ISBN: 9780770513030 - reading the rocks: the story of the geological survey of canada, 1842-1972 (7 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. This book is bound in bright burgundy boards with bright gilt letters on the spine. There is very, very light wear on the cover edges. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. The dust jacket has a 1 cm chip off the bottom on the spine & wear along the edges.…

Condizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2250grams, ISBN:0770513034.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near fine. 599 p. 29 cm. Mainly b&w illustrations with a few in colour. Burgundy cloth. Upper corners bumped. A couple of wrinkles in spine head. Appendices and index.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 599 pp, index, photos, maps, diagrams. Wraps rubbed, chips and tears at edges. Boards have light wear to extremities, spine slant.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. First Edition. "Sets out the Survey's many accomplishments since its inception in 1842 and, at the same time, offers an insight into a unique group of Canadian pioneers. Throughout its long existence it has been an important and unusual arm of the national government. The Survey has had far-reaching effects on all Canada and on all Canadians, and Dr. Zaslow's book brings it a long-overdue recognition." - dust jacket. [8], 599, [1] pp. 280 x 220 mm. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos, maps and illustrations. Includes footnotes, essay on sources, and index. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear to publisher's maroon cloth. Moderate wear to dust jacket which bears lengthy taped repair to back panel and is now preserved in mylar. A quality copy of this highly informative and interesting history. Whiteman, Stewart, and Funnell 2368.…

[0-7705-1303-4] 1975. (4to) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 599pp. Signed by the author. There is a previous owner's name on the front free endpaper and the dust jacket is faded at the spine and edgeworn with a small taped closed tear on the front panel. "The Geological Survey of Canada can lay claim to more than 130 years of impressive achievement since its inception in 1842, with its stated purpose to assist the progress of Canadian mining. The responsibility has been admirably and consistently fulfilled, with the result that nearly every citizen of this country has been in some way affected by this remarkable government agency". Time Period & 19th Century. (Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Geology, History--Canada, Mining--Canada, Natural History, Natural Resources, Rocks).…