MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES by O.E. Kiessling 1933. Published by U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Mines. Part 1 - metals. 9¼" x 6" x 2¼". 1,142pp. brown cloth cover, gold embossed lettering.
Very good condition.
ref: minerals 68
£10.00

GOLD PAVED THE WAY by A.P. Cartwright 1967 published by Macmillan, London. 8¾" x 6" x 1½". 313pp plus glossary and index. 40 photographs, illustrations and diagrams including a map showing the twelve goldfields operated by 'Gold Fields' in 1965. The story of the South African mining-finance company founded by Rhodes and Rudd and known as Consolidated Goldfields. Paper dust jacket over red cloth covered board. Excellent condition.
ref: minerals 69
£10.00

DIAMONDS UNLIMITED by P.H.E. Burgess 1960 published by The Adventurers Club. 8½" x 6" x ¾". 191pp 14 photographs on 7 middle pages.
The account of a former senior Scotland Yard officer appointed as chief security officer at the Mwadui diamond mine in Tanganyika. Red cloth cover. Excellent condition.
ref: minerals 70
£10.00

THE GOLD RUSHES by W.P. Morrell, M.A., D.Phil. 1940 published by Adam & Charles Black, Soho Square, London. Black's Pioneer Histories. 8¾" x 5½" x 1¾". 415pp plus 11pp Index. 8 maps including 4 fold-outs. Eleven chapters headed:
1) Before the gold rushes.
II) Brazil.
III) Siberia.
IV) California.
V) British Columbia and the Rocky Mountain States:- Fraser River & Cariboo - Washoe and the Comstock Lode - Pike's Peak & Colorado - Boisé, Idaho - The Montana Rushes.
VI) The gold rushes in American history.
VII) Ballarat and Bendigo.
VIII) The Australian rushes from the 'sixties to the 'nineties:- Otago and Hokitika - Queensland - Coolgardie and Kalgoolie.
IX) The diamonds of Kimberley and the gold of the Rand.
X) Alaska and the Klondike.
XI) Conclusion. Hardback. Blue cloth covered board embossed and gilded brightly. Overall condition very good to excellent. Covered by dust jacket, faded and slightly torn.
ref: minerals 71
£34.00

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