The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and ...
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The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Annals of the Former World, 1. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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1984 7th paperback printing with alternate brown-ish orange/black/red color scheme cover (215 pages)! ! \r\n\r\nSigns of wear/scuffs on front/back cover but book is in very good condition. Text is mostly clean.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Tenth Printing. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. A journey through ancient terrains, juxtaposed with travels in the modern world, with a history of vanished landscapes and the histories of the peoples who lived there. The locale is the physiographic province of the U.S. that extends from eastern Utah to eastern California. An account of the geology of the area and of the geologist, and an introduction to plate tectonics. An excellent history and snap-shot of our science of the 1980s. Brown cover with black and red titles is clean, shows wear, light wear to extremities, tight & solid binding. Former owner name on inside of front cover, first page with former owner name blacked out and numbers written on this page. Geological time scale on two pages; frontis by John Clerk, 1787. Three pages with highlighted text, otherwise clean and unmarked, lightly toned. 216 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1982, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York, USA and Toronto, Canada.
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Very Good/Near Fine. Size: 12mo-over 6¾-7¾; Type: Book 1981/1st Edition. Light age/use. Pages are clean. Binding is tight. Light shelfwear to wraps. A poignant description of the geology of the Western United States in 216 pages.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
