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Mining Engineers' Handbooks and Catalog

Currency:USD Category:Books Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Mining Engineers' Handbooks and Catalog
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
1912, 1918, 1943 - Lot of 3 for the curious Mining Engineer: 1) Mining/ Engineers`/ Handbook, edited by Robert Peele and published by John Wiley & Sons, First Edition, 1918. 2375 gilt pages. Former library copy. Information includes tables of minerals complete with descriptions (even taste!) and detailed technical drawings of mining processes and machinery. A fascinating volume, sure to put "light reading" to shame! 2) Handbook for Prospectors and Operators of Small Mines, by M. W. Von Bernewitz, published by McGraw-Hill, 1943. 547 pages of information and diagrams relating to mining operations. Also includes an envelope tucked into the book that contains issued post cards and business cards for historical ephemera dealers. 3) The Mine and Smelter/ Supply Company/ Catalog No. 24, 1912. 595 pages of advertisements and descriptions for a variety of mining goods, materials, and apparatus. All three books in this lot are in very fine condition, with foxing and age-related wear on the covers. -61770