Maryland Geological Survey : Miocene Plates by John Hopkins University - 1904

London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd., 1907. Good-Very Good condition (see photos). Volumes 1 and 2 [May 1907- May 1909] of the Jute, Hemp, Flax, Rope, and Twine Trades' Journal. Complete in 24 monthly numbers, bound into one large volume. Oversize Hardcover. 9.75" wide by 12.25" tall. The binding is brown cloth with maroon leather spine and corners. Covers moderately rubbed with a few tiny nicks. Front joint cracked, but holding firm. Internal condition is Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO foxing. First Edition. Well illustrated with drawings, photos, diagrams, etc. Indexes. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments (but only the standard charge for media mail). . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Good-Very Good condition. 236pp. + 214pp.

No place (but Champaign, Illinois?): Privately Printed, 1991. Very scarce (said to be limited to only 6 copies). Appears unread. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall by 1.75" thick. Posthumously printed memoirs of Ralph Early Grim (1902-1989), geologist and Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana. The February 2009 newsletter of THE CLAY MINERALS SOCIETY (photocopy laid-in) contains a tribute to Grim from the University of New Mexico's Dewey Moore. In it Moore writes: "The contrast between his rather humble origins and his lofty reputation as a scientist and world traveler was perhaps the stimulant for him to write his memoirs. After his death, his wife, Frances E. Grim, had them transcribed and a few… Read More

Washington: Department of the Interior, Census Office / Government Printing Office (GPO), 1886. This is a solid reading/reference copy that was formerly in the Library of Congress/Smithsonian Institution. Good+ condition. See photos. New endpapers. Inner hinges are perfect. There is a small red ink stamp on the title page that reads: "Library of Congress, February 25, 1887, Smithsonian Deposit." Stamped over it in blue ink is: "Transferred Jan 7 1911." Otherwise all pages are unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original brown cloth, moderately rubbed at the spine ends/edges. See photos. 76 tables. Profusely illustrated with 242 figures in the text, and 102 full-page inserted maps and diagrams -- many folding and/or PRINTED IN BEAUTIFUL FULL COLOR. See photos. The List of Plates lists a total of 102 maps, sections and diagrams. Of these 96 are bound-in, as called for, and all 96 are present. Of the remaining 6 plates that are… Read More

Franklin, New Jersey: Privately Published, 1927. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This is the RARE original 1927 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Bound in the original printed brown wraps. 6" wide by 9" tall. NOT a library discard. Pages are creamy white, clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the preface: "The contents of this review is a brief outline of interesting data that have come to the attention of the writer during many years' service with the mining companies operating at Mine Hill and Sterling Hill." Included here are chapters on settlement, land titles, early mining, 1664-1800; ownership, exploration, development, 1800-1850; Colonel Samuel Fowler, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Company, 1850-1897; litigation caused by conflicting mineral titles; zinc mining and mill construction, 1897-1927.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. vi, 47pp.

Flemington, New Jersey: Democrat Press, 1960. INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR, E. K. Red Crutts on the front free endpaper ("Sincerely yours" and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Several tiny white speckles on the rear cover. No year of publication is given, but the online entry for the New Jersey State Library says "1960?" Included here are twelve chapters, as follows: 1) Early New Jersey Mines; 2) Iron Contents of New Jersey; 3) Bog Iron Ores; 4) List of Known Limonite Localities; 5) Description of Individual Mines; 6) Magnetite Ores; 7) Description of Magnetite Mines in Limestone; 8) Description of Magnetite Mines in Gneiss; 9) Copper Mine Legend; 10) Early Days of the Iron Works; 11) Doverite, a New Yttrium Mineral; 12) The Scrub Oak Mines.. INSCRIBED by E. K. (Red) Crutts. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 55pp.

No place (but Champaign, Illinois?): Privately Printed, 1991. Very scarce (said to be limited to only 6 copies). Appears unread. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall by 1.75" thick. Posthumously printed memoirs of Ralph Early Grim (1902-1989), geologist and Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana. The February 2009 newsletter of THE CLAY MINERALS SOCIETY (photocopy laid-in) contains a tribute to Grim from the University of New Mexico's Dewey Moore. In it Moore writes: "The contrast between his rather humble origins and his lofty reputation as a scientist and world traveler was perhaps the stimulant for him to write his memoirs. After his death, his wife, Frances E. Grim, had them transcribed and a few… Read More

Franklin, New Jersey: Privately Published, 1927. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This is the RARE original 1927 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Bound in the original printed brown wraps. 6" wide by 9" tall. NOT a library discard. Pages are creamy white, clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the preface: "The contents of this review is a brief outline of interesting data that have come to the attention of the writer during many years' service with the mining companies operating at Mine Hill and Sterling Hill." Included here are chapters on settlement, land titles, early mining, 1664-1800; ownership, exploration, development, 1800-1850; Colonel Samuel Fowler, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Company, 1850-1897; litigation caused by conflicting mineral titles; zinc mining and mill construction, 1897-1927.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. vi, 47pp.

Flemington, New Jersey: Democrat Press, 1960. INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR, E. K. Red Crutts on the front free endpaper ("Sincerely yours" and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Several tiny white speckles on the rear cover. No year of publication is given, but the online entry for the New Jersey State Library says "1960?" Included here are twelve chapters, as follows: 1) Early New Jersey Mines; 2) Iron Contents of New Jersey; 3) Bog Iron Ores; 4) List of Known Limonite Localities; 5) Description of Individual Mines; 6) Magnetite Ores; 7) Description of Magnetite Mines in Limestone; 8) Description of Magnetite Mines in Gneiss; 9) Copper Mine Legend; 10) Early Days of the Iron Works; 11) Doverite, a New Yttrium Mineral; 12) The Scrub Oak Mines.. INSCRIBED by E. K. (Red) Crutts. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 55pp.

Washington, D. C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896. This is the original 1896 HARDCOVER first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good+ condition. A very nice copy of the HARDCOVER edition, tough-to-find in collectible condition this nice. SEE PHOTOS. Previous owner's name on the pastedown endpaper. Bright, clean, square, and reasonably tight. NOT a library discard. Hinges are perfect. Pages are creamy white, crisp and unmarked. NO foxing. First Edition. This publication is devoted entirely to Nelson Horatio Darton's comprehensive bibliography and index of the literature of North American geology from 1732 through 1891. Included are brief annotations on content, plates, etc. Bound in the original dark green cloth with gilt spine and blind-stamped front and rear cover decorations.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition. Thick 8vo. 1,045pp.

San Francisco and Sacramento: California State Mining Bureau, 1900. 3 volumes bound as one. All three are First Editions, published 1902/1901/1902 respectively -- not cheaply-made modern reprints. Bound together in black cloth with black leather spine and corners, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. The leather joints have a hairline crack. SEE PHOTOS. The original colored wraps for all three books are bound-in. The binding is in Near Very Good condition. Internal condition is Very Good+. The ink stamp of Harry M. Roche is on the front endpaper. All three books are profusely illustrated with photos and maps. Many of the maps are fold-out and printed in color. COPPER RESOURCES has 69 illustrations (mostly photos) and 8 maps of which 3 are folding. The largest: Map of California Copper Deposits, unfolds to 29.5" wide by 36" tall. Another fold-out is: Geological Map of the Western Portion of the Shasta County Copper Belt. OIL AND GAS YIELDING FORMATIONS has 35 photos and 13… Read More