Mining, an International History by John Temple - 1972

Benn, 1972. Hardcover. Good.

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London England: Ernest Benn, 1972. Hardback. First Edition. Mining. An International History. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. Small tear to top edge of spine of D/J. Contents: List of Maps. Introduction. Mining up to the Collapse of the Roman Empire. The Development of Mining From the Collapse of the Roman Empire to the Sixteenth Century. Coal Mining to the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Developments in the Mining of Base Metals From the Eighteenth Century to the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Gold Mining in the Nineteenth Century - the Age of the Lone Prospector. Coal Mining Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century - Coal the 'King' Dethroned? Diamond Mining. Gold Mining in the Twentieth Century. Developments in Iron Ore Mining Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Mining of Non-Ferrous Metals Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Principal Books Consulted. Acknowledgements. Index. Illustrated. 144 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic… Read More

London, Benn, 1972. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine, particularly well preserved dw; tight, bright, clean and sharp cornered. Abundantly illustrated with maps and black and white photo plates. ; 143 pages; Description: 144 p. Illus. , facsim. , maps. 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Mining engineering --History. Mines and mineral resources --History.