Please note: no orders will be processed or dispatched from 6th to 11th December 2024 (due to our annual stocktake), and 20th December 2024 to 6 January 2025 as the office and warehouse are closed for Christmas and New Year. Paid orders placed up to 17 December will be processed and dispatched from our warehouse by the 19th before we close, subject to stock availability.
Please email us with any queries and questions – email sales for book orders and non-member subscriptions or Bath reception for general Publishing House enquiries.
Contact emails for all Society departments are listed here.
Print book orders
Our warehouse is open 3 days a week. The majority of orders are dispatched within 10 days of receipt, however please allow up to 3 weeks for your order to be dispatched during busy periods (e.g. during and after an online bookshop sale or staff holidays).
Print books can be ordered via the online bookshop. We accept payment by Visa, MasterCard or AmEx.
Orders for sale titles must be placed on the online bookshop and paid by card within the sale dates.
To place an order at member rate, please complete and submit the online order form. The reply email will include a link to pay securely online by Visa, MasterCard or AmEx (please check your spam/junk folder if you have not received a reply within 4 working days). Please see the help page for details of "Other societies" member types and applicable discounts.
Alternatively, to order offline you can download and complete this pdf order form and return it to us by email or post.
Orders dispatched to customers outside Great Britain: Import taxes, duties and fees may be required by your in-country customs service prior to delivery. These fees must be paid by the recipient. Please check with your local postal service if you experience a delay in receipt of your order. Orders are returned to us if the fees are not paid within the required period. EU VAT registered companies and institutions: please enter your VAT number in the relevant field during checkout. (Please also include your EORI number in the delivery address if you have one.)
For more information or queries on any orders get in touch with us is by emailing the sales department.
Online resources
All GSL Special Publications, GSL Memoirs, GSL Engineering Geology Special Publications and the Petroleum Geology Conference series are available to buy and view digitally on the Lyell Collection. Visit our pay-per-view help page for assistance.
GSL members can view selected book content on the Lyell Collection as part of their membership entitlements.
To find out about free online content and new books, sign up for the Lyell Collection newsletter.
Browsing the bookshop
- Please use the bookshop search panel to browse the bookshop.
- Follow the new publications link to browse newly published books, and titles coming soon for forthcoming publications.
- For gift ideas, try our Geo Gifts selection.