Middleton, J. H. ANCIENT GEMS THE ENGRAVED GEMS OF CLASSICAL TIMES with a catalogue of the gems in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge 1891. 25 figures with 2 plates. Includes discussions on Greek gems, Roman gems, cameos, plus the gems of the Fitzwilliam Museum now in the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Original hard cover.
$85.00
Stock # 196
Merrill, G.P. HANDBOOK AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTIONS OF GEMS AND PRECIOUS STONES IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 118, 1922. 225 pages. Original soft cover.
$50.00
Stock # 290
Tassin, W. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTIONS OF GEMS IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Pages 481-670 plus 10 issues of the ROCKS AND MINERALS magazine dealing with gems and minerals. Hard bound.
$40.00
Stock # 291
Harris, A.L. ALASKA AND THE KLONDIKE GOLD FIELDS
"A practical instruction for fortune seekers, etc." "A full account of the discovery of gold, deposits of metal, routes traveled by miners, camp life at Klondike." 1897. 556 pages. Original hard cover.
$45.00
Stock # 292
Fielder, M. THE TREASURE OF HOMESTAKE GOLD
N. Plains Press, South Dakota, 1970. 478 pages. The story of the famous Homestake mine, its founders, owners, producers, and operators. Original hard cover.
$45.00
Stock # 293
Dietrich, R.V. THE TOURMALINE GROUP
Van Nostrand, NY, 1985. 299 pages. A complete discussion of all varieties of tourmaline. Includes 8 color plates. Original hard cover with dust jacket, as new.
$50.00
Stock # 294
Eyles, W.C. THE BOOK OF OPALS
Tuttle Co., VT. Fifth printing, 1971. 215 pages. Discusses world-wide occurrences of opal, their various colors, and personalities. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$30.00
Stock # 295
Leechman, F. THE OPAL BOOK
"A complete guide to the famous gemstone." Ore Smith, Sydney, Fifth edition, 1973. 264 pages. Fifteen color plates over 12 illustrations and black and white plates. Original hard cover with dust jacket, as new.
$40.00
Stock # 296
Wodiska, J. A BOOK OF PRECIOUS STONES
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. 365 pages. Fourty six illustrations in color and black and white. "The identification of gems and gem minerals, and an account of their scientific, commercial, artistic, and historical aspects. Original hard cover.
$45.00
Stock # 197
Walker, D.L. ELDORADO The California Gold Rush. Published by Tom Doherty Assocs., New York. 2003. 379 pages. Historical account of the early days of the California Gold Rush. Includes hydraulic mining and gold panning with narrative from lives and experiences of the miners. Like new, original hard cover with dust jacket.
$30.00
Stock # 198
Hoffman, A. FREE GOLD The Story of Canadian Mining. Published by Associated Book Service, New York. 2nd printing, 1958. 420 pages. The story of Canada's north country gold mines, their location, development, ore production, etc. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$24.00
Stock # 199
Chicago Record KLONDIKE
The Chicago Records Book for Gold Seekers, published by The Chicago Record Company. 1897. 413 pages. This newspaper assembled facts on Alaska and The British Yukon District to help gold seekers with routes to the gold fields and supplies needed. Original hard cover.
$40.00
Stock # 200
Dana, E.S. A TEXTBOOK OF MINERALOGY
Fourth edition, revised and enlarged by W.E. Ford Wiley and Sons, NY, 22nd printing. 1966. 851 pages. This is one of Dana's classic mineralogy text completed by Ford. Also known as the Ford edition. Complete section on mineral classifications, crystal classifications, and descriptive mineralogy by chemical classification. Original hard cover.
$40.00
Stock # 201
Sabina, A.P. ROCK AND MINERAL COLLECTING IN CANADA
Geological Survey of Canada Misc. Report #8. Three volumes.
Vol. 1 Yokon, NW Territories, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Vol. 2 Ontario and Quebec
Vol. 3 New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Three condensed volumes discussing the classic mineral collecting districts of Canada. 2 volumes.
$30.00
Stock # 202
Fisher, R.W. and Glenn, G.H. MICRO MINERALS OF MONT SAINT HILAIRE QUEBEC.
1989. Reprinted 1993. 460 sketches of minerals found at this famous mineral locality. Includes crystal form variations and identifies which quarry the specimens were collected from. A limited signed copy by both authors. Original spriral building.
$40.00
Stock # 203
Eckel, E.B. MINERALS OF COLORADO
Updated and revised edition by Cobban, Collins, Foord, Kile, Modreski, and Murphy. Sponsored by The Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter and The Denver Museum of Natural History. Fulcrum Publishing. 1997. 665 pages. The definitive work on minerals and their localities noted from Colorado. Original hard cover with dust jacket. As new.
$150.00
Stock # 204
Legrand, Jacques DIAMONDS Myth, Magic, and Realty
Printed in the Netherlands by Smeets Offset, 1980. 287 pages. Includes 420 color illustrations. Historical information on diamonds including their sources, country of origin, and final product. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$95.00
Stock # 205
Dana, J.D. and Dana, E.S. THE SYSTEM OF MINERALOGY
Seventh edition. Three volumes.
Vol. I: 1944 Elements, Sulphides
Vol. II: 1951 Halides, Nitrates, Borates, etc.
Vol. III: 1962 Silica
All three original hard covers, sold as set.
$150.00
Stock # 206
Hoffman, P.J. INDEX OF CRYSTAL PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS The Mineralogical Record Magazine. Vols. 1-20. 1990.
90 pages. A photograph and locality reference for illustrations in the first 20 volumes of the Mineralogical Record magazine. Original soft cover spiral binding.
$24.00
Stock # 207
Holliday, J.S. THE WORLD RUSHED IN
The California Gold Rush Experience - "An eyewtiness account of a nation heading west." Simon and Schuster, NY, 1981. 559 pages. A description of the westward migration of gold seekers based on the diary of William Swain and letters from 500 other sources for the time. Spring 1849 to February 1851. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$45.00
Stock # 208
Ramsey, R.H. MEN AND MINES OF NEWMONT
A fifty-year history. Octagon Books, NY, 1973. 344 pages. History of the beginning of the Newmont empire including the men, mining operations, financing and exploration. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$35.00
Stock # 209
Sohnge, G. TSUMEB
A historical sketch. Published by the Committee of the S.W. Africa Scientific Society. Windhoek, 1967. 5th series. 5 figures, 32 photographs, 92 pages. The history of the now famous Tsumeb Mine, its ore, town, smelting, from 1892-1966. Original soft cover.
$40.00
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