1930-1968. 105, 20, 10, 55, 65, 69, 126, 7, 4, 85 p., numerous figures & plates, cloth (original printed covers inserted loose at the rear). Library stamps, else good bound set.
[France, Loguivy Plougras, FRA] [Publication Year: 1930]

ISBN10: 3319379410, ISBN13: 9783319379418, [publisher: Springer International Publishing] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - John K. DeLaski, M.D. practiced medicine in the Penobscot Bay region of Maine and, in addition, was a naturalist with keen powers of observation. His study of the landscape led to the conclusion that a thick glacier had overtopped the highest hills, flooded all of Penobscot Bay, extended far to the east and west and probably was part of a greater continental glacier. He published these very critical field observations and inferences in numerous articles in local newspapers and magazines, and in the American Journal of Science in 1864. His work put him on the 'team' of Benjamin Silliman, James D. Dana and Louis Agassiz as an advocate for glaciation as the regional land shaping force opposed to that of the Biblical Deluge, a major scientific conflict of the day both in North America and Europe. He remained a shadowy player, in the background, but clearly contributed critical observations to the argument through personal interactions with Agassiz and other prominent naturalists. They incorporated DeLaski's observations into their own presentations, often without giving him credit. John DeLaski's summary work, a 400 page handwritten manuscript for the book, 'The Ancient Great Glacier of North America', was dated 1869. He died in 1874 and the book was not published. The historic significance ...
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ISBN10: 3319131990, ISBN13: 9783319131993, [publisher: Springer International Publishing] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - John K. DeLaski, M.D. practiced medicine in the Penobscot Bay region of Maine and, in addition, was a naturalist with keen powers of observation. His study of the landscape led to the conclusion that a thick glacier had overtopped the highest hills, flooded all of Penobscot Bay, extended far to the east and west and probably was part of a greater continental glacier. He published these very critical field observations and inferences in numerous articles in local newspapers and magazines, and in the American Journal of Science in 1864. His work put him on the 'team' of Benjamin Silliman, James D. Dana and Louis Agassiz as an advocate for glaciation as the regional land shaping force opposed to that of the Biblical Deluge, a major scientific conflict of the day both in North America and Europe. He remained a shadowy player, in the background, but clearly contributed critical observations to the argument through personal interactions with Agassiz and other prominent naturalists. They incorporated DeLaski's observations into their own presentations, often without giving him credit. John DeLaski's summary work, a 400 page handwritten manuscript for the book, 'The Ancient Great Glacier of North America', was dated 1869. He died in 1874 and the book was not published. The historic significance ...
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ISBN10: 0195183711, ISBN13: 9780195183719, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]

ISBN10: 080321023X, ISBN13: 9780803210233, [publisher: UNIV OF NEBRASKA PR] Hardcover &Uumlber den AutorJohn Logan Allen is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Passage Through the Garden: Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest. Kla.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1997]
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ISBN10: 090637135X, ISBN13: 9780906371350, [publisher: Diadem Books, London] Hardcover First Edition F/F-. 4to. original brown cloth gilt in dustwrapper priced £12 (a trifle rubbed); pp. xii, 324, with illustrations. Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A fine copy. [Neate R68]. Although unmarked, this copy comes from the library of Australian pioneer climber & publisher, Chris Baxter.
[Castlemaine, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1979]

Hardcover First Edition Lexington, The University of Kentucky, 1942. Large 4to. Orig. full cloth. XV,494 pp., textillustr., 22 plates and folded map. Internally clean and fine. First edition.
[Copenhagen, Denmark]