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London: Frederick Muller. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket soiled and chipped, water stain base of spine ; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A map of the mine on front and back end papers. This appears to be a novelized account of the attempts to rescue the miners. ; B&W Photographs; 129 men went down in the mine that day but only 116 made it out. Human error caused the colliery's extension to breach an underground lake causing a flood of liquid peat and a massive collapse. "Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human courage and human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in the wet September of 1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband and wife team, Arthur and Mary Sellwood, who learnt the truth about the disaster from the men and women who experienced this horrific disaster first hand. This book details each stage of… Read More

Vancouver BC: Educational Committee of the BC Museum of Mining. Very Good+. 1976. Paperback. Slight wear and soil of orange card covers ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; This educational book is presented in a graphic form illustrating the discovery of coal, lead, silver and copper. Edited by David Bain. .

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550173774 . Light creasing top edge DJ ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. ; 1 x 9.1 x 6.4 Inches; 192 pages; "Following the Boulder Train" is full of remarkable life histories of legendary prospectors who made fortunes but couldn't take enough time away from bushwhacking to enjoy them, and of others who enjoyed them too much, making and losing so many fortunes they can't remember them all. The book offers memorable insights into the driven, obsessed world of mineral exploration and the mining industry in BC." .

Canada: Department of Mines and Resources. Very Good+. 1944. Paperback. Light edgewear, creasing, small notation on back cover.; Text unmarked.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 233 pages; 2 fold-out maps tucked into envelope on back flap. Strangely enough, one is of Nova Scotia .

Ottawa: Canadian Legion Educational Services. Very Good-. 1945. First Edition. Softcover. Some fading of red card covers, dampstain bottom spine, light creasing ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; Vocational Courses for Service Personnel - Mining; B&W Illustrations; 0.3 x 7 x 5 Inches; 227 pages; This is the first of a series of training books on mining issued by the Canadian Legion to help returning servicemen get back into the work force after WWII .