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SCIENCE BOOK CATALOG XXXX
BOOKS RELATING TO MINERALOGY AND MINING
646 . Aaron, C.H. LEACHING GOLD AND SILVER ORES. THE PLATTNER AND KISS PROCESSES. A PRACTICAL TREATISE $150.00
San Francisco: A. J. Leary, 1st edition, 1881
8vo, pp 168; cloth (edge wear); G copy; with 12 plates
647 . Adams, F.D. THE BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES $350.00
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co, 1938
8vo, pp v,506; cloth; VG copy; with 14 b&w plates and 79 b&w text figures
An indispensible reference for anyone interested in early books on geology, mineralogy, paleontology and other earth sciences. Sinkankas No.21
648 . Bergman, T.O. MANUEL DU MINERALOGISTE, OU SCIAGRAPHIE DU REGNE MINERAL, DISTRIBUEE D'APRES L'ANALYSE CHIMIQUE $550.00
Paris: Chez Cuchet, Librairie, 1792
8vo; Vol I, pp cxx,359; Vol II, pp 443; new cloth; (light foxing); G set; with 2 copperplates (1 folded)
649 . Bertrand, E. DICTIONNAIRE UNIVERSEL DES FOSSILES PROPRES ET DES FOSSILES ACCIDENTELS $550.00
Alahate: Pierre Gosse, 1763
cr 8vo, pp xxxii,284,[2],256; full calf (hinges worn); G+ copy
"Contenant une description des terres, des sables, des sels, des soufres, dess bitumes, es pierres simples & composees, communes & pretieuses transparentes & opaques, amorphes & figurees, des mineraux, des metaux, des petrifications du regne animal, & du regne vegetal &c. avec des recherches sur la formation de ces fossiles, sur leur origine, leurs usages &c." Sinkankas No.601
650 . Beyer, A. GRUNDLICHER UNTERRICHT VOM BERGBAU NACH ANLEITUNG DER MARKSCHEIDEKUNST $2250.00
Altenburg: Richter, 1785
roy 8vo, 2 vols; pp (16),1176; 1/4 leather (tear in spine,; some foxing and marginal water-staining); VG set; with 43 folding engraved copperplates
651 . Bischof, G. ELEMENTS OF CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL GEOLOGY $275.00
London: Printed for The Cavendish Society, 1854/55/59
8vo; Vol I, pp xxiii,455; Vol II, pp xxiii,523; Vol III, pp xvii,565; decorated cloth (worn); G set; with many tables
Translated by Benjamin H. Paul and J. Drummond. A milestone in geological literature and the main source of Bischof's fame, this work includes the first explanations of the chemical processes of transformation in the earth's crust. With much on mineral alterations.
652 . Bodenbender, G. CONSTITUTION GEOLOGICA Y PRODUCTOS MINERALES DE APLICACION $40.00
Buenos Aires: Oficina Meteorologica Argentina, 1905
roy 8vo, pp 150; boards (worn); G ex-lib copy; with 1 folding map and many b&w photos
653 . Bunn, H. MINING $10.00
Berkeley: Charles E. Merrill Co, 1946
cr 8vo, pp 32; wrappers; G ex-lib copy; with many photos
654 . California Journal of Mines and Geology Volume 49, Number 3 $15.00
San Francisco: CA Division of Mines, July 1952
8vo, pp 263-337; wrappers; G copy; with 2 folding pocket maps (1 of Kings County) & 4 plates
Includes "Mines and Mineral Resources of Merced County"
655 . California Journal of Mines and Geology Volume 51, Number 1 $10.00
San Francisco: CA Division of Mines, January 1955
8vo, pp 95; wrappers; G+ copy; with 1 folding pocket maps of San Joaquin County)
Includes "Mines and Mineral Resources of San Joaquin County, California"
656 . California Journal of Mines and Geology Volume 54, No 3 $20.00
San Francisco: CA Division of Mines, July 1958
8vo, pp 299-492; wrappers; VG copy; with folding pocket map of Tulare County
Includes "Mines and Mineral Resources of Tulare County"
657 . Clark, G.B. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MINING RESEARCH $65.00
New York: Pergamon Press, 1962
8vo, 2 volumes, pp 859; cloth; fine ex-lib copy; with many photos and figures
Describes modern mining, explosives, blasting, drilling, jet piercing, rock mechanics, caving, and more.
