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By: Samuel Robinson
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Rochester, NY, Rochester Mineralogical Symposium: 1989
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000086
Condition: Near Fine
Unabridged facsimile reprint of original 1825 edition. Some creasing along spine, and small price sticker blemish on upper right of front cover. Covers mineral localities, "including all which are known to exist in the United States and British Provinces, and having the towns, counties, and districts in each state and province arranged alphabetically. With an Appendix, containing additional localities and a tabular view." 316 pages. View more info
By: Klaus F. Wellman
Price: $300.00
Publisher: Graz, Austria, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt: 1979
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000075
ISBN: 3201010960
Condition: Fine
Oversized Book. Dust jacket has library sticker on spine else fine. Cover and contents fine. Rare monograph on the petroglyphs and pictographs of North American Native Americans. Originally printed in German under the title "Die Amerikanischen Felsbilder." 750 photographs (including 39 in color), 200 line drawings and 11 maps. Extensive bibliography. 462 pages, including index. Heavy book, will require additional postage. View more info
By: Gregg S. Clemmer
Price: $45.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, Westernlore Press: 1987
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000068
ISBN: 0870260642
Condition: As New
Dust jacket has 1" tear on top edge near spine, some scuffing. Book and interior near new. A concise account of the history and manufacturers of carbide lamps in the United States. Beautiful illustrations of carbide lamps, and extensive listing of types and models for most lamp manufacturers. 126 pages. View more info
By: Gloria A. Staebler and Wendell E. Wilson (Editors)
Price: $275.00
Publisher: East Hampton, CT, Lithographie, LLC: 2008
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000111
ISBN: 097909982X
Condition: Near Fine
Pictorial cover. An homage to 44 premier mineral localities in the United States, including Franklin and Sterling Hill, NJ; Mt. Antero, CO; Sweet Home Mine, Alma, CO; Elmwood, TN; Hot Springs, AR; Butte, MT; Morenci Mine, AZ and the Bunker Hill Mine, ID. Profusely illustrated with high resolution color photographs make this volume a great reference work, as welll as a desirable "coffee table" book. 354 pages. Heavy book, will require additional postage. View more info
By: Walter G. Kent
Price: $35.00
Publisher: London, England, Blades Easy & Blades: 1912
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000145
Condition: Very Good
Privately published. Pictorial cloth cover. Decorative linen pages sewn to binding. Rear cover shows minor scuffing, very minor dampstaining on several pages. Paper tipped in to front flyleaf states, "With the Author's Compliments." A concise summary of the achievements of two notable hydraulic engineers (Venturi and Herschel) and importance of their contributions to the field. An very interesting read. 34 pages, including B&W photographs and drawings. Ex-libris, John Sinkankas with his bookplate on inside front cover. This publication was acquired as part of a large purchase of ephemera tha... View more info
By: James H. Garbani
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, Arizona Territorial Trader: 1993
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000070
Condition: Fine
Includes a separate 32" x 20' reprint of Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts (1961) by the Arizona Bureau of Mines. Written for collectors of Arizona mining history (especially stock certificates). This book "lists 12,6000 mines and mining companies with their corresponding mining/mineral district of closest geographical location. All companies listed conducted mining in the Territory and/or State of Arizona between 1854-1954. Other features are black and white reproduction of many older stocks and bonds." From the publisher. 320 pages. View more info
By: Rudolf Magula and Tibor Turcan
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Kosice, Slovakia, Argentura Vizual: 1995
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000113
ISBN: 8088674190
Condition: Near Fine
Written in Czech and German. Published in German as "Grubenlampen: Geschichte und Entwicklung unter den Bedingungen des Bergbaus auf dem Gebeit der Slowaskei." Front cover lightly scuffed, rear cover shows some scuffing and scratches. Interior in fine condition. An interesting history and compilation of mine lighting devices from Central Europe. Includes candlesticks, carbide lamps and electric lamps. Great historical drawings and B&W and color photos of the lamps. 123 pages. View more info
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Adrian, Michigan, Robert E. McHenry: 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000015
Condition: New
The title of this obscure book is a bit of a misnomer, as it is a wonderful history of the towns, people and companies in the (Old) Missouri Lead Belt. The author wrote the book as an outgrowth of photographing the mine waste dumps (chat dumps) which are very imposing features of the local landscape. The scope of the project grew to include the history of the mines, companies and towns of the region. Very well researched with lots of interesting facts and photos. A worthwhile read and addition to the library of any mining history buff. View more info
