Earth Sciences from Lems Bookshop

20,000 BC was the peak of the last Ice Age and then global warming changed history ushering in a changed life style from hunter-gatherer to farmers and permanent villages and towns - civilization. 622 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs, 4 maps, 8 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition despite number of small ticks… Read more about this item

In 79 AD Vesuvius erupted and buried the Roman city of Pompeii, nineteen centuries latter the city was brought back to life - a guide to historical and present day Pompeii. 127 pages with 150 colour photos, 36 reconstructions and drawings, and a fold out map. Book in as new condition.

An introduction to the wide variety of geological structures and geology as a whole as far as this is based on structural relationships as can be seen in the field. 250 pages with numerous colour illustrations and diagrams. Book in very good condition ex library but no markings except for back endpaper stamps and sticker. Dust jacket in very good… Read more about this item

Everything you always wanted to know about nothing - winds provide the circulatory and nervous systems of the planet, sharing out energy and information, distributing both warmth and awareness, making something out of nothing. 384 pages. Book in good condition with previous owners name on first page and tanning and part booksellers sticker on back cover. . .

The dramatic life of the most renowned volcano in history and its legacy of destruction - its ferocity only matched by the stubbornness of the survivors who continually rebuild new cities and villages on the ruins of the old. Today the volcano, the only active volcano in mainland Europe, sits only eight miles from Naples, a modern metropolis of two… Read more about this item

Translated from the Second German Edition by E A Vincent. A wealth of description and discussion of volcanic phenomena based largely on the author's own observations and his thinking about the fundamental causes and processes of volcanoes. 305 pages with 2 plates, 3 tables and 113 figures throughout the text. Book in near fine condition probably ex library as stamp… Read more about this item

How soil is formed, its over use by early civilizations, its misuse in modern times, and the need to nurture it before it is too late. 321 pages. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamps on back endpaper. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back

A consensus is growing on how complex structures grow and sustain themselves, phenomena once thought unique now appear to have a great deal in common. The author examines these theories, explores how they fit in the quest to discover how the universe works, and what we can do with this new knowledge. 324 pages with 8 pages of black and… Read more about this item

In 1993 the author stood atop a Columbian volcano called Galeras when it erupted killing several of his colleagues instantly and severely injuring him. As he lay helpless and near death two women friends mounted an astonishing rescue effort to save his life. 270 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs and endpaper maps. Book and dust jacket… Read more about this item

A summary of the present knowledge of volcanoes, some of the important volcanoes, volcanic regions and various types of volcanoes. 441 pages with 37 Plates and 71 Figures. Book in very good+ condition ex library with reference numbers on publishing page, small corner section of title page cut off, borrowing sleeve remnants inside back cover. otherwise near fine. Cover has… Read more about this item

An up to date overview of the central theories and major discoveries in earth sciences on how the Earth works and is capable of supporting life. and how scientists have learnt to read nature's subtle clues and interpret Earth's ever evolving narrative. 335 pages with numerous colour photographs and figures and black and white figures. Book in near fine condition… Read more about this item

Details the World's 193 nations in over 60 maps of astonishing clarity using unique landscape modelling - key global statistics, time zones, geographical comparisons. 192 pages. Book in very good+ condition with top corner of title page cut out, otherwise fine.

A compilation of the most widely used terms in geology. 495 pages and Appendix with 161 illustrations. Book in very good condition with previous owners name on Dedication page and light tanning and cover has crease on front (see photo).

Clear, concise definitions of key concepts in physical and human geography. 456 pages with 47 Figures. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on first page and inside back cover. Cover in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

Introduction - scope and aim of Geology; Part I - External Geological Agencies; Part II - Internal Geological Agencies; Part III - Historical Geology. 464 pages with 376 Figures. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on front endpaper and some wear to cover (see photo).

Undated publication but around 1917. Part 1 - Introductory, Part II - A Geological Reconnaissance. 301 pages with 16 Plates and 33 Figures. Book in very good condition ex library with stickers and name inside front cover, stamp on front endpaper, title page and six other pages. Cover has some wear (see photo).

Subjects range from immediate practical concerns - using maps, coping with changing weather, understanding cities - to broader issues such as the functions of political boundaries, and the scramble for control of the oceans. 336 pages. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamps om endpapers and title page and sticker on back endpaper. Dust jacket in very good+… Read more about this item

An illustrated resource for students of Earth and Environmental Science and Biology, as well as those interested in Australia's matchless record of geological and biological evolution. 33 pages with colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

A non-technical book recounting the stories of minerals, some exiting accounts of discovery and exploitation, and uses by man through the Ages. 304 pages with 78 pages of colour photographs and many black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with minor wear to cover (see photo). No dust jacket. This is a large book but no increase… Read more about this item

Starting with the Earth's early history when the planet was bombarded by asteroids and comets the author details historic impacts and their geologic aftereffects, examines the formation of caves and major basins, and explains erosion's part in the creation of canyons, and looks at unusual depressions. 200 pages with over 100 photographs, maps and line drawings. Book in very good+… Read more about this item