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Rare books on earth science from the late Middle Ages through to the 20th century, including geology, volcanos and plate tectonics, minerals and mining, the atmosphere, meteorology, and oceanography.

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  • First edition of Humboldt's Kosmos and Berghaus's accompanying Physikalischer Atlas, 'one of the last really comprehensive physical surveys ever to be attempted'.
    First edition of Humboldt's Kosmos and Berghaus's accompanying Physikalischer Atlas, 'one of the last really comprehensive physical surveys ever to be attempted'.

    HUMBOLDT, Alexander Von; BERGHAUS, Heinrich.
    Kosmos. 1845-62; 1838-48.
    £5,000.00

  • First and only edition of this unusual work of meterology, Whirlwinds and Dust-Storms of India by Paul Frederick Henry Baddeley, published in 1860.
    First and only edition of this unusual work of meterology, Whirlwinds and Dust-Storms of India by Paul Frederick Henry Baddeley, published in 1860.

    BADDELEY, P.F.H. [Paul Frederick Henry].
    Whirlwinds and Dust-Storms of India. 1860.
    £250.00

  • First edition and a finely bound copy of Ancient Sea-Margins by Robert Chambers, author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation.
    First edition and a finely bound copy of Ancient Sea-Margins by Robert Chambers, author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation.

    CHAMBERS, Robert.
    Ancient Sea-Margins, 1848.
    £350.00

  • Second edition of one of Charles Darwin's earliest books, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, uncommon in the original binding.
    Second edition of one of Charles Darwin's earliest books, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, uncommon in the original binding.

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. 1874.
    £750.00

  • The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure.
    The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure.

    BOYLE, Robert.
    An Essay About the Origine & Virtues of Gems, 1672.
    £7,500.00

  • Scarce work by the Derbyshire mineralogist and gem merchant
    Scarce work by the Derbyshire mineralogist and gem merchant

    MAWE, John.
    A descriptive catalogue of minerals, 1816.
    £1,350.00

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