Bookshop
The society runs a bookshop which stocks a large selection of geology books and which is open after the society’s indoor meetings to allow members to browse and make purchases. The following are some of the most popular titles in the bookshop's stock.
The Madeira and Fife and Angus field guides can be purchased by post from the society; instructions for doing this are given after the details of the guides.
If you have any enquiries about the bookshop, please email the society at: books@gsocg.org.
Recent Addition
The Geology of Eigg (2nd edition)
J.D. Hudson, A.D. Miller, A. Allwright
Edinburgh Geological Society
ISBN: 978-0-904440-16-4 Paperback Published 2016
ISBN: 978-0-904440-16-4 Paperback Published 2016
Retail Price £7.50 Members' Price £6.00
You can find out more about this book here.
Field Guides
An Excursion Guide to the Moine: Geology of the Northern Highlands of Scotland
Rob Strachan, Ian Alsop, Clark Friend, Suzanne Miller
National Museums Scotland
ISBN 978-1-905267-33-0 Paperback Published 2010
Retail Price £17.99 Members' Price £14.40
C.J. Burton, J.G. MacDonald
Geological Society of Glasgow
ISBN 978-0-902892-11-8 Paperback Published 2008
Retail Price £10.00 Members' Price £8.00
You can find out more about this book here. If you would like to purchase it,
please email the society at: books@gsocg.org.
Supplement to Madeira guide
Since the publication of this guide in 2008, the need has arisen to update some of the information contained in it. The great storm of February 2010 changed some of the topography, including the area of Porto da Cruz, and in the same year a new geological map of the island was published along with a revision of the stratigraphy. These and other alterations and additions are reflected in a supplement to the guide, which was up-to-date as of May 2018. (This supplement replaces an earlier supplement that was published in June 2016.) The new supplement includes a revision of the stratigraphy, an additional excursion itinerary and updated information about other excursions.The supplement can be viewed and downloaded here.
A Geological Excursion Guide to the North-west Highlands of Scotland
Kathryn M. Goodenough, Maarten Krabbendam (eds.)
National Museums Scotland
ISBN 978-1-905267-53-3 Paperback Published 2011
Retail Price £15.99 Members' Price £13.00
A Guide to the Geology of Islay
D. Webster, R. Anderton, A. Skelton
Ringwood Publishing
ISBN 978-1-901514-16-2 Paperback Published 2015
Retail Price £14.99 Members' Price £12.50
Fife and Angus Geology (3rd edition)
A.R. MacGregor
Pentland Press
ISBN 978-1-85821-353-8 Paperback Published 1996
Retail Price £12.50 Members' Price £9.50
This book is now out of print, but the bookshop still has some copies in stock.
If you would like to purchase it, please email the society at: books@gsocg.org.
How to Read the Landscape
R. Yarham
A & C Black
ISBN 978-1-408123-62-1 Paperback Published 2010
Retail Price £9.99 Members' Price £8.25
A Photographic Guide to Shetland’s Geology
D. Malcolm, R.R. Barton
Shetland Times Ltd
ISBN 978-1-904746-97-3 Paperback Published 2015
Retail Price £15.99 Members' Price £12.80
Moray and Caithness
Clive Auton, Jon Merritt, Kathryn Goodenough
Scottish Natural Heritage
ISBN 978-1-85397-609-4 Paperback Published 2011
Retail Price £7.95 Members' Price £6.55
David Stephenson
Scottish Natural Heritage
ISBN 978-1-85397-423-6 Paperback Published 2005
Retail Price £4.95 Members' Price £4.95
Northeast Scotland
Jon Merritt, Graham Leslie
Scottish Natural Heritage
ISBN 978-1-85397-521-9 Paperback Published 2011
Retail Price £7.95 Members' Price £6.55
