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The Earth Sciences Rare Book Collection is held at the Earth Sciences Library. It is an important research collection of rare and early geological and palaeontological texts. The collection includes many seminal works from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It includes over 1,000 volumes and approximately two thirds of the items in the collection are the only known copy available in Australia.

Apart from a small number of items, the collection is not catalogued on the University of Melbourne Library Catalogue. This list is organised alphabetically by author and title. Volumes are not available for loan but can be used in the library.

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Haast, Julius; Report on the headwaters of the river Rakaia; Christchurch: James Fitzgerald, Government Printer, 1866
Call Number: B3, S3

Hague, Arnold; Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, vol. XX: Geology of the Eureka district, Nevada, with an atlas; Washington: Government Printer, 1892
Call Number: B5, S6

Hague, Arnold et.al.; Department of the Interior, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, vol. XXXII, part II: Geology of the Yellowstone National Park (descriptive geology, petrography and paleontology); Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899)
Call number: B7, S5

Hague, James D. (contributions by King, Clarence); Mining Industry (United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel); Washington: Government Printing Office, 1870
Call number: B2, S4

Hall, James; Geological Survey of Canada: figures and descriptions of Canadian organic remains, Decade II - graptolites of the Quebec group; Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1865
Call number: B7, S2

Hall, James, Palaeontology of New York, vol. I, containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New-York system; Albany: C. van Benthuysen & Sons, 1847
Call Number: B5, S1

Hall, James Palaeontology of New York, vol. II, containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New-York system; Albany: C. van Benthuysen & Sons, 1852
Call Number: B5, S1

Hall, James; Geological Survey of New York: Palaeontology, vol. III: containing descriptions and figures of the organic remains of the lower Helderberg group and the Oriskany sandstone, 1855-1859, part 1 (text); Albany: C. van Benthuysen & Sons, 1859;
Call number: B5, S1

Hall, James; Geological Survey of New York: Palaeontology, vol. IV, part I: containing descriptions and figures of the fossil brachiopoda of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups, 1862-1866; Albany: C. van Benthuysen & Sons, 1867;
Call number: B5, S1

Hall, James; Geological Survey of the State of New York: Palaeontology, vol. V, part I, Lamellibranchiata I (text & plates), containing descriptions and figures of the Monomyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups; Albany: Charles van Benthuysen & Sons, 1884
Call Number: B5, S1

Hall, James Geological Survey of the State of New York: Palaeontology, vol. V, part I, Lamellibranchiata II (text & plates), containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups; Albany: Charles van Benthuysen & Sons, 1885
Call Number: B5, S1

Hall, James Geological Survey of the State of New York: Palaeontology, vol. V, part II, plates, containing figures of the gasteropoda, pteropoda and cephalopoda of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups; Albany: Charles van Benthuysen & Sons, 1879
Call Number: B5, S1

Hall, James Geological Survey of the State of New York: Palaeontology, vol. VI, Corals and Bryozoa (texts & plates) containing descriptions and figuresof species of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups; Albany: Charles van Benthuysen & Sons, 1887
Call Number: B5, S1

Hall, James; Geological Survey of the State of New York: Palaeontology, vol. VIII, an introduction to the study of the genera of palaeozoic brachiopoda, part 1; Albany: Charles van Benthuysen & Sons, 1892
Call Number: B5, S1

Hall, T.S.; Department of Mines, Victoria: Geological Survey of Victoria, Records: reports on graptolites, vol. 1 (parts 1,3,4), vol. 2 (parts 1,2,4), vol. 3 (part 2); Age of rocks at Marong and Dunolly; 1900-1912
Call Number: B6, S3

Hall, T.S.; Victorian hill and dale; a series of geological rambles; Melbourne: Thomas C. Lothian, 1909
Call Number: B1, S5

Hall, T. S. , Victorian hill and dale : a series of geological rambles, Melbourne : T.C. Lothian, 1909.
Call number: 559.45 HALL. (B9, S3-5)

Hamlet, William M. (ed.); Handbook of Sydney, for the use of members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney meeting, 1888; Sydney: Turner and Henderson, 1888
Call number: B3, S1

The handbook of New Zealand mines, with maps and illustrations; Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1887
Call Number B1, S3

Handbook for Queensland : prepared for the members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, for the Brisbane meeting, May - June,1930. Brisbane : Government Printer, [1930].
Call number: 500 AUST. (B9, S3-5)

Handbook for the use of members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Hobart meeting, 1902; Tasmania: John Vail, Government Printer, 1902
Call Number B3, S1

Harrap, George., A school geography of Queensland : with appendices, Brisbane : Dept. of Public Instruction, 1916.
Call number: 559.43 HAR. (B9, S3-5)
Note: includes bookplate indicating copy was donated by Professor Skeats

Harris, George; Catalogue of tertiary mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (natural history), part I: the Australasian tertiary mollusca; London: British Museum, 1897;
Call Number: B7, S3

