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Starr, Walter A.. MY ADVENTURES IN THE KLONDIKE AND ALASKA 1898-1900 WRITTEN FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN IN 1960
1960 Author. Sq.8vo., 68pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a1938)
$23.00 Bulman, T. Alex . KAMLOOPS CATTLEMEN, 100 YEARS OF TRAIL DUST
Sidney 1972 1st Gray. History of gold and cattle fever in western Canada. 8vo., 183pp., hardcover. VG in Good DJ. (a2128)
$20.00 Leibius, A. . NOTES ON GOLD
1884. In the Journal and Proceedings, Royal Society of New South Wales, at pp.37-48, some illustrations. Whole volume has several articles. Good, spine ends frayed, rear hinge beginning to crack. (a22072b)
$45.00 Gayer, Arthur D. . MONETARY POLICY AND ECONOMIC STABILISATION A STUDY OF THE GOLD STANDARD
London 1935. Hardcover. Octavo, 288pp., index, cloth. Owner signed. Two pages offset where newspaper articles were laid in. A few pencil notations in text. VG, no DJ. (a22777)
$25.00 DeLancey, Mark W. . THE GHANA-GUINEA-MALI UNION: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY
Stanford 1966. In African Studies Bulletin, Vol. IX, Number 2, September 1966 at pp. 35-51. Included in a complete issue of this journal with several other articles. Large octavo, wraps. Good, wraps soiled, text clean, (a25248)
$27.00 Brokensha, David and S.I.A. Kotei . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GHANA
Boston 1967. Article in African Studies Bulletin, at pp. 35-79. Continues A. F. Johnson, A Bibliography of Ghana 1930-1961. Included in a complete issue of this journal with several additional articles. Large octavo, wraps. Good, wraps soiled, text clean, (a25249)
$35.00 Rogers, James Harvey . AMERICA WEIGHS HER GOLD
New Haven 1931 Second Printing. 8vo., 245pp., index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a26029)
$20.00 Mozsolics, Amalia . DER GOLDFUND VON VELEM-SZENTVID
Basel 1950 Prometheus. Ein Beitrag zur Metallkunst der alteren Hallstaffzeit. Eastern European prehistoric gold jewelry. In German. 4to., 44pp., 17 photo plates, wraps. Good, some spine wear. (a30880)
$35.00 (africa) . THE GOLD COAST
London no date (1937 date on map) Hudson and Kearns.Hardcover. first edition. Lg.8vo., photo illustrations, large folding map in rear pocket (map is Fine). Good, light cover wear; end papers toned; no ownership marks. no dj. (a32950)
$28.00(jewelry). M. FABRIKANT & SONS
NY 1989. Jewelry Catalogue. Hardcover. 4to., 120pp., fully illustrated in rich color, cloth. Near Fine in VG plus DJ. no owner marks; text Fine. (a36721)
$32.00 Jacobsson, D. . MAIZE TURNS TO GOLD
London 1948 Allen Unwin. Gold mining around Johannesburg, South Africa. Hardcover. Octavo,187pp., photo illustrations, end paper maps, cloth. Good, cover has slight bit of staining and is slightly warped due to moisture, half-inch tear along top edge outer hinge. (a37703)
$29.00 Guy du Boisrouvray . COLLECTION OF THE LATE COUNT AND COUNTESS GUY DU BOISROUVRAY
NY 1989. Sotheby Auction Catalogue, highly important pre-Columbian gold, silver, Faberge, Ceramics and works of art. Hardcover. 4to., 335 items, many color and monochrome photo plates, cloth. VG, slight soiling on cover in VG DJ. (a42057)
$28.00 Emmerich, Andre . SWEAT OF THE SUN AND TEARS OF THE MOON GOLD AND SILVER IN PRE-COLUMBIAN ART (signed)
NY 1977 Hacker. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 216pp., many monochrome and color photo illustrations, index. **Inscribed and signed by Emmerich (in presentation to Norbert Schimmel). Fine in VG DJ. (a5295)
$29.00 Piver, J. C. . SUN AND MANKIND
n.d. (1949 pencilled on end paper). Author finds the causes and cures of the curse of world conflicts to be found in the Bible and to be influenced by the solar system and by the presence of gold in the world. 8vo., 58pp., original hardcover. VG plus, end papers unevenly browned in VG DJ, light wear, light browning. Small note from previous owner paperclipped to front end paper paper , makes amusing comment on the author and this book. (a57633)
$25.00 Goodwin, C. C. . THE COMSTOCK CLUB
Salt Lake City 1891 1st edition.Tribune Job Printing Co. Hardcover. Octavo, 288pp., brown cloth with black and gilt trim. 2 pages have light offset from inserted newspaper clippings. Good plus, light wear on cover corners. no ownership marks. no dj. (a67003)
$25.00 Felice, Carlo A. . L'OREFICERIA
Milano 1927 1st Casa Editrice Ceschina. Enciclopedia delle moderne Arti Decorative Italiane IV. Glorious gold artwork and jewelry. In Italian. 4to., 115pp., photo plates, ivory-colored linen cloth hardcover. VG plus, light bit of rubbing on rear cover, corners gently bumped. (a67117)
