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• The Traveller: or, A Description of Various Wonders in Nature and Art (London: Religious Tract Society, 1839) (page images at Google)

• The Traveller: or, A Description of Various Wonders in Nature and Art (London: Religious Tract Society, 1839) (page images at Google)

• Alluvial Fan Flooding (1996), by National Research Council Water Science and Technology Board (page images with commentary at NAP)

• The Watchers of the Plains: A Tale of the Western Prairies (New York: A. L. Burt Co., 1909), by Ridgwell Cullum (Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and page images)

• Geology of Kaula, Nihoa, Necker, and Gardner Islands, and French Frigates Shoal (Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 35; Honolulu: The Museum, 1927), by Harold S. Palmer (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Wheelchair Rider's Guide: Los Angeles and Orange County Coast (c2001), by Erik Mikiten and Elisa Mikiten (PDF at ca.gov)

• A Wheelchair Rider's Guide: Los Angeles and Orange County Coast (c2001), by Erik Mikiten and Elisa Mikiten (PDF at ca.gov)

• Beaches and Parks From San Francisco to Monterey (Berkeley et al.: University of California Press, c2012), by California Coastal Commission, ed. by Steve Scholl (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Beaches and Parks From Monterey to Ventura (Berkeley et al.: University of California Press, c2007), by California Coastal Commission, ed. by Steve Scholl (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Beaches and Parks in Southern California (Berkeley et al.: University of California Press, c2009), by California Coastal Commission, ed. by Steve Scholl (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Experience the California Coast: A Guide to Beaches and Parks in Northern California (Berkeley et al.: University of California Press, c2005), by California Coastal Commission, ed. by Steve Scholl (multiple formats at archive.org)

• A Wheelchair Rider's Guide: San Francisco Bay and the Nearby Coast (c2006), by Bonnie Lewkowicz (PDF at ca.gov)

• Experience the California Coast: A Guide to Beaches and Parks in Northern California (Berkeley et al.: University of California Press, c2005), by California Coastal Commission, ed. by Steve Scholl (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Beaches and Parks in Southern California (Berkeley et al.: University of California Press, c2009), by California Coastal Commission, ed. by Steve Scholl (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches: Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West (Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 2004), by David M. Bush, William J. Neal, Norma J. Longo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, Deborah F. Pilkey, Luciana S. Esteves, John D. Congleton, and Orrin H. Pilkey (page images at HathiTrust)

• Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches: Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West (Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 2004), by David M. Bush, William J. Neal, Norma J. Longo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, Deborah F. Pilkey, Luciana S. Esteves, John D. Congleton, and Orrin H. Pilkey (page images at HathiTrust)

• Beach Nourishment and Protection (1995), by National Research Council Marine Board (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Catastrophic Coastal Storms: Hazard Mitigation and Development (Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 1989), by David R. Godschalk, David J. Brower, and Timothy Beatley (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Pacific Northwest Coast: Living With the Shores of Oregon and Washington (Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 1997), by Paul D. Komar (page images at HathiTrust)

• Catastrophic Coastal Storms: Hazard Mitigation and Development (Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 1989), by David R. Godschalk, David J. Brower, and Timothy Beatley (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Pacific Northwest Coast: Living With the Shores of Oregon and Washington (Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 1997), by Paul D. Komar (page images at HathiTrust)

• Beach Nourishment and Protection (1995), by National Research Council Marine Board (page images with commentary at NAP)

• The Ecology of Southeastern Shrub Bogs (Pocosins) and Carolina Bays: A Community Profile (1982), by Rebecca R. Sharitz and J. Whitfield Gibbons (page images at HathiTrust)

• Serindia: Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China (5 volumes, 1921), by Aurel Stein (page images at Toyo Bunko Archive)

• Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites (Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 2010), ed. by Neville Agnew (page images and PDF with commentary at getty.edu and Google)
• Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: Proceedings of an International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites (Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 1997), ed. by Neville Agnew (PDF and page images at getty.edu and Google)

• Les Raisons des Forces Mouuantes Avec Diverses Machines Tant Utilles Que Plaisantes: Aus Quelles Sont Adioints Plusieurs Desseings de Grotes et Fontaines (in French; Frankfurt: I. Norton, 1615), by Salomon de Caus (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Cave Hunting: Researches on the Evidence of Caves Respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe (London: Macmillan and Co., 1874), by William Boyd Dawkins (page images at HathiTrust)

• Les Grottes de Grimaldi (Baoussé-Roussé) (2 volumes in French; Monaco: Impr. de Monaco, 1906-1919), contrib. by L. de Villeneuve, Marcellin Boule, R. Verneau, and Emile Cartailhac
  • both volumes: page images at HathiTrust; US access only
  • Volume 1: page images at Gallica

• An Exploration of Durham Cave in 1893 (Boston: Ginn and Co., 1897), by Henry C. Mercer
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Journal of Cave and Karst Studies (issues online 1996-) (partial serial archives)

• Adits, Caves, Karizi-Qanats, and Tunnels in Afghanistan: An Annotated Bibliography (revised edition, 2005), by Robert Lee Hadden (PDF at dtic.mil)

• Deserts: Geology and Resources, by A. S. Walker (illustrated HTML at USGS)

• Pothole Blasting for Wildlife (Wisconsin Conservation Dept. Publication 352; 1965), by Harold A. Mathiak (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2015), ed. by Susan C. Loughlin, R. S. J. Sparks, Sarah K. Brown, Susanna F. Jenkins, and Charlotte Vye-Brown (PDF files with commentary at Cambridge University Press)
• Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle" (second edition; London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1876), by Charles Darwin (illustrated HTML and page images at Charles Darwin Online)
• Monitoring Active Volcanoes, by Robert I. Tilling (illustrated HTML at USGS)
• Volcanoes, by Robert I. Tilling (illustrated HTML at USGS)
• Volcanoes and Earthquakes (London: R. Bentley, 1868), by Zurcher and Margollé, trans. by Winifred James Lockyer (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Wonders of Creation: A Descriptive Account of Volcanoes and Their Phenomena (1872) (Gutenberg text)
• Coral Reefs; Volcanic Islands; South American Geology, by Charles Darwin (Gutenberg zipped illustrated HTML)
• Geological Observations on Volcanic Islands, by Charles Darwin (Gutenberg text)

• Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Wetlands and Water Synthesis (Washington: World Resources Institute, 2005), by Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program) (PDF at ramsar.org)
• Towards the Wise Use of Wetlands: Report of the Ramsar Convention Wise Use Project (most maps and illustrations omitted; originally published 1993), ed. by T. J. Davis (HTML at ramsar.org)
• Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries, by National Research Council Water Science and Technology Board (page images and partial HTML at NAP)

• Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, ed. by Eric M. Jones and Ken Glover (HTML at NASA)
• Die Randlandschaften des Mondes (offprint from Nova Acta: Abh. der Kaiserl. Leop.-Carol. Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher, v99; in German; Halle: Druck von E. Karras, 1913), by Julius Franz
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only
  • as published in the journal; page images at archive.org
• Photodocumentation of Long-Term Lunar Surface Exposure Experiment (NASA technical memorandum X-58125, 1974), by Friedrich Hörz (PDF at usra.edu)
• Apollo 11 Photographic and Scientific Debriefing: Operational Photography, Lunar-Surface Photography, General Observations (1969), by Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.), contrib. by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins (PDF at USRA Houston Repository)
• Die Entstehung der Mondkrater (in German; Braunschweig: F. Vieweg und Sohn, 1921), by Alfred Wegener (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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