The Story of the Geologic Making of Southern Illinois
by Stuart Weller
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Urbana, IL: State of Illinois, 1931 State of Illinois, Urbana, IL. 1931. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Edition/reprinting/. Division of the State Geological Survey, Educational Series No.1. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner name stamp on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good+; small stain on rear wrap; tip bumping. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is securely saddle stapled; text is secure in binding. 41pp 12mo. This is a booklet that attempts to explain the geology and geologic processes that created the landscape one sees in Southern Illinois. Geologic periods are outlined and changes that occurred are explained in those chapters. Many old photographs and pen and ink drawing illustrate the concepts. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006720
- Title
- The Story of the Geologic Making of Southern Illinois
- Author
- Stuart Weller
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- State of Illinois
- Place of Publication
- Urbana, IL
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- geology, Southern Illinois, Devonian Sea, Geologic Periods, geology of Southern Illinois, minerals, rocks, igneous activity,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geology;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....