658 . Cleaveland, P. NOTEBOOK ON NATURAL HISTORY (Manuscript) $650.00
12mo, about 100 pages; 1/4 leather (very worn); fair copy; A notebook kept by Cleaveland on the natural history of the; animal kingdom.
"In surveying the animal kingdom from the highest to the lowest species, we perceive unity of plan and variety in detail, we have now displayed the wisdom, fervor & benevolence of the Creator." - Last entry into notebook.
659 . Comstock, J.L. AN INTRODUCTION TO MINERALOGY $60.00
New York: Pratt, Woodford & Co, 16th edition, 1851
cr 8vo, pp 369; leather (very worn,covers loose,foxed); fair copy; "illustrated by nearly two hundred wood cuts"
"adapted to the use of schools and private students." One of the most important early treatises on mineralogy written in the United States.
660 . Dammer, B. & O. Tietze DIE NUTZBAREN MINERALIEN MIT AUSNAHME DER ERZE, KALISALZE, KOHLEN UND DES PETROLEUMS $200.00
Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinand Enke, 1913-14
roy 8vo; 2 vols, pp xv,501, xii,539; cloth; (edge wear); G+ ex-lib copy; with 150 text figures
One of the great modern works on economic mineralogy. Volume I treats diamond, graphite, sulfur, realgar, orpiment, molybdenite, sulfides, quartz, opal, sircon rutile, corundum, oxides, salt, fluorieds, spinel, borates, nitrates, carbonates, & radioactives. Volume II treats sulfates, phosphates, silicates and amber. Sinkankas No.1566
661 . Dana, J.D. A SYSTEM OF MINERALOGY $200.00
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 4th edition, 1858
8vo, 2 vols in 1, pp 320, 533; cloth (spine very worn,; top of spine detached, light browning); G copy; "illustrated by six hundred woodcuts"
"including full descriptions of species and their localities, chemical analyses and formulas, tables for the determination of minerals, with a treatise on mathematical crystallography and the drawing of figures on crystals."
662 . De Michele, V. COLOR TREASURY OF CRYSTALS $15.00
New York: Crescent Books, 1st edition, 1972
4to, pp 80; decorated cloth; G+ copy; with 125 color photos and 31 b&w text figures
Part of the Color Treasury Library, this book, subtitled "Symmetry in the Mineral Kingdom", includes sections on the shapes of crystals (internal and external), crystallographic indices, and symmetries.
663 . Desautels, P.E. THE MINERAL KINGDOM $75.00
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1st printing, 1968
4to, pp 252; cloth, dj; G+ copy; with dozens of colored and b&w illustrations
The wealth of color & form in the mineral kingdom is displayed in this very handsome work, with a text for the non-specialist reader. Treats curious lore, gemstones, the development of the science of mineralogy, mineral curiosities, mining, geology, and collecting. By Paul E. Desautels, while Supervisor of the Division of Mineralogy of the Smithsonian Institution.
664 . Evans, J.R. PATENTING MINING CLAIMS AND MILL SITES IN CALIFORNIA $15.00
Sacramento: Bureau of Land Management, 1990
4to, pp x,85,(8),4; wrappers; fine copy
665 . Farrington, O.C. GEMS AND GEM MINERALS $60.00
Chicago: A.W. Mumford, 1903
8vo, pp xii,229; cloth (worn, loose); fair copy; with 16 full page color plates, 61 b&w text figures
Dr. Farrington, for many years the curator of geology at the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago, writes about the nature, occurrences and properties of more than 60 gems and gem materials. Sinkankas No.1993
666 . Fuchs, C.W.C. GUIDE PRATIQUE POUR LA DETERMINATION DES MINERAUX $35.00
Paris: F.Savy, 1873
8vo, pp viii,147,32(cat); wrappers; G copy
667 . Geological Corps of Canada DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF THE ECONOMIC MINERALS OF CANADA $20.00
Montreal: Lovell, 1876
8vo, pp 152; wrappers; G ex-lib copy
"And notes on a stratigraphical collection of rocks."
