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Dr Henry Hicks (1837-99)
The Life and Times of Dr Henry Hicks of St Davids, and the Bubble that Refused to Burst
Price: $7.99
ISBN: 9781800993310
Pub Date: 2023-05-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
48 Pages
Welsh doctor Henry Hicks had one huge passion: Geology. Author of over 60 important articles and academic papers, he made a major contribution to 19th century geological study and, despite being an amateur with no formal training in the subject, was eventually elected president of both the Geologist’s Association and the Geological Society.
Minerals and Gemstones of Southern Africa
Price: $27.00
ISBN: 9781775847533
Pub Date: 2022-08-16
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Penguin Random House South Africa
296 Pages
An exploration of the spectacular minerals and gemstones of southern Africa – a region that is home to some of the most ancient rocks on Earth. A comprehensive introduction unpacks regional geology and major rock formations, and is followed by detailed descriptions of the minerals that occur here and their gemological properties.
Southern Scotland
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 9781780277486
Pub Date: 2022-07-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
The south of Scotland has a long and turbulent geological past. Perhaps most notably, it marks the place where, 432 million years ago, an ocean, once as wide as the north Atlantic, was compressed by...
Orkney & Shetland
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.95
ISBN: 9781780276076
Pub Date: 2019-09-11
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
The archipelagos of Orkney and Shetland are the products of some of the most dramatic events which have occurred in the Earth’s history.The Shetlands are the eroded roots of a vast mountain range...
The Northern Highlands
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.95
ISBN: 9781780276083
Pub Date: 2019-09-11
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019The rocks of northern Scotland tell of turbulent events involving continental collisions that unleashed cataclysmic forces, creating a chain of mountains,...
The Outer Hebrides
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.95
ISBN: 9781780275093
Pub Date: 2018-07-10
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
In this book Alan McKirdy explores the Outer Hebrides, together with the volcanic rocks that build the outposts of Rockall, St Kilda and the Shiants, tracing their extraordinary journey through time and across the globe.
Argyll & the Islands
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.99
ISBN: 9781780274669
Pub Date: 2017-08-22
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
Argyll and the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotland. But the rocks beneath tell a story of an even more ancient world...
Edinburgh
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $10.99
ISBN: 9781780273716
Pub Date: 2017-06-06
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life some 350 million years ago and has been a source of fascination since it was first studied in earnest...
Dr Henry Hicks (1837-99)
The Life and Times of Dr Henry Hicks of St Davids, and the Bubble that Refused to Burst
Price: $7.99
ISBN: 9781800993310
Pub Date: 2023-05-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
48 Pages
Minerals and Gemstones of Southern Africa
Price: $27.00
ISBN: 9781775847533
Pub Date: 2022-08-16
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Penguin Random House South Africa
296 Pages
Southern Scotland
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 9781780277486
Pub Date: 2022-07-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
Orkney & Shetland
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.95
ISBN: 9781780276076
Pub Date: 2019-09-11
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
The Northern Highlands
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.95
ISBN: 9781780276083
Pub Date: 2019-09-11
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
The Outer Hebrides
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.95
ISBN: 9781780275093
Pub Date: 2018-07-10
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
Argyll & the Islands
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $11.99
ISBN: 9781780274669
Pub Date: 2017-08-22
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages
Edinburgh
Landscapes in Stone
Price: $10.99
ISBN: 9781780273716
Pub Date: 2017-06-06
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
48 Pages