De Re Metallica
by Agricola, Georgius
De re metallica (Latin for On the Nature of Metals) is a book cataloguing the state of the art of mining, refining, and smelting metals, published in 1556. The author was Georg Bauer, whose pen name was the Latinized Georgius Agricola. The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication. Agricola had spent nine years in the Bohemian town of Joachimsthal, now in the Czech Republic. (Joachimsthal is famous for its silver mines and the origin of the word "Thaler.
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DE RE METALLICA (SIGNED)
by Agricola, Georgius; translated by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover
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- 1950
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New York: Dover Publications, 1950. Facsimile edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good-. 1st Dover edition, a facsimile of the 1556 edition. A Near Fine copy in Fair to Good dust jacket. Tall 4to., 672 pp., 289 illustrations. Red cloth in tan and green dust jacket. The jacket id chipped, with a small loss on the rear panel. SIGNED by Herbert… Read more about this item Item Price
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De Re Metallica.
by Agricola, Georgius
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Dover, New York, Later edition.. 0. Hardcover. Large 8vo. hardcover. 638pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, light foxing to outer page edges. / Very good clipped d/w with crease on top edge. "Translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 with Biographical Introduction, Annotations and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy and Mining Law from… Read more about this item Item Price
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De Re Metallica (Dover Earth Science)
by Georgius Agricola
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De Re Metallica
by Agricola, Georgius (Herbert Hoover translator)
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- 2014
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Mansfield Center, CT: Martino Publishing, 2014. Soft cover. Very good. 8vo (24 x 19 cm). 638 pp. Glossy black covers with illustration of kiln to upper, Yellow titles to upper and spine. Text block tight and unmarked. Item Price
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De Re Metallica
by Georgius Agricola
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De Re Metallica
by Agricola, Georgius; translated by Herbert Clark and Lou Henry Hoover
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New York: Dover Publications, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine; 638 pp. indexed and illustrated. Former owner's stamp on front pastedown and lower front title page, along with an unused postage stamp (5 cents) with the image of Hoover. Also laid in is a first day of issue stamped Hoover envelope, addressed… Read more about this item Item Price
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De Re Metallica (Dover Earth Science) by Georgius Agricola
by Georgius Agricola
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De Re Metallica (Dover Earth Science)
by Agricola, Georgius
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Dover Publications, 1950-06-01. Paperback. Like New. 10x6x1. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. Item Price
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De Re Metallica (Dover Earth Science)
by Agricola, Georgius
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- 1950
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New York: Dover Publications, 1950. Reprint. . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint of 1912 edition. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. Near Fine. Edgewear, spine creases, else Fine and unmarked. 638pp; illustrated in reproductions.
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De Re Metallica (Dover Earth Science)
by Agricola, Georgius
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by Agricola, Georgius
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De Re Metallica
by Georgius Agricola (Herbert Clark Hoover & Lou Henry Hoover trans)
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Dover, New York 1950 (translated from the 1st Latin edition of 1556). 27.0 x 17.0cms, 638pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper This was the first book on mining that was based on field research and observation (ie the scientific method). It has the first detailed technical drawings to illustrate the mining techniques and the first realistic… Read more about this item Item Price
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De Re Metallica
by Georgius Agricola
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- 1950
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De Re Metallica.
by Georgius Agricola
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Dover Publications, 1950. hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Edges shows tanning.Former owner's nameplate inside front cover. Pages shows minor tanning. Item Price
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DE RE METALLICA
by Agricola, Georgius
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- 1950
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Moran, Michigan, USA
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New York: Dover Publications. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1950. Reprint. Hardcover. Lacks DJ; heavy book - 4 pounds; light spotting to edges; gilt lettering on spine. ; B&W Illustrations; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 638 pages . Item Price
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DE RE METALLICA
by Agricola, Georgius
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- 1950
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New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. 1950. Reprint. Hardcover. Translated by Herbert Clark Hoover & Lou Henry Hoover. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends… Read more about this item Item Price
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De Re Metallica
by Agricola, Georgius
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- 1950
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Dover . Clean, tight hardcover in good condition; shelf wear and rubbing, former owner's name on end paper. Fair DJ in mylar cover; rubbing, edge wear includes small chips and tears, portion of rear flap cut out. . Good. Hardcover. 1950. Item Price
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DE RE METALLICA
by Agricola, Georgius; translated by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover
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- 1950
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Owego, New York, USA
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New York, NY: Dover Publications. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1950. ........ Hardcover. 4to., 638 pp., rubbed, bumped, pages lightly toned . Item Price
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De Re Metallica
by Georgius Agricola
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- Fine
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- First American Edition
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- 1950
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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New York: Dover Publications, 1950. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Engravings. Translated from the first Latin edition of 1556. Publisher's green cloth with $17.95 flap price, thus a latter printing in the same format of the 1950 Dover edition. A fine, clean copy. Item Price
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DE RE METALLICA
by Agricola, Georgius
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- Fair
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- 1950
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Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Dover Publications, 1950. Reprint of the 1912 publication; the famous Hoover translation. xxxi + 638 pages in very good condition. Many illustrations. Pages 7-37 have a few red ink markings. Book plate on the fep and previous owner's signature on the ffep. Red hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine, embossed illustration on the upper cover. Corners… Read more about this item Item Price
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