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The Royal Observatory Greenwich: A Glance at Its History and Work

Maunder, E Walter · 1900

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

The Religious Tract Society, 1900. Hardcover. 320p aeg illustrated bound in original gilt decorated boards with a beautiful gilt likeness of the Observatory's telescope on the front board. Clean and unmarked but has been well read. The boards are clean and the gilt bright.Fron...

The Cavendish Laboratory

Wood, Alexander · 1946

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Cambridge at University Press, 1946. Hardcover. 59p illustrated with plates. Clean and unmarked in similar unpriceclipped d/w; spine a little darkened. See scans. . Very Good

Highland Life in Days Gone by. The Famous Prints of R.R. Mcian.

R.R. McIan · 1974

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Lang Syne Publishers, 1974. Soft Cover. np (48p).A humble reproduction of McIan's Highlanders at Home or Gaelic Gatherings of 1845 with original text by James Logan. In very good clean condition though with a neat owners name inside the front cover. See scans . Very Good

A Guide to the Romantic Scenery of Loch Lomond Comprising a Description of Its Islands and Surrounding Scenery Interspersed with Copious Mineralogical Observations, the Ascent to the Summit of Ben Lomond, Voyage to Rob Roy's Cave. And the Land Tour to Stirling by Inversnaid, Loch Ketturin, the Trossachs, and Callander to Which Is Added an Ample Botanical Appendix.

1825

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

James Lumsden & Son, 1825. Hardcover. 52p with two folding maps opposite the title page - 1) Map of the Roads from Glasgow to Paisley, Dunbarton & etc 2) Road continued from Dunbarton to Luss - with houses and their owners identified. This edition seems to be unrecorded but is...

Kirkcudbright & District Holiday Brochure

McKenzie, Willie · 2002

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

, 2002. Soft Cover. 64p brochure with many insights into local history: Memories of Kirkcudbright - Jim & Olive McKeand; and articles by John Gordon, Betty Sassoon, Ian Steele, Peggy Devlin, John Burke, Ian Devlin, George McCulloch, Willie McKenzie, about Haig Gordon; A Kirkcu...

Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa - Limited Facsimile Edition

Harris, Captain William Cornwallis · 1976

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Frank Read Press, 1976. Hardcover. This is the hand made limited edition by Frank Read Press , published in Rhodesia, of the original edition Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa originally published in1840. xxx (4) 175p (2).List of subscribers for this ed...

The Gold Occurences South-West of Pietersburg - Union of South Africa - Department of Mines - Geological Survey Division Geological Seris Bulletin No. 12

Willemse, J · 1938

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Department of Mines and Industries - Union of South Africa, 1938. Soft Cover. 38p Plates and 3 folding maps. In original brown wrappers. Clean and unmarked but with a neat owners name on front card cover.See scans. . Very Good

Surface Radiometric Surveys in the Republic of South Africa - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Bulletin 49

Hugo, P J et al · 1967

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1967. Soft Cover. 46p 11 folding maps at the end. In original green card covers. Neat owners name on front cover. See scans . Very Good

The Flint-Clay Deposits of the Area between Pretoria and Belfast, Transvaal - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Bulletin 45

Bennetts, K P · 1965

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1965. Soft Cover. 77p 5 folding maps at the end. In original green card covers. Neat owners name on front cover. See scans . Very Good

A Geological-Geophysical Investigation of the Albert Silver Mine North of Bronkhorstspruit, Transvaal - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Bulletin 43

van Zijl, J S V · 1965

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1965. Soft Cover. 80p plates and 9 folding maps at the end. In original green card covers. Neat owners name on front cover. See scans . Very Good

The Basic Portion and Associated Minerals of the Bushveld Igneous Complex North of Pilanesburg - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Bulletin 38

Coertze, F J & Schumann, F W · 1962

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1962. Soft Cover. 48p platesmaps inc folding tables and map at end. In original green card covers. Clean and unmarked. See scans . Very Good

Sillimanite in Namaqualand: Review of Reserves and Report on Some Low-Grade Deposits - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Bulletin 40

de Jager, D H · 1963

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1963. Soft Cover. 42p maps inc folding map at end in original green card covers. Clean and unmarked. See scans . Very Good

Tysonite from Mutue Fides - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Bulletin 35

Steyn, J G D · 1961

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1961. Soft Cover. 31p plates in original green card covers. Neat owners name on front cover. See scans . Very Good

A Bibliography of South African Geology - 4 Vols Up to 1920, 1921-25 & 1926-1930 with Subject Index to the Literature on the Geology and Mineral Resources of South Africa, Memoirs Os 18,2225 & 27

Hall, A L · 0

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Department of Mines and Industries - Union of South Africa, 0. Soft Cover. 4 Vols as listed. p. 371,117, 160 & 384p. All in original blue grey wrappers complete - but covers of the subject index detached. Neat name of previous owner on front covers. See scans . Good

The Building Stones of the Union of South Africa - Union of South Africa - Department of Mines and Industries - Geological Survey Memoir No. 29

Wybergh, W · 1932

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Department of Mines and Industries - Union of South Africa, 1932. Soft Cover. 244p Plate and large folding map of localities. In original blue grey wrappers. front wrapper chipped whilst the rear wrapper is detached. The map is loose with a tear along a fold. See scans. . Good

The Geology of the Country Lying Northwards from Zeerust - an Explanation of Sheet 9 (Marico) - Union of South Africa - Department of Mines - Geological Survey

Humphrey, W A & Kynaston H · 1911

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Department of Mines Union of South Africa, 1911. Soft Cover. 30p diagram of fault. In the original wrapper. Clean and unmarked but a bit dusty.Name of previous owner on fep. See scans. . Very Good

The Geology of the Country Around Messina - an Explanation of Sheet 46 - Union of South Africa - Department of Mines - Geological Survey

Sohnge, P G et al · 1948

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Department of Mines Union of South Africa, 1948. Soft Cover. 82p plates. In the original wrapper. Clean and unmarked but a bit dusty.See scans. . Very Good

The Geology of the Country Around Messina - an Explanation of Sheet 46 - Union of South Africa - Department of Mines - Geological Survey

Sohnge, P G et al · 1948

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Department of Mines Union of South Africa, 1948. Soft Cover. 82p plates. In the original wrapper. Neat name of previous owner on front board. Clean and unmarked but light crease on front card cover.See scans. . Very Good

The Geology of an Area Around Keimoes, Cape Provice, with Spec. Reference to Phacoliths of Charnockitic Adamellite-Porphyry - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Memoir53

von Backstrom, J W · 1964

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1964. Hardcover. 218p maps, tables and photos in text and a large folding coloured map bound at the back. This original edition which was issued in card covers has been bound in brown cloth boards by a library with the original fro...

The Geology of an Area Around Keimoes, Cape Provice, with Spec. Reference to Phacoliths of Charnockitic Adamellite-Porphyry - Republic of South Africa - Department of Mines - Memoir53

von Backstrom, J W · 1964

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Department of Mines Republic of South Africa, 1964. Soft Cover. 218p maps, tables and photos in text and large folding coloured map loose in a pocket at the back. Clean and unmarked though card covers a little dusty. See scans. . Very Good