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Published by Ginn & Co., Boston, MA, U.S.A., 1899
Seller: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1899 Edition. prev. owner name and stamp.
Hardcover. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1884. Red cloth, gold lettering, emblem, ex-lib, faded spine and top of front. Fold-out map. Kentucky; Sntst33N97.
Published by D. C. Heath, Boston, 1902
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fair. 1902 printing. A Fair copy. 12mo., xvii, 255, (13) pp., illustrated with line drawings. Blue cloth with title on the spine. Moderate wear. Hinges cracking. Childish drawings and notes on the end papers. Page 181/182 loose. Scattered foxing.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1331336147ISBN 13: 9781331336143
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Published by The Century Co., New York, 1896
Seller: virtualrarities, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good +. First edition. Good+. A wonderful early work on the American transportation system. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Tipped in errata slip at contents facing page. Frontis. Orange cloth with gilt titling and gilt and black decoration on front, gilt titling and black decoration on spine. Covers show wear and soil, with bumps/rubbing to corners and top & tail of spine, rubbing to spine edges, sunning to spine. Front hinge starting. Toning to page edges; mild soiling to endpapers; mild wear to page corners at rear; limited marking in pencil to rear pastedown; otherwise interior is clean, crisp, unmarked. xv, 293 pp. Approx. 5.25" x 7.5". A very nice copy. Carefully shipped in secure parcel. Ask all questions; glad to respond.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2017
ISBN 10: 1333046332ISBN 13: 9781333046330
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Kentucky. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Smith, Elder, and Co, 1890
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. General wear to boards. Content has even toning and water marks to the top page ends. No DJ.
Published by Smithsonian Institution, 1903
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
First Edition
Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 11 pages, 10 plates. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (24 x 16 cms). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Inventory No: 238854. Cosmo Books : 26 years selling on ABE; 26 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.
Published by Boston and New York: [1906?], Houghton Mifflin Company, 1906
Seller: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. x, 433 p.: front. (fold. map in 4 sections); 18.5 cm. (American commonwealths) [First ed. 1885; impression date from advts.) G ex-lib. red cloth, eps cracking at gutter, punch stamp on t-p.