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The Face of Time: The Geological History of Western Canada

by Nelson, Samuel J.

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Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, r1970. Oblong Folio. In original red cloth. Gilt lettered front. Black and white and colour illustrations from photos, drawings etc (including maps) through out. the volume. Please note that this volume is oversized and very heavy. Additional shipping charges may apply. 1970
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Le Petrole

by Fonvielle, W. De

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1888
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Paris: Libraire Hachette et C., 1888. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 274,(1) 16pp. 16 mo. Original attractive gilt stamped blue cloth boards. 29 both in text and full page illustrations. Maps. A very attractive interesting work. very good An interesting quite early general history of the oil industry illustrated with woodcuts. Seems… Read more about this item
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Geology and Paleontology of the Raton Mesa and Other Regions in Colorado and New Mexico

by Lee, Willias; F.H. Knowlton

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1917
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 450 + 113 plates (2 enclosed in envelope at back of book)pp. Large Quarto. Contemporary red cloth with gilt titles. Deaccessioned from the library of Imperial Oil Ltd, Calgary Alberta, with their neat ink handstamps to title page, ffep and table of contents. Library pocket neatly… Read more about this item
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The Crucible of Creation - the Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals

by Morris, S. Conway

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1998
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. xxiii,242pp. Octavo. Original black cloth with silver lettering on spine. B/W photos and coloured illustrations. Sketch drawings. Dust jacket is illustrated and unmarked. As new condition. fine Morris guides us through the Burgess Shale and examines the discoveries in the relation to our place in evolution.… Read more about this item
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Birnwel Coal

Birnwel Coal

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c 1943
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Alberta: Birnwel Coal, c 1943. Poster. very good. Artist: Unknown. Original poster 14" X 18". In large painted wooden frame 20" X 25". In very good condition. Frame is worn. Dark, bold design. very good Advertisement for Birnwel Coal Co., in Alberta, Canada. Shows a large chunk of coal surrounded by a red border. 1943
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Life of Robert Owen

by Cole, G. D. H.

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1930
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London: MacMillan and Co. Limited, 1930. Hardcover. very good. 2nd Edition. 349pp. Very good tight copy in original red cloth. Three plates (including frontispiece), PP 349. very good 1930
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Standand Handbook of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Volume 1.

by Lyons, William C.

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1996
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Houston, Tx: Gulf Publishing Company, 1996. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. x,1431pp. Volume 1 only. Octavo. Illustrated with diagrams, drawings, tables and graphs. Original black cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine with dust jacket. fine 1996
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Economic Minerals Lakes Chibougamau & Dore Including Annotated Abstracts of the Thirty-One Reports, Special Articles, Paper and Lectures Theron 1904-1928.

by Morton, Kendall (preface)

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1928
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Montreal: Westmount Publishing Company, 1928. Hardcover. very good. 2nd Edition. xvi,pp. Octavo. Illustrated with plates from photos and letters, maps. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on fornt cover. Publisher's letter and advertisement laid in loosely. Errata slip tipped in on XI. Small stain on front cover. very good Note: the author has been determined to… Read more about this item
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A Golden Adventure. The First 50 Years of Ultramar.

by Atterbury, Paul., Mackenzie, Julia

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1985
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London: Hurtwood Press, 1985. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 287pp. Large octavo. Illustrated with black and white and coloured plates from photos (including frontispiece). Endpaper maps. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine with dust jacket. very good 1985
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Mineralogy.

by Perkins, Dexter

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1998
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Upper Saddle River, Nj: Prentice Hall, 1998. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. x, 484pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured plates from photos, drawings and diagrams. Original pictorial boards in fine condition. 1998
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Some Memories of a Palaeontologist.

by Scott, William Berryman

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1939
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1939. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. vii,336pp. Octavo. Illustrated with protrait frontispiece. Original blue cloth with black lettering on spine. Blind stamp on front free endpaper. Spine and edges of spine faded. very good 1939
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History, Theory, & Data Acquisition. Exploration Seismology Volume 1.

by Sheriff, R.E.

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1985
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New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Hardcover. very good. reprinted. x,253pp. Volume 1 only. Octavo. Illustrated with plates from photos and diagrams. Original decorative cloth with white and gilt lettering of front cover and spine. Pages 69 to 71 folded down middle. very good 1985
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Essays in Historical Geography and Kindred Subjects.

by McClymont, James R.

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1921
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London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1921. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st edition. 51pp. Limited. To 200 copies. Stefansson's copy. Octavo. Green paper covered boards with cloth spine. Minor wear to corners and small crease on front. good to very good 1921
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Karst: Important Karst Regions of the Northern Hemisphere

by Herak, M.

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1972
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Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1972. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st Edition. xiv,551pp. Octavo in original brown cloth and dust jacket with folding plate and illustrations in text from photos, etc. Previous owner's name on front pastedown and some occasional light green and red underlining in text, else tight, clean copy. good to very good A survey… Read more about this item
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The Cretaceous System in the Western Interior of North America

by Caldwell, W. G. E.

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1975
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Geological Association of Canada, 1975. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. ix,666pp. Octavo in original binding with illustrations in text from drawings, photos, etc. Pocket on front pastedown, extremities a bit rubbed else a clean, tight copy. very good The proceedings of an international symposium organized by the Geological Association of Canada and held at… Read more about this item
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Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Vol. IX., For 1889

Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Vol. IX., For 1889

by United States Fish Commission

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1891
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st Edition. xi,504pp. Small Quarto in original cloth with numerous plates and maps (many folding). Vilhjalmur Stefansson's copy with his handstamp and purchase information on front free endpaper and old library stamp on title page. Minor wear to head and foot of spine and extremities, else a… Read more about this item
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Prospectus of the Kuranui Golden Hills Limited.

by Kuranui Golden Hills Limited (New Zealand)

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[1933]
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Auckland: [A Company Registered Under "The Companies Act 1908"], [1933]. Wrappers. good to very good. 1st printing. 12pp. Octavo. Original tan coloured wrappers. Some notations in margins in ink. Some staining on front cover and a small stamp on front bottom right corner. Light crease down middle where it was folded. Back wrapper stained from the… Read more about this item
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Reminiscences Among the Rocks in Connection with the Geological Survey of Canada

Reminiscences Among the Rocks in Connection with the Geological Survey of Canada

by Weston, Thos. Chesmer

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1899
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Toronto: Printed for the Author by Warwick Bro's & Rutter, 1899. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. ix,328pp. Small Octavo in original gilt lettered green cloth with 13 plates (7 portraits including frontispiece portrait of author) very good Rare early history of the GSC by one of the early field geologists. 1899
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