About this title: The author of this book is a development geologist, advising oil companies where to drill and how to assess oil quantitities. The book describes his reflections on life, on nature and the excitement of discovering oil.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990
Description: ISBN: 0395538440, Trade paperback, 1st paperback edition, Very Good Plus/pictorial wraps; trace of wear to cover and cover edges, 8vo., 172 pages., read more
Description: Very good. Publishers Overstock. A Very Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the extremities. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 25 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardbound,
Publisher: William Collins, Sons & Company, London
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780002156097ISBN:0002156091
Description: 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall), 172 pages. Description: Illustrated with b&w drawings by Elizabeth Hughes. paper covered boards; owner's impression seal on two pages, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Near Fine dust jacket. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Boards
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780002156097ISBN:0002156091
Description: Elizabeth Hughes. Very Good in Near Fine jacket. 8vo. 172pp. including Hughes pencil sketches. The tao of oil drilling, a journal of a rare breed, a Texas-born petroleum geologist with enviornmental convictions. The publisher's $16.95 price is present on jacket flap. read more
Edition: First British edition, 1st printing
Binding: Hardcover.
Publisher: Collins, London
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780002156097ISBN:0002156091
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Illustrated by Elizabeth Hughes (Bass). The book condition is Fine. The dust jacket is Fine. Signed by the author and the illustrator. read more
Edition: First UK edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins, London
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780002156097ISBN:0002156091
Description: Fine in Fine DJ. Essays on exploration of oil with reflections on life & nature by author who is an oil geologist & writer. Illustrated by Elizabeth Hughes. read more
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