New York: Harper Collins, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless westward expansion. . . an informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive force." SIGNED on a special preliminary page. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. Appendix, glossary, suggestions for further reading, index. xiv, 462 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0571993.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 12th book in this series featuring forensic geologist Em Hansen - in this, Em and her new husband are rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, with a killer not far behind. 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0312676599.

Stockton, California: Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies / University of the Pacific, 1974. Hardcover first edition - An account of the life and work of this "gentleman geologist and mountaineer", Clarence King, explorer of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and First Director of USGS. Frontispiece portrait of King, illustrations by L.F. Bjorkland. Maps, notes, bibliographies of the works of King and works consulted for this monograph (#5 from the Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies). Index. 76 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Seventh mystery featuring forensic geologist Em Hansen, set in Salt Lake City on the eve of the Olympics. Author's note. 307 pp,. ISBN: 0-312-253508.

New York: Scribner's, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second mystery featuring geologist Em Hansen (by an author who is herself a geologist.) Wonderful background setting in the oilfields of the West. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 286 pp. ISBN: 0-684-815230.

London: Collins, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Written in the form of a journal, this book measures people's short lives and relationships against the history of the earth. Bass is both a petroleum geologist and a lyrical writer. Illustrated with drawings by Elizabeth Hughes. SIGNED on the title page. 172 pp. ISBN: 0-395-486750.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Written in the form of a journal, this book measures people's short lives and relationships against the history of the earth. Bass is both a petroleum geologist and a lyrical writer. Illustrated with drawings by Elizabeth Hughes. SIGNED on the title page. 172 pp. ISBN: 0-395-486750.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring geologist Em Hansen (by an author who is herself a geologist) set in Florida against the backdrop of a planned satellite launch and in a world now affected by 9/11 and the anthrax mailings. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Author's note. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-312-301960.

New York: St Martin's, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Seventh mystery featuring forensic geologist Em Hansen, set in Salt Lake City on the eve of the Olympics. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 307 pp,. ISBN: 0-312-253508.

New York: Ballantine, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which tells the story of a journey down the San Andreas fault, "searching for the places and the people who could perhaps answer the provocative question: What is it like living in a place that no matter how beautiful, might suddenly, while you opened the cereal, combed your hair, or bathed the baby, strike you dead?" Recounts the histories of Wiyot Indians and their earthquake legends, investigates the conflict between California's logging industry and environmentalists, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, visits Palm Springs and the Salton Sea and more. A mixture of sociology, history, personality, and seismology. Map, bibliography. 417 pp. ISBN: 0-345385667.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2003) dj. Hardcover - Mystery featuring geologist Em Hansen (by an author who is herself a geologist) set in Florida against the backdrop of a planned satellite launch and in a world now affected by 9/11 and the anthrax mailings. Author's note. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-312-301960.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Individual chapters focus on physics, astronomy, geology, biology and technology, and make complex ideas understandable. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper to the noted collector Larry Owens with the comment "A true reader. Someone who remembers what he has read!" Index. x. 172 pp. ISBN: 0-394555473.

New York: Macmillan, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unusual debut novel - introduces Em Hansen, a mudlogger - set in the oil fields of Wyoming - the author is a geologist herself. Author's note. 280 pp. ISBN: 1-883402-336.

New York: St Martin's, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Geologist Em Hansen investigates a murder in Sonoma County, California. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Author's note. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-312-155913.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2012). First edition - The 12th book in this series featuring forensic geologist Em Hansen - in this, Em and her new husband are rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, with a killer not far behind. 291 pp.

Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers, n.d. (ca 1938) dj. Hardcover - "A pack-burro camping trip in an unexplored region of the high Sierras results in a series of adventures for three boys in their late teens, a young Geological Survey man and the old prospector who guides them. . . they ride in a lumber camp rodeo and experience earthquakes and avalanches" Illustrated with black and white drawings. Glossary & Pronouncing Dictionary of Geologic Terms Used & Key to Geologic Time. 266 pp

New York: St Martin's, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Seventh mystery featuring forensic geologist Em Hansen, set in Salt Lake City on the eve of the Olympics. INSCRIBED on the title page "To - - with thanks." Author's note. 307 pp,. ISBN: 0-312-253508.

Seattle, Washington: National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 1995. SIGNED first edition - A history of this unique geological national monument, a landscape of black lava flows along the Great Rift of Idaho, which focuses on the impact of various peoples - from the Shoshone Indians to the trappers, overland settlers, miners, and tourists. INSCRIBED on the first page to the man he identified in the acknowledgements as 'doing more than anyone else to promote the monument's history.' Photographs, folding maps, bibliography. Large format. 241 pp.

Seattle, Washington: National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 1995. First edition - A history of this unique geological national monument, a landscape of black lava flows along the Great Rift of Idaho, which focuses on the impact of various peoples - from the Shoshone Indians to the trappers, overland settlers, miners, and tourists. Photographs, folding maps, bibliography. Large format. 241 pp.

Seattle, Washington: National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 1992. First edition - A comprehensive history of this geologically unique National Monument, set on the Great Rift in Idaho, including chapters on its setting and significance, on developing it, and on managing the natural resources. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps (including some folding ones.) Notes, bibliography, chronology, index. Large format. (8 1/2 by 11 inches), 393 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tenth mystery featuring forensic geologist Em Hansen. 306 pp,. ISBN: 0-312-342527.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1993). dj. Hardcover - An entertaining and intriguing look at the geology of California - from its gold and mineral filled mountains to the causes of the earthquakes. Frontispiece, en texte illustrations. 304 pp. ISBN: 0-374-823932.

Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing, 1965. First edition - Comprehensive list of publications that appeared in 1961 concerning the geology of the North American Continent, Greenland, the West Indies and adjacent islands, Hawaii, Guam, and other island possessions, listed alphabetically by author, with full title and publication data. Includes a list of serial publications and index. This annual edition is noteworthy in that it was the "first" produced by use of computer technique, with a brief description in the introduction of the method used. xvii, 663 pp.

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, (1958.). Hardcover first edition - Written primarily for the undergraduate student, this is also designed to be a convenient reference for the professional geologist. Includes orthographic projection, stereographic projection, study of bedded rocks, and more. Illustrated throughout with graphs, geological maps, and mathematical computations. Bibliography, index. viii, 180 pp. plus 2 pp of additional drawings.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. A fascinating look at the geology of the Rocky Mountains, and at the history with which these mountains are infused. His third book on geology and geologists, a series under the overall title of 'Annals of the Former World.' 214 pp. ISBN: 0-374-520658.

Lancaster, PA: The Jaques Cattell Press, 1942 (1944.) dj. Hardcover - Illustrated with many photographs and charts throughout. The final section is a guide for tourists called 'geology from a motor car.' Glossary, bibliography, index. 438 pages. Printed on high quality glossy paper.

New York: St Martin's, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Geologist Em Hansen investigates a murder in Sonoma County, California. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-312-155913.

New York: St Martin's, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Geologist Em Hansen investigates a murder in Sonoma County, California. ISBN: 0-312-155913.

New York: St Martin's, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Geologist Em Hansen investigates a murder in Sonoma County, California. ISBN: 0-312-155913.