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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(Alaska)Author**HeadlineThe Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964PublisherNational Academy of SciencesDate Published1973 Lot #3 Ten items about the geology of Alaska View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Geology)Author**HeadlineTen items about the geology of AlaskaDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #4 Hot Springs of the Yellowstone National Park View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorAllen, E. T. & Arthur L. DayHeadlineHot Springs of the Yellowstone National ParkPublisherCarnegie Institution of WashingtonDate Published1935 Lot #7 The Early Serial Publications of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorBenes, Darcy, et. al., editorsHeadlineSerial Pubs of Hawaiian Volcano Observ. 3 volsPublisherHawaii Natural History AssociationDate Published1988 Lot #12 Twelve booklets & bulletins on California earthquakes View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Geology)Author**Headline12 booklets & bulletins on California earthquakesDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #17 Fire Fountains: The Kingdom of Hawaii, Its Volcanoes, and the History of its Missions View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorCumming, C.F. GordonHeadlineFire Fountains Volcanoes of HawaiiPublisherWilliam BlackwoodDate Published1883 Lot #24 Report on the Geology of the High Plateaus of Utah... View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorDutton, C.E.HeadlineGeology of the High Plateaus of Utah 1880PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1880 Lot #25 Atlas to Accompany the Monograph of the Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold AuthorDutton, Clarence E.HeadlineDutton's Atlas of the Grand CanyonDate Published1882 Lot #26 Atlas to Accompany the Monograph of the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorDutton, Clarence E.HeadlineDutton's Atlas of the Grand Canyon -folded sheetsPublisherJulius BienDate Published1882 Lot #27 Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorDutton, Clarence E.HeadlineTertiary History of the Grand Cañon DistrictPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1882 [but 1885] Lot #28 Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District, With Atlas View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorDutton, Clarence E.HeadlineTertiary History of the Grand Cañon DistrictPublisherPeregrine SmithDate Published1977 Lot #38 Various United States Geological Surveys - eight volumes View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Geological Surveys)Author**HeadlineUnited States Geological Surveys - various 8 volsPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #39 Nine volumes on geology View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Geology)Author**HeadlineNine volumes on geology 19th cent.Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #40 Lake Bonneville View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorGilbert, Grove KarlHeadlineUS Geological Survey Vol. I 1890 Lake BonnevillePublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1890 Lot #42 Descriptive Geology View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorHague, Arnold & S.F. SimmonsHeadlineVol. II of King Survey of 40th ParallelPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1877 Lot #43 Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXII on the Geology of the Yellowstone National Park View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorHague, ArnoldHeadlineAtlas to Accompany Monograph XXXII YellowstoneDate Published1904 Lot #44 Geology of the Yellowstone National Park. Part II: Descriptive Geology, Petrography, and Paleontology View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorHague, Arnold et alHeadlineGeology of Yellowstone National Park 1899PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1899 Lot #47 Original oil painting of the crater of Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Heading(Hawaii)AuthorFurneaux, Charles, attrib.HeadlineOil painting of the crater of Kilauea, HawaiiDate Publishedc.1890 Lot #48 Several works on Hawaiian volcanoes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Hawaii)Author**HeadlineSeveral works on Hawaiian volcanoesDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #49 Small group of offprints and pamphlets on volcanology and geology of Hawaii View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Hawaii)Author**Headline22 items on volcanology/geology of HawaiiDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #50 Shelf on Hawaiian volcanic activity, plus a few historical accounts of life in Hawaii View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Hawaii - Volcanoes)Author**HeadlineShelf of books, etc on Hawaiian volcanic activityDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #51 Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorHayden, F[erdinand] V.HeadlineHayden Folio Atlas of ColoradoPublisherJulius BienDate Published1877 Lot #52 Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories: A Report of Progress of the Exploration in Wyoming and Idaho for the Year 1878 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorHayden, Ferdinand V.HeadlineHayden report of Yellowstone, etc., 1883PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1883 