Eyewitness Books Crystal & Gem
by Dr. R.F. Symes and Dr. R.R. Harding
Alfred A. Knopf, 1991, First American Edition
hardcover - 64 pages
fairly good condition - cover shows some wear
stunning photographs
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Eyewitness Books Rocks & Minerals
by Dr. R.F. Symes and the Staff of the Natural History Museum of London
Alfred A. Knopf, 1988, First American Edition
hardcover - 64 pages
fairly good condition - cover shows some wear
stunning photographs
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Rocks and Minerals - Amazing Facts Activity Fun Book
written by Helene Chirinian and Q.L. Pearce
RGA Publishing Group, Inc. , 1986
softcover - 32 pages
fair condition - pages are slightly wrinkled and cover
has some small stains
good reading copy - no markings
our price: $1.50 plus media mail shipping
The How and Why Wonder Book of Rocks and Minerals
by Nelson W. Hyler
Wonder Books, 1960
vintage softcover - 48 pages
fairly good condition considering age
no writing
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The Golden Stamp Book of Rocks and Minerals
by Dr. Paul F. Shaffer
Golden Press, 1958
vintage softcover - 48 pages
fair condition - cover shows some wear
pages are intact without markings
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How To Know the Minerals and Rocks
by Richard M. Pearl
McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1955
antique hardcover - 192 pages
former library book
fair condition - cover shows wear, edges are bumped
spine covering is missing but all pages are
intact and there are no markings
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Eyewitness Books Rocks & Minerals
by Dr. R.F. Symes and the Staff of the Natural History Museum of London
Alfred A. Knopf, 1988, First American Edition
hardcover - 64 pages
good condition - stunning photographs
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Fact Finder - Looking for Fossils
by Dr. David Norman
Crescent Books, 1990
hardcover - 62 pages
very good condition
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Crystal & Mineral Collecting
by William B. Sanborn
Sunset Book
Lane Book, first edition, 1960
vintage hardcover - 145 pages
fairly good condition - cover shows some wear
sticker residue inside cover - front endpaper is
slightly wrinkled
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Golden - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
by Charles A. Sorrell
Golden Press, 1973
softcover - 280 pages, excellent resource
out-of-print
very good condition
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The World of Rocks and Minerals
by Anita Mason
Larousse and Company, 1976
vintage softcover - 106 pages
good condition - no writing, all pages intact
stunning photographs
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Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Fossils
by Paolo Arduini and Giorgio Teruzzi
Simon & Schuster, 1986
softcover - 317 pages
fairly good condition - no writing and all
pages are intact but there is a slight wrinkling
effect throughout the book that appears to have
been cause by possible exposure to moisture
stunning photographs and good reading copy
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Minerals
Consultant Editor Dralan Woolley
Gallery Books, 1990
hardcover - 192 pages
good condition -
beautiful photographs
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The Question and Answer Book of Rocks
A Golden Adventure Book
by Eva Knox Evans
vintage softcover -
Golden Press, 1963
fairly good condition - first page has some writing
in pencil and name of former owner
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A Color Guide to Familiar Minerals and Rocks
Over 120 Illustrations
by Dr. Jiri Kourimsky
Octopus Books Limited, 1975
hardcover - 191 pages
interior of book - good condition
dustjacket shows wear
all interior pages are intact and without markings
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Geology - A Golden Guide
by Frank H.T. Rhodes
Golden Press, 1972
160 pages - collector’s item
vintage hardcover - excellent condition
tight, sound, unmarked copy
$15.95 plus media mail shipping
All About Our Changing Rocks
by Anne Terry White
Random House, 1955
vintage hardcover - good condition, 142 pages
no dustjacket - back cover has streak marks
gift inscription on back of front endpage
tight, sound, unmarked copy
$8.95 plus media mail shipping
Environmental Geology - Sixth Edition
by Carla W. Montgomery
McGraw Hill, 2003
softcover - like new condition
back cover has small crease
no writing or highlighting
all pages are intact
554 pages
$14.95 plus media mail shipping
An Observer’s Guide to the Geology of Prince William Sound, Alaska
by Jim Lethcoe
Prince William Sound Books, 1990
softcover, 224 pages
many photos, maps, and drawings
good condition
cover shows wear and has a crease as shown in photo
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GPAA Claims Club Membership Mining Guide
The Largest Guide for Gold, Gem & Treasure Hunters
Gold Prospectors Association of America, 2007
10.3 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
paperback
good condition
missing very first index page
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New England Placer Gold - How and Where To Pan for Gold in New England
by John Hiller
First Edition stated, 1989
hand-drawn maps
stapled paperback, 80 pages
good condition, some highlighting
cover is slightly soiled
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Yankee Placer Gold - How and Where To Pan for Gold in New England
by John Hiller
First Edition stated, 199, out of print, limited availability
This second book on gold prospecting in new England streams is a continuation of New England Placer Gold described above.
