Lot 205
Mining.- Hardy (William) The miner's guide: or, compleat miner, first edition, plus appendix, Sheffield, Francis Lister, 1748; and another, by the same (2)
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Mining.- Hardy (William) The miner's guide: or, compleat miner, first edition, 10 woodcut plates, woodcut illustrations and initials, errata f. at end, foxed, [Hoover 387], Sheffield, Francis Lister, 1748 bound with [Hardy (William)] An Appendix to the Miners Guide, ink stain to title, Birmingham, Tho. Warren, n.d. [?1762], together 2 parts in 1 vol., contemporary panelled calf, rebacked; and another, by the same, 8vo (2)
⁂ Includes methods employed in finding veins of various ores, the laws regulating the mining industry, and articles for mines in Derbyshire, Devon and other locations.
Description
Mining.- Hardy (William) The miner's guide: or, compleat miner, first edition, 10 woodcut plates, woodcut illustrations and initials, errata f. at end, foxed, [Hoover 387], Sheffield, Francis Lister, 1748 bound with [Hardy (William)] An Appendix to the Miners Guide, ink stain to title, Birmingham, Tho. Warren, n.d. [?1762], together 2 parts in 1 vol., contemporary panelled calf, rebacked; and another, by the same, 8vo (2)
⁂ Includes methods employed in finding veins of various ores, the laws regulating the mining industry, and articles for mines in Derbyshire, Devon and other locations.
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