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Denver, CO, Lithographie: 2012
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000110
ISBN: 0983632316
Condition: Fine
Pictorial cover. Profusely illustrated collection of stories on the history of mining and mineral collecting in Arizona. Firsthand accounts and great stories make you feel like you were there. Complemented with beautiful photographs of minerals and mines (color and B&W), maps, and historical B&W photos make this a must have book for mineral collectors.366 pages. View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Mineola, New York, Dover Publications: 2004
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000008
ISBN: 0486495914
Condition: New
Translated from the first Latin Edition of 1546 by Mark Chance Bandy and Jean A. Bandy. This book is the first published book on mineralogy, mining, and mineral processing. It offers a glimpse of the knowledge of minerals and mining that was know from early history until the mid-16th Century. View more info
By: B. G. Oleson
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Santa Ana, California, Photophyscis: 2004
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 000082
ISBN: 0974749400
Condition: New
An interesting account of the early passages through Death Valley and the attempt to locate those wagon trails using historical records, GPS and other means. Many historical details, application of modern technologies and recollections to identify the routes taken. Detailed maps and a good bibliography. Author is an aerospace engineer. 184 pages. View more info
By: H. A. Stalder, P. Embrey, S. Graeser and W. Nowacki
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Bern, Switzerland, Naturhistorisches Museum der Stadt Bern: 1978
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000128
Condition: Near Fine
In German. Pictorial cover. Front and rear cover have minor scuffing, contents fine. Excellent work on the minerals and history of mineral collecting in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. Most notable locality in the region is the Lengenbach Quarry, known for the large number of mineral species (especially sulfosalts) found in the dolomitic rocks. 16 tables and 55 figures, including many color and B&W photos. 143 pages. View more info
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Ajo, Arizona, Forrest R. Rickard: 1996
Seller ID: 000089
Condition: Near Fine
Pictorial cover. Minor scuffing to front cover, some creasing in lower left portion of rear cover. This book chronicles the development of the copper mines of Ajo, Arizona from the 1700's to 1942, and focuses on the exploits of General John Campbell Greenway, who is widely credited as the driving force behind modern copper mining in Ajo. Well researched, with many B&W photos, maps and line drawings of the mines, district and town. 348 pages. View more info
By: Glenn Klein
Price: $35.00
Publisher: United States of America, Xlibris Corporation: 2005
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000150
ISBN: 1599260832
Condition: New
New.An eExcellent reference on the history of gem cutting, from ancient to modern times. "A written history about the equipment and work methods that were used through the centuries for cutting and polishing diamonds and colored stones has long been needed. Here is a book that is very interesting and informative. It is an easy to read book that belongs in every faceter's personal library. It also belongs in every jewelry store. It is an excellent book for those who would like to be informed about how gemstones are faceted. Anyone who is interested in purchasing or wearing gemstones will find t... View more info
By: Frank Cressy
Price: $40.00
Publisher: California, Frank Cressy: 2016
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 000004
ISBN: 1532316933
Condition: New
This book contains accounts of 169 witnessed meteorite falls that occurred in the United States from the first documented fall at Weston, Connecticut in 1807 to the Creston, California fall in 2015. Well researched and illustrated, with an extensive bibliography. View more info
By: P. R. Heydon
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Carlisle, Western Australia, Hesperian Press: 1986
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000079
ISBN: 0859050661
Condition: Near Fine
Slight scuffing on rear cover, else fine. A nice history of the discovery of gold in 1892 in Western Australia near the towns of Cue and Day Dawn, and its impact on the regional economy. Great story on the discoveries, mines and men who toiled to build the mines and communities in the region up to the present. 213 pages. View more info
By: Georgia Willis Read and Ruth Gaines (editors)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, NY, Columbia University Press: 1949
Edition: 2nd Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000090
Condition: Very Good
Embossed cloth cover. Two small tears in cloth of upper spine, slightly bumped corners, some yellowing of pages. Contents near fine. A detailed account of J. Goldsborough Bruff's journey to California and experiences during the California Gold Rush, from April 2, 1849 to July 20, 1851. Profusely illustrated with B&W and some color drawings from his journals. Published to mark the centennial of the California Gold Rush. An excellent read. 791 pages. View more info
