Geology from Lems Bookshop

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

The 4 billion year journey of the Australian continent - its landscape, plants and animals and the arrival of man. 334 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition with previous owners small sticker on title and last page. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

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

A tour of the microbial world, from the coldest and deepest places on Earth to the hottest and highest, and witnesses some of the most catastrophic events life can face - how microbes have survived on Earth for over three billion years. 181 pages with 27 figures. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamp on first and last… 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

How such a seemingly fragile world formed and developed - astonishing leaps and near catastrophes that have occurred along the way, intermingled with inexorable but slow change - the extraordinary story of the Earth's evolution. 409 pages with numerous figures throughout. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers and reference inside back cover.… Read more about this item

Geological Provinces, and Geological History of South Australia. 230 pages with 34 colour Plates, 58 colour Figures and 7 Tables. Book in near fine condition with some marks to cover (see photo).

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).

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).

A visual guide to over 500 rock and mineral specimens from around the world. 256 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

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

A concise account of some of the wonderful things that are recorded in the Great Stone Book of the Earth - the world was not always as it is today. The author takes the reader on an epoch journey through time from the beginning of the Earth to the Age of Man. 365 pages with 111 Plates with 30 in… Read more about this item

A fascinating reference source on the formation and identification of rocks and fossils, where to find various types and how to collect and care for them, and a field guide to the most significant geological and paleontological sites in the world.288 pages with colour photographs throughout. Book in very good+ condition.

The 3,400 million years before modern man. How the world we know today has been formed through millions of years of evolution, life in the various epochs. 320 pages with over 100 colour and 250 black and white illustrations as well as numerous diagrams and maps. Book in good condition ex library and would be much higher rated but for… Read more about this item

The origins, structure, and exploration of the eight different types of submarine valleys. 381 pages with 145 Figures and 2 colour fold out maps in sleave inside back cover. Book in very good+ condition with minor mark on first page and publisher note stuck to front endpaper.

Includes not only the physical history of the earth from the time of its solar origin but as well the orderly appearance and evolution of all its life. 724 pages with 237 figures throughout the text. Book in good condition ex library with sticker and reference inside front cover. Book would be much higher rated if not for split in… Read more about this item