668 . Gerhard, P. & H.E. Gulick LOWER CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOK A DESCRIPTIVE TRAVELER'S GUIDE $25.00
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Co, 3rd edition, 1962
cr 8vo, pp 243; cloth, dj; VG copy; with 21 maps (1 folding) and 22 b&w photos
669 . Grailich, J. KRYSTALLOGRAPHISCH-OPTISCHE UNTERSUCHUNGEN $150.00
Wien & Olmuz: Eduard Holzel's Verlags-Expedition, 1858
8vo, pp vii,236; boards (edges worn); G+ copy; with 127 b&w text figures
670 . Gregory, H.E. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GEOLOGY OF CONNECTICUT $20.00
New Haven: Conn. Geo & Nat. Hist. Survey, Bulletin 8, 1907
8vo, pp 123; wrappers; G ex-lib copy
A brief description is given of each paper or book listed, with a subject and author list also given.
671 . Groth, P. PHYSIKALISCHE KRYSTALLOGRAPHIE $150.00
Leipzig: Verlag Von Wilhelm Engelmann, 2nd edition, 1885
roy 8vo, pp xv,710; original 1/4 leather (worn; back cover detached); fair copy; with 631 figures and 1 folding color plate (edges worn)
"une Einleitung in dir Krystallographische Kenntniss der Wichtigeren Substanzen"
672 . Groth, P. PHYSIKALISCHE KRYSTALLOGRAPHIE $150.00
Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 3rd edition, 1895
roy 8vo, pp xvi,783; 1/2 leather (hinges cracked); G+ copy; "Mit 631 Holzschitten im text une einer Buntdruck-tafel"
"une Einleitung in dir Krystallographische Kenntniss der Wichtigeren Substanzen"
673 . Groth, P. PHYSIKALISCHE KRYSTALLOGRAPHIE $100.00
Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 3rd edition, 1895
roy 8vo, pp xvi,783; original 1/4 leather (edges worn); G+ copy; "mit 631 holzschitten im text une einer buntdruck-tafel"
"une Einleitung in dir Krystallographische Kenntniss der Wichtigeren Substanzen"
674 . Groth, P. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRYSTALLOGRAPHIE UND MINERALOGIE UNTER MITWIRKUNG ZAHLREICHER FACHGENOSSEN DESIN- UND AUSLANDES - VOLUMES 19-29 $825.00
Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1891-98
8vo, 11 volumes; 1/4 leather (some wear); G+ ex-lib set; with 100 plates and 1495 figures
675 . Hatch, E.H. MINERALOGY $15.00
New York: Whittaker & Co, 4th edition, 1912
cr 8vo, pp ix,253; cloth; VG copy; with 124 b&w text figures
676 . Hauy, R.J. TABLEAU COMPARATIF DES RESULTATS DE LA CRISTALLOGRAPHIE ET DE L'ANALYSE CHIMIQUE RELATIVEMENTA LA CLASSIFICATION DES MINERAUX $1000.00
Paris: Chez Courcier, 1809
8vo, pp lvii,312; original boards (worn, sl foxing); G copy; with 4 folding plates of crystal drawings
677 . Hericart de Thury, L.E.F. & L.C. Houry MINERALOGIE SYNOPTIQUE, OU TABLEAUX DES SUBSTANCES MINERALES SPECIFIEES,CARACTERISEES ET DECRITES AU MOYEN DE SIGNES CONVENTIONNELS $375.00
Paris: Allais, 1st edition, 1805
8vo, pp 160; wrappers (pp 17-32 browned); G+ copy
678 . Hess, F.L. & E. Hess BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF TIN $40.00
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Misc. Coll., Vol.58, No.2, 1912
8vo, pp 408; cloth; VG ex-lib copy
A very useful compilation o n a worldwide basis; over 1700 entries giving the bibliography by countries, a general listing, and then the historical, metallurgical, technological and statistical bibliographies of tin.
679 . Humble, W. DICTIONARY OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY $175.00
London: Charles Griffin & Co, 3rd edition, 1860
8vo, pp viii,470; cloth (spine wear, light foxing); G copy
A Remarkably complete glossary containing thousands of terms and definitions and especially valuable for its inclusion of ancient terms, many of which have been excluded from recent glossaries. Also compares terms used by various authorities and gives synonomy.
680 . I.C.S. REFERENCE LIBRARY - VOLUME 229B $35.00
Scranton: International Book Co, n.d. (c.1913)
8vo, about 500 pages; 1/2 leather; fine copy; with many b&w text figures
"The cyanide process, copper smelting and refining, zinc smelting and refining."
681 . Institute of Mining & Metallurgy MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE $200.00
Oxford: Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1978
4to, pp xi,362; boards, dj; fine copy; with several figures
Gives mineral deposits of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, United Kingdom, Ireland.
682 . Jenkins, O.P. THE MOTHER LODE COUNTRY (CENTENNIAL EDITION) GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK ALONG HIGHWAY 49 - SIERRAN GOLD BELT $37.50
San Francisco: CA Division of Mines Bulletin 141, 1948
oblong 8vo, pp 164; cloth; G+ copy; with 2 pages of color photos and many maps and b&w photos
A well illustrated, informative guide to the famous scenic highway through the Mother Lode country, with b&w photos of many old buildings, mines, localities, etc.
683 . Krantz, F. CRYSTAL MODELS - CATALOGUE NO.29 $15.00
Bonn: Dr. F. Krantz, 2nd ed, 1936 (recent reprint)
cr 8vo, pp 47; wrappers; fine copy; with 41 figures and photos
684 . Luquer, L.M. MINERALS IN ROCK SECTIONS $20.00
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 3rd edition, 1908
8vo, pp ix,145; cloth; G copy; with 82 b&w text figures
"The practical methods of identifying minerals in rock sections with the microscope, especially arranged for students in technical and scientific schools." Theory and description of rock-forming minerals in thin sections, optics, the microscope, properties of minerals, microscopic characteristics of selected species, specimen preparation, chemical & mechanical tests, etc.
685 . Martin, P.F. MEXICO'S TREASURE HOUSE (GUANAJUATO) $200.00
New York: The Cheltenham Press, 1906
roy 8vo, 259,ix; cloth (cover soiled); G ex-lib copy; with 49 b&w plates (fold of frontispiece split)
An elaborate and detailed desciption of the famous silver mines of Guanajuato and with splendid contemporary photographs.
686 . Martin, P.F. MEXICO'S TREASURE HOUSE (GUANAJUATO) $250.00
New York: The Cheltenham Press, 1906
roy 8vo, 259,ix; cloth; VG copy; with 49 b&w plates
An elaborate and detailed desciption of the famous silver mines of Guanajuato and with splendid contemporary photographs.
687 . Mawe, J. FAMILIAR LESSONS ON MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY $200.00
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 3rd ed, 1821
sm 8vo, pp viii,106; original boards (worn); contents VG; with 4 hand-colored plates
"explaining the easiest methods of discrimination minerals, and the earthy substances, generally called rocks, which compose the primitive, secondary, floetz or flat, and alluvial formations: to which is added, a description of the lapidaries' apparatus, etc, with engravings and coloured plates." An elementary treatise for popular consumption, noted for its quaint plates. See Hoover 568 (8th edition)
688 . McCulloch, W.C. MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY VOLUME III - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA $15.00
Sacramento: Dept. of Conservation, 1987
4to, pp vi,242; wrappers; fine copy; with 4 pocket maps
689 . Meunier, S. LE MONDE MINERAL $65.00
Paris: Libraire Hachette & Co, 1883
8vo, pp 222; wrappers (foxing throughout); G copy; with many b&w plates and text figures
690 . Mineralogical Record GOLD-II $25.00
Volume 18-1; January-February 1987
mint copy in plastic, with "Fricot Nugget" on cover; with nearly 100 specimens shown in full color
The second special issue on gold, with the greatest amount of color photography of any Mineralogical Record issue. Spectacular!
691 . Naumann, C.F. ELEMENTE DER MINERALOGIE $150.00
Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 7th edition, 1868
8vo, pp xvi,566; 1/2 leather (hinges cracked); G+ copy; "Mit 796 figuren in Holzschnitt"
This great German classic gives general considerations, morphology and crystallography, properties, chemistry, systematics, nomenclature, descriptions.
