Nevada and California Processes of Silver and Gold Extraction.
by Kustel, Guido
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Covers well-worn, hinges weak, dark stain to top edge affecting the top margin on most pages, previous owner's pencil name and b
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco. : Frank D. Carlton. , 1863. . 1st edition.. hardcover; Contemporary textured cloth, blindstamped borders, gilt spine title. . Covers well-worn, hinges weak, dark stain to top edge affecting the top margin on most pages, previous owner's pencil name and blindstamp on ffep, still a good readable copy with all plates present. . Paher 1059. Kustel was one of the earliest mining engineers to develop methods to process the gold and silver ores of the Comstock Lode. 11 full-page engraved plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200107
- Title
- Nevada and California Processes of Silver and Gold Extraction.
- Author
- Kustel, Guido
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; Contemporary textured cloth, blindstamped borders, gilt spine title.
- Book Condition
- Used - Covers well-worn, hinges weak, dark stain to top edge affecting the top margin on most pages, previous owner's pencil name and b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frank D. Carlton.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco.
- Date Published
- 1863.
- Pages
- 327 pp. + 11 plates.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mining;
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Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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