Northwest Highlands
John Mendum, John Merritt, Alan McKirdy
Scottish Natural Heritage
ISBN 978-1-85397-139-6 Paperback Published 2001
Retail Price £6.95 Members' Price £6.00
Andrew McMillan, Phil Stone
Scottish Natural Heritage
ISBN 978-1-85397-520-2 Paperback Published 2008
Retail Price £4.95 Members' Price £4.95
'British Regional Geology Series' (BGS)
The Midland Valley of Scotland (3rd edition)
I.B. Cameron, D. Stephenson
British Geological Survey
ISBN 978-0-11-884365-2 Paperback Published 1985
Retail Price £9.00 Members' Price £7.50
The Palaeogene Volcanic Districts of Scotland (4th edition)
C.H. Emeleus, B.R. Bell
British Geological Survey
ISBN 978-0-852725-19-1 Paperback Published 2005
Retail Price £18.00 Members' Price £15.00
Dunedin Press Publications
Amber: Tears of the Gods
Neil Clark
Dunedin Academic Press
ISBN 978-1-906716-17-2 Paperback Published 2010
Retail Price £12.00 Members' Price £10.00
Introducing Mineralogy
J. Mason
Dunedin Academic Press
ISBN 978-1-78046 028-4 Paperback Published 2014
Retail Price £14.99 Members' Price £12.50
Introducing Sedimentology
S. Jones
Dunedin Academic Press
ISBN 978-1-78046-017-8 Paperback Published 2015
Retail Price £14.99 Members' Price £12.50
Introducing Tectonics, Rock Structures and Mountain Belts
G. Park
Dunedin Academic Press
ISBN 978-1-906716-26-4 Paperback Published 2012
Retail Price £14.99 Members' Price £12.50
Introducing the Planets and their Moons
P. Cattermole
Dunedin Academic Press
ISBN 978-1-78046-029-1 Paperback Published 2014
Retail Price £9.99 Members' Price £8.50
Other Titles
James Hutton: the Founder of Modern Geology (2nd edition)
D. B. McIntyre, A. McKirdy
National Museums Scotland
ISBN 978-1-905267-73-6 Paperback Published 2012
Retail Price £9.99 Members' Price £7.50
Alec Livingstone
National Museums Scotland
ISBN 978-1-901663-46-4 Paperback Published 2003
Retail Price £35.00 Members' Price £15.00
Scotland's Beginnings: Scotland Through Time
M.A. Taylor, A.C. Kitchener
National Museums Scotland
ISBN 978-1-901663-26-6 Paperback Published 2002
Retail Price £8.99 Members' Price £7.42
Neil D.L. Clark
Neil Wilson Publishing
ISBN 978-1906000-26-4 Paperback Published 2014
Retail Price £14.99 Members' Price £10.00
Noel Williams (ed.)
Lochaber Geopark
ISBN 978-0-9565369-0-7 Paperback Published 2010
Retail Price £4.95 Members' Price £4.95
The Lie of the Land: An Under-the-Field Guide to the British Isles
Ian Vince
Pan
ISBN 978-0-330-53539-7 Paperback Published 2011
Retail Price £8.99 Members' Price £8.25
Out-of-print Titles
The following two books, which were published by the society, are now out of print and no longer available from the society. However, you may be able to find used copies for sale on the internet.
An Excursion Guide to the Geology of the Isle of Skye
B.R. Bell, J.W. Harris
Geological Society of Glasgow
ISBN 0-902892-08-8 Paperback Published 1986
Macgregor's Excursion Guide to the Geology of Arran (3rd edition)
M. Macgregor, J.G. MacDonald, A. Herriot
Geological Society of Glasgow
ISBN 0-902892-07-X Paperback Published 1983
Purchase of Books
With the exception of the out-of-print Skye and Arran excursion guides, the above books can be purchased at the society's indoor meetings. If you cannot manage to a meeting, or would like to make a purchase before the next meeting, we suggest that you place an order with your local bookshop or the university bookshop. The Madeira and Fife and Angus field guides are not available through bookshops, but they can be purchased directly from the society; instructions for doing this are given after the details of the guides.
