Geology from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Los Angeles: Mining Department Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1932. Scarce, OCLC locates only 7 copies. Near Fine, light wear at corners. Bookplate of Grooves Middulburger front end page. 156 pp. + 44 page Classified Index of Products of Los Angeles County. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1884. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front paste down -"Arthur Wyatt Edgell, Esq. with ? kind regard" likely the translator's inscription. Small stamp of Cowley House, Exeter, the home of Edgell. Very Good, cloth at spine sunned and worn and with small tears, moderate foxing associated mainly with tissue cover for frontis photograph. hinges starting from… Ler mais sobre este item

Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co., 1882. From the collection of noted Mammoth Cave historian and author Harold Meloy, his small name label at front paste down. In original green cloth with gilt device front cover and gilt lettering at spine, dark brown end papers, Very Good, front hinge showing slight tear, light wear to cloth at edges and light… Ler mais sobre este item

Louisville, KY: Printed by Bradley & Gilbert, 1860. SCARCE, while OCLC locates 23 copies in institutions, no copies foumd in current commerce, and only the earlier 1858 edition found at auction, and that not since 1963. From the collection of noted Mammoth Cave historian and author Harold Meloy, his small name label front paste down. Bound in contemporary quarter… Ler mais sobre este item

Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869. RARE in current commerce, last seen in dealers catalogues and at auction 1968 and earlier. From the collection of noted Mammoth Cave historian and author Harold Meloy, who has created stapled stiff paper wrappers with handwritten title and his name to protect this copy. Very Good, in original purple wrappers, vi, 95, [1]… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1851. 4 preliminary leaves, [7]-116 pages frontispiece, 8 plates, added title page, engraved, with last 8 blank for Notes. Original embossed red cloth, gilt title front cover, pale yellow end papers. Very Good Plus, small prior owner name stamp front paste down (Alfred L. Mudge), 4 pages with small spots of toning else interior bright… Ler mais sobre este item

Indianapolis, IN: Wm. B. Burford , 1892. Very Good Plus in original printed wrappers, small tear fore edge front wrapper, ligh wear at edges of wrappers with app. 1" paper loss of wrapper at bottom edge of spine. 79 pages, 12 leaves of plates, explanation printed on verso of plates. RARE, none found in current commerce, WorldCat locates 7 libraries… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: Oliver and Bord, 1855. RARE in the 1855 First Edition, last seen at auction in 1969 (RBH). Original green embossed cloth with gilt floral arrangement front cover and gilt lettering back, large fold-out color map at rear. Very Good Minus, tears to cloth at head of spine, front hinge opened yet holding nicely, map at rear complete and present,… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1886. 8vo, xiv, 363, 4 pg. International Scientific Series list, 44 pp. publisher's ads. With 38 figures and fold-out color map. International Scientific Series Vol. LVI. Map is Fine. Book is Very Good in publisher's decorative red cloth, top dusty, 1/2" chip to cloth at head of spine, the contemporary armorial bookplate… Ler mais sobre este item

Amherst, Mass.: J. S. & C. Adams, 1840. viii, paginated 9-320, illustrated, 3 fold-out charts. RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page - "Mr. A. Jenkins, Jr., with the respect of the author", with laid in single sheet center fold with one side in author's manuscript handwriting, titled "Topics on Geology" followed by 19 numbered topics… Ler mais sobre este item