Item #001525 A History of American Mining. T. A. Rickard.
A History of American Mining
A History of American Mining

A History of American Mining

London and New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1940. Hardcover. 12mo. Near Fine / No Jacket. Item #001525

Reprint, Fifth Printing. Original cloth boards with gilt symbol of American Institute of Mining and Metallurgy to lower right corner on front cover. This is the second book in the A.I.M.E. Series. Presented to Ed L. Healy, a Junior A.I.M.E. member, from Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Memorial Fund with bookplate on front pastedown. xii, 419 p.p. Frontispiece of Winifield Scott Stratton discovering the Independance gold mine. Includes in-text illustrations of maps showing various mines and mining districts, as well as statistics. Light bruising to spine ends and slightly bumped tips. Interior clean, crisp. Some sporadic smudges, otherwise a near fine copy. This book on the history of mining covers its origins and early discoveries, ranging from gold, silver, and copper mining.

Price: $80.00

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