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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. Good+. 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue publisher's cloth with gilt title on spine. (xxix) 278pp. Covers with some shelf wear. Spine color lightly faded, ends rubbed..A few lightly foxed pages. Illustrated with 9 plates (one folding) including chromolithographic frontispiece and many text engravings. Geology; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 278 pages .
The Vegetation of the Chatham-Islands, sketched by Ferdinand Mueller (Will Ingwersen's copy] by Mueller, Ferdinand - 1864
by Mueller, Ferdinand
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The Vegetation of the Chatham-Islands, sketched by Ferdinand Mueller (Will Ingwersen's copy]
by Mueller, Ferdinand
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Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer, 1864. Illustrated with seven plain lithographed plates, slightly stained, slim octavo, pp (ii), 86, slighty used internally, page 29/30 with a clean horizontal tear and no loss of text, original green soft cloth, a bit marked and worn, slightly frayed at the margins. RARE. [From the library of the nurseryman Will Ingwersen, with his bookplate on the front endpaper.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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OCCASIONAL PAPERS ON THE THEORY OF GLACIERS NOW FIRST COLLECTED AND CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED A PREFATORY NOTE ON THE RECENT PROGRESS AND PRESENT ASPECT OF THE THEORY
by Forbes, James D.
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Cold; The Record of An Antarctic Sledge Journey [Second in Command of Byrd Little America I Expedition]
by Gould, Laurence McKinley
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New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. David Paige, painter. Signed [8.75x6in]; ix, 275 pp., 47 illustrations from photographs, two folding maps, two color illustrations by David Paige; light blue cloth cover with white lettering on front and spine, blue toned image of sledge team and skiers on end papers, top edge light blue dye; Blue cream toned dust jacket with darker blue lettering on front and spine and toned image of field camp scene on front and rear; Later dated inscription signed by author on front end paper, tear at bottom of page 123; Shelf wear to dust jacket on all edges and chips on top edge, top and bottom of spine, spine slightly darken. [Conrad p. 253, Spence 517, Taurus 115]. Laurence McKinley Gould (1896-1995) was a geologist, professor, and polar explorer. In the 1920's he was part of a Greenland and Baffin Island expeditions. Richard Byrd selected him as the chief scientist and second in command of the first Little America Antarctic…
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Joe Pine (Signed by Elbert A. Smith) RLDS
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Herald Publishing House, Lamoni, Iowa, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Grandson of Latter Day Saints founder Joseph Smith, Jr. Elbert A. Smith's Mormon-themed novel, Joe Pine. First edition signed by Elbert A. Smith on frontis recto thus: "Sincerely yours | Elbert A. Smith." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Smith was a leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), also a member of the church's First Presidency from 1909 to 1938 and the Presiding Patriarch of the church from 1938 to 1958. Bound in olive cloth with black lettering and decorations to front and spine panels, ruled in red. Collation: [blank, 2] [half title page] [blank] [frontis recto] [frontis] [title page] [copyright page] [dedication page] [table of contents] [9] 10-351 [352]. Eight illustrated plates, all present. Complete as issued. Scarce. 352 pp. 8" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear, slightly bumped corners and light…
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The book is in excellent condition. The pages are white, of high quality, and the book smells pleasant. One page has a small easily overlooked punch-rip. Binding is good. Hardcover is green with black trim and gold embossed author and title only on the spine.The Dust Jacket is ripped and taped and has some insect damage and torn corners.What makes this second 1933 edition book especially interesting, is that it is signed, small and unpretentious, in fine black ink by the author.The book is written in Czechoslovakian.The story is a Czechoslovakian version of "Robinhood" of sorts, a blend of fact and magical fiction of the mythical or legendary Nikola Suhaj, (depending on who you believe).The story takes place in Ruthenia, mostly after, but also during the First World War. This region is forgotten, and people here are very poor and their only livelihood is the forests, where they say God lives, witches cast spells, and there are enchanted places where even the wildlife won't go. The themes of…
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Botanical Features of North American Deserts
by MacDougal, Daniel Trembly
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Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1908. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR William Phipps Blake at front end page - "Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N.C. with compliments of W.P. Blake (?) Oct. 28, 1908 (Leafs 45)". Phipps contribution starts at p. 45, titled "Geological Sketch of the Region of Tucson, Arizona". Phipps (1826-1910) was the Territorial Geologist of Arizona, a noted mining consultant and educator who started the first school of mines in the Far West in 1864. Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942) was a prominent North Carolina geologist, conservationist, and state and civic leader. Near Fine, bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine, 111 pages, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, 3 fold-out maps, scattered light toning and light rubbing to boards, Pratt's ownership signature front paste down. SCARCE in hardcover, a great geology ASSOCIATION COPY.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR. First Edition.…
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by Chapman, R. W.
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England: At the Clarendon Press / Oxford University Press, 1932 IN GOOD CONDITION. AUTHOR'S SIGNED LETTER, on Oxford University Press stationary, addressed to Mr. Kent, tipped-in. Along with an article on the author, laid-in. Bound in original paper wraps, stitched binding is tight. Front cover detached, in a protective mylar sleeve.
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Life and Times of Jonathan Bryan 1708-1788
by Mrs. J. R. Redding
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Savannah Georgia: Morning News Print, 1901. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/None Issued. VG+/1st ed. Jonathan Bryan was born in 1708 in Prince William's parish (Beaufort South Carolina). He was the youngest child of Joseph Bryan, owner of the plantation known as Providence. This is a record of his life in Georgia, starting with the founding of Savannah with Oglethrope, through to his death at age 80, having lived in Georgia for 50 years. Jonathan Bryan was an important civic and political figure in the Georgia and South Carolina colonies, owned a great deal of property in both and owned Brampton Plantation. Book condition is Very Good+; hand sewn binding is firm; there is no foxing, soiling or markings in book. 97pp. First Edition. Brown cloth covered boards have some rubbing to corners, and to the head and tail of spine. Some small spots on back panel. Gilt letter title is bright on front cover. A well preserved copy.
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Plants of the Holy Land With Their Fruits and Flowers
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Journal of a Visit to South Africa
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Travels in the Free States of Central America: Nicaragua, Honduras and San Salvador
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
by Bass, Rick
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket and mylar cover. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket has sticker residue over the price, otherwise no wear or soiling present. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pp; Signed by Author .
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
by Christie, Agatha
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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