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Tin: Describing the Chief Methods of Mining, Dressing & Smelting it Abroad with Notes Upon Arsenic, Bismuth and Wolfram
by Charleton, Arthur G
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1884. Octavo. xi, 83 pages with extensive plans (some folded, part double). The reason this became the major book on mining tin, Charleton's drawings were carefully laid down to scale after he had made original sketches. Since most of the serious mining of tin was done in Bohemia and Saxony in the Ore Mountains where metals had been retrieved back to the Bronze Age, he went to those locations and made deliberate notes about their innovations. The relative scarcity and importance of tin makes the process essential. This work changed the English conception and influenced the British search for tin sources throughout their extensive empire. Bound in brown cloth lettered i gilt, spine lettering gilt, chip to head, edges rubbed, previous owner's bookplate. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025283
- Title
- Tin: Describing the Chief Methods of Mining, Dressing & Smelting it Abroad with Notes Upon Arsenic, Bismuth and Wolfram
- Author
- Charleton, Arthur G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E. & F.N. Spon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Tin, Metallurgy; Wolframite, Germany; Mining Arsenic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mining;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
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