About this title: 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 modern science. It includes 289 Renaissance woodcuts and is the unabridged republication of the 1912 English edition.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, NY
Date Published: 1950
Description: 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. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: 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, ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: 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. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Date Published: 1912-01-01
ISBN-13:9780486600062ISBN:0486600068
Description: 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. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York, New York
Date Published: 1950
ISBN-13:9780486600062ISBN:0486600068
Description: 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 ... read more
Description: 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 ... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pubns, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1912
ISBN-13:9780486600062ISBN:0486600068
Description: 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 ... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. Lacks DJ; heavy book-4 pounds; light spotting to edges; gilt lettering on spine.; B&W Illustrations; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 638 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover, no dustjacket
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Folio. Book is in Very Good condition in red cloth boards with an imprint on the front of a medieval man with a scythe. Light wear to edges and slight tanning to page edges. Binding is tight and firm. Spine is lightly faded and gilt title is dulled. A translation from the first Latin edition of 1556 by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover that appeared in the Mining Magazine, London, in 1912. Some Latin text. Black and white illustrations throughout. 638 pp. including index. Heavy: may ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: 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. read more
Description: 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. read more
Binding: Trade pb
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1950
ISBN-13:9780486600062ISBN:0486600068
Description: 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. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dover, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Hardcover, no dust jacket, pages unmarked, presentation bookplate on front endpaper, no library markings, cover has normal wear and fading for age. INV#29 G/no DJ. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Edindustria-Editoriale S.P.A., Rome
Date Published: 1959
Description: Collectible; Fine. Beautiful 1959 vellum-bound reprint of this 16th century classic of metallurgy. #472 of only 1, 000 copies issued, published out of Rome. Thick, high-quality rag paper, original woodcuts very well reproduced. A bright, clean, Near Fine copy in its full vellum. Folio, 502 pgs. plus metallurgical index. Also includes a bio-bibliography of De Re Metallica (in Italian) by Alberto Mondini and issued in stapled wrappers. A handsome effort--and an elegant, literal reproduction of ... read more
Description: Very good. Book is signed by herbert hoover on 1st page "The good wishes of herbert hoover". This book is from a private collection. 1950 edition of the first Latin edition of 1556, No dust jacket (not sure if there was one), cover is red and intact except for little fraying on one corner and and gentle curl of corners, Book is intact no foxing, top part of book binding is a little open but book is tight, item ships next business day via registered mail. read more
Edition: Early edition
Binding: Modern buckram
Publisher: Ludovici Regis, Basil
Date Published: 1621
Description: 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 ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pub.
Date Published: 1950
Description: As New. Oversized Softcover Translated by Hoover, Herbert Clark and Lou Henry Hoover. 638 pp. with 289 illustrations, 3 appendices (Bibliography, Ancient Authors and Weights and Measures) with four facsimile pages from the Latin original. The present volume is a reprint of the 1912 translation of the original volume published in 1556. The book contains an unprecedented wealth of material on Alluvial Mining, Alchemy, Silver Refining, Smelting, Surveying, Timbering, Nitric Acid Making and ... read more
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
