Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them.
by ORTON, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Old miner's ownership notation; corners frayed; cloth quite rubbed but tight and sound.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hartford:: Worthington, Dustin and Company,, 1872.. First edition.. original green cloth.. Old miner's ownership notation; corners frayed; cloth quite rubbed but tight and sound.. 12mo,. Frontispiece; added illustrated title page with chromolithographic gold nugget; and four plates complete.. A Key for the Ready Determination of all the Useful Minerals within the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62277
- Title
- Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them.
- Author
- ORTON, James
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece; added illustrated title page with chromolithographic gold nugget; and four plates complete.
- Format/Binding
- Original green cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - Old miner's ownership notation; corners frayed; cloth quite rubbed but tight and sound.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Worthington, Dustin and Company,
- Place of Publication
- Hartford:
- Date Published
- 1872.
- Pages
- 137 pp.
- Size
- 12mo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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