Mining Engineers' Handbook (2 volumes)
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1950. College Edition / Third Edition, Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo [21.5 cm] Dark red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The extremities are very gently rubbed and bumped. The top and bottom edges of the text blocks have a previous owner's ink stamps. The pages at the beginning also have several of ink stamps. There may be an occasional ink stamp in the text. Yellowed pages. Item #33228
Written by a staff of forty-six specialists. Topics include Summary of Stratigraphic Geology, High Explosives, Theory and Practice of Blasting, Forced Drop-Shafts and Honigmann Method, Mine Ventilation, Cost of Compressed Air Equipment and Its Operation, Flow of Gases and Vapors, and more. Extra charges apply due to size and weight.
Price: $100.00