Geological Texts

Dana's Manual of Mineralogy                           E.S. Dana and W.E. Ford,  1912, 13th Edition,      1 of 35,000 printed, inside cover page inscribed: Hazel E. Laurie, Queen's Summer School, Kingston, Ontario, 1923.  Tight and neat, collection worthy,   $180USD      

First Book in Geology, N.S. Shaler of Harvard University, 1884          Noticable wear on corners, Binging tight, pages in A++ condition      $79USD

Determinative Mineralogy     J.V. Lewis, 2nd Edition, revised, First Thousand, 1915   Well loved copy of a fundamental text, binding is very strong and pages are crisp, light staining on pp106-110, still a beautiful publication.       $125USD

The Geological Story, James D. Dana, 1895     Library mark from 1905 and signature, pages neat and intact, binding showing early signs of use but unbroken, a wonderful read into the history of Geology and early interpretations of data.    $115USD

New Textbook of Geology, 3rd Edition, James D. Dana, 1874.  Magnificient collection condition, binding tight and strong, 400 woodcut illustrations, each page crisp and complete, light natural yellowing expected of a 135 year old masterpiece.  Truly exceptional, for the collector of  rare, antique scientific texts. To a good home only.          $1,250USD  

    

          Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy,            W.E. Ford   4th Edition, 13th Printing, April 1950.  A well loved text, clean, tight and neat; an extremely well cared for item.  Front cover inscribed by former owner, W.E. Beedle.  The Holy Bible of Mineralogy, and one of the books I read to my children at bedtime, Dana's text is scripture to the followers of the geological sciences.  The fundamentals in all their glory are found within these pages.  And next time your kids won't go to sleep, try reading to them the 'General Morphological Relations of Crystals' and see how long they last.     $109USD

Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals,     F.B. Loomis, 9th printing, 1936.  School stamp and owner signature inside cover page. ------$82USD

       

The Mineralogical Record special issue,"The Minerals of Greenland"  The definitive publication for the collector of fine minerals.  Full of wonderful color photographs and in-depth review of locales in Greenland. Out of Print and hard to find. A well cared for used copy, neat and clean,     95%+         ------ $35.USD

The Mineralogical Record special issue,"The History of Mineral Collecting".  Focuses primarily on the prominent collectors and collections from 1530-1799, an absolute trove of information.  Neat and clean, like new, 99%+  --------$40USD

The Mineralogical Record special issue, "Tourmaline".  Spectacular photography and locale information of one of the most aesthetic mineral species.  Like new, very gently read copy, a true prize for the collector of these beautiful specimens.   -------$25USD