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The Great Auk
by Errol Fuller
Garefowls, Penguins of the North, Riesenalks, Apponaths, Great Auks - all of these were names for a sea bird whose extinction was entirely the work of humankind. The birds existence ended on the morning of the third day of June 1844, when the last two recorded great auks were killed by three fishermen on the island of Eldey. a few miles south of Iceland in the North Atlantic Ocean. For thousands of years, until not so long before that fateful day, great auks swam the Atlantic in their millions and...
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Journal Of Paleontology, 2001, the Paleontological Society, Journal Of Paleontology, 75
by Journal Of Paleontology
Paleontology Books & Ephemera
Fossile H
by R. Kr
S-Gravenhage - Mouton & Co, 1922-01-01. Paperback. Good. In German. 1922 S-Gravebgage/Miuton and Co., offprint, 7 x 11 inches tall softbound in green wraps, paginated 99-155 pp., plus seven full-page plates. Covers faded, chipped and edgeworn with prior owner's name and inscription (presenting the book to the USGS Paleobotanical Library in 1931) to front cover and tape repair to spine. SCGS stamp to first page of text. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Contributions to...
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£9.67
Dinosaur Lives: Unearthing an Evolutionary Saga
by HORNER, John R
New York: Harper Collins, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Near fine in fine dustwrapper.
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£16.19
The geology of the south-east of England
by Mantell, Gideon
London: Longman [etc.], 1833. Mantell, Gideon (1790-1852). The geology of the south-east of England. xix, 415pp. Lithographed frontispiece and 5 plates (1 folding), folding colored map, text illustrations. London: Longman, Rees, Orne, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833. 213 x 134 mm. 19th century half calf, marbled boards, light edgewear. Plates somewhat foxed, otherwise very good. 19th century bookplate. First Edition. Announcing the discovery of Hylaeosaurus, the third dinosaur specimen to be discovered,...
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£688.08
Bulletins of American Paleontology (VOL XXXV, NO 149: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BRAZILIAN PALEOZOIC NO 1.)
by kenneth E. Caster; Hugh Dresser
Paleontological Research Institution, 1954-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. 1954 First edition, Paleontological Research Institution (Ithaca, NY) 6 x 9 inches tall paperbound in grey wraps, 85pp., including 8 full-page plates. Minor soiling and edgewear to covers. Number and prior owner's stamp of Paleontologist D.O. Nelson to top of front cover. Occasional and minor foxing to text. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean and unmarked. ~XX~ Contributions to knowledge of the Brazilian paleozoic No. 1/A....
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£15.34
Lithograph portrait by T. H. Maguire
by Owen, Richard
Owen, Richard (1804-92). Lithograph portrait with facsimile signature, by Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821-95), lithographed by M. & H. Hanhart. [Ipswich: G. Ransome,] 1850 (dated in the plate). 610 x 440 mm.; image (without signature) measures 242 x 292 mm. A few faint spots in the margins, but very good. First Edition. The largest and among the best portraits of paleontologist and zoologist Richard Owen, superintendent of the Natural History department of the British Museum, and one of Darwin's foremost...
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£2,023.75
Paleoenvironmental Maps of Pennsylvanian Rocks, Illinois Basin and Northern Midcontinent Region
by Harold R. Wanless; Cynthia Eoseman Wright
The Geological Society of America, 1978-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1978 first edition, Geological Society of America (Boulder, Colorado) 8 x 11 inches tall stapled booklet, 32 pp., plus 165 8 x 11 inches tall full-page figures or maps on slick stock, in the publisher's printed white envelope with black lettering to front of envelope. The containing envelope is rubbed, worn and torn, but has done its job protecting its contents, which are in very good condition. Otherwise contents are clean, bright and...
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£16.15
Die Oberoligoz
by Heinrich Freudenberg
E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1941-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. In German. 1941 first edition E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Stuttgart, Germany), 9 x 11 3/4 inches tall softbound in brown printed wraps, 99-164 pp. plus four full-page plates. Prior owner stamp to front cover. Mild edgewear and very light soiling to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~G~ Association copy: The prior owner, Craig Black (1932-1998), was a respected Vertebrate...
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£20.20
Palaeontological memoirs and notes of the late Hugh Falconer
by Falconer, Hugh
London: Hardwicke, 1868. Falconer, Hugh (1808-65). Palaeontological memoirs and notes of the late Hugh Falconer, A.M., M.D. . . . Compiled and edited by Charles Murchison, M.D., F.R.S. 2 vols. Vol. I: lvi, 590pp. 34 plates, text illustrations. Vol. II: xiii, [77], 675pp. 38 plates, text illustrations. 215 140 mm. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1868. Modern quarter morocco, marbled boards. Library stamps on verso of title pages of both volumes, and small stamp on the title of Vol. II. Marginal repairs to...