692 . Naumann, C.F. ELEMENTE DER THEORETISCHEN KRYSTALLOGRAPHIE $325.00
Leipzig: Verlag Von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1856
8vo, pp 383; 1/2 leather (outside hinge open); G+ copy; "mit 86 holzschnitten"
693 . Parks, R.D. & W.L. Whitehead EXAMINATION AND VALUATION OF MINERAL PROPERTY $20.00
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 3rd edition, 1949
sm 8vo, pp xvi,504; hardcover; G+ copy; with 48 b&w text figures and tables
Designed specifically as the foundation for a course in Mine Examination and Valuation at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology.
694 . Rauter, G. DIE INDUSTRIE DER SILIKATE, DER KUNSTLICHEN BAUSTEINE UND DES MORTELS $50.00
Leipzig: G.J. Goschen'sche Verlagshandlung, 1904
sm 8vo, Vol.I, pp 136; Vol.II, pp 150; cloth; G+ set; with 24 b&w plates
Sammlung Goschen bands 233 & 234.
695 . Rees, L.V. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ZEOLITES $80.00
London: Heyden, 1980
8vo, pp xxxiii,902; cloth; VG copy
With sections on synthesis, geology and mineralogy, structure, ion exchange, modification, absorption and diffusion, catalysis, and technology.
696 . Rogers, C. ROCKS & MINERALS $10.00
London: Trewin Copplestone Publ, 1973
4to, pp 144; cloth, dj; fine copy; with many photos (40+ in color)
A general appreciation of the beauty of minerals aimed at interesting the public in the delights of collecting them. A notable feature are the many photographs of specimens from classic sources in the Brittish Isles, also photos of localities.
697 . Snyder, F.G. SYMPOSIUM ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES - 1949 PROCEEDINGS $25.00
Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1950
8vo, pp ix,236; cloth, dj; fine copy; with pocket map and several figures (some on folding plates)
698 . U.S.G.S. SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE USGS 1894-95 Part IV - Mineral Resources of the United States $45.00
Washington, DC: U.S.G.S., 1895
4to, pp xix,735; decorated cloth; G+ tight copy; with 6 plates
With "Precious stones" by G.F. Kunz, pp 595-605.
699 . U.S.G.S. TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE USGS 1898-99 Part VI - Mineral Resources of the United States $55.00
Washington, DC: U.S.G.S., 1899
4to, pp xi,804; decorated cloth; G+ copy; with 1 plate and 2 b&w text figures
With "Precious Stones" by G.F. Kunz, pp 557-602, with a color plate.
700 . United Nations CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF SMALL SCALE MINING $50.00
United Nations Institute for Training & Research, 1978
4to, 2 vols; 77-949; 290; wrappers; G copy; missing pages 1-76
701 . Unknown FIRST STEPS IN GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PART V. AND LAST. - THE MINERAL KINGDOM $65.00
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1850
12mo, pp iv,180; cloth (faded, edge wear); G copy; with many figures
Twelve conversations on minerals, crystals, carbon, saline, earthy minerals, metals, and noble metals.
702 . Werner, A.G. NOUVELLE THEORIE DE LA FORMATION DES FILONS $450.00
Paris: Chez Villier, new edition, 1802
8vo, pp xvi,290; new boards; VG copy
703 . Wilk, H. THE MAGIC OF MINERALS $60.00
Berlin: Springer, 1986
oblong roy 4to, pp 205; hardcover; fine copy; with 101 color photos
704 . Williams, H., F.J. Turner & C.M. Gilbert PETROGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ROCKS IN THIN SECTIONS $20.00
London: Bailey Bros. & Swinfen, 1954
8vo, pp x,406; cloth; G+ copy; with 133 figures
705 . Wilson, A.W.G. PYRITES IN CANADA~ITS OCCURRENCE, EXPLOITATION, DRESSING, AND USE $30.00
Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, No.167, 1912
8vo, pp xi,202; cloth (slightly worn); G ex-lib copy; with 27 b&w plates and 29 text figures
Sulphur and its compounds, minerals, prospecting, mining, marketing, occurrences, roasting, making acid and more.
706 . Young, G.J. ELEMENTS OF MINING $30.00
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co, 4th edition, 1946
8vo, pp xvi,755; cloth; G+ copy; with 328 b&w text photos and text figures
A comprehensive introductory text describing fundamental mining principles, practices, and equipment in readily understood terms.