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The Geological Society of London is the UK's national society for geoscience, providing support to over 12,000 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.
The Geological Society is one of the largest publishers of Earth science books in the world, producing a wide range of peer-reviewed titles. Most books are published within one of a number of key series – Special Publications, Engineering Geology Special Publications, Memoirs, or the “Geology of...” series. Others are published in conjunction with other international Earth science organisations such as IAVCEI and TMS. The Society also has an agreement with IUGS to publish books within GSL series.
Key book titles are all available electronically within the Geological Society’s online Lyell Collection, much of which is accessible free to Society members. Hard copies of books published by the Geological Society and by other societies can be purchased through our online bookshop. View the latest Publishing House catalogues here.
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Geological Society Fellows, and members of AAPG, GSA, SEPM, GA, TMS and IAVCEI receive huge discounts on publications.