Mining Books at Dial a Book Sydney

Old Electrical Log Interpretation (Pre-1958) (AAPG Methods in Exploration Series)
Hilchie, Douglas W.
Book Number: 63472
ISBN: 0891816666
Publisher: American Association Of Petroleum Geologists, 2003.
4to. softcover. 107pp. index. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $95.00

Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems: Applications to Petroleum, Coal, and Uranium Exploration.
Galloway, J.J. & Hobday, D.K.
Book Number: 63449
ISBN: 0387908277
Publisher: Springer Verlag, 1983.
4to. hardcover. 423pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. Ex-lib, stamps on top & bottom edges & fep.
Price: $35.00

Handbook of Gems and Gemology. A Popular Presentation of the Science of Gemology for the Amateur, Collector and Connoisseur
Parsons, Charles and Edward Soukup
Book Number: 63278
ISBN:
Publisher: Gembooks, USA, 1961.
8vo. softcover. 160pp. b/w illus. Very good, top rear corner creased on tip.
Price: $55.00

The Underground World: A Mirror of Life The Surface, With Vivid Description of the Hidden Works of Nature and Art
Knox, Thos. W.
Book Number: 61228
ISBN:
Publisher: The J.B. Burr Publishing Co. 1877.
8vo. Orig.leather bound hardcover. Marbled endpapers, 1016pp. b/w illus. Good, foxing, heavy on prelims, some light foxing throughout. hinges cracked & repaired. Some paper note inserted at rear.
Price: $125.00

Miners in the 1970s : a narrative history of the Miners Federation
Thomas, Pete
Book Number: 34926
ISBN: 0959376160
Publisher: Sydney, NSW The Federation 1983
8vo hardcover 552pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $35.00

Gold and Colonial Society 1851-1870
Quaife, G
Book Number: 59569
ISBN: 072697319x
Publisher: Cassell Australia, 1975.
8vo. softcover. 199pp. Very good+, light foxing to endpapers.
Price: $22.00

Australian Opal Safari.
Colahan, John
Book Number: 59355
ISBN: 0851796133
Publisher: Rigby, Australia, 1973.
4to. hardcover. 128pp. index, colour illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

History of the Australian Gold Rushes
Keesing, Nancy
Book Number: 59320
ISBN: 0207133549
Publisher: A&R Australian Classics, 1976
8vo hardcover 412pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $16.00

The Prospector's Guide. A Layman's pocket reference for the discovery and identification of valuable minerals, ores and rocks,
Taylor, Steven & Mary. (editors)
Book Number: 55933
ISBN:
Publisher: Poverty Bay Publishing, Australia 1980.
thin 8vo. stapled wraps. 48pp. Very good.
Price: $15.00

Examination and Valuation of Mineral Property
Parks, Roland D.
Book Number: 42047
ISBN:
Publisher: Addison-Wesley, USA, 1957.
Small 8vo. red cloth hardcover. b/w illus. very good, stamp ond a few numbers on fep.
Price: $15.00

Dynasty of Iron Founders: The Darbys and Coalbrookdale.
Raistrick, Arthur
Book Number: 61203
ISBN:
Publisher: Longmans Green & Co, London, 1953.
8vo. red cloth hardcover. 308pp. index, b/w illus. Colour frontis. Very good ex-lib.
Price: $18.00

De Re Metallica.
Agricola, Georgius
Book Number: 59477
ISBN: 0486600068
Publisher: Dover, New York, Later edition.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 638pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, light foxing to outer page edges. / Very good clipped d/w with crease on top edge. "Translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 with Biographical Introduction, Annotations and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy and Mining Law from the earliest times to the 16th Century." (title page).
Price: $75.00

Old Walhalla - Portrait of a Gold Town
Paull, Raymond
Book Number: 59440
ISBN:
Publisher: Melbourne University Press, 1963.
8vo. hardcover. 148pp. b/w illus. Very good, foxing to endpapers. / Very good d/w with lightly rubbed spine edges
Price: $18.00

The Gypsum Deposits of New South Wales. Department of Mines Geological Survey. Mineral Resources no. 33
Jones, Leo J.
Book Number: 58928
ISBN:
Publisher: N.S.W. Dept. Mines 1925
8vo. softcover. 45pp. b/w illus. 2 fold-out maps. Very good, cover edges browned.
Price: $25.00

Coalminers of Durham
Emery, Norman
Book Number: 58641
ISBN: 075090030x
Publisher: Surron, UK 1992
Small 4to. softcover. 210pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $18.00

An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration
Kearey, Philip
Book Number: 46332
ISBN: 0632029234
Publisher: Blackwell Science 1991
Large 8vo softcover 254pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good, owner's details on fep. This is a well balanced, clearly illustrated, modern introduction to geophysical exploration methods, which will provide students of all ages with a sound understanding of the principal techniques and the wide range of their applications in resource exploration and engineering geology. (Bulletin of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy).
Price: $20.00

Symposium on Underground Rock Chambers Held During the ASCE National Meeting on Water Resources Engineering: Phoenix, Arizona, January 13 - 14, 1971
American Society of Civil Engineers
Book Number: 35334
ISBN:
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers 1971
8vo hardcover 600pp very good, owner's stamp & signature on fep.
Price: $25.00

The 33 - the Ultimate Account of the Chilean Miners' Dramatic Rescue
Franklin, Johathan
Book Number: 62285
ISBN: 9780593067727
Publisher: Bantam Press 2011
Trade paperback. 303pp. Very good. For 69 days 33 miners were trapped underground. This is the story of the collaps, their rescue, their self management, and how countries all around the world put in to help.
Price: $14.00

Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World
Heinberg, Richard
Book Number: 52648
ISBN: 9780865715103
Publisher: New Society Publishers September 1, 2004
8vo softcover 288pp near fine. If the US continues with its current policies, the next decades will be marked by war, economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us, and no one is prepared. The political elites, especially in the US, are incapable of dealing with the situation and have in mind a punishing game of 'Last One Standing.' The alternative is 'Powerdown,' a strategy that will require tremendous effort and economic sacrifice in order to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy countries, develop alternative energy sources, distribute resources more equitably, and reduce the human population humanely but systematically over time. While civil society organizations push for a mild version of this, the vast majority of the world's people are in the dark, not understanding the challenges ahead, nor the options realistically available. Powerdown speaks frankly to these dilemmas. Avoiding cynicism and despair, it begins with an overview of the likely impacts of oil and natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial societies during the next decades: Last One Standing: the path of competition for remaining resources; Powerdown: the path of cooperation, conservation and sharing; Waiting for a Magic Elixir: wishful thinking, false hopes, and denial; Building Lifeboats: the path of community solidarity and preservation. Finally, the book explores how three important groups within global society--the power elites, the opposition to the elites (the antiwar and antiglobalization movements, et al: the 'Other Superpower'), and ordinary people--are likely to respond to these four options. Timely, accessible and eloquent, Powerdown is crucial reading for our times.
Price: $8.00

The Book of Opals
Eyles, Wilfred Charles
Book Number: 61760
ISBN:
Publisher: Tuttle Company, 1964.
8vo. hardcover. 224pp. index, b/w illus. mmaps. Very good, tape marks on endpapers. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

The Archaeology of Industry
Kenneth Hudson
Book Number: 3713
ISBN:
Publisher: Scribner 1976
Excellent copy in new condition. Drawing by Pippa Brand. Covers UK, US, Canada, Fr, SA, Cz and Australia.
Price: $15.00