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£2,428.50
Creation and Evolution: Myth or Reality
by Newell, Norman D
New York: Columbia University Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. The paleontologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History explains evolutionary theory for a non-scientific audience. 199 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a couple of tears to the top edge. This is a scientific association copy of the first rank. Newell inscribed this book to his most famous graduate student, Stephen Jay Gould: "To Steve...
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£825.69
Ossements et coquilles fossiles: Ossements, par M.J.-J. Huot. Coquilles, d'après M. Deshayes.
by Huot. J.-J. and Deshayes
Paris.: Tous les libraires., 1839. Full vertical grain navy leather, gilt spine title.. Near fine.. 12mo.. 14.3x9 cm.. French text. Uncommon little pocket-size fossil reference. weight: 0.4 lb. 8 folding lithograph plates.
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£101.19
Great Auk
by Fuller, Errol
Harry N Abrams Inc, 1999-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good-. //Good+. . 11x9x1. VG-/GOOD+. white illustrated jacket with sun faded edges, dust jacket in archival plastic protector. Oversized, heavy, additional shipping charges may apply, tightly bound, clean text, illustrations, and paper..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS.
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£38.25
The Dinosaur Papers 1676-1906
by Weishampel, David & White, Nadine M. (Edited by)
Washington and London: Smithsonian Books. 2003. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good+ condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine very slightly sunned. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 524 pages. A unique collection of journal articles and book excerpts about the beginnings of paleontology from Robert Plot's first discoveries to Henry Fairfield Osborn. Includes translations of classic dinosaur papers...
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£18.52
Oedaleops Campi (Reptilia: Pelycosauria) New Genus and Species from the Lower Permian of New Mexico, and the Family Eothyrididae
by Langston, W
Bulletin of the Texas Memorial Museum. (9):1-47., 1965.
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£2.43
Autograph letter signed to Pickering
by Hawkins, Thomas
1840. To William Pickering Concerning the Book of the Great Sea Dragons Hawkins, Thomas (1810-89). Autograph letter signed to publisher William Pickering (1796-1854). Sharpham Park, Augst. 4, 1840. 1 page plus integral address leaf. 227 x 190 mm. Stamp cut out from address leaf, not affecting text, light soiling & fraying. From fossil collector and dealer Thomas Hawkins, known for his collections of ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs, some of which are still on display at the Natural History Museum in...
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£769.02
Field Trips Guidebook, North American Paleontological Convention, Montreal, Canada, August 5-7, 1982
by Donald Fisher; Robert Titus; John Riva; Yvon Globensky; Hans Hoffmann
North American Paleontological Convention, 1982-01-01. Spiral-bound. Good. 1982 Scarce first edition, North American Paleontological Convention, 8 x 11 inches tall, tan colored spiral bound with tan card cover stock with black lettering to front cover, 41, 47, 34, 28 pp. (paginated separately for each filed trip guides, two in New York State and two in Canada). Covers are soiled and edgeworn, with residue from sticker to tip of front cover. Bump to rear of volume with resultant minor crease to all ages...
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£27.48
Lucy The Beginnings of Humankind
by Johanson, Donald C & Maitland A Edey
Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0671250361 . 9.10 X 6.20 X 1.30 inches; 409 pages .
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£10.12
Bulletins of American Paleontology, Volume XXXVIII (1957 - 1958)
Paleontological Research Institution, 1958-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1958 first edition, Paleontological Research Institution (Ithica, New York), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall x 1-inch thick paperbound in pale brown printed covers, containing Bulletin Nos. 165-176, filled with illustrations, full-page plates in pocket at rear of volume), 448 pp. plus folded map. Modest edgewear to wraps. Spine tips are edgeworn and chipped. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Due to the weight of...
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£24.24
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H Brachiopoda
by Edited Raymond C Moore
U S A: Geological Society of America, 1965. Very detailed and informative book on invertebrate paleontology, volume 1 of 3. Contains 521 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are bright with just a few very small marks, small bumps to corners..HEAVY BOOK 1.7 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON...
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£35.00
THE OLD RED SANDSTONE; OR NEW WALKS IN AN OLD FIELD. TO WHICH IS APPENDED A SERIES OF GEOLOGICAL PAPERS READ BEFORE THE ROYAL PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH
by Miller, Hugh
New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1858. ("A New, Improved, and Enlarged Edition"). Very Good Plus. Octavo. Brick red/Light Brown cloth covered boards, both front and rear bordered with stamped, heraldic motif in black. Title in red-on-(bright) gilt to spine, with chessboard-like design within black and gilt lines at top and bottom. 403 pp, Five-color frontis chart on thick card-stock (The Burn of Eathie), and numerous black-and-white engravings. Just very light rubbing to extremities. Tight and...
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£76.09
The Riddle of the Dinosaur
by Wilford, John Noble
NY: Alfred A Knopf Inc. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover. 0394527631 . A near fine with light edge wear and light dust soiling to the covers , previous owners neat bookplate in a near fine dust jacket with light wear and dust soiling as shown. See photos ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages .
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£8.10
