On this page we have listed 13 books on mines and mining history that were on our shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on March 6, 2008. Enjoy browsing through, and feel free to place your order at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller.
1. Blainey, Geoffrey, MINES IN THE SPINIFEX: THE STORY OF MOUNT ISA MINES, Angus and Robertson, London, (1960), color frontis, B&W photos, 242pp, photos, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Few great mines of the world have had such a dramatic struggle for survival as Mount Isa, in Australia. This book recounts that struggle., (Order No: 18725 ), $20.00
2. Glasscock, C. B., THE BIG BONANZA: THE STORY OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1931), 368pp, good, orange cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light wear spine, A history of the discovery and mining of the great Lode written with emphasis on the dramatic and colorful in the business and life of the region. Considers part played by Adolph Sutro, W.C. Ralson, D.D. Mills, William Sharon, John W. Mackay, and others. Larson 918., (Order No: 4624 ), $7.50
3. Koschmann, A. H. and Bergendahl, M. H., PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES, US Government Printing Off., Washington, D.C., (1982) 3rd ptg, B&W figures, 283pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States., (Order No: 31261 ), $25.00
4. Macbeth, Mike, SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD: THE RAGS TO RICHES SAGA OF A MAN AND HIS MINES, Trans-Canada Press, Toronto, Ontario, (1987), B&W and color ill., 128pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0920966357 This is the story of Paul Penna and of the mines that he's made over the past quarter-century., (Order No: 28680 ), $4.00
5. Marcosson, Isaac F., ANACONDA, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, (1957), B&W photos, 370pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket lacks FFEP, The story of the Anaconda Company is a major chapter in the epic of American industry. Its name is synonymous with copper. From a hole in the ground - the fabulous Anaconda mine - on Butte Hill, which became the Richest Hill on Earth, stemmed an empire that today stretches from the Rockies to the Andes., (Order No: 6540 ), $1.50
6. Mayer, Carl J. and Riley, George A., PUBLIC DOMAIN, PRIVATE DOMINION - A HISTORY OF PUBLIC MINERAL POLICY IN AMERICA, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA, (1985) 1st ptg, 340pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by Carl Mayer, ISBN 0871568497 The definitive history of the laws and policies that govern the mineral resources of America's public lands., (Order No: 52017 ), $10.00
7. Morris, Henry Curtis, THE MINING WEST AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, published by the author, Washington, DC, (1962), B&W illustrations, 80pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), "Illustrated accounts of many mining camps that I knew when they were discovered and richly productive; and we could sell our gold and silver without official interference." Inscribed by the author. Laid in are five typewritten letters, and one card, signed from the author to Wm F. Kelleher (a New Jersey bookseller) from 1956-1961 concerning the buying and selling of books., (Order No: 5404 ), $75.00
8. Neuschatz, Michael, THE GOLDEN SWORD: THE COMING OF CAPITALISM TO THE COLORADO MINING FRONTIER, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, (1986) 1st ptg, 301pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0313251045 Contributions in American Studies, Number 84., (Order No: 33054 ), $25.00
9. Rice, George S. and Davis, John A., POTASH MINING IN GERMANY AND FRANCE, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1927, B&W illustrations, maps, 92pp, good, wraps (softcover), U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Mines - Bulletin 274., (Order No: 40759 ), $25.00
10. Rosenthal, Eric, GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!: THE JOHANNESBURG GOLD RUSH, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1970) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 372pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A stirring account of the fabulous Rand gold fields--the discovery that revolutionized the world's economy., (Order No: 26994 ), $7.00
11. Summers, A. Leonard, ANTHRACITE AND THE ANTHRACITE INDUSTRY, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, London, n.d. c1922, B&W illustrations, 126pp, good, decorated green cloth (hardcover), "Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries" series., (Order No: 39268 ), $20.00
12. Thompson, George A. and Buck, Fraser, TREASURE MOUNTAIN HOME: A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF PARK CITY, UTAH, Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, UT, 1968, B&W illustrations, 268pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) signed Fraser Buck, In these pages will be found the real story of Park City, Utah, a mining camp that has lived on, even though it has, through the years, been reduced to ashes, been the victim of critical labor troubles and panics, and has been subjected to the worst of depressions., (Order No: 28584 ), $10.00
13. Vicker, Ray, THE REALMS OF GOLD, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1975) 1st ptg, 244pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0684142694 This book covers every aspect of the long story of gold and its persistent importance to man., (Order No: 7415 ), $4.50