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NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON DECADE-TO-CENTURY TIME SCALES
Written by Douglas G. Martinson; et al.
Stock no. 1710888
Published by National Academy Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

This volume is built around the papers presented at the workshop on Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales held September 21-25, 1992. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and colour illustrations. xiv and 630 pages. ISBN: 0309054494. Base of spine shelf-worn. Base of text block a little grubby. Previous owner's initials in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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DEMISE OF THE DECAPOLIS
Written by Bernhard Lucke.
Stock no. 1710887
Published by Vdm Verlag. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Past and Present Desertification in the Context of Soil Development, Land use, and Climate. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 231 pages. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd (a print-on-demand company). ISBN: 9783639006131. A lovely copy.

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GLOBAL CLIMATES SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM
Written by H.E. Wright; J.E. Kutzbach; et al.
Stock no. 1710881
Published by University Of Minnesota Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

This book summarizes the geologic, paleoecologic, and oceanographic evidence for environmental and climatic changes during the past 18,000 years. An indispensable resource for all professionals and students interested in Quaternary environmental and climatic history. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and maps. viii and 569 pages including index. ISBN: 0816621454. Light rubbing to corners and top & tail of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Small set of initials in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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QUATERNARY PALAEOECOLOGY
Written by H.J. Birks; Hilary H. Birks.
Stock no. 1710879
Published by Edward Arnold. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w charts and diagrams. viii and 289 pages including index. ISBN: 0713127813. Red initials in ink to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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ICE SHEETS AND LATE QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Written by Martin J. Siegert.
Stock no. 1710875
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed account of the temporal and spatial distribution of ice sheets during the last ice age, and how these ice masses interacted with the environment. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w diagrams. xi and 231 pages including index. ISBN: 0471985708. Old price label on rear cover. Small initials in ink to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean.

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GENETIC CLASSIFICATION OF GLACIGENIC DEPOSITS
Written by R.P. Goldthwait; C.L. Matsch.
Stock no. 1710874
Published by A.A. Balkema. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial Boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9061916941. Tape marks to endpapers.

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COLD CLIMATE RESEARCH IN FINLAND
Written by Jarmo Heinonen; et al.
Stock no. 1710871
Published by Ministry Of Trade And Industry. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cold climate research has long traditions in Finland. The Polar Commission of Finland decided to epitomize this in a single book. Notable Finnish specialists in different fields of science and technology were asked to describe cold climate research and its development, each from their own particular point of view. Edited by Jarmo Heinonen, various contributors. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 162 pages. ISBN: 9514727789. Corners lightly bumped. Light page edge browning else contents clean.

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TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
Written by J.L. Cloudsley-Thompson.
Stock no. 1710858
Published by Croom Helm. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

A book which covers the zoogeography and ecology of the main terrestrial environments of the world, including fresh water habitats, with emphasis on their fauna. Climate and vegetation are outlined briefly in so far as they affect animal life. Green & blue cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 253 pages including index. ISBN: 0856641804. Spine faded. Light creasing to covers. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean.

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UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Written by Susan Buckingham; Mike Turner.
Stock no. 1710857
Published by Sage Publications. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

This book explains clearly and concisely the science and social science necessary to understand environmental issues using learning outcomes, text boxes, tables and figures throughout. It describes - in section one- the philosophies, values, politics, and technologies which contribute to the production of environmental issues. Section two uses cases on climate change, waste, food, and natural hazards to provide detailed illustration and exemplification of the ideas described in section one. Edited by Buckingham and Turner. Cardwraps. B/w photos & diagrams. xii and 274 pages including index. ISBN: 9781761942368. Light stain to vertical edge of text block. A few top corner creases. Else a nice, clean copy.

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QUATERNARY LANDSCAPES
Written by Linda C.K. Shane; Edward J. Cushing.
Stock no. 1710855
Published by Belhaven Press. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interdisciplinary examination of the development of glaciated terrain, peat lands, lakes, vegetation, climate, and early agriculture that helps us understand our landscapes, model their changes and predict their future. Green cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w diagrams. xiv and 229 pages. ISBN: 1852932074. Small initials in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper spine faded to blue.

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BACKGROUND TO PALAEOHYDROLOGY: A PERSPECTIVE
Written by K.J. Gregory.
Stock no. 1710854
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

This book is the first to concentrate solely on palaeohydrology, which is the study devoted to the movement of water and sediment in environments before the time of continuous hydrological records. The content of the book relates to research under the International Geological Correlation Programme Project 158 on the palaeohydrology of the temperate zone in the last 15000 years. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams. B/w photos. xvi and 486 pages including index. ISBN: 0471901792. Tape marks to endpapers. Small set of initials in ink to top of front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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