Here is a fantastic opportunity to acquire important books for your study and enjoyment.
We are are happy to have these books to offer to fellow collectors, but at the same time sad to announce the passing of veteran California petrified wood collector, Charles Eastman. Chuck left quite a legacy from his decades of petrified wood collecting. You may have already seen some of his very high-end slabs of petrified wood at auction by Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas. Not only was Chuck a collector, his parents were also long-time rockhounds and active in the California Federation of Mineral Societies during the mid-20th century. All of Chuck's books were carefully handled and cared for. We are proud to offer these exceptionally useful books at a discount to the lowest prices we see on literally dozens of Internet sites, so you can be assured that each one is a bargain! |
ECOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN CONIFERS
by Neal Enright & Robert Hill If you have wondered what became of all of those fossil woods of the Mesozoic, this book will enlighten you about their modern descendants (hint: the Araucarias and Podocarps ended up exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere). The authors, both of whom are academics in Australian Universities, go into some details about the survival of these southern conifer families during the late Tertiary and the status of them today in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America. This book was published by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1995 and was one of the first studies to examine the factors that lead to the ability of these Southern Conifers to compete with Southern Hemisphere angiosperms (which was certainly not their experience when competing with Northern Hemisphere angiosperms). $15 |
PLANT - THE ULTIMATE VISUAL REFERENCE TO PLANTS AND FLOWERS OF THE WORLD
by Janet Marinelli Large format, very heavy, incredibly illustrated book that delivers exactly what it claims - an ultimate visual reference for the plant kingdom. A whopping 512 pages of information on living plants. The compilation includes coniferous and angiosperm trees, cacti and succulents, palms and cycads, ferns, grasses and bamboos, and herbaceous plants. There is even a special section for carnivorous plants. We have had and used this book in our own library for several years and find it very useful - especially in helping to visualize what our fossil plants may have looked like when they were alive. $15 |
FLOWERING PLANT FAMILIES OF THE WORLD
by V.H. Heywood, R.K. Brummitt, A. Culham & O. Seberg An alphabetical listing of all flowering plant families with descriptions of flowers, habit (shrub tree, herbaceous plant, etc. Very well illustrated with comprehensive text. 424 pages and well-indexed with manor genera of families in the index. A very useful book for the botany enthusiast. Large format and quite heavy. $15 |
A CENTURY OF RESEARCH AT PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK 2906-2006
edited by William Parker Sidney Ash and Randall Irmis A very nice compendium of research papers published by the Museum of Northern Arizona as Bulletin 62. All papers relate to Geology and Paleontology. The papers cover 174 pages and as a bonus, there is an outstanding field trip guide of the park following the research papers. The papers are a delightful blend of technical and layperson subjects that will bring more meaning to any Chinle Formation specimens in your collection. No longer in print. This is a used, very good copy. $12 |
AMERICAN FOSSIL CYCADS
by George Reber Wieland This is a reprinted set of the two volumes as originally published by Wieland in 1923. There is extensive text and extensive illustration. There is simply an incredible amount of information in these reprints. Oddly, it seems that Volume 2 is always ascribed to "Anonymous" rather than to Professor Wieland despite the fact that his name appears on the reprinted title page. Wieland was professor of paleontology at Yale University and he was responsible for the establishment of Cycad National Monument in South Dakota. Some critics say he was also responsible for the elimination of Cycad National Monument from the National Park System because he carted off most of the specimens from the National Monument to Yale University where they now rest in the basement of the Paleontology Museum - many of them with core bored out of the trunk as a result of Wieland's scientific inquiries into the nature of these interesting plants fossils. As a result, the national monument was devoid of the namesake cycads and was therefore dropped from the National Park System. Both volumes are included for the price of $45 |
PALEOBOTANY PART I AND PALEOBOTANY PART II
ed. Thomas Taylor and Edith Smoot This is a collection of "benchmark papers" published in 1984. Thomas Taylor has long been one of my favorite paleobotanist researchers and authors because he always seemed to be ahead of the power curve and advancing the science by long strides rather than short hops. He really was a brilliant scientist in my opinion. This collection of papers by other authors represents efforts that advanced the science greatly There are two volumes to this collection divided between Precambrian through Permian in vol. 1 and Triassic through Pliocene in vol. 2. If you think you would be interested, please ask for photos of table of contents for both of them. The roster of authors is impressive in and of itself. This copy is ex-library (New Mexico Museum of Natural History book plate) and is in completely unused pristine condition. Both copies have the due date cards in the pocket and they are both blank. Ex-library tends to reduce value for most antiquarian book collectors (as opposed to people who want to read and learn from the contents) so I am asking only $40 for the set. |
THE GREENING OF GONDWANA - THE 400 MILLION YEAR STORY OF AUSTRALIA'S PLANTS
by Mary E. White If you fancy some of those wonderful silicified ferns and wood slabs from Australia this book will give you the background in geologic history that you will need to fully understand the fossil history of "down under." $30 |