Buy this book on-line Hooson, William : The Miners Dictionary, Explaining Not only the Terms used by Miners, But also Containing the Theory and Practice of that most Useful Art of Mineing(Ilkley: The Scolar Press, for the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 1979)
Limited facsimile edition of the 1747 original. Crown 8vo; cloth-backed papered boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine; slipcase; unpaginated. Slipcase scuffed; trace of spotting to top edge. Very good condition. This work by William Hooson, a pioneering Derbyshire mining engineer, is sometimes described as the earliest dictionary of mining. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Hooson, William : The Miners Dictionary, Explaining Not only the Terms used by Miners, But also Containing the Theory and Practice of that most Useful Art of Mineing. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, libri antichi, antiquarian books, livres d'occasion and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |