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Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1974 New York Graphic Society, Boston, MA. 1974. Hardcover. Stated First Published in the United States of America in 1974. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light soiling to textblock edges. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($59.50 until 12/31/74 with $69.50 below that); light suntoning to obverse; rubbing and superficial scratches to panels; shelfwear to lower tips; closed tear to front gutter. Red leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Cream endpapers. 316 pp Folio. The editors have put together a beautifully photographed collection of some of the most valuable and rare gemstones in the world for this book. Jewelry lore and scientific fact fill the pages along with fascinating tales that accompany many of the world renown gems of the world such as the Tiffany Diamond and the Hope Diamond. Nearly 300 superb color plates, plus many black and white… Read More

New York, NY : Sterling Publishing Company, 1989 Sterling Publishing Company, New York. 1989. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First American Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to edges and tips. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 224 pp 8vo. In this tie-in to a film aired by PBS, the author describes the habitats found along Africa's Rift Valley, from Mozambique to the Red Sea. Among these are coral reefs, soda-lakes, desolate highlands, and the teeming Serengeti. Other topics include the region's geology and fossil sites. High-quality photographs and an informative text make this book a good introduction to a famous, yet still mysterious, part of the world. A clean very presentable copy

St. Louis, MO: Blackwell Wienlandy Co. , 1930 Blackwell Wienlandy Co., St. Louis, MO. 1930. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner names on front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; wear to spine sides, tail, head, tips, and bottom boards from shelving; interior toning. Internally Fine condition. No DJ. Black grained boards and spine with tarnished gilt lettering on the spine and front board with tilt blocking. 141 pp 8vo. The unitization movement is the child of necessity for economical development and operation of American oil pools in light of competition from foreign sources and contributes ot lower costs of production. A clean very presentable copy.

Wichita, KS: Josten's American Yearbook Company, 1986 Josten's American Yearbook Company, Wichita, KS. 1986. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light edgewear on top boards, moderate shelfwear on bottom boards; pages 125-132 have a small moisture wrinkle; else fine. Pictorial heavy laminate boards and spine with white and gold lettering on spine and front board; wrap around scenic picture on boards. No DJ. 381 pp Folio. The first section of the book is General History and it is to examine the histories of whole communities and general trends; expulsion of the Indians, farming, ranching, homemaking, oil industry, centralization of public services. This covers from settlement up to WWII which includes Legends and Stories. The 3dr and 4th sections , Family and Business History, are collections of local histories from hundreds of points of view. A clean very presentable copy.

Wichita, KS: Josten's American Yearbook Company, 1986 Josten's American Yearbook Company, Wichita, KS. 1986. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges; small tear in the fabric at the tail with bumping. No DJ. Pictorial heavy laminate boards and spine with white and gold lettering on spine and front board withe wraparound scenic picture. 381 pp Folio. The first section of the book is General History and it is to examine the histories of whole communities and general trends; expulsion of the Indians, farming, ranching, homemaking, oil industry, centralization of public services. This covers from settlement up to WWII which includes Legends and Stories. The 3dr and 4th sections , Family and Business History, are collections of local histories from hundreds of points of view. A clean very presentable copy.

Lawrence, KS: State Geological Survey of Kansas, University of Kansas, 1959 State Geological Survey of Kansas, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 1959. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for name label on the front wrap. Book Condition: Very Good; light suntoning to spine; overall shelf/edge wear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; text is secure with saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 55 pp 4to. This book covers the geology of Kansas for this meeting and this book is used as a part of the field trip that was made across and state to various rock formations. A clean very presentable copy. No International shipping.

New York, NY : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2003 St. Martin's Minotaur, New York. 2003. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95). Black boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 310 pp 8vo. Em Hansen follows her FBI boyfriend to Florida where a large dust cloud is bearing down on the SE with implications for global politics. The dust changes into a bioterrorism scenario with African pathogens, a surface-to-air missile aimed at the space shuttle, high speed boat chases, and a new love with Jack Sampler, the FBI agent. A clean pristine copy.

El Dorado, KS: Butler County Printing, 1986 Butler County Printing, El Dorado, KS. 1986. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Inscribed by author on the title page. Glued Binding. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded. spine is not creased or split. 187 pp. A skinner was a driver of horses in the oil field and this a series of stories, hardships, adventures, and hard work that might befall any skinner on a day's work. The skinner was the unsung hero of the oil fields, for without him and his team of horses, there would be no oil fields as the team kept the bull wheel, the calf wheel, the band wheel, the fly wheel and the centric wheel moving. This was a good life for about fifteen years in the Butler County oil fields until Pearl Harbor happened. A clean pristine copy.

Globe, AZ: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1971 Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, Globe, AZ. 1971. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Natural History Series No. 2. Stated First Printing of 10,000 copies. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; small repaired tear to upper front corner; light rubbing to panels; scant shelfwear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 72 pp 8vo. This book covers the conditions and time period that the gypsum deposits were laid down that formed White Sands. It also covers the flora and fauna that is unique to the habitat at White Sands. Ancient man and effects and acts of modern man are covered as well. A clean very presentable copy.

Houston, TX: Gulf Publishing Company, 1971 Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, TX. 1971. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition/Revised. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light wear to head and tail; scattered splash spots on textblock fore edge; light dust soiling to textblock top. DJ: Very Good; light rubbing to flap and spine folds; small closed tear at top; slight suntanning to spine; scattered foxing to front panel. Brown boards and spine with bright yellow lettering on the spine and front board. 136 pp 8vo. This is the first book to present in non-technical terms a practical study of the technical operations involved in searching for, drilling for, and producing oil. it is written especially for beginners in the oil industry, businessmen considering investments in oil, owners of mineral rights, and students concerned with careers in oil. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press, 2010 Cambridge Univ Press, New York. 2010. Softcover/Trade wraps. First published 2010. Book Condition: Near Fine; rubbing to wraps and bumping on front tips. Pictorial wraps are not folded or bent, spine is not cracked or broken. 425 pp. The authors have made a valuable contribution to the resource curse literature. Their book's focus on the significance of ownership structure in determining whether resource abundance is a boom or a curse is novel, well argued, and empirically supported by a nice natural experiment. In addition, the book provides an accessible review of the oil and gas sector in the energy-rich Soviet successor states over the two decades since independence. A very presentable and clean copy.

San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1954 W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, CA. 1954. Hardcover. 12th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good+; bumped tips; dulling of the shadowbox spine label; foxing to textblock edges. No DJ as issued. Tan cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and front board in black shadowboxes. Small crystal cross-section on the front board. 406 pp 8vo. This book is concerned more with the description of rocks than with problems of genesis, more with petrography than with the broader field of petrology. Space is devoted to the mode of origin of igneous and metamorphic rocks, and even more is given to discussion of how sedimentary rocks are formed. The pigeon-holing of rock types is avoided as it gives false ideas of exactitude as most rocks are gradational in nature and this the study in detail through thin sections is most helpful in determining rock types. A clean presentable copy.

Boulder, CO: Roberts Reinhart Publishers, 1995 Roberts Reinhart Publishers, Boulder, CO. 1995. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Flat signed by both authors on the title page. Stated Special Edition Catalog in honor of the loyal donors who played a significant role in bringing the Prehistoric Journey exhibition to fruition. Includes a list of the donors. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped upper tips; slight bottom edge shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($39.95); light edge bumps; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Decorative endpapers. 144 pp 4to. This book is an engaging and thoroughly readable book that introduces readers to the wonders of the prehistoric world through an accessible test, and strong, colorful photographs of world-class fossils. Arranged chronologically, the book describes the history of life on earth from the beginning of life in the seas, to the age of dinosaurs,… Read More

New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1942 John Wiley & Sons, New York. 1942. Hardcover. Stated Third Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner bookplate on front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; suntanning to spine; light foxing to textblock top; light rubbing overall. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering and rules on the spine. 320 pp 8vo. This is a book on the study of the framework of the entire earth not just the earth's crust and the causes that are distorting it. The central there of structural geology is the deformation of the earth, its causes and effects. Unerring interpretation of observed rock structures is the goal sought. A clean very presentable copy.

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2010 University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2010. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumping to bottom of front wrap; light rubbing to wraps; bumped front lower tip. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine has slight opening crease but is not split; text is secure in binding. 376 pp 8vo. This is the premier guide to the geology, natural resources, landmarks and landscapes along nine of Kansas' major highways. Covering more than 2600 miles, it is organized by highway and milepost markers. Featuring more than 100 photographs, drawings and maps, it also provides descriptions of contemporary and historical features across the state. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Stein and Day, 1971 Stein and Day, New York. 1971. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumping to head, tail, and lower front tip; shelfwear to bottom board edges; small red mark on the textblock bottom (not a remainder mark). Black Boards with red cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine; signatures in gilt on front board. 316 pp 8vo. This is a spellbinding moment-by-moment account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and a dramatic prediction of the next one. Using eyewitness reports, insurance documents, and Rec Cross records, the real villains and heroes are revealed. The victims and the survivors play a role in this and the next big one is drawing closer every day. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2003 Viking Press, New York. 2003. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Red boards with black overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 452 pp 8vo. A tale of exploration that circles the globe; from the palm-fringed beaches of the South pacific to the icy waters off Antarctica to the stunning Pacific Northwest coastline. A story of an expedition that attempted to tame the vast Pacific only to find itself at the mercy of a tempestuous commander that ends in the alienation of his crew and a courtroom confrontation. A clean pristine copy.

Tulsa, OK: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1994 The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK. 1994. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine: slight head and tail wear. DJ: Near Fine; light rubbing to panels; light bumping to tail. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 492 pp 4to. Applying depositional sequence stratigraphic concepts to the interpretation of siliciclastic depositional systems is becoming and increasingly important tool in petroleum geology. This volume has two purposes: to compile some recent applications of siliciclastic sequence stratigraphic concepts and to present new studies focused on refining conceptual models. A clean very presentable copy.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. 2012. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner name on FFFP. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New. Black boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine. Yellow tinted text edges. 273 pp 8vo. Silver has risen as viable investment alternative but has remained in gold's shadow. The author examines the investment considerations about silver alongside the significant drivers of the metal's bull market. Silver is different than gold in that more than half of its demand is from multiple industrial processes, especially technological progress. Highly regarded by Warren Buffett silver is going to rise with the ongoing electronic revolution. A clean pristine copy.

Tucson, AZ: Wild Horizons Publishing, 2004 Wild Horizons Publishing, Tucson, AZ. 2004. Softcover/French Wraps. Stated 2nd Edition/3rd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing and superficial scratches to wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 207 pp 4to. This is a friendly and informative guide to the awe-inspiring landscapes of the Greater Southwest- what they are, where they are, and how they came to be. For outdoor adventure-seekers or vicarious travelers, this concise, down-to-basics overview features; 315 color photographs, 33 illustrations, 7 maps, photographic tips, annotated resources section, comprehensive index, and broad regional coverage. A clean very presentable copy.