part only, engraved title and 34 fine hand-coloured plates only, with Latin text pp.1-44 only and with some parallel German text leaves, Nuremberg, J.M. Seligmann, 1753; bound after Erz Stuffen und Berg Arten, engraved title and German text pp.1-36 only (no plates), modern calf-backed boards, 4to; sold not subject to return *** Rare first edition of a work intended as a guide for miners and prospectors, providing detailed descriptions of the physical properties, localities, and modes of occurrence of various minerals ores, with beautifully coloured illustrations. The book was issued in parts over a period of years and copies are rarely found with the full complement of 46 plates.
part only, engraved title and 34 fine hand-coloured plates only, with Latin text pp.1-44 only and with some parallel German text leaves, Nuremberg, J.M. Seligmann, 1753; bound after Erz Stuffen und Berg Arten, engraved title and German text pp.1-36 only (no plates), modern calf-backed boards, 4to; sold not subject to return *** Rare first edition of a work intended as a guide for miners and prospectors, providing detailed descriptions of the physical properties, localities, and modes of occurrence of various minerals ores, with beautifully coloured illustrations. The book was issued in parts over a period of years and copies are rarely found with the full complement of 46 plates.
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