Written in 1556, this title is one of the most important scientific works on mining. It was one of the first based on research and observation and methods of ...Show synopsisWritten in 1556, this title is one of the most important scientific works on mining. It was one of the first based on research and observation and methods of modern science. It includes 289 Renaissance woodcuts and is the unabridged republication of the 1912 English edition.Hide synopsis
Description:First Dover edition, very good in wraps. Slight spotting to page...First Dover edition, very good in wraps. Slight spotting to page edges and endpapers, otherwise tight and square. Translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. Includes many illustrations (reproductions of original woodcuts), appendices and indexes; 638 pages. A seminal work on mining history and techniques.
Description:4to. Book is in VG condition; corners are bumped and edges are...4to. Book is in VG condition; corners are bumped and edges are lightly rubbed. One corner is creased at tip. Five pages have highlighting. A tight crisp copy; translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. 638 pp. including index.
Description:Very Good. No Jacket. Bumping and light wear to the extemeties....Very Good. No Jacket. Bumping and light wear to the extemeties. Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 with Biographical Introduction, Annotations and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy & Mining Law from the earliest times to the 16th century. 638 pages, nearly 300 illustrations (copies of original 16th century drawings). This edition is a complete and unchanged reprint of the translation published by The Mining Magazine, London, in 1912 and includes a facsimile title page from the original printing in 1556.
Description:Very Good. Very Good, Paperback, 6 3/4" x 10 3/4", edges rubbed...Very Good. Very Good, Paperback, 6 3/4" x 10 3/4", edges rubbed, 638 pages, black and white illustrations.
Description:Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. -Great Buy! -100%...Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. -Great Buy! -100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
Description:Good in Good jacket. 4to-Between 9¾"-12" Tall. 638 page book is...Good in Good jacket. 4to-Between 9¾"-12" Tall. 638 page book is in good condition with edgewear, scuffing of cover, discoloration on cover, wearing on corners, and yellowing inside both covers. The DJ is in good condition with slight edgewear, scuffing of cover, discoloration on cover, and yellowing on flaps and on back cover. Later printing. Originally published in 1556, this was the first book on mining to be based on field research and observation. It was the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various specialized techniques of the many branches of mining, and the first to provide a realistic history of mining from antiquity to its day. It contains an unprecedented wealth of material on alluvial mining, alchemy, silver refining, smelting, surveying, timbering, nitric acid making, and hundreds of other phases of the medieval art of metallurgy. It covers the legal aspects of mining. 289 original drawings reveal a whole medieval world of machinery, industrial technique, tools, even costume and architecture.
Description:NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100%...NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780486600062.
Description:Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Dover...Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Dover Publications. 1950. DJ in G shape with tears present to the rear and front panel of the DJ. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Translated from the first Latin Edition of 1556 by Herbert Hoover with biographical introduction, annotations and appendices upon the development of mining methods, metallurgical processes, geology, mineralogy & mining law from the earliest times. Photos sent upon request. BX615; 1.8 x 11 x 7.3 Inches; 638 pages.
Description:Fine as New. No Dj. Fine as new in large and heeavy green cloth...Fine as New. No Dj. Fine as new in large and heeavy green cloth hardcover. Lacks dustjacket, else as new. The famous Hoover translation of greatest treatise on technological chemistry, engineering, geology, mining of early times (1556). All 289 original woodcuts. Originally published in 1556, this was the first book on mining to be based on field research and observation. It was the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various specialized techniques of the many branches of mining, and the first to provide a realistic history of mining from antiquity to its day. It contains an unprecedented wealth of material on alluvial mining, alchemy, silver refining, smelting, surveying, timbering, nitric acid making, and hundreds of other phases of the medieval art of metallurgy. It covers the legal aspects of mining. 289 original drawings reveal a whole medieval world of machinery, industrial technique, tools, even costume and architecture. Extra heavy.
Description:Very Good. Dover Publications, 1950. Cloth, 638 pp. Slight...Very Good. Dover Publications, 1950. Cloth, 638 pp. Slight wearing and discoloration to spine. Very Sound.
Description:Very Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 638+pp....Very Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 638+pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean w/ blindstamp decoration on front cover. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. DJ has several chips (mostly to top edges) and few short tears to edges; approx. 3" closed tear to rear panel near top edge. Spine darkened. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.
Description:Ausgezeichnet. Folio. Prachtexemplar; Unveranderter nachdruck...Ausgezeichnet. Folio. Prachtexemplar; Unveranderter nachdruck der ausgabe Basel 1556; neatly penned seven-line gift inscription on verso of ffep; reprint of the 1556 edition bound in modern cloth; very light shelf wear.
Description:Agricola, Georgius., trans. by Herbert Clark Hoover & Lou Henry...Agricola, Georgius., trans. by Herbert Clark Hoover & Lou Henry Hoover., Dover Pub., 1950, ncrd, (First published in The Mining Magazine, London, 1912), cloth w/gilt spine titles, fine w/chipped dj (minor edge tears), 638 pp w/indexes & appendices, B & W.
Description:Good. No dust jacket, as issued. Covers a little creased, very...Good. No dust jacket, as issued. Covers a little creased, very good inside. First printing. Illustrated by. xxxi, 638 p. illus. , facsim. 28 cm. Reprint of 1950 ed. "A complete and unchanged reprint of the translation published by the Mining magazine, London, in 1912. " Bibliography: p. 599-606.
Description:Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute...Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows just a hint of shelf-wear; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ price clipped; else only the mildest rubbing; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Translated by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. Reprinted from the 1912 Edition of The Mining Magazine. Hardback with DJ. With Biographical Introduction, Annotations and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy & Mining Law from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556 work on mining was the first based on field research and observation and the methods of modern science. 289 authentic Renaissance woodcuts.
Description:Very Good in a serviceable binding. Folio (8" x 12-1/2") bound...Very Good in a serviceable binding. Folio (8" x 12-1/2") bound in library buckram; irregularly paginated: [10], 502, [58] pages. Illustrated with 273 woodcuts, many full and half page. Previously published in 1556 and 1561, this edition seems scarcer than either of the previous. PRINTING & THE MIND OF MAN 79: "The first systematic treatise on mining and metallurgy and one of the first technological books of modern times. " Herbert Hoover, who first translated this book into English, described this title in his autobiography as "the first important attempt to assemble systematically in print the world-knowledge on mining, metallurgy, and industrial chemistry. It was the great textbook of those industries for two centuries and had dominated thought and practice all that time. In many mining regions and camps, including the Spanish South America, it was chained to the church altar and translated by the priest to the miners between religious services. " The woodcut impressions are strong and dark. As customary with this title, there is browning throughout, occasionally heavy. Small piece of title page repaired with no loss of text or illustration; ink names of David Stuart dated 1771 and Joseph Robertson dated 1830 on title page. Library bookplate on front pastedown and small ink number on the title page illustration; no other library markings except for numbers on the spine. An important and richly illustrated title.
Description:Good in Good jacket. Quarto. Owner name, dj edgeworn, 638 pages,...Good in Good jacket. Quarto. Owner name, dj edgeworn, 638 pages, illustrated. Translated by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover, from the first Latin edition of 1556. "With biographical introduction, annotations and appendices upon the development of mining methods, metallurgical processes, geology, mineralogy & mining law from the earliest times to the 16th century. "
Description:Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover. 638 pages, b&w...Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover. 638 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. Light edgewear, yellowing to dust jacket. Else a very clean, tight copy.
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