Edward battersby bailey (6 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xii, 200 pages : folded frontispiece, illustrations, folded maps, profiles ; 25 cm. Notes; "References" at end of each chapter. Contents; Chronology of Tectonic discovery: 1775-1893 Switzerland Glarus Glarus discovery Prealps Prealpine discovery High Limestone Alps of Rhone sector Pennine Alps The Window of the Hohe Tauern Marcel Bertrand in Provence Gavarnie of the Pyrenees. Subjects; Geology Alps. Geology, Structural Alps. 1 Kg.…

First edition. xii, 167 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in near very good dust jacket.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 498p. : illus., diagrs ; 23cm. Subjects: Geology -- Great Britain. Palaeontology. 1 Kg. …

pp. 586-620, 1 fold. col. geol. map, 2 fold. pls. of sections, notes & refs., bibl. Plain new wrs., uncut.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Volume 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, containing fascinating scientific essays, with 69 plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding This three volume set consists of: Part I of Vol. 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1907-8, published in 1908. Part II of Vol. 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1908-9, published in 1909. Part III of Vol. 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1908-9, published in 1909. Index slip inserted to the front free end paper of Part I and Part III. Part I contains 15 plates, 1 folding plate and 1 folding colour map. Part II contains 22 plates. Part III contains 28 plates and 2 folding plates (one in colour). Collated complete. Each chapter contains an essay by a contributor. Some of the contributors listed are Edward Battersby Bailey, Ramsay Traquair, James Cosmo Melvill, Thomas V. Hodgson, R. J. D. Graham, Robert Kidston, John Flett, Wheelton Hind and F. R. Cowper Reed. Topics covered are natural history, geology, botany, zoology, human biology, and marine biology, amongst others. One chapter of Part II and one chapter of Part III are written in French. The Royal Society of Edinburgh was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for "the advancement of learning and useful knowledge". In the 19th century, the society contained many scientists whose ideas laid the foundation of the modern sciences. From the 20th century onward, the society functioned not only as a focal point for Scotland"s eminent scientists but also the arts and humanities. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, though all three volumes have some minor wear to the head and tail of the spine, and are sunned to the spine and extremities of the boards; Vol III in particular is heavily sunned to the front board. Internally, the bindings are slightly strained in places. Pages are bright and clean, with just some offsetting and spotting to the first and last pages of all three volumes. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Zustand: Good. Hardcover, Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…