Search Results: Science: Earth Sciences from Black Cat Hill Books

Beijing, China China Ocean Press, 1990. Hardcover First Edition (1990), unstated. First Edition (1990), unstated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: mild rubbing to the lamination of the panels; just a tick of wear to the corner tips; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.55 x 6.35 x 1.15 inches). ix, 539 pages. Language: English. Weight: 31 ouncse. Hardback: Laminate Boards. No DJ as Issued.

New York, NY Springer-Verlag, 1988. Hardcover First Edition (1988), unstated. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless. The binding is square and square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only very light wear. No longer quite pristine, but remains very close to 'As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.25 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches). xi, 304 pages. Illustrated with 232 figures in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 13.6 ounces. Scientific Seminar on Antarctic Ocean Variability and its Influence on Marine Living Resources, Particularly Krill, held in Paris, France 2-6 June, 1987. Hardback: Pictorial Paper on Boards. Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0387192948ISBN-13: Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds

Cleveland, OH World Publishing: Meridian , 1959. Paperback First Edition Thus, Seventh Printing [1970]. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: several pages mid-text have been dog-eared; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; the price has been neatly removed from the front corner; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 399pp. First Edition Thus, Seventh Printing [1970]. Trade Paperback. This superb study is at once a portrait of two great minds, a description of the genesis and dissemination of an idea, and a brilliant evocation of the era that saw the birth of the theory of evolution. A beautiful and exciting job - certainly the best attempt to look at Darwin and Huxley in the social and intellectual context of their time.

New York, NY John Wiley & Sons: Wiley Interscience, 1983. Hardcover First Edition (1983); First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. EX-NCAR LIBRARY, removed from circulation and showing the usual marks and treatments of such. Else, Near Fine: shows a couple of tiny tears to the head of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple unobtrusive flaws - and of course the clearly 'obtrusive' library markings. Bright and Clean, however. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.75 x 1.65 inches). xviii, 740 pages. Language: English. Weight: 44.6 ounces. First Edition (1983); First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Hardback: Lacks DJ. The aim of this book is to present selected… Read More

New York, NY Routledge, 1998. Paperback First Ed, First Printing stated. First Ed, First Printing stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 192pp. Routledge Introductions to the Environment Series. Academic Press Paperback.

Boston, MA American Meteorological Society, 1990. Hardcover First Edition (1990), unstated in accordance with American Meteorological Society's customary practice. First Edition (1990), unstated in accordance with American Meteorological Society's customary practice. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only the very slightest spine lean and "Spare Copy" rubber-stamped at the front free endpaper; else flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, close-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a couple minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a hint of sunning to the light aqua background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain unaffected:… Read More

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1971. Hardcover First Edition (1971); Fifth Printing (1976). Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows the faintest blanching along the top edge of the front panel; a tiny, superficial bump to the lower edge of the front panel; a small, faint smudge to the rear free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only very minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows the mildest rubbing only; unclipped. Bright and clean; attractive and intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.35 x… Read More

Washington DC U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969. Paperback Edition, unstated [1968]. The first two pages of the text each have a title HI-LIGHTED and a short note on the contents penned at the front panel. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; faint sunning to the backstrip of the wrapper covers; binding square and secure. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but one that remains structually sound and tightly bound: a well-preserved reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library (but a library has rubber stamped the title page "Gift Discard"). 8vo. xxi, 232 pages. Edition, unstated [1968]. Paperback.

Denver, CO Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, 1990. Paperback SIGNED BY JOHN W. ROLD. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a tiny soil spot near the upper front corner; a very faint crease near the upper rear corner; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 4to. 584pp. Information Series 30. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Boston, MA D Reidel Publishing Company, 1985. Hardcover EX-LBRARY, showing only a rubber-stamp at the title page, and a bar code at the rear panel, but there are some whited-out areas at the endpapers which may be covering further rubber stamping. Else, Very Good+: shows little wear at all; a bit of faint soiling at the rear panel and a couple of small, superficial dampstains at the fore-edge. Binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. 249pp. NATO ASI Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Volume 159. Contents include: Part I: The Emission of Sulfur and Nitrogen to the Remote Atmospher (3 chapters) ; Part II: The Transformation of Sulfur and Nitrogen in the Remote Atmosphere (2 chapters) ; Part III: The Transport of Sulfur and Nitrogen through the Remote Atmosphere (2 chapters) ; Part IV: The Deposition of Sulfur and Nitrogen from the Remote Atmosphere (2 chapters) ; Part V: Overview… Read More

