Search Results: Titles starting with G from AARDWOLF Fine Books

University Of California Press, Berkeley, 1966; First Edition, 4to, 318 pages; illustrated. Symposium papers from the 1964 Galapagos International Scientific Project organized by the University of California Extension, Berkeley under the auspices of the National Sciences Foundation, the Government of Ecuador, the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands, and the California Academy of Sciences. Forty professional papers on the evolution, biological science, physical science, and applied science of the Galapagos Islands. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Previous owner neat signature on f.f.e.p. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, NY, 1985; First Trade Edition; 8vo, 299 pages. A wry look back, by the ghostly shade of Leon Trout writing a million years hence, at the societal woes wrought by twentieth century man due to the ceaseless workings of his oversized brain, showing us what mankind will become in the future: furry creatures with flippers, beaks, and reduced cerebrums, whose sole occupation rests in an endless search for fish to eat. When challenged about the accuracy of his scenario for the human race, Vonnegut once quipped, "If my predictions in the book are wrong, I will return all the money." Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has not been price-clipped. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp, no chips or tears, no previous owner signatures. A nice copy.

Aperture, NY, 1983; Quarto, 71 pages. Steven Shore’s exquisite color photographs of Claude Monet’s gardens at Giverny, commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Near Fine, in a clean and bright Very Good dust jacket that has a short tape repair on the verso of the front panel.

Pacific Gas and Electric, San Francisco, CA, 1968; First Edition, 8 1/2" x 11", 47 pages. A study of the discovery and history of each of the various overland routes to California, from North to South, thirty-eight in all. Photo illustrated throughout, plus two maps at the front. Introduction by Governor Ronald Reagan. An entry in the 1960’s Pacific Gas and Electric series of publications on California history. Very Good Plus in card wraps.

Editions D’Art Albert Skira, Geneva, 1946; First Edition; tall quarto (11 1/4" x 15 1/4"). Finely published portfolio of Paul Gaugin prints, an entry in the Albert Skira "Le Tresors De La Peinture Francaise" Swiss series on 19th century French painting. Four-page illustrated introduction by Louis Hautecoeur, followed by six beautiful full-page laid-in plates tipped onto heavy card stock, suitable for framing. All plates in brilliant color. Printed in Switzerland. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. Complete with the original protective outer glassine wrap, which has a few tiny chips. All plates Fine. Text in French.

Committee For The Family, West Chester, PA, 1900; First Edition; 8vo, 693 pages; maroon cloth boards; gilt titles; top edges gilt. Detailed genealogy of the Darlington family from 1580 origins in Great Britain to date of publication. An historic American family, the Darlingtons first established themselves in America in 1711 with their arrival from Darnall, Cheshire, England, at Chester County, Pennsylvania, where they soon set about to distinguish themselves. A copious work, comprised of 580 pages of genealogical text plus an exhaustive 113 page alphabetical index of family members by surname and Christian name at the back. Includes a full-page b&w engraved place of the Darlington coat of arms,with guard tissue. Compiled by Gilbert Cope, engaged by the Darlington family in 1894 for the purpose. Former copy of Helen Darlington, great-great granddaughter of Dr. William P. Darlington of West Chester (1782-1863) noted early Pennsylvania physician and Congressman, who was author, among other things, of… Read More

The Geographical Journal, London, 1930; First Edition; 8vo, 12 pages. Publisher’s 1930 reprint of Albrecht Penck’s treatise on the geographical analysis of the vast region of Central Asia, which first appeared in The Geographical Journal in December of that year. Penck (1858-1945) was a major influence on the study of geography, having originated the science of Pleistocene Stratigraphy, a principal index in the study of human prehistory, and pioneered the field of Geomorphology, a term he is credited for having coined. Very Good, in printed blue wraps. Minor tanning of the margins of the front wrap, and a tiny chip of same at upper left corner.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, Sacramento, CA, 1969; Three large foldout charts: 1) An extensive index which cross-references the State Map Units (formations) on the Geologic Map Of California with the Map Sheets on which each formation occurs; 2) A complete alphabetical list of the published names of formations and members to be found in the State Map Units shown on the State Geologic Map together with a listing of formations to be found within each of the existing Map Units; 3) An explanatory Legend, in color, of the symbols used on The Geologic Map Of California. All charts Fine, in the original printed manila envelope which is in Near Fine condition.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1965; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Bakersfield quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated Bakersfield Explanatory Data Sheet. Both measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded. Fine condition, enclosed in the VG+ original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back.

California Division Of Mines, San Francisco, 1959; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Santa Cruz quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated Santa Cruz Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1964; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Needles quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated Needles Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1966; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the San Jose quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated San Jose Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8 "x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1967; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Mariposa quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated Mariposa Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22"x36" when opened, 8"x11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1966; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Fresno quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated Fresno Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1959; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the San Luis Obispo quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated San Luis Obispo Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1967; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Salton Sea quadrangle, plus companion photo-illustrated Salton Sea Explanatory Data Sheet. Both measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Division Of Mines And Geology, San Francisco, 1966; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Santa Ana quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated Santa Ana Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8 "x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Division Of Mines, San Francisco, 1959; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Santa Maria quadrangle, plus companion photo-illustrated Santa Maria Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded. Fine condition, enclosed in the VG+ original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back.

California Division Of Mines, San Francisco, 1961; Detailed 1:250,000 color geologic map of the the Kingman quadrangle, together with companion photo-illustrated Kingman Explanatory Data Sheet. Both documents measure 22" x 36" when opened, 8" x 11" folded, and are enclosed in the original double-weight printed envelope with map key on the back. Fine condition. A flawless copy.

California Dep’t. Of Natural Resources, San Francisco, 1959; First Edition; 8vo, 154 pages; tan cloth; Illustrated. Bulletin #146 of the California Department Of Natural Resources Division of Mines, containing professional studies on the Geology of the Lake Elsinore area and its Mineral Deposits. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos and charts. Comprehensive four-page bibliography and index, plus the complete set of seven folding maps in pocket at the back. Fine, in tan cloth boards, w/o dust jacket, as issued. All maps fine. A superb copy.