earths oldest rocks (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 482 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. ; LCCN: 58-13278 ; LC: QE711; Dewey: 560 ; OCLC: 547382 ; "The story of life during the past two billion years. . . Here the Fentons tell what fossils are, where they are found, what they mean, and how they are related to plants, animals, and other creatures living on earth today." ; brown cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, labels ; Contents: Tales told by the dead -- Rocks, fossils and ages -- Groups, names and relationships -- Earth's oldest remains -- A variety of protists -- Sponges, true and probable -- Simple coelenterates -- Moss animals, or bryozoans -- The sturdy brachiopods -- Armored echinoderms -- Sea stars, urchins and cucumbers -- Snails and their kin -- Pelecypods: clams, mussels and oysters -- Feet before heads: the nautiloids -- Ammon's stones and naked cephalopods -- Worms, burrows and trails -- When trilobites roamed -- Crustaceans -- Arthropods from shoals to air -- Nets and wrigglers to sharks -- The bony fishes -- New plants on old lands -- Lungs, legs and land-dwellers -- Amphibian and reptile groups -- Farewells to land -- Scale-bearers and lizard-hipped dinosaurs -- Bird-hipped dinosaurs -- Flying reptiles and birds -- The rise of mammals -- A revolution and its sequel -- More and better mammals -- Ancient families -- Beasts and birds of the Ice Age -- Read, see and collect. ; VG. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. HARDBACK, expertly rebacked with original spine relaid, blind-embossed maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt-embossed fossils on front cover, frontispiece - coloured view of the N-W. Highlands of Scotland, additional erratum plate tipped in, pages: xvii, [i], 566, 32, plates: 41- of fossils with un-paginated explanations, woodcuts: 207 - of which 90 are of fossils, large folding coloured geological map in rear pocket and 1 other tabular diagram of the Silurian Rocks in Wales, original spine faded with small chips at head and tail, corners lightly bumped, former owner's small bookplate on front end-paper, light spotting on end-papers, small light spot on frontispiece and one or two other pages, small tears in folds of map in rear pocket, otherwise fine. This is a heavy item and may incur additional postage.

Zustand: New. pp. 1112.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 1078 pages. 10.50x8.25x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Fourth Edition 8vo. hardback in modern library binding of green cloth with black title label, gilt to spine. New endpapers. Colour frontispiece, 566pp., illustrated with many b/w figures, Indexed, plus 41 b/w plates (7 double-page spread) with captions, plus 30pp. Publisher's List at end. Ex. Library with blind-embossed stamp to title page and rubber stamps to all edges. Original owner's name in ink (dated 1869) to early blank and top of title page. Frontispiece has been repaired at hinge with tape. Binding a little slack. Light wear to covers. Overall a Good, Sound Copy. (Shelf 130) PLEASE NOTE: Heavy BOOK (1.3 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.