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The Miner's Guide, and Metallurgist's Directory
by Orton, J. W. (James Wilfred)
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: A. S. Barnes [H. W. Derby and Co., Cincinnati], 1849. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo [6x4in]; 86 pp., [5] advertisements, frontispiece illustration on geological strata, vignette of miners panning on title page, four illustrations in text, glossary; Dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, edges corners and spine, corners bumped with wear spots, chips to top and bottom of spine, old black ink marks to spine worn spots, rubbing to joints, age toning and foxing spots in text, old tape repair and chip to text pages, partially erased prior owner signature on front end paper.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14278
- Title
- The Miner's Guide, and Metallurgist's Directory
- Author
- Orton, J. W. (James Wilfred)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes [H. W. Derby and Co., Cincinnati]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- Geology, Gold Rush, GETMAN524
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
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