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Rare geology book by Amos Eaton, A Geological and Agricultural Survey of Rensselaer County, New York
Eaton, Amos; A Geological and Agricultural Survey of Rensselaer County, in the State of New York to which is Annexed a Geological Profile, extending from Onondoga Salt Springs, across said County, to Williams College in Massachusetts. Albany, E. and E. Hosford, 1822. Octavo, pp. vii, 70, geological profile and folded table.
The work is complete and in a modern calf over linen boards with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and very clean. New York Academy of Sciences canceled book plate on paste down and rubber stamp on title page. The text is very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $250.00 
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Rare geology book by Anton Lazzaro Moro; De Crostacei E Degli Altri Marini Corpi
Moro, Anton Lazzaro; De Crostacei E Degli Altri Marini Corpi Che si Truovano su' Monti. Libri Due di Anton-Lazzaro Moro. Venezia, Appresso Stefano Monti, 1740. Quarto, pp. xiv, 452, engraved title vignette, 8 engraved folded plates.
The work is complete and in a contemporary full tree calf with gilt spine titles, six gilt spine panels, decorative text block edges and decorative end sheets. The binding has light archival restoration to corners and edges, the text is exceptionally bright, clean and crisp. In very good condition. A very rare work. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $4,400.00 
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Rare geology book by Antonio Vallisnieri; Opere Diverse del Sig. Antonio Vallisnieri. Cioe: 1-3
Vallisnieri, Antonio; Opere Diverse del Sig. Antonio Vallisnieri. Cioe: 1. Istoria del Camaleonte Afficano, e di varj Animali d’Italia... 2. Lezione Accademica intorno all’ Origine delle Fontane. 3. Raccolta di varj Trattati accrefciuti con Annotazioni e con Giunte. Three works in two volumes, Venezia, Appresso Gio. Babbriello Ertz., 1715. Quarto, pp. 6, 200, engraved portrait of Vallisnieri, 13 engraved plates (some folded). and engraved title page, 6, 87, 1 folded engraved plate. Vol. 2, pp. 1, 262, 17 engraved plates (many double page). The work is complete in two volumes and in a contemporary full calf with gilt titles and six gilt spine panels, gilt ruled borders and red text block edges. Scuffing to boards, light wear to spine margins and edges. Light water staining to the upper inner and outer corners of volume 2 and very light water staining to upper third of text of volume 1. Armorial book plate of noted British barrister Phillip Carteret Webb (1700-1770) on paste downs. (Webb was heavily involved with the eighteenth-century antiquarian movement in England. As a member of the London ‘Society of Antiquaries’ in 1747, and as its lawyer, he was responsible for securing the incorporation of the Society in 1751 which put it in direct competition for antiquities with the Royal Society. He is also remembered for being an agent of the crown in the ‘North Briton’ scandal (1763), and assisting Robert Wood to seize the papers of the journalist John Wilkes whose inflammatory writings had offended the king.) Over all still a very good set of a very scarce set of Vallisniero’s works. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $4,500.00 
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Rare geology book by Buckland, William; Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology.
Buckland, William; Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology. 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1837. Quarto, two volumes, pp. xvi, 443, & pp. vii, 131, 87 plates (numbered to 69 with some in parts) (many folded and hand-colored profiles).
The text is complete and in the original embossed cloth with gilt title on cover. Light sun fading to spine, owners signature on title page. Text is tight and contents very bright and clean. A very good copy. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $1,000.00 
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Rare Geology Book by Conybeare, William D. & Phillips, William; Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales
Conybeare, William D. & Phillips, William; Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales, with an Introductory Compendium on the General Principles of that Science and Comparative Views of the Structure of Foreign Countries. Pt. 1, (all published) London, 1822. Octavo, pp. lxi, 470, 2 plates (hand-colored), 1 folded hand-colored map, 2 folded charts, folded plate of scientific equipment with explanatory text at rear and 2 pages of ads.
The volume is complete and in a later cloth with gilt titles. The binding is tight and very clean. Light to moderate toning and foxing to first and last pages and light foxing to map and profile. In very good condition with the rare plate of scientific equipment included. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $850.00 
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Rare geology book by Fischer de Waldheim, Gotthelf: Oryctographie du Gouvernement de Moscou...
Fischer von Waldheim, Johann Gotthelf Friedrich; Oryctographie du Gouvernement de Moscou, publiee par le Directeur de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Moscou, 1830. Atlas only. Folio, pp. half title, title page with hnd-colored vignette, ix, second half title, 25 pages of plate explanations, 7 hand-colored plates, profiles and sections, 44 engraved plates of fossils, 15 engraved plates (some colored) of zoological and botanical specimens.
The atlas is complete and in a recent full tooled calf with eight gilt spine panels and gilt titles. The text, plates and maps are exceptionally clean, with no foxing, stains, marks or stamps. A very good copy of a very scarce work. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $7,500.00 
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Rare Geology Book by Macculloch, John; A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland...
Macculloch, John; A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, including the Isle of Man: comprising an account of their Geological Structure... London, 1819. 2 volumes and atlas of plates. Text octavo, volume 1, pp. xv, 587. Volume 2, pp. vii, 589, errata. Folio atlas, pp. half title, title page, 91, frontispiece, 33 plates, 10 hand-colored maps.
The set is complete and in a later half calf over cloth with gilt spine titles. Minor scuffing to the bindings. Minor foxing to last text page and index in volume 2. Light toning to some maps. Over all a very good set of the complete work. Complete sets in very good condition are scarce. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $2,700.00 
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Rare Geology Book by Owen, Richard; Key to the Geology of the Globe.
Owen, Richard; Key to the Geology of the Globe: an essay designed to show that the present geographical, hydrographical, and geological structures, observed on the earth's crust, were the result of forces acting according to fixed, demonstrable laws, analogous to those governing the development of organic bodies. Nashville, 1857. Quarto, pp. viii, 256, folded colored map, 6 folded plates and diagrams.
The text is complete and in the original cloth, spine faded and lightly re-tinted outside of title area. 1860 obituary notice of Owen on front paste down. The text and plates are very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $500.00 
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