An Introduction to Physical Geology; With Special Reference to North America
by Miller, William J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Previous owners bookplate to inside of front cover. Very mild rubbing to spine. Else pages clean and binding tight. Near fine.
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1941. Fourth edition, Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Previous owners bookplate to inside of front cover. Very mild rubbing to spine. Else pages clean and binding tight. Near fine.. Hardcover quarto in beige cloth boards with gilt title to spine. 465 pages, frontispiece, b/w illustrations, 24 cm. Contents: Introduction - Instability of the Earth's Crust, Materials of the Earth, Minerals - Materials of the Earth, Rocks - Rock Weathering - Structure of the Earth's Crust - The Work of Streams - Glaciers and their Work - Geological Action of Wind - The Sea and its Work - Volcanoes - Subsurface Water - Mountains, Plateaus and Plans - Origin and History of Lakes - Economic Geology - Appendix - Index.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89751
- Title
- An Introduction to Physical Geology; With Special Reference to North America
- Author
- Miller, William J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owners bookplate to inside of front cover. Very mild rubbing to spine. Else pages clean and binding tight. Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth edition, Sixth Printing
- Publisher
- D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geology, Earth Sciences;
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