Economic Geology: Seventh Edition, Corrected Printing
by RIES, Professor H
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. Very Good-. 1949. Hardcover. Fifth printing, January 1949, of the seventh edition. An examination of the various minerals which mankind has found useful and which command certain economic value. With discussions about coal, hydrocarbons, building stones, gypsum, fertilizer, abrasives, and metallic ores such as iron, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver and others. With dozens of diagrams, tables, maps and photos. With indices by locality and subject. --- In green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A tightly-bound, sound & sturdy copy, but with prior owners' markings & bookplate to front endpapers, mildly bumped cover corners and partial loss of spine gilding. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; vii, 720 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84670
- Title
- Economic Geology: Seventh Edition, Corrected Printing
- Author
- RIES, Professor H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
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