The Klondike Fever; The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush.
maps. 477pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Knopf, 1958. vg. More
maps. 477pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Knopf, 1958. vg. More
One Hundred Thousand Shares, Par Value, $10 Each. Stock Non- Assessable. folding map of the State of Bolivar, Colombia. 12pp. 8vo, pr. wrs.; (spine worn, pages creased in middle, 2 inch tear in margin of map). N.Y.: George T. Patterson, 1880. Share prospectus. The Bolivar Mining Company discovered the Castillo gold mine in the State of Bolivar, Colombia. The proceeds from this share issue was for the development of the mine. More
New York: Putnam, 1974. Photographic illustrations in black & white. 273 pages. 8vo with orange cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper has plastic covering, but is lightly worn beneath with tears on corners. Otherwise in good shape. New York: Putnam, (1974). Small palimpsest of old pricing on front endpaper. A very good copy. More
Cambridge: Oleander Press, 1984. 2 volumes. folding map, In-text black-and-white illustrations, and several full page illustrations. 8vos, red cloth, dust wrappers. Near fine copies in very good(+) dust wrappers. Facsimile reprint of the 1879 edition. More
New York: Morgan Shepard, 1906. Map. xiii, (9), 231pp. 8vo, original 1/2 red cloth with pictorial boards, edges of corners lightly worn, otherwise very good. New York: Morgan Shepard, 1906. First Edition "The diary was kept by Alfred T. Jackson, a pioneer California miner, from May 18, 1850 to June 17, 1852." Graff 571. Cowan, p. 104. Howes C-111. More
New York: St. Martin's, 1979. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1979). More
New York: Morrow, 1969. 212 pages. 8vo, light green cloth, d.w. New York: Morrow, 1969. First Edition. Very good(+) in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Mexico: 1768. 2 pages in Spanish (roughly translated), 16.5 x 12 inches, A Royal Proclamation: El Marquis de Croix, March 9, 1768, ordering the mine owners to make concessions and increase wages, in small part: "...A decline in mining...the mines have the common enemy of water, which has flooded them...the excessive construction cost of which the Kingdom has no wealth. Is the relief moderation the price you ask as the best mines are completely uninhabited and desolate? Send my fatherly..... More
London: Effingham Wilson, 1825. the Captaincy of Minas Geraes, and the Gold Mines of that Province. Colored map of Minas Geraes. xii, 182pp. + ad leaf. 8vo, rebound in modern brown library cloth, ex-lib, light foxing to some margins. uncut. London: Effingham Wilson, 1825. The first 6 chapters are on the history of Brazil, the voyage to Brazil and ports, geography, natural history and medical diseases there. The rest of the book is on the geology, mineralogy, and mining in..... More
New York: C. van Bentheysen, 1863. Pocket-size volume with two fold-out maps. 103 pp, thin 8vo, original light green printed wrapper. Light surface soil. Albany: C. van Bentheysen, 1863. This very scarce survey by Goldsmith Denniston compiles historical, geographical, and statistical information about Orange County, New York. The book contains detailed discussions of the county's geology and physiology, climate and products, and political divisions. In addition, it provides agricultural and manufacturing statistics for several towns, such as Cornwall, Goshen, Monroe..... More
New York: Literary Guild, 1931. Illustrated. xv + 367 pages, 8vo, orange cloth; spine darkened. New York: Literary Guild, 1931. A very good copy. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1966. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Dodd Mead, (1966). vg. More
Frankfurt: Tampachs, 1692. Title page printed in red & black, and with a large woodcut vignette. Illustrated with 42 remarkable woodcuts (all large, many full-page), depicting mining, smelting & refining operations. Numerous large decorative initials and tailpieces throughout.[1], 134, [3] leaves. Short folio, full contemporary vellum (binding a bit soiled and worn but very firm; old signature on title; some pages toned but with very little foxing; pale dampstains at margin of fore edge on some leaves; several small professional..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1962. 379 pages, 8vo, black cloth (dampstained, some adherence of paper from wrapper, mostly to back cover), dust wrapper (dampstained on spine and edges). A good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed page is clean and free from staining. Presentation copy signed by the author on the front free endpaper "...with Love Howard" More
Paris: 1719. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Image measures 19 x 23". Sheet measures 20 x 28". Unusual map of Peru from the early 18th century. Includes part of Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil, based on Jesuit activity in the area. Amazon rain forest is visualized with a dynamic design. Cartouche describes the mining industry. Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a prolific cartographer, engraver and publisher who took over the family map business from his mother when she retired..... More
color Frontis., b/w illus. 8vo, cloth. Washington, 1967. National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, vol. XI. More
Caldwell: Caxton Printers, 1990. Illustrated in black and white. xi, 466 pages. Thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (spine sunned, several tears, scratched). Caldwell: Caxton Printers, 1990. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Some black & white illustrations. xxvii, 324 pages. 8vo, red cloth-backed gray boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Houghton Mifflin, (2006). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
illus. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, boxed. N.p.: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1967. Limited Edition. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. Illustrated in color and in black and white. xi, 355 pages. Thick 4to, printed pictorial wrappers (dent at rear that reaches a few pages in the index). Berkeley: University of California Press, (1999). Very good. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Jonathan Cape, (1994). vg. More
Denver: Great Western Publishing, 1904-05. Photo Illus., 2 folding. 596pp. Small 8vo, original maroon cloth, cloth spotted, corners lightly bumped. Denver: Great Western Publishing, 1904-05. Author was a pro-union employee for the Victor Daily Record, a newspaper published in the Cripple Creek area of Colorado, when the Cripple Creek miners' strike started. This copy lacks the folding illustration at end. More
New York: Basic Books, 1969. ix + 335pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; covers slightly askew. New York: Basic Books, (1969). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: John Murray, 1828. 2 volumes on one. Thick, small 8vo, modern 3/4 brown cloth, red leather label, corners bumped, scattered light foxing, preliminary blank page is chipped in right margin. London: John Murray, 1828. First Edition Captain George Francis Lyon lived in Mexico as one of the commissioners of the English Compania de Real del Monte, a silver mining company. On his way back to England, the ship he was on was wrecked and all his papers and mineral..... More
New York: William Morrow, 1994. Illus. 448pp. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. New York: William Morrow, (1994). Very good. More
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