Soils Origin Constitution Classification by Robinson Gilbert Wooding (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Full bound blue cloth, 442 pages with 16 pages of ads, illustrated with black and white photographs, line drawings, and charts. Previous owners line stamp on front paste down and title page. Very light tanning to end papers, light ware to corner tips and spine caps. Dust jacket has chip top of the spine - does not interfere with lettering. This edition was reprinted with minor corrections November 1937.…

Reprint. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xv, 390 p. front., illus. (maps) diagrs. 22 cm. Subjects; Core Historical Text. Pedology Soils. Soil biology. Soil chemistry. Soil surveys. Clay soils. 1 Kg. …

Reprint. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xv, 390 p. front., illus. (maps) diagrs. 22 cm. Subjects; Core Historical Text. Pedology Soils. Soil biology. Soil chemistry. Soil surveys. Clay soils. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents Preface to second edition. 1. Introductory. 2. General view of the constitution of the soil. 3. The pedogenic processes. 4. The clay complex. 5. Base exchange and other reactions of the colloidal complex. 6. Soil organic matter. 7. General physical properties of soils. 8. Water relationships of soils. 9. Soils of the podsolic group. 10. Tshernosems and their related groups. 11. Ground water soils including peats. 12. Saline alkaline and soloti soils. 13. Soils of the humid tropics and sub tropics. 14. Soils associated with calcareous parent materials. 15. The classification of soils. 16. The geography of soils. 17. Soil surveys. 18. Soil analysis. 19. Soils plant growth and agriculture. The first section of the book is occupied with the origin constitution and properties of soils and the standpoint adopted is the exhibition of soils in their natural relationships. The next section is devoted to the description with illustrative examples of the chief soil groups of the world. This is followed by a discussion of the problem of classification and an account given with due reserve of the geographical distribution of soils. Also dealt with the soil surveys and soil analysis and have concluded with a brief discussion of the inter relationships of soils plant growth and agriculture. The book primarily for those who are interested in the soil as an object of study in itself and secondarily for those whose interest lies in its economic or geographical significance but it may be hoped that the book will prove of value to botanists because of the importance of the soil in ecology and to geologists because of the part played by the soil in the weathering cycle. 442 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788176221474.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. boards are rubbed and edge worn. tanning. light soiling and marks. foxing. well bound. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 390pp., index, tables, ill., figures, biblio. references. Blue cloth, ex-institutional library with gum remnants from card pocket and call label removal, previous owner's name, light wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.