Lot #53 United States Geological Surveys - various editions, ten volumes total View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorHayden, F[erdinand] V.Headline10 US Geological Surveys 1860s-70s by HaydenPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #56 List of Recorded Earthquakes in California, Lower California, Oregon, and Washington View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorHolden, Edward SHeadlineRecord of West Coast earthquakes 1887PublisherJ.D. Young, Supt. State PrintingDate Published1887 Lot #68 Systematic Geology View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$7,500StatusSold AuthorKing, ClarenceHeadlineVol. I of King Survey of 40th ParallelPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1878 Lot #70 Geologic Atlas of the United States: San Francisco Folio View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorLawson, Andrew C.HeadlineGeologic Atlas of San Francisco 1915PublisherU.S. Geological SocietyDate Published1915 Lot #71 Report of the State Earthquake Investigation Commission View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorLawson, Andrew C.HeadlineInvestigation of 1906 EarthquakePublisherCarnegie Institution of WashingtonDate Published1908 Lot #72 Atlas of Maps and Seismograms accompanying the Report of the State Earthquake Investigation Commission upon the California Earthquake of April 18, 1906 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorLawson, Andrew C., et al.HeadlineMaps and Seismograms San Francisco 06 QuakePublisherCarnegie Institution of WashingtonDate Published1908 Lot #76 Hawaiian Volcanoes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorLogan, DanielHeadlineHawaiian Volcanoes by Daniel Logan scarce 1903Date Published1903 Lot #78 Principles of Geology or the Modern Changes of the Earth and Its Inhabitants, Considered as Illustrative of Geology View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold AuthorLyell, CharlesHeadlinePrinciples of Geology by Lyell 11th edition 2 volPublisherD. AppletonDate Published1872 Lot #95 San Fernando, California, Earthquake of February 9, 1971 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorMurphy, Leonard M., scientific coordinatorHeadline4 vol San Fernando, CA earthqauke 1971PublisherU.S. Department of CommerceDate Published1973 Lot #98 Over one hundred journals, offprints and other items relating to North American seismology, geology and volcanology View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(North America)Author**Headline100+ journals & offprints about American geologyDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #101 Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-5. Volume VI View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Pacific Railroad Reports)Author**HeadlinePacific Railroad Survey Volume 6PublisherA.O.P. NicholsonDate Published1857 Lot #104 Annual Reports of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior - twelve volumes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorPowell, J[ohn] W[esley] & Charles D. Walcott, DirectorsHeadline12 annual US geological surveys 1881-1896PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1882-1896 Lot #105 Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, With a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorPowell, J[ohn] W[esley]HeadlineLands of the Arid Region of the United StatesPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1879 Lot #109 Geological History of Lake Lahontan, a Quaternary Lake of Northwestern Nevada View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorRussell, Israel CookHeadlineGeological History of Lake Lahontan w/mapPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1885 Lot #110 Shelf of books about the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(San Francisco - Earthquake)Author**Headline51 bks about 1906 San Francisco EarthquakeDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #111 Small group of volumes on the geology of the San Francisco region and the 1906 earthquake View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(San Francisco)Author**HeadlineSan Francisco Geology and EarthquakeDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #112 Twenty-two view books recording the sights of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(San Francisco)Author**Headline22 view books of the 1906 SF earthquakeDate Published1906 Lot #122 American Journal of Science - several hundred issues View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorSilliman, Benjamin, et. al.HeadlineAmerican Journal of Science issues from 1835-1998Date Published1835-1998 Lot #123 Views of Prominent Places in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., Illustrating the Effects of the Earthquake Shock, August 31st, 1886, and a Sketch of the Occurrence (wrapper title) View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(South Carolina - Charleston Earthquake)Author**HeadlineView book of 1886 Charleston S.C. EarthquakePublisherAlex. M. CochranDate Published[1886] Lot #125 Twelve stereoviews of active volcanoes in Hawaii View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Stereoviews - Hawaiian Volcanoes)Author**Headline12 stereoviews of active volcanoes in HawaiiDate Published1898-1916 Lot #131 Eighty-Five stereoviews of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Stereoviews - San Francisco Earthquake)Author**Headline85 stereoviews of SF after the 1906 earthquakeDate Published1906 Lot #137 Several hundred U.S. Geological Survey Professional Papers and Reports View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(U.S. Geological Survey)Author**HeadlineGeological Survey Professional Papers and ReportsPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate PublishedVarious dates, mostly late 20th century Lot #144 Eleven volumes on the history of volcanoes in North America, plus a few on geology View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(Volcanoes - North America)Author**HeadlineNorth American volcanoes/geology - 17 volumesDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #147 Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1899. Twentieth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey...Part VII View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Geology)AuthorWalcott, Charles D.HeadlineAnnual Dept of Interior Geological Survey 1900PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1900 Lot #148 Report Upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian - Volume III only View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorWheeler, George M.HeadlineGeological Exp & Surveys 100th meridian Vol IIIPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1875 Lot #149 Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian...Vol. I-Geographical Report View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorWheeler, Geo[rge] M.HeadlineUS Geographical Survey Vol. 1 Wheeler 1889PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1889 Lot #150 Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian... Vol. II-Astronomy and Barometric Hypsometry View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Geology)AuthorWheeler, Geo[rge] M.HeadlineAstronomy US Geographical Survey 1877 by WheelerPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1877 Lot #151 Geological Survey of California. Geology. Volume I. Report of Progress and Synopsis of the Field-Work, From 1860 to 1864 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorWhitney, J. D.HeadlineGeological Survey of California 1865PublisherLegislature of CaliforniaDate Published1865 Lot #153 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineWilkes United States Exploring Expedition 5 vols.PublisherLea and BlanchardDate Published1845 Lot #154 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineNarrative of the US Exploring Expedition 1970PublisherGregg PressDate Published[1970] Lot #157 The Prince William Sound, Alaska, Earthquake of 1964 and Aftershocks View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorWood, Fergus J., editorHeadlinePrince Wm Sound, AK 1964 earthquake 4 volsPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1966-1969 Lot #166 The Quadrupeds of North America View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$10,625StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorAudubon, John James and John BachmanHeadlineAudubon's Quadrupeds with colored lithogaphsPublisherV[ictor] G[ifford] AudubonDate Published1854 Lot #167 The Quadrupeds of North America. Volume I. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorAudubon, John James & John BachmanHeadlineVolume 1 of Audubon's Quadrupeds 1854 Octavo Edn.PublisherV.G. AudubonDate Published1854 Lot #168 The Quadrupeds of North America. Volume II. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorAudubon, John James & John BachmanHeadlineVolume 2 of Audubon's Quadrupeds 1854 Octavo Edn.PublisherV.G. AudubonDate Published1854 Lot #169 The Quadrupeds of North America. Volume III. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorAudubon, John James & John BachmanHeadlineVolume 3 of Audubon's Quadrupeds 1854 Octavo Edn.PublisherV.G. AudubonDate Published[1854] Lot #180 The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, During the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52. Volume I. Chile View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorGilliss, J[ames] M[elville]HeadlineUS Naval Expedition to Chile 1849-52PublisherA.O.P. NicholsonDate Published1855 Lot #195 The farmer's promotion book, a new scientific manuring system for the cultivation and increase of all kinds of grains, grasses and fodder and pasture, upon all kinds of soil, proved by actual experiments and based on evident truths. Designed to improve agriculture in all its branches. View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorReinhold, C.G., Dr.HeadlineThe farmer's promotion book 1856PublisherW.S. HavenDate Published1856 Lot #198 Salmonitis: A Treatise on its Symptomology, Pathology and Eradication View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorSchwerin, Ellwood WilliamHeadlineSalmonitis, inscribed by Ellwood Schwerin 1st edDate Published[1927] Lot #207 Shelf lot of volumes on earthquakes View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(Shelf Lot - Earthquakes)Author**HeadlineShelf lot of volumes on earthquakes, many CADate PublishedVarious dates Lot #234 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America - shelf lot of issues View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$18.75StatusSold Heading(Shelf Lot - Earthquakes)Author**Headlineshelf lot issues of Seismological Soc. of Amer.Date Published1910s-2000s Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next