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AIRY, Sir George Biddell -- Charles Henry JEENS …

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AIRY, Sir George Biddell -- Charles Henry JEENS (artist). [Sir George Biddell Airy.]

[London: Macmillan and Co./Nature, 1878.]

£100

A mounted, steel-engraved head-and-shoulders portrait on india paper, signed in the plate 'C.H. Jeens' and further signed by the artist in pencil below 'C.H. Jeens', 213 x 137mm; modern …

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AIRY, Sir George Biddell -- Charles Henry JEENS (artist). [Sir George Biddell Airy.]

[London: Macmillan and Co./Nature, 1878.]

£100

A mounted, steel-engraved head-and-shoulders portrait on india paper, signed in the plate 'C.H. Jeens' and further signed by the artist in pencil below 'C.H. Jeens', 213 x 137mm; modern …

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AITKENHEAD, N. The Geology of the Duse Bay-Larsen Inlet Area, North-East Graham Land (with particular reference to the Trinity Peninsular series).

Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1965.

£15

4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 62; sketch maps and diagrams to text, 12 plates from photographs, 3 folding maps in pocket at rear; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 51.

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ANCKORN, J.F. The Geology of Parts of the Wilkins and Black Coasts, Palmer Land.

Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1984.

£15

4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 30; illustrations from photographs, sketch maps and diagrams to text, 2 folding tables, one folding map; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 104.

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ASHCROFT, W.A. Crustal Structure of the South Shetland Islands and Bransfield Strait.

Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1972.

£15

4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 43; sketch maps and diagrams to text, one folding map; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 66.

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AYLING, M.E. The Geology of Parts of Central West Palmer Land.

Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1984.

£15

4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. 60; illustrations from photographs, sketch maps and diagrams to text; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 105.

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BAKER, P.E. et al. The Geology of the South Shetland Islands: V. Volcanic Evolution of Deception Island.

Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1975.

£20

4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 81; sketch maps and diagrams to text, 3 folding tables, 13 plates from photographs, 1 folding map; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 78.

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BAKER, P.E. The South Sandwich Islands: III. Petrology of the Volcanic Rocks.

Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1978.

£15

4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 34; sketch maps and diagrams to text, 3 folding tables, 2 plates from photographs; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 93.

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BALFOUR, John Hutton. The Botanist's Companion …

BALFOUR, John Hutton. The Botanist's Companion or Directions for the Use of the Microscope, and for the Collection and Preservation of Plants, with a Glossary of Botanical Terms.

Edinburgh: R. and R. Clark for Adam and Charles Black, 1860.

£85

8vo in 12s (186 x 126mm). Original green cloth with printed paper title-label on upper cover; pp. [4 (title, imprint, preface, blank)], 74, [2 (blank l.)], [8 (publisher's …

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BALL, John. 'On the Formation of Alpine Lakes' in:

The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, and Journal of Science, Fourth Series no. 178 Supplement, December 1863.

£68

8vo. Original printed wrappers; pp. 489-560 + viii; one engraved plate relating to another article; tear to lower margins at rear, else a very good and unopened copy. First edition thus …

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BALL, John. 'On the Formation of Alpine Valleys and Alpine Lakes' in:

The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, and Journal of Science, Fourth Series no. 166, February 1863.

£88

8vo. Original printed wrappers; pp. 81-160; one engraved plate relating to another article; slight wear to foot of spine, else a very good and unopened copy. First edition thus. Ball's …

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BARNARD, Major John Gross, John Jay WILLIAMS …

BARNARD, Major John Gross, John Jay WILLIAMS, Matthew C. PERRY et al. The Isthmus Of Tehuantepec: Being The Results Of A Survey For A Railroad To Connect The Atlantic And Pacific Ocean...; Maps Illustrating The Isthmus Of Tehuantepec.

New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1852.

£1,250

8vo. Two vols. (text vol./map vol.). Original cloth stamped in blind with palmette borders, the upper cover of the map case gilt-lettered; pp. 295; illustrated with 14 tinted lithograph …

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BARTON, C.M. The Geology of the South Shetland Islands. III. The Stratigraphy of King George Island.

Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1965.

£15

4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 33; sketch maps and diagrams to text, 2 folding maps, 2 plates from photographs; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 44.

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BEAUFORT, Sir Francis -- Stephen PEARCE …

BEAUFORT, Sir Francis -- Stephen PEARCE (artist). 'Sir Francis Beaufort'.

London: Henry Graves & Compy., 17 March 1857.

£495

An engraved mezzotint portrait by James Scott after Stephen Pearce, 540 x 415mm (platemark), Printsellers' Association blindstamp in lower right margin; margins a little torn and creased but …

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BENREY, Ronald M. How To Build A Low-cost Laser.

BENREY, Ronald M. How To Build A Low-cost Laser.

New Jersey: Hayden Book Company. 1982

£18

8vo. Original paper wrapper; pp. [iv] + 106, illustrated throughout; very good.Reprint.

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