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NV, Comstock-Storey County-Mining Industry Volume & Atlas

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
NV, Comstock-Storey County-Mining Industry Volume & Atlas
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
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Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
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Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

This is a rare combination. The large tomb is the Mining Industry Vol III Geological Exploration of the Fourtieth Parallel, by Clarence King, Geologist in Charge, and was printed by the Government Printing Office. It contains some of the most important early sketches and illustrations of the western mining industry, and is profusely illustrated with 37 plates and 14 atlas plates, mostly of the Comstock. There are articles on the geology and metallurgy of the Comstock (294 pgs), central and eastern Nevada mines (150 pgs) and Colorado mines (170 pgs). The atlas is the first time U/G mining sites were surveyed and illustrated, then tied together in both cross-sections and longitudinal sections. This book is ex-library: the hardcover shows some wear, with a small piece of the binding top cover missing. The inside content is in excellent condition (please inspect). FH believes this to be one of the most significant books on the subject available. HKA#63219