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DAWSON, J. William. Handbook of Geology for the use of Canadian Students.
Dawson Brothers, Publishers, Montreal , 1889,
DAWSON, J. William. Handbook of Geology for the use of Canadian Students. Montreal : Dawson Brothers, Publishers, 1889. First Edition. Pp(6),[i]-viii,[1]-250,(2),+ 2 maps. Text illustrations and figures. 8vo, maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "Frank Dawson Adams, geologist (b at Montréal 17 Sept 1859; d there 26 Dec 1942). A member of the Geological Survey of Canada 1880-89, Logan Professor of Geology at McGill 1892-1922, dean of applied science at McGill 1905-19, and acting principal and VP there 1919-22, Adams was Canada's most eminent geologist of the first half of the 20th century. Applying petrographic techniques learned at Heidelberg, where he obtained hisPhD, he laid the foundations of modern igneous and metamorphic petrography in Canada. His experimental work on the flow of brittle rocks proved as re volutionary in geology as the work in physics of his colleague Ernest Rutherford, establishing him as the founder of modern structural geology. A prominent educator, Adams strongly promoted development of graduate studies in Canada. In 1918, as a lieutenant-colonel overseas, he became deputy director of Khaki University, an innovative Canadian plan to further the educationof troops awaiting demobilization. After retiring in 1922 he produced the first geological map of Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and published his definitive history, The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences (1938)." - Author P.R. Eakins in The Canadian Encyclopedia. Hinges and central crack, one loose signature, some underlining, else good. From the library of Frank D. Adams (with his signature). As is. 30.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Meeeting-Place of Geology and History
Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1894,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. The Meeeting-Place of Geology and History . New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, (1894). Pp. [1]-223,(1). Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contents: 1. General Nature on the Subject, 2. The World Before Man, 3. The Earliest Traces of Man, 4. The Palanthropic Age, 5. Subdivisions and Conditions of the Palanthrophic Age, 6. End of the Palanthropic Age, 7. The Early Neanthropic Age, 8. The Palanthropic Age in the Light of History, 9. The Deluge of Noah, 10. Special Questions Respecting the Deluge, 11. The Prehistoric and History in the East, 12. The Neanthropic Dispersion, 13. Summary of Results. Some wear to outer hinges and spine ends, else vg. 30.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Modern Science in Bible Lands.
Dawson and Brothers, Montreal, 1888,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Modern Science in Bible Lands. With Maps and Illustrations. Montreal : Dawson and Brothers, 1888. Pp [i]-xv,(1),[1]-606, frontis (coloured map). Illustrated. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt to front board and spine. "The motive of this work is the desire of the author to share with others the pleasure and profit of a tour in Italy, Egypt and Syria, in whichit was his special aim to study such points in the geology and physical fe atures of those countries as might throw light on their ancient history, and especially on the history of the sacred Scriptures. As a geological observer of somewhat wide and varied experience, he hopes that it may be possible for him to elucidate some difficult geological and historical questions, and to present to the reader, whether geological or non-geological, intelligible and it may be novel ideas as to the structure and history of the countries referred to." - from the preface. "Sir John William Dawson, CMG, FRS,FRSC (1820-1899), was a Canadian geologist and university administrator, b orn in Pictou, Nova Scotia, where he attended and graduated from Pictou Academy. Of Scottish descent, Dawson attended the University of Edinburgh to complete his education, and graduated in 1842, having gained a knowledge of geology and natural history from Robert Jameson. Dawson returned to Nova Scotia in 1842, accompanying Sir Charles Lyell on his first visit to that territory. Dawson was subsequently appointed as Nova Scotia's first superintendent of education. Holding the post from 1850 to 1853, he was an energetic reformer of school design, teacher education and curriculum. From 1855 to 1893 he was professor of geology and principal of McGill University in Montreal, an institution which under his influence attained a high reputation. He was elected FRS in 1862. When the Royal Society of Canada was created he was the first to occupy the presidential chair, and he also acted as president of the British Association at its meeting at Birmingham in 1886, and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Cocked,wear to spine and corners, front inner hinge cracked, stain to frontis map , tissue guard and title page, else good. With an Errata slip tipped in opposite p. X and an autograph note pasted to frontis tissue guard - “To Dr. Oliver, With king regards of the author. Aug, 1888.” 140.00
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DAWSON, J. William and George Jennings HINDE New Species of Fossil Sponges from Little Metis, Province of Quebec, Canada
Dawson Brothers, 1888,
DAWSON, Sir J. William and George Jennings HINDE. New Species of Fossil Sponges from Little Metis, Province of Quebec, Canada. Montreal; Dawson Brothers, 1888. Pp [49]-68,+ one plate. 8vo, brown printed wrappers. Peter Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal. Notes on Specimens - April 1888. Vg-fine. 40.00
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DAWSON, J. William On New Plants from the Erian and Carboniferous, and on the Characters and Affinities of Palaeozoic Gymnosperms
Dawson Brothers, Montreal, 1890,
DAWSON, Sir J. William. On New Plants from the Erian and Carboniferous, andon the Characters and Affinities of Palaeozoic --Gymnosperms. Montreal : D awson Brothers, 1890. Pp 28. Illustrated. 8vo, brown printed wrappers. Peter Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal. Notes on Specimens, 1890. Reprinted from the Canadian Record of Science, January 1890. Two small waterstains to front cover, spine ends nicked, else a very good copy. 40.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Nov. 1888) On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the Atlantic Coast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interior of America
Geological Society of Canada, Ottawa, 1888,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the AtlanticCoast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interi or of America . [Ottawa: Geological Society of Canada], 1888. Pp. 797-817. 8vo, printed string-bound self-wraps. From the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society for November 1888. Covers missing, split to head of spine, else vg. 25.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Nov. 1888) On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the Atlantic Coast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interior of America
Geological Society of Canada, Ottawa, 1888,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. On the Eozoic and Palaeozoic Rocks of the AtlanticCoast of Canada, in Comparison with those of Western Europe and the Interi or of America . [Ottawa: Geological Society of Canada], 1888. Pp. 797-817. 8vo, printed string-bound self-wraps. From the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society for November 1888. Front cover missing, spine tape-repaired, some inking to text, else vg. 25.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Relics of Primeval Life : Beginning of Life in the Dawn of Geological Time.with errata slip.
Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1897,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Relics of Primeval Life : Beginning of Life in theDawn of Geological Time . With sixty-five illustrations. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1897. Pp. [i]-xiv,[1]-336, frontis., + 1 map, and an er rata sheet, including plates. Illustrated. 8vo, green cloth with black borders to front board, gilt lettering to spine. With errata slip tipped in. "The substance of a course of lectures on Pre-Cambrian fossils delivered in the Lowell Institute, Boston, in November 1895." - from verso title page. Contents: 1. The Chain of Life Tracted Backward in Geological Time; 2. Life in the Early Cambrian; 3. Pre-Cambrian Life; 4. Foundations of the Continents, and their General Testimony as to Life; 5. Probabilities as to LarentianLife, and Conditions of its Preservation; 6. The History of a Discovery; 7 . The Dawn of Life; 8. Contemporaries of Eozoon; 9. Difficulties and Objections; 10. The Origin of Life; 11. Some General Conclusions. With numerous appendices. Faint spot to rear board, minor bumping to spine ends, else a nice, tight copy. 75.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Peter Redpath Museum Notes on Specimens, Nov 1894) Revision of the Bivalve Mollusks of the Coal-Formation of Nova Scotia
Peter Redpath Museum, Montreal, 1894,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Revision of the Bivalve Mollusks of the Coal-Formation of Nova Scotia . Montreal: Peter Redpath Museum, 1894. Pp. 18. Illustrated. 8vo, printed stapled brown wraps. Peter Redpath Museum Notes on Specimens, November 1894. Rear cover detached but present, minor chipping to covers, else vg. 40.00
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DAWSON, J. William Some Recent Discussions in Geology : Annual Address by the President, Sir J. William Dawson
Geological Society of America, Rochester, 1894,
DAWSON, Sir J. William. Some Recent Discussions in Geology : Annual Addressby the President, Sir J. William Dawson. Offprint from the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Vol. 5. Rochester: The Geological Society o f America, January 1894. Pp. 101-116. 8vo, light brown printed card covers.Edges chipped and browned, else very good. 25.00
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DAWSON, J. William, Sir Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth
W. Drysdale and Co., Montreal, 1893,
DAWSON, J. William, Sir. Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth . Montreal: W. Drysdale & Co., 1893. Pp. [i]-x,(4),[1]-499,(1), including frontis., + 28 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Includes many Nova Scotian aspects. Contents: 1. The Starting Point, 2. World-Making, 3. The Imperfection of the Geological Record, 4.The History of the North Atlantic, 5. The Dawn of Life, 6. What may be Lea rned from Eozoon, 7. The Apparition and Succession of Animal Forms, 8. The Genesis and Migrations of Plants, 9. The Growth of Coal, 10. The Oldest Air-Breathers, 11. Markings, Footprints, and Fucoids, 12. Pre-determination inNature, 13. The Great Ice Age, 14. Causes of Climatal Change, 15. The Dist ribution of Animals and Plants as Related to Geographical and Geological Changes, 16. Alpine and Arctic Plants in Connection with Geological History, 17. Early Man, 18. Man in Nature. Some soiling and minor bumping to boards,a bit smoky, slightly cocked, spine ends nicked, name to ffep, else vg. 45 .00
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DAWSON, J. William Specimens of Eozoon Canadense and their Geological and other Relations.
Dawson Brothers, Montreal, 1888,
DAWSON, Sir J. William. Specimens of Eozoon Canadense and their Geological and other Relations. Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1888. Pp. 106. Illustrated.8vo, brown printed paper covers. Peter Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal. Notes on Specimens - September 1888. Two inch tear to head of spine, tail chipped, inkstamp to front cover, else vg. 60.00
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