By: Frank Chambers
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, Francis Paul Geoscience Literature: 1988
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000066
Condition: Very Good
Sunning on small portions of edges on front cover and along spine, else fine condition. A tribute to the men of the early United States Geological and Geographical Survey, who, under the leadership of Ferdinand V. Hayden, explored the little known interior west of the United States in the 1870's. Utilizing the photographic plates of the Survey's photographer, William Henry Jackson, the author is able to give the reader a feel of what it was like to explore uncharted territories of what are now Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Scarce. Acquired from the library of Jay Lininger, publisher of... View more info
By: George W. Snider
Price: $225.00
Publisher: Los Angeles CA, George W. Snider: 1916
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000147
Condition: Very Good
Printed wraps (Art Nouveau style) with clear library tape to reinforce spine (although spine appears to be in good shape).Minor soiling on covers, a minor chip on upper right corner of front cover.. Edges of pages somewhat soiled, interior fine. Former owner's name, ( Dr.) F. (Frank) W. Cragin handwritten in pen on cover and an inscription to Cragin from E. B. Beeson (gift) on title page. Dr. Cragin was the head of the Geology Department at Colorado College from 1914 until his death in 1937. He amassed a large collection of publications and manuscripts on the history of the Colorado Springs ... View more info
By: Gustav Rose, John Sinkankas (translator), George Sinkankas (editor)
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Phoenix, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1994
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000001
Condition: New
New, embossed cloth cover. Russian gemstones in the early part of the nineteenth century-- extracts and commentaries on Gustav Rose's Reise nach dem Ural, 1837-1842,. 80 pages. View more info
By: J. Cecil Atler
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, Long's College Book Company: 1951
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000104
Condition: Good
Library binding in decorative orange and white cloth. Library sticker on spine, library stickers on inside front cover and flyleaf, library card pocket on front flyleaf. Some discoloration on outer edge of pages, slight damp staining on bottom edge of pages. Interior pages in very good condition. "Special Definitive Edition Limited to 1000 copies." Combined with an annotated copy of James Bridger, A Biographical Sketch (illustrated) by Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge. Signed by author (Alter). Would be a very nice copy if rebound. 601 pages. View more info
By: Dan E. Kile and Dianne L. Kile (Editors)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Aurora, Colorado, Microscope Historical Society: 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000190
Condition: Very Good
Volume 11, No. 2 (Summer 2003). Pictorial wraps, front cover creased, contents fine. Articles on the Zentmayer Centennial Microscope; Joseph Zentmayer; and the development of the petrographic microscope and its use in geology and mineralogy. 38 pages, including numerous B&W photographs and drawings. View more info
By: Dan E. Kile and Dianne L. Kile (Editors)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Aurora, Colorado, Microscope Historical Society: 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000191
Condition: Near Fine
Volume 11, No. 3 (Winter 2003). Pictorial wraps, cover and contents near fine. Articles on the Bausch & Lomb Professional microscopes (1876-1896); a Russian toy microscope; and a journal index from Volume 1, Number 1 to Volume 10, Number 3 (1993-2002). 33 pages, including numerous B&W photographs and drawings. View more info
By: Susan Badger Doyle (editor)
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Helena, Montana, Montana Historical Society Press: 2000
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000091
ISBN: 0917298489
Condition: Fine
Maroon cloth binding. Pictorial gold foil on slipcase, gold foil on spine of both volumes. One corner bumped on slipcase, contents near new. A compilation of stories from the diaries and recollections of people who traveled the Bozeman Trail west. First-hand accounts of tragedy and triumphs, and a glimpse of the lives of those who made the arduous journey west, looking for a new or better life. Extremely well researched, great bibliography. 838 pages in two volumes. View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Santiago, Chile, Braden Copper Company: 1960
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000096
Condition: Good
In Spanish. Library-bound in red buckram. Library markings crossed out on spine, inside back cover and along the page edges. Account of the geology, mineralogy and mining at the El Cobre copper mine in Chile. Braden Copper Company was a subsidiary of Kennecott Copper Corporation. 81 pages, including many tables of statistics and information. View more info