Harrison, William Jerome, A text-book of geology : intended as an introduction to the study of the rocks and their contents, London : Blackie, 1903.
Call number: 550 HARR. (B9, S3-5)
Note: includes bookplate indicating copy was donated by Professor Skeats

Hatch, Frederick & Chalmers, J.A.; The gold mines of the Rand; being a description of the mining industry of Witwatersrand, South African republic; London: MacMillan & Co., 1895
Call Number: B1, S4

Hatcher, John B.; Department of the Interior, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, vol. XLIX: the ceratopsia; Washington: Government Printing Office, 1907
Call Number: B7, S6

Haughton, Samuel (Rev.); Manual of geology; London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1871
Call Number: B2, S5

Hawkins, Herbert Leader, Invertebrate palaeontology : an introduction to the study of fossils. London : Methuen, 1920.
Call Number: 562 HAW. (B9, S3-5)
Note: includes bookplate indicating copy was donated by Dr. R.E. Priestley.

Hayden, F.V.; Preliminary report of the United States Geological Survey of Wyoming and portions of contiguous territories; Washington: Government Printing Office, 1871
Call Number: B2, S2

Hayden, F.V.; Report of the United States Geological Survey of the territories; Washington: Government Printing Office, 1873
Call Number: B2, S4

Hayes, C.W.; Handbook for field geologists; New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1916
Call Number: B2, S5

Hector, James; Geological Survey of New Zealand: Reports of Geological explorations during 1871-72 (no. 8); Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1872
Call Number: B5, S4

Hector, James, Geological Survey of New Zealand: Reports of Geological explorations during 1874-76 (no. 10); Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1877
Call Number: B5, S4

Hector, James, Geological Survey of New Zealand: Reports of Geological explorations during 1879-80 (no. 13); Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1881
Call Number: B5, S4

Hector, James, Geological Survey of New Zealand: Reports of Geological explorations during 1885; Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1886
Call Number: B5, S4

Hector, James, Geological Survey of New Zealand: Reports of Geological explorations during 1887-89 (nos. 19-20) Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1888
Call Number: B5, S4

Hector, James, Geological Survey of New Zealand: Reports of Geological explorations during 1890-91 (no. 21) & 1892-3 (no. 22); Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1892 & 1894
Call Number: B5, S4

Hector, James, New Zealand court: Detailed Catalogue and guide to the geological exhibits ; Wellington: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1886
Call Number: B1, S3

Hedin, Sven; Central Asia and Tibet: towards the holy city of Lassa; Melbourne: George Robertson & Co., 1903
Call number B1, S5

Heer, Oswald; Die Insektenfauna der Tertiargebilde von Oenigen und von Radoboj in Croatien, erster theil: kafer; Leipzig: William Englemann, 1847
Call number B6, S1

Heeres, J.E; The part borne by the Dutch in the discovery of Australia 1606-1765; London: LUZAC & Co., 1899
Call number B3, S3

Heilprin, Angelo; The geographical and geological distribution of animals; London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1894 (2nd edition)
Call number B2, S2

Heim, Albert; Geologie der Schweiz, Band 1: Molasseland und juragebirge; Leipzig: Chr. Herm. Tauchnitz, 1919
Call number B1, S5

Heim, Albert; Geologie der Schweiz, Band 2: Die schweizer Alpen (erste halfte); Leipzig: Chr. Herm. Tauchnitz, 1921
Call number B1, S5

Heim, Albert; Geologie der Schweiz, Band 2: Die schweizer Alpen (zweite halfte); Leipzig: Chr. Herm. Tauchnitz, 1922
Call number B1, S5

Hellman, A.; Die petrefacten thuringens nach dem materiale des Herzogl. Naturalien-kabinets in Gotha; Cassel: Theodor Fischer, 1866
Call number B6, S1

Herman, H.; Victoria: Department of Mines, Bulletins of the Geological Society of Victoria, No. 34, Economic geology and mineral resources of Victoria; Melbourne: Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer, 1914
Call number B4, S6

Hermite, Henry; Etudes geologiques sur les Iles Baleares, premiere partie: Majorque et Minorque; Paris: F. Pichon, 1878
Call number B1, S5

Hibbert, Samuel; Memoir on the fresh-water limestone of Burdiehouse in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, belonging to the carboniferous group of rocks; with supplementary notes on other fresh-water limestones; From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. XIII (also contains: Connell, Arthur: Analysis of coprolites and other organic remains, imbedded in the limestone of Burdiehouse, near Edinburgh)
Call number B3, S6

Hibbert, Samuel; Memoir on the fresh-water limestone of Burdiehouse in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, belonging to the carboniferous group of rocks; with supplementary notes on other fresh-water limestones; Edinburgh: Neill & Co., 1835
Call number B3, S6

Hill, Robert T.; The geology and physical geography of Jamaica: Study of a type of antillean development (Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology: vol. XXXIV, Geological series, IV); Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1899
Call number B1, S2

Hinde Jennings, George; Catalogue of the fossil sponges in the Geological Department of the British Museum; London: British Museum, 1883
Call number B5, S2

Hintze, Carl; Handbuch der mineralogie, zweiter band: Silicate und titanate; Leipzig: Verlag von Veit & Comp., 1897
Call number B4, S3

Holden, Edward S.; List of recorded earthquakes in California, lower California, Oregon and Washington Territory; Sacramento: University of California, 1887
Call number B1, S2

Hollick, Arthur; Department of the Interior, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, vol. L: the cretaceous flora of southern New York and New England; Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906
Call number B7, S6

Holmes, Arthur, Petrographic methods and calculations : with some examples of results achieved London : Murby, 1921.
Call Number: 552 HOLM. (B9, S3-5)
Note: includes bookplate indicating copy was donated by Dr. R.E. Priestley.

