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OPIUM AND GOLD
Written by Peter Butler.
Stock no. 1828527
Published by Alister Taylor.
1st
1977.
Almost very good condition.
The story of the Chinese goldminers in New Zealand. A story of racism and repression which is highly relevant to contemporary New Zealand. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0908578024. Covers scuffed, edge-rubbed, creased at corners, remains of small label to top front. Base of contents block starting to come away from cover (glue is drying out). Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- NEW ZEALAND
- GOLD
- MINING
- HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
PITMEN PAINTERS: THE ASHINGTON GROUP 1934-1984
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 1828498
Published by The Mid Northumberland Arts Group.
1st thus
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Ashington Group began in the early 1930s as an evening class of Northumberland pitmen keen to learn about art. Within weeks they were producing their own work and within a few years their paintings amounted to a complete record of life in a mining community. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations, some colour illustrations. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 0904790819. A very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- MINING
- NORTHUMBERLAND
THE IRONSTONE QUARRIES OF THE MIDLANDS: HISTORY, OPERATION AND RAILWAYS PART IX LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Eric Tonks.
Stock no. 1828456
Published by Runpast Publishing.
1st
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth boards, gilt title. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 1870754085. Previous owner's library label to front pastedown else a fine copy. Blue dustwrapper is faded to spine, rear panel lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- LEICESTERSHIRE
- MINING
- HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
- RAILWAYS
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COAL MINING IN LUNESDALE
Written by Philip John Hudson.
Stock no. 1828309
Published by Hudson History.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An introductory study into the hsitory of coal mining in the valle of the River Lune and its tributaries in North West England. White & blue cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0953364305. SIGNED by the author to front endpaper (no dedication). Two diagonal marks to lower edge of text block. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- COAL
- MINING
- NORTH WEST UK
ELIZABETHAN KESWICK
Written by W.G. Collingwood.
Stock no. 1828286
Published by Michael Moon.
1st thus
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Extracts from the Original Account Books, 1564-1577, of the German Miners in the Archives of Ausburg. Transcribed and translated by Collingwood. The everyday comings and going of the German miners working in Keswick in the sixteenth century. Facsimile of the 1912 edition in a small print run of 500 un-numbered copies. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904131327. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CUMBRIA
- ELIZABETHAN
- MINING
- LIMITED EDITION
- FACSIMILE
METAL MINES OF SOUTHERN WALES
Written by G.W. Hall.
Stock no. 1327936
Published by G.W. Hall Griffin Publications.
Circa
1993.
Very good condition.
Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Minimal rubbing at corners. "Griffin Publications" white address sticker to inside front cover (covering printed publication details) else contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MINING
UNDERGROUND WALES
Written by Martyn Farr.
Stock no. 1327363
Published by Gomer Press.
1st PB
2001.
Very good condition.
The mysterious and beautiful world which lies beneath the mountains and valleys of Wales. From natural caves to mines. Cardwraps. Colour photos. 95 pages including index. ISBN: 1859029337. Slight wear and creases to corners.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- CAVES AND CAVING
- MINING
MOUNTAINS AND OREFIELDS: METAL MINING LANDSCAPES OF MID AND NORTH-EAST WALES
Written by Nick Jones; Mark Walters; Pat Frost.
Stock no. 1327029
Published by Council For British Archaeology.
1st
2004.
Very good condition.
CBA Research Report 142. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos, diagrams and maps. 192 pages. ISBN: 1902771478. Some light creasing to page corner tips else contents clean. Lower corners and spine bumped and worn, damp damage to base of textblock.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MINING
- LANDSCAPE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AMERICAN MINING
Written by Paul J. White.
Stock no. 1827473
Published by University Presses Of Florida.
Circa
2017.
Nearly fine condition.
Fifty years of research on American mining sites that date from colonial times, the author provides an ideal overview of the field for both students and professionals. A multifaceted look at mining, incorporating findings from an array of subfields, including historical archaeology, industrial archaeology, and maritime archaeology. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 9780813054551. This is a physical print on demand copy printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Rear board is a little grubby at edges, else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- MINING
THE VALLEY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2: THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
Written by C.M. Kelly.
Stock no. 1827467
Published by Valley & Vale.
1st
1997.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. A People's History of the Garw, Llynfi and Ogmore Valleys. ISBN: 189898607X. Slight lean to spine. Edges lightly rubbed. A few minor marks to title page else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MINING
- GLAMORGAN
THE PARK SLIP EXPLOSION
Written by Neville Granville.
Stock no. 1326905
Published by Neville Granville.
1992.
Nearly fine condition.
The Cefn Gwyrdd Series No. 2. B/w cardwraps. 48 pages. The colliery disaster that claimed the lives of 112 men and boys. Minimal rubbing to cover edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MINING
MAJOR MINER
Written by Gour Sen.
Stock no. 1326569
Published by Pentagon Press.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The incredible journey of a mutinous youth in India to Professor of mining in Australia. Beige boards. 250 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9788182746183. Minimal creasing to wrapper edges and a small tear to top edge of rear panel.