Catalog Report

Mining & Quarrying : 164 Books

[000207] ANDERSON D & LANE J. THE ORRELL COALFIELD, LANCASHIRE 1740-1850. HARTINGTON: MOORLAND, 1975. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Detailled history of the Orrell CoalfIeld near Wigan, Lancashire. Covers both technical and social aspects. 208pp with illustrations and plans. VG copy in dw. Scarce. £27.50

[000195] ATKINSON FRANK. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH-EAST ENGLAND (2 Vols). DAVID & CHARLES, 1974. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Standard D&C 'IA of the British Isles' series. 368pp in two vols with photos. VG copies in dws. £29.95

[000500] BANKS A G & SCHOFIELD R B. BRINDLEY AT WET EARTH COLLIERY. DAVID & CHARLES, 1968. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / Good+. Account of the engineering exploits of James Brindley at Wet earth Colliery next to the river Irwell between Manchester and Bolton, consisting of a water powered pumping system extensive tunnels and a syphon under the river. A detailed examination of early 19th century engineering. 156pp with photos and plans. Near VG copy, slight foxing to edges, in rather edge worn dw. £16.00

[005537] BANKS A G & SCHOFIELD R B. BRINDLEY AT WET EARTH COLLIERY. DAVID & CHARLES (KELLEY IMPRINT), 1968. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / Good. Account of the engineering exploits of James Brindley at Wet earth Colliery next to the river Irwell between Manchester and Bolton, consisting of a water powered pumping system extensive tunnels and a syphon under the river. A detailed examination of early 19th century engineering. 156pp with photos and plans. VG copy in rather worn dw. £17.50

[002580] BARTON D B. THE REDRUTH & CHASEWATER RAILWAY 1824 - 1915. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1960. 1st. 12mo. Card Covers. VG First edition of this well known history of this unusual 4" gauge industrial railway serving this mining area in Cornwall. 56pp, illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £7.00

[000628] BARTON D B. THE CORNISH BEAM ENGINE. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1966. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Barton's classic work on the Cornish type Beam engine developed for pumping, crushing and man-engines in metal mines SW England and then adopted in other mining areas world wide. 285pp with photos and ilustrations. Revised 2nd edition of the 1965 original. VG copy in dw, just a little slight browning to edges. £22.50

[006498] BARTON D B. THE REDRUTH & CHASEWATER RAILWAY 1824 - 1915. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1966. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Card Covers. VG- Second and much enlarged edition of this well known history of this unusual 4" gauge industrial railway serving this mining area in Cornwall. 102pp, illustrated. VG copy in slightly worn card covers. £7.50

[003689] BARTON D B. A HISTORY OF TIN MINING & SMELTING IN CORNWALL. BRADFORD BARTON, 1967. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Barton's classic history of the Cornish Tin industry. 302pp with illustrations. VG copy in slightly worn dw. A nice copy of the scarce original edition - much superior to the modern reprint. £30.00

[004628] BARTON D B. ESSAYS IN CORNISH MINING HISTORY (2 volumes). BRADFORD BARTON, 1968. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG / VG-. 2 volume set of longer essays on various aspects of Cornish Tin and Copper mining. 198 + 176pp with illustrations. VG copies in dws, that of Volume is noticably edge worn. £25.00

[006750] BARTON D B. A HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL & DEVON. BRADFORD BARTON, 1968. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Barton's classic history of the Cornish Copper industry. 102pp with illustrations. VG copy in slightly worn dw. A nice copy of the uncommon hardback edition. £15.00

[000088] BIRD R H. BRITAIN'S OLD METAL MINES : A PICTORIAL SURVEY. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1974. 1st. Square 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent photo album with good captions illustrating many mining areas in the British isles. Some historic photos : many show structures no longer extant. 112pp (photos). One of the best photo books on UK mines, but never been reprinted and now very scarce. VG copy in dw £17.50

[006731] BIRD R H. YESTERDAY'S GOLCONDAS : NOTABLE BRITISH METAL MINES. HARTINGTON: MOORLAND, 1977. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Similar in style to the author's earlier 'Britains Old Metal Mines', but slightly more detailed coverage of a smaller number of areas. Excellent photos with extended captions. Vg copy in dw, slightly faded to spine. Quite scarce. £19.00

[007218] BOLTON HERBERT. GEOLOGICAL FRAGMENTS OF FURNESS AND CARTMEL 1869. WHITEHAVEN: MICHAEL MOON, 1978. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Early account of the geology of Furness & Cartmel areas. 272pp some illustrations. Facsimile reprint of the 1869 1st edition, limited to 600 copies. VG copy in dw. £15.00

[002604] BOOTH A J. SMALL MINES OF SOUTH WALES Volume 2. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1997. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. New ISBN: 0901556018. Second volume of this largely photographic record of these little known small private coal mines and their railway systems, mainly narrow gauge and sometimes horse powered. 112pp, photos and plans. New copy in card covers. £15.00

[002608] BOOTH A J. BRITISH SMALL MINES (SOUTH). INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 2001. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. New ISBN: 0901556212. Largely photographic record of many little known private mines and their railway systems, mainly narrow gauge. Covers The Midlands, Southern Northern England and Wales - Slate, Coal, Flourspar, Lead, Fireclay mines. 96pp, photos and plans. New copy in card covers. £13.50

[002603] BOOTH A J. SMALL MINES OF SOUTH WALES Volume 2. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1997. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. New / New. ISBN: 090155600X. Second volume of this largely photographic record of these little known small private coal mines and their railway systems, mainly narrow gauge and sometimes horse powered. 112pp, photos and plans. New copy in dw. £17.50

[002598] BOOTH A J. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS OF MANVERS MAIN AND BARNBURGH MAIN. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1996. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. New / New. ISBN: 0901096946. largely photographic record of the railway systems, standard and narrow gauge at