$200.00 Massett, Stephen C. . DRIFTING ABOUT OR WHAT JEEMS PIPES OF PIPESVILLE SAW AND DID , AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
NY 1863 Carleton. Massett travelled over the U.S., to Boston, to San Francisco and elsewhere. Comments on Gold Rush, travels to Panama, South Pacific, Malta, etc. Hardcover. Small octavo, 371pp., small text illustrations by Mullen, green cloth. Faint owner signature on front end paper. VG, a few pages lightly spotted. (a71512)
$45.00 Biss, Captain Harold C. J. . RELIEF OF KUMASI
London 1901 2nd Methuen. Hardcover. Small octavo, 315pp., 48pp (publisher catalogue). photo illustrations, large folding map, maroon cloth. (some fraying on top edge of map due to inexact folding.) Tiny paper spine label. Some institution stamps and markings. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, some fraying at top edge of map. (a72764)
$150.00Etter, Patricia A. (editor). AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY SCOTSMAN, ROBERT BROWNLEE, AT THE REQUEST OF HIS CHILDREN, NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 1892
Fayetteville 1986 1st University of Arkansas. Hardcover. ISBN 0-938626-53-1. Brownlee left Scotland in 1835 for New York, Arkansas and then California to find gold. Hardcover. Octavo, 240pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Near Fine (slight residue from price tags on end paper and faint spoiling on top closed page ends) in Near Fine dj (light rubbing on dj, no tears, no chips, price not clipped.) (a76364)
$26.00 Kemmerer, Edwin W. . THE GOLD STANDARD AND THE PRESENT ECONOMIC SITUATION
1932. Article at pp. 85-104 in single issue of Proceedings of American Philosophical Society. Other articles by different writers in same issue. Sm.4to., original green printed wraps. VG. (a77130)
$35.00 Sotheby . CATALOGUE OF ROMAN, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN GOLD COINS FORMED BY LATE J H BARNES
June 1974. Sm.4to., 396 coins photo illustrated, hardcover. VG plus. (a77441)
$30.00Flagg, Josiah Foster. A PHILADELPHIA FORTY-NINER
1946. Diary of man who went West in the Gold Rush. Article on pp. 390-422 in single issue of The Pennsylvania Magazine. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Good. (a78061b)
$35.00 Chamberlain, Newell D. . THE CALL OF GOLD: TRUE TALES ON THE GOLD ROAD TO YOSEMITE
Mariposa 1936 1st Gazette Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 183pp., photo illustrations, yellow cloth. VG. Front panel and flap of jacket laid in. (a82172)
$25.00 Andersson, J. G. . THE GOLDSMITH IN ANCIENT CHINA
Stockholm 1935 first edition Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. 4to., 38pp., xxi plates (3 in color), removed and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. Very Scarce. (a83912)
$100.00 Fortes, Meyer . THE WEB OF KINSHIP AMONG THE TALLENSI - THE SECOND PART OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF A TRANS-VOLTA TRIBE
1957 2nd impression Oxford. Hardcover. Octavo, 358p., photo illustrations, cloth. Near Fine in VG DJ. toned and lightly worn. (a85304)
$50.00 Credit Suisse . GOLD COINS OF THE 19th AND 20th CENTURIES
Switzerland 1980. Credit Suisse Publication No. 60. Octavo, 104p., color photo illustrations, wraps. Ex-university reference library. Good plus. (a85491)
$20.00 (coins) . GOLD COINS
Switzerland 1969 Credit Suisse. Swiss Bank Corporation. Hardcover. Octavo, 107p., color photo illustrations, glossy library binding. Ex-university reference library. Good plus. (a85512)
$20.00 (gold) . GOLD IN THE INSTITUTIONAL PORTFOLIO - SPEAKERS' PAPERS FROM THE WORLD GOLD COUNCIL'S INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT FORUMS 1990 - 1991
no date c,1991 World Gold Council. 4to., 80p., original wraps. VG plus. (a86408)
$39.00 Sotheby & Co . CATALOGUE OF FINE PORTRAIT MINIATURES; VERY FINE GOLD BOXES; RUSSIAN WORKS OF ART INCLUDING FABERGE; OBJECTS OF VERTU
London 1969. Sale June 1969. Sm.4to., 55p., photo illustrated plates, original wraps. Near Fine. No ownership marks. (a87172)
$35.00 Hay, Robert . WATER-POWER APPLIED BY ELECTRICITY TO GOLD-DREDGING
London 1895. Octavo, pp. 55-87 plus 1 text woodcut illustration and discussion and correspondence in response to article, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXXI and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87468)
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