AMERICAN MINERALOGIST
Volumes for 1916 thru 1972, Vol. 1-57. This work is started in 1916 and is complete thru 1972. These issues are the "small format" publications dealing with minerals, their deposits and descriptions. All hard bound in 56 volumes in dark blue buckram. Included are three additional volumes of Indexes.
Index Vol. 1-20: 1916-1935
Vol. 21-30: 1936-1945
Vol. 31-40: 1946-1955
Although this work is still published, all of the "small format" years are out of print. The new larger format started in 1973. Some additional works of the larger format are also included with this set for the years 1973 thru 1992. These are original loose issues and not bound. Photo #315 shows only the first 20 volumes plus the three indexes. The entire set occupies nearly 20 feet of shelf space. Sold as set.
$8,500.00
Stock #312
Smith, J.R. MODERN ASSAYING
Lippincott Co, 1910. 145 pages plus 16 pages of advertising. The process of sampling, prepping, assaying, weighing of ores. Original hard cover.
$24.00
Stock #313
Bausch, E. MANIPULATION OF THE MICROSCOPE
B & L Co., 1901. Fourth edition. 202 pages. Written by Edward Bausch, one half owner of the successful optical company of Bausch and Lomb. Simple use of the microscope. Original hard cover.
$24.00
Stock #314
Whitlock, H.P. THE STORY OF THE MINERALS
Am. Museum of Natural History Handbook Series No. 12., New York, 1932. 144 pages. Book features minerals in the Natural History Museum by the museum curator of mineralogy. Original hard cover.
$35.00
Stock #124
Streeter, E. W. THE GREAT DIAMONDS OF THE WORLD. Their history and romance. Bell and Sons. London, 1882. 321 pages. Edited by J. Hatton and A.H. Keane. Discussions of the famous diamonds of history and present including India, South Africa, Middle East, etc. Original hard cover.
$150.00
Stock #243
Wagner, J.R. GOLD MINES OF CALIFORNIA
Howell-North Books, California, 1980 Printing. "An illustrated history of the most productive mines with descriptions of the interesting people who owned and operated them." 259 pages. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$50.00
Stock #244
American Geological Insitute BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX OF COLORADO GEOLOGY 1875-1975. Published by the Colorado Geological Survey Bulletcin 37, 1976. 488 pages. Over 12,000 references to Colorado geologic literature. Original hard cover.
$65.00
Stock #245
Kraus, E.H. and Slawson, C.B. GEMS AND GEM MATERIALS
Fourth edition, third impression. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1941. 287 pages. Descriptive mineralogy showing crystal properties including crystal forms, gem properties, cutting and polishing gems, etc. Original hard cover.
$30.00
Stock #246
Lezard, A. THE GREAT GOLD REEF
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1937. First edition. The story of gold discoveries in South Africa. 313 pages plus 1 map. Original hard cover.
$40.00
Stock #247
Smith, Herber, G.F. GEMS-STONES and their Distinctive Character
Methuen and Co.,
Ltd., London, 1935. 7th edition. Colored gem stone frontispiece, 314 pages. Discussed are the characters of gem stones, technology of cutting gems, various gem stone characters and ornamental stones. Original hard cover.
$40.00
Stock # 125
THE MINERAL COLLECTOR Bound in fifteen volumes - Vol. 1 No. 1 1984 thru Vol. X No. 12 February 1909. The complete set of reprints of the original publication - reissued by Matrix Publishing J. Lininger in 15 volumes hardbound in green buckram - Includes separate index compiled by John Betts July 1977. This is the early mineral publication on mineral specimens, localities, personalities, and dealer advertisement. Original magazine founders include A. Chamberlain and A. Bates of The New York City area - Now out of print.
$795.00
Stock # 126
Goldschmidt, Victor Reprinted 1986
ATLAS DER KRYSTALL, FORMEN 1913
The original set started publication in 1913 and was completed in 18 volumes. Each original work issued one book of plates and one book of text. The Rochester Mineralogical Symposium reprinted the complete work in 1986 and condensed the 18 volumes into 9. Goldschmidt attempted to document each known mineral frome every worldwide location and made crystal drawings of each specimen. A monumental task! Includes German-English, English-German listing index as separate publication. As new and now out of print.
$895.00
Stock # 127
Van Fleet, Jim EUREKA Magazine
Forty two issues hardbound in four volumes. Issue 1 January 1992 thru Issue 42 Summer 2004. These issues discuss early mining history, mining districts, and mine light instruments. Includes personal stories of collecting historical items from mines in famous mining districts throughout the United States. This complete work is now out of print although y ou can still subscribe online to the current publication.
$795.00
Stock # 128
Dunn, P.J. FRANKLIN and STERLING HILL, NEW JERSEY
Published in 15 separate volumes 1995-205
The treatise of the famous mining district of the Franklin-Sterling Hill Mines of New Jersey.
Now each hardbound as listed:
Franklin and Sterling HIll, New Jersey: Part One
Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: Part Two
Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: Part Three
Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: Part Four
Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: Part Five
Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: First Supplement
Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: Second Supplement
Mine HIll - Franklin-Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg NJ: Final Report Pt. 1 Vol. 1
Mine HIll - Franklin-Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg NJ: Final Report Pt. 1 Vol. 2
Mine HIll - Franklin-Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg NJ: Final Report Pt. 1 Vol. 3
Mine HIll - Franklin-Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg NJ: Final Report Pt. 1 Vol. 4
Mine HIll - Franklin-Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg NJ: Final Report Pt. 1 Vol. 5
Mine HIll - Franklin-Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg NJ: Final Report Pt. 1 Vol. 6
Mine HIll - Franklin-Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg NJ: Final Report Pt. 1 Vol. 7
Prospectuses Mining Companies Franklin-Sterling Hill, NJ
Now out of print.
$1,800.00
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