This book gives details on the use of gold sluices and power equipment, and it updates the legal side of prospecting in New England. The maps and related text are new.
SIGNED BY AUTHOR
hand-drawn maps
stapled paperback, 80 pages
good condition, some underlining and has a crease
cover is slightly soiled
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Advanced Nugget Hunting with the Fisher Gold Bug Metal Detector
by Pieter Heydelaar and David Johnson
Fisher Research Laboratory, 1988
stapled paperback, 44 pages
good condition, some highlighting and underlining
out of print - limited availability
cover shows wear
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Electronic Prospecting - Gold and Silver...
Instant Riches - Learn how to find gold and silver veins, pockets, and nuggets using easy electronic metal detector methods.
by Charles Garrett and Roy Lagal
Revised International Version
Ram Publishing Company, 1985
82 pages, some underlining and notes
cover has a crease and shows slight wear
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e.guides Rocks and Minerals
The book that safely connects you to the world’s best websites
written by John Farndon
DK and Google, hardcover - like new condition,
96 pages - stunning photos
First American Edition stated, 2005
$5.95 plus media mail shipping
Lost Bonanzas of Western Canada - Volume II
11 True Stories of Lost Mines, Outlaw Loot and Buried or Sunken Treasure from British Columbia and the Yukon
by Garnet Basque
softcover - 144 pages
Heritage House, 2003
NEW BOOK!!!
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Fossils - Eyewitness Handbooks
The visual guide to more than 500 species of fossils
from around the world
by Cyril Walker and David Ward
Dorling Kindersley, Inc., 1992
First American Edition stated
softcover, 320 pages, intact
excellent condition - no markings
amazing photos by Colin Keates
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Geology - An Introduction - Second Edition
by Robert L. Bates, Walter C. Sweet,
Russell O. Utgard
D.C. Heath and Company, 1973
vintage hardcover, good condition
cover is slightly bumped along bottom edge
541 pages
our price: $6.95 plus media mail shipping
The Inaccessible Earth
by G.C. Brown and A.E. Mussett
George Allen & Unwin, 1981
vintage softcover, good condition
239 pages
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Rockhounding in Eastern New York State and Nearby New England - Fourth Edition
Maps to Rock, Mineral and Fossil Locations in Albany, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Ostego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington and Westchester Counties Plus Locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont
by Dan and Carolyn Zabriskie
published by Many Facets, 1994
softcover, good condition
110 pages
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Mary Anning and the Sea Dragon
by Jeannine Atkins
(children’s book of the story of a girl in England who found the first sea reptile fossil)
pictures by Michael Dooling
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999
hardcover, 32 pages
former library book with library markings
gift inscription on title page
very good condition - crisp and unmarked pages
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Color Treasury of Crystals
Symmetry in the Mineral Kingdom
with an Introduction by Vincenzo De Michele
Crescent Books, Orbis Publishing Limited, revised edition, 1973
vintage hardcover, 64 pages
good condition - pages are intact and without markings
beautiful color photos
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Color Treasury of Gems and Jewels
Uncut Stones and Objets D’art
with an Introduction by Henri-Jean Schubnel
Crescent Books, Orbis Publishing Limited, revised edition, 1971
vintage hardcover, 64 pages
good condition - pages are intact and without markings
beautiful color photos
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The Book of Stones - Who They Are & What They Teach
by Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian
with contributions by Hazel Raven
Heaven & Earth Publishing, LLC
First Paperback Edition, 2005
softcover, 427 pages
very good condition - pages are intact and without markings
beautiful color photos
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The Geology of New Hampshire’s White Mountains
by J. Dykstra Eusden, Woodrow B. Thompson, Brian K. Fowler, P. Thom Davis, Wallace A. Bithner, Richard A. Boisvert, John W, Creasy
Durand Press, 2013
softcover, like new condition, no marks or notes -
great illustrations - excellent teaching resource
all pages are clean and intact - 176 pages -
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Celebrated American Caves
edited by Charles E. Mohr and
Howard N. Sloane
Rutgers University Press, 1955
vintage hardcover, good condition
former library book with usual library markings
339 pages
no dustjacket
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Maine Geological Survey
Robert G. Doyle, State Geologist
Late Pleistocene Changes of Sea Level in Southwestern Maine
by Arthur L. Bloom