Edinburgh, Scotland Collins: Fontana Library, 1960. Paperback First Edition Thus (1960), so stated. First Edition Thus (1960), so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use; light wear to the extremities; faint creases at backstrip and near three of the corners; neatly tape-reinforced at bottom front hinge; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A better than average copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing moderate wear and several minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo.(7.15 x 4.35 x 0.8 inches). 316 pages. Illustrated with Charts, Graphs, Maps and Photographs in Black & White. Language: English. Weight: 11.4 ounces. Paperback.

Washington DC American Geophysical Union, 1985. Hardcover First Edition [1985], unstated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: shows the faintest bumping to the upper corners and a slightly heavier bump to the the lower front corner; a faint wrinkle to the cloth at the head of the backstrip; the former owner's information has been whited-out at the front free endpaper; "Su" written in tiny letters in ink at the lower backstrip; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. ix, 627 pages. Language: Englsih. Weight: 61.5 ounces. First Edition [1985], unstated. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

New York, NY The Geological Society of America, 1952. Hardcover Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows a hint of wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10 x 6.75 x 1.25 inches). 381 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 11.8 ounces. The Geological Society of America Memoir 51. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Washington DC The Geological Society Of Washington, 1993. Paperback First Edition (1993), unstated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows sunning to the orange background field of the unprinted backstrip and the binding is very slightly cocked off square, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor imperfections. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.5 inches). x, 165 pages. Liberally illustrated with black & white vintage photographs, tables, designs, etc. Language: English. Weight: 10.5 ounces. First Edition (1993), unstated. Academic Press Paperback.

Boston, MA Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: The lower corners are very mildly bumped; there is a 2" x 5 1/2" area at the front free endpaper that has been blocked out with a black marker pen. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 394pp. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. (A "Chemistry for the 21st Century" Monograph). Hardback: Laminate Boards. In spite of increasing stringency in the control of anthropogenic emissions, the ever increasing population of the Earth and development of new technology continue to bring new and unexpected problems as a result of the great variety of emissions released into our atmosphere; problems such as the generation of ozone in the lower atmosphere, the destruction of stratospheric ozone and the acidification of rain. The 27 papers in… Read More

Geneva, Switzerland Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization, 1974. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of light use: light wear to extremities, and a little rough wear at the lower outside edge of the front panel; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 40pp. [Technical Note No. 131]. Textbook Paperback. WMO - No. 373.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1967. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. "EX-LIBRIS: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, CANADIAN BRANCH" stamped at the front free endpaper. Else, Near Fine in Good+ DJ: Book shows former owner's name at front free endpaper; just a hint of sunning at the head of the backstrip, which also shows a barely discernible bump at the top of the rear hinge; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows considerable wear along the top edge, and some loss due to chipping at the head of the backstrip; small rectangular scuff at lower front panel, where a sticker has been removed; moderate rubbing overall; price unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 4to. 266pp. First Ed, unstated. Hardback with DJ.

Denver, CO Smith-Brooks Printing Company, 1909. Hardcover First Edition, unstated (1909). Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities. Former owner's label affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia in the text. A handsome, lightly used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear only. Bright and clean for its age. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 0.75 inches). v, 243 pages, inclues Index. Six Maps in a pouch have been laid in at the rear endpapes (the pouch appears to have at one time been attached, but has come free and is now laid in); the pouch is worn and torn, but the maps are in excellent condition. Brown cloth over boards with gitl titles at the backstrip. Language: English. Weight: 26.3 ounces. First Edition, unstated… Read More

River Edge, NJ World Scientific Pub Co, 1995. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 568pp. First Ed, unstated. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986. Hardcover First Edition [1986]; Second Printing. Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 314pp. Illustrated with black and white graphs and diagrams. (Van Nostrand Reinhold Catalysis Series). First Edition [1986]; Second Printing. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards.