Prospecting for Gold. From the Dish to the Hydraulic Plant, and from the Dolly to the Stamper Battery. With chapters on Tin, Osmiridium, Platinum, Opals and Oil.
by Idriess, Ion L
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1966. Repr., octavo, pp x, 296, incl Index, b&w illus, cloth bds, unclipped dustjacket. Very good condition in like d.j. With a chapter on 'Prospecting for Oil' by Dr. W.G. Woolnough. Reprint. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100455
- Title
- Prospecting for Gold. From the Dish to the Hydraulic Plant, and from the Dolly to the Stamper Battery. With chapters on Tin, Osmiridium, Platinum, Opals and Oil.
- Author
- Idriess, Ion L
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Geology, Gold, Mining, Oil, Prospecting
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...