Cornell University Department of Geology
Department of Economic Development
Augusta, Maine 1960
vintage plastic comb softcover, 143 pages
interior pages - very good condition
cover has stains
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The Geology of New Hampshire’s White Mountains
by J. Dykstra Eusden, Woodrow B. Thompson, Brian K. Fowler, P. Thom Davis, Wallace A. Bithner, Richard A. Boisvert, John W, Creasy
Durand Press, 2013
softcover, like new condition, no marks or notes -
great illustrations - excellent teaching resource
all pages are clean and intact - 176 pages -
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Roadside Geology of New York
by Bradford B. Van Diver
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1994
softcover, 411 pages
interior pages - like new condition
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Roadside Geology of Vermont & New Hampshire
by Bradford B. Van Diver
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1995
softcover, 230 pages
interior pages - like new condition
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Roadside Geology of Pennsylvania
by Bradford B. Van Diver
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1993
softcover, 352 pages
interior pages - like new condition
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Roadside Geology of Maine
by D.W. Caldwell
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1998
softcover, 317 pages
interior pages - good condition
signed by author
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Geology of Our Romantic Niagara
by A.J. Tiplin
Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation, 1990
softcover, 216 pages
interior pages - very good condition
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The Next Bend in the River - Gold Mining in Maine
by C.J. Stevens
John Wade Publisher - 199softcover, 183 pages
interior pages - like condition
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The Geology of Acadia National Park
by Carleton A. Chapman
Chatham Press, 1970
vintage softcover, 128 pages
good condition considering age of book
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Maine Mining Adventures
by C.J. Stevens
John Wade Publisher - 1994
First Edition
softcover, 209 pages
interior pages - like condition
our price: $9.95 plus media mail shipping
Glaciers & Granite - A Guide to Maine’s
Landscape & Geology
by David L. Kendall
Down East Books, 1987
softcover, 240 pages
interior pages - very good condition
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Eyewitness Books Gem Stones
by Cally Hall
Dorling Kindersley, 1994 , First American Edition
softcover - 160 pages
excellent condition
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Oil on Their Shoes - Petroleum Geology to 1918
by Ellen Sue Blakey
published by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1985
hardcover, 192 pages
excellent condition
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To The Waters And The Wild
Petroleum Geology 1918 to 1941
published by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1985
hardcover, 207 pages
interior pages - very good condition
dustjacket has slight wear
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Rocks and Minerals
A Golden Guide
A Guide to Familiar Minerals, Gems, Ores and Rocks
by Herbert S. Zim
Paul R. Shaffer
Golden Press, 1957
vintage softcover, 160 pages
interior pages - very good condition
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A Guide to Field Identification
Minerals of the World
by Charles A. Sorrell
Golden Press, 1973
softcover - 280 pages, excellent resource
out-of-print
very good condition
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Scenes of the Plateau Lands and How They
Came to Be
by Wm. Lee Stokes
Professor of Geology - University of Utah
staplebound softcover - 66 pages,
Publishers Press, third edition, 1973
very good condition
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An Illustrated Guide to Fossil Collecting
Third Revised Edition
by Richard Casanova and Ronald P. Ratkevich
Naturegraph Publishers, 1993
softcover - 240 pages
front cover is creased, book shows wear
some pages have moisture markings
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to
North American Rocks and Minerals
by Charles W. Chesterman
Alfred A. Knopf, 1995
softcover - 854 pages
very good condition
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Rocks and Minerals
A Golden Guide
A Guide to Familiar Minerals, Gems, Ores and
Rocks
by Herbert S. Zim
Paul R. Shaffer
Golden Press, 1957
vintage softcover, 160 pages
interior pages - very good condition
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Successful Nugget Hunting - Volume I
Where to find gold nuggets in Australia,
Southern California & Southwestern Arizona
A Metal Detecting Handbook & Field Guide
by Pieter Heydelaar
1991
plastic comb softcover, 110 pages
cover has labels covering writing and a few pages
have underlining
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Fee Mining Adventures and Rock Hunting
Expeditions in the U.S.
