Geology from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Cape Town: Struik, 2005) 1770071482. 240 x 172 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 333; lavishly illustrated in full colour, with maps, diagrams, charts and photographs. Very good condition. "Geologically speaking, southern Africa is without equal, a treasure house of valuable minerals with a geological history dating back some 3 600 million years. In addition, the evolution of plants and animals,… Read more about this item

(Pretoria: Government Printer for the Department of Mines, 1937). 240 x 150 mm; side-stitched olive green wrappers; pp. 64; plates, figures (including folding map). A little foxing; museum library stamp and code to upper cover; archival tape strengthening to head of spine. Good condition. .

(Cape Town: Struik, 2005) 1770071482. 240 x 172 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 333; lavishly illustrated in full colour, with maps, diagrams, charts and photographs. Slight damp-ripple to extreme bottom fore-corner of initial leaves. Very good condition. "Geologically speaking, southern Africa is without equal, a treasure house of valuable minerals with a geological history dating back some 3 600 million… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Hans Merensky Holdings, 1989). Text facsimile of the Timmins edition of 1959. 8vo; original blue rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. 232, incl. index; plates. Faint browning to endpapers; merest trace of spotting to top edge. Near-fine condition. "South Africa's mineral wealth is one of her greatest blessings. From the gold mines of the Witwatersrand… Read more about this item

(Stellenbosch: The University Publishers and Booksellers, 1949). 4to; original blue cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 226 + (i); plates; diagrams and cross-sections in text. Dustwrapper slightly tanned and edgeworn, with earlier owner's tape reinforcing to reverse; earlier owner's bookplate to front free endpaper; very occasional minor fox spot. Very… Read more about this item

([Johannesburg]: Geological Society of South Africa, 1990). 210 x 147 mm; printed wrappers; pp. (vi) + 49; photographs, diagrams, tables and maps. Very good condition. "This excursion will focus on the Late Proterozoic Gariep Belt, an arcuate north-south trending tectonic unit that straddles the Orange River. The belt strikes out to sea in the Kleinzee area to… Read more about this item

([Johannesburg]: Geological Society of South Africa, 1990). 210 x 147 mm; printed wrappers; pp. (iv) + 60; photographs, diagrams, tables and maps. Slightly rubbed, with trace of browning; earlier owner's name and note penned on first page. Very good condition. "As the title indicates, this excursion focuses mainly on the volcanic and shallow-intrusive olivine-melilitite occurrences of the… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Struik, 1983) 0869771418. 12mo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 120, incl. index; colour photographs throughout. Boards ever so slightly rubbed. Very good condition. "This practical handbook is a must for avid collectors as well as all with an interest in the geological treasures of this subcontinent. More than 160 of the more commonly found rocks… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1963). Annexure to Volume LXVI. 240 x 178 mm; side-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 78; photographs and diagrams. Wrappers somewhat tanned; earlier owner's hand-stamp to upper cover; staples a little rusted; some foxing. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, [1957]). Annexure to Volume LX. 240 x 185 mm; side-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 73; several tables, cross-sections and maps, incl. folding. Wrappers somewhat tanned; earlier owner's hand-stamp to upper cover; staples a little rusted. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, [1951]). Annexure to Volume LIV. 243 x 185 mm; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 27. Wrappers somewhat tanned; earlier owner's hand-stamp to upper cover. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1959). Annexure to Volume LXII. 240 x 175 mm; side-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 33; plates. Wrappers somewhat tanned; trace of fishmothing, with earlier owner's hand-stamp and signature to upper cover; staples a little rusted; occasional fox spot. Good to very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1981). Annexure to Volume LXXXIV. 297 x 210 mm; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 19; diagrams. Partial discoloration to slightly creased wrappers; some foxing. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1976). Annexure to Volume LXXIX. 297 x 210 mm; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 33; charts. Trace of fishmothing to edges of wrappers; a little foxing. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, [1955]). Annexure to Volume LVIII. 240 x 180 mm; side-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (iv) + 58; several tables, cross-sections and maps, incl. folding. Wrappers somewhat tanned; earlier owner's hand-stamp to upper cover; staples a trifle rusted. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1977). Annexure to Volume LXXX. 297 x 210 mm; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 15; maps; diagrams. A little foxing. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1979). Annexure to Volume LXXXII. 297 x 210 mm; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 12; tables; graphs. Earlier owner's initials penned on upper cover; small scuff to first leaf of lecture; a little foxing. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1979). Annexure to Volume LXXVI. Delivered 1973, but published 1979. 297 x 210 mm; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 60; several charts and maps, incl. folding. A little spotting. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, 1967). Annexure to Volume LXVIII. 240 x 183 mm; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. (ii) + 45; several photographs and diagrams. Wrappers partially sunned, with faint trace of fishmothing; occasional spotting; earlier owner's hand-stamp to upper cover; staples a little rusted. Very good condition. .

(Johannesburg: The Geological Society of South Africa, [1926]). Ownership inscription of K. H. Barnard, curator of the South African Museum, to upper cover. Offprint from 'The Transactions of the Geological Society of S. Africa', Vol. XXVIII., 1925. 246 x 187 mm; side-stitched printed wrappers; pp. [19-25]; 3 plates, with explanatory tissue-guards. Wrappers a little sunned, lightly soiled,… Read more about this item