The Prospector's Handbook. A Guide for the Prospector and Traveller in Search of Metal-Bearing or Other Valuable Minerals.
by Anderson, J.W
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1888. x, 132pp + publishers catalogue at rear; index, glossary, tables, bw diagrams. Or olive cloth titled and decorated in gilt. Front free endpaper detached but present, water damage to bottom front corner of cover, a few spots to rear cover and some wear to spine. Not the prettiest copy but complete.. Third Edition, Revised & Enlarged. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042420
- Title
- The Prospector's Handbook. A Guide for the Prospector and Traveller in Search of Metal-Bearing or Other Valuable Minerals.
- Author
- Anderson, J.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised & Enlarged
- Publisher
- Crosby Lockwood & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Gold Prospecting Mining Australia New Zealand South Africa Geology Minerals
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gems, Minerals and Mining; Geology, Opal, Lapidary;
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
Lawrence Jones
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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