by James Martin Monaco &
Jeanette Hathaway Monaco
Gem Guide Books Co., 1997
softcover, 135 pages
good condition
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Simply Crystals
by Cass & Janie Jackson
Sterling, 2006
softcover, 160 pages
good condition
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Stone Wall Secrets Teacher’s Guide
Exploring Geology in the Classroom
by Ruth Deike
Tilbury House Publishers, 1998
softcover, 90 pages
good condition
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A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols
of the Greater Southwest
by Alex Patterson
Johnson Books: 1992
softcover, 256 pages
good condition
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Rocks & Minerals
MacMillan Field Guides
by Pat Bell and David Wright
Collier Books, 1985
vintage softcover, 192 pages
good condition - interior pages
cover has some light creases
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Peterson First Guides -Rocks and Minerals
The concise field guide to more than 250 common gems, ores, and other rocks and mineals
by Frederick H. Pough
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991
softcover, 128 pages
great color illustrations
good condition
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Rocks & Fossils
by Margaret Hynes
Kingfisher Knowledge, 2006
hardcover, 64 pages
good condition
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Mineral Guide to New England
by Philip Morrill and A Lot of Other People
How - What - Where
Maps - 1st Edition, 1963
former library book
vintage softcover, 41 pages
cover is in worn condition
interior pages - good condition
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Coast to Coast Gem Atlas
Revised Fifth Edition
Maps and Text by H. Cyril Johnson and
Robert N. Johnson
published by Cy Johnson & Son, 1987
vintage softcover, 60 pages
very good condition
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to
North American Rocks and Minerals
by Charles W. Chesterman
Alfred A. Knopf, 1978
softcover - 854 pages
very good condition
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The Art of Gem Cutting
by Dr. H.C. Dake and Richard M. Pearl
Third Edition - 1945
Mineralogist Publishing Company, 1945
softcover - 128 pages
cover has a crease
title page is stained - rest of pages are in good
condition considering age of book
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Dictionary of Geological Terms - Third Edition
Prepared by the American Geological Institute
edited by Robert L. Bates and Julia A. Jackson
Anchor Books, 1984
vintage softcover - 571 pages
very good condition
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Rocks and Minerals
A Golden Guide
A Guide to Familiar Minerals, Gems, Ores and Rocks
by Herbert S. Zim
Paul R. Shaffer
Golden Press, 1957
vintage softcover, 160 pages
interior pages - good condition
cover shows light wear
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Rocks and Minerals
DK Pockets
written by Sue Fuller
DK, First American Edition, 1995
softcover, 160 pages
interior pages - good condition
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Rocks and Rock Collecting
by Eva Knox Evans
Golden Press, 1970
vintage hardcover, 80 pages
interior pages - good condition
cover shows wear with name of former owner
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Roadside Geology of Alaska
by Cathy Connor & Daniel O’Haire
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2001
softcover, 250 pages
interior pages - good condition
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A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist
Tools and Activities for Exploring Our Planet
A companion and guide for rock and fossil
collectors, naturalists, and travelers
by Alan M. Cvancara
Prentice-Hall, 1985
vintage softcover, 257 pages
good condition - some very light toning on outer edge of pages
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Roadside Geology of Washington
by David D. Alt and Donald W. Hyndman
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1992
softcover, 288 pages
interior pages - very good condition
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The Gemstone Identifier
A professional’s simple techniques for telling
what kind of gem a stone is - or isn’t
by Walter W. Greenbaum
Prentice Hall Press, 1988
softcover, 182 pages
good condition
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Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals
edited by Martin Prinz, George Harlow & Joseph Peters
Simon & Schuster, 1978
vintage softcover, 608 pages
good condition - shows slight wear
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Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals
edited by Martin Prinz, George Harlow & Joseph Peters
Simon & Schuster, 1997
softcover, 608 pages
good condition
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The Next Bend in the River - Gold Mining in Maine
by C.J. Stevens
John Wade Publisher - 199softcover, 183 pages
interior pages - like condition
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Written in Stone
A geological History of the Northeastern
United States
by Chet Raymo and Maureen E. Raymo
Black Dome Press, 2001
softcover, 170 pages
interior pages - good condition
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to
North American Fossils
by Ida Thompson
Alfred A. Knopf, 1994
softcover, 848 pages
good condition
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to
North American Rocks and Minerals
by Charles W. Chesterman
Alfred A. Knopf, 1986
softcover - 854 pages
very good condition
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A Field Guide in Colour to Minerals,
Rocks and Precious Stones
576 Illustrations in Full Colour
by Dr. Jaroslav Bauer
Treasure Press, 1992
hardcover, 208 pages
beautiful color photos
good condition
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Peterson Field Guides - Rocks and Minerals
by Frederick H. Pough
Fifth Edition
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995
softcover, 401 pages
beautiful color photos
excellent condition
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Cape Cod and the Islands - The Geologic Story
by Robert N. Oldale
First Edition, 1992
Parnassus Imprints, 1992
softcover, 208 pages
excellent condition
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Geology Illustrated
by John S. Shelton
Drawings by Hal Shelton
W.H. Freeman and Company, 1966
vintage hardcover, 434 pages
shows some wear
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