Holmes, Francis S.; Post-Pleiocene fossils of South-Carolina; Charleston: Russel & Jones, 1858
Call number B6, S1

Holmes, Thomas Vincent and Sherborn, C. Davis [eds.]; Geologists Association: A record of excursions made between 1860 and 1890; London: Edward Stanford, 1981
Call number B1, S1

Hooker, Joseph Dalton (Sir); Himalayan Journals; or, notes of a naturalist in bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains etc.; Glasgow: The Grand Coloseum Warehouse, 1914
Call number B1, S5

Hoots, H.W.; United States Department of the Interior, Professional Paper 165-C: Geology of the eastern part of the Santa Monica mountains, Los Angeles county, California; Washington: Government Printing Office, 1931 (unbound paper);
Call number B5, S2

Horwood, C.B., The Witwatersrand and associated beds, Johannesburg Esson & Perkins 1905.
Call number: 553.0968 HORW. (B9, S3-5)
Note: includes bookplate indicating copy was donated by Professor Skeats

Howchin, Walter; The geography of South Australia, including the Northern Territory, historical, physical, political and commercial; Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., 1909 (pub. date taken from preface);
Call number B1, S3

Howlett, A. W. (for Department of Mines); Geological Survey of Victoria: Report of Progress No. VIII; ?, 1894;
Call number B3, S6

Howorth, Henry H., Ice or water : another appeal to induction from the scholastic methods of modern geology, v.1-2, Lond. : Longmans, Green, 1905.
Call number: 551.79 HOWO. (B9, S3-5)
Note: includes bookplate indicating copy was donated by Professor Skeats

Hull, Edward; A sketch of geological history, being the natural history of the earth and of its pre-human inhabitants; London: C.W. Deacon, 1887
Call number B3, S4

Hull, Edward, Volcanoes: past and present... With 41 illustrations and 4 plates of rock-sections, London : Walter Scott, 1892.
Call Number: 551.21 HULL (B9, S3-5)

Hunt, H.A. et al; The climate and weather of Australia; Melbourne: Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer, 1913
Call number B1, S3

Hunt, Robert; British mining: a treatise on the history, discovery, practical development and future prospects of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom; London: Crosby Lockwood & Co., 1884
Call number B3, S3

Hunt, T. Sterry; Chemistry of the Earth: a report; Washington: Government Printing Office, 1871
Call number B1, S1

Hunt, Thomas Sterry; Chemical and geological essays; London: Trubner & Co., 1879 (2nd edition, revised with additions);
Call number B3, S1

Hunter, Stanley B.; Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria: No. 1, the Chiltern goldfield (with plans and sections); Melbourne: F.W. Niven & Co., 1903
Call number B3, S6 (duplicate copy at B4, S1)

Hunter, Stanley B.; Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria: No. 7, the deep leads of Victoria; Melbourne: J. Kemp, Government Printer, 1909
Call number B4, S1

Hunter, Stanley B.; Victoria: Department of Mines, Bulletins of the Geological Society of Victoria, No. 17, the Newbridge gold-field; Melbourne: Robt. S. Brain, 1905
Call number B4, S6

Hunter, Stanley B.; Victoria: Department of Mines, Bulletins of the Geological Society of Victoria, No. 28, the Ararat, Cathcart and Langi Logan deep leads; Melbourne: Albert J. Mullett, acting Government Printer, 1913
Call number B4, S6

Hutton, F.W. & Ulrich, G.H.F; Report on the goldfields of Otago; Dunedin: Mills, Dick & Co. Printers, 1875
Call number B1, S3

Hutton, F.W. (ed.); Handbook of Christchurch, for the use of members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Christchurch meeting, 1891; Christchurch: the Lyttleton Times Office, 1890
Call number B3, S1

Hutton, Frederick Wollaston; Catalogue of the tertiary mollusca and echinodermata of New Zealand, in the collection of the Colonial Museum; Wellington: F. Didsbury, Government Printer, 1873
Call number B7, S3

Huxley, Thomas Henry, Physiography : an introduction to the study of nature revised and partly rewritten by R.A. Gregory. London : Macmillan, 1904.
Call number: 551.4 Hu. (B9, S3-5)

Hyatt, Alpheus; Department of the Interior, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, vol. XLIV: Pseudoceratites of the cretaceous; Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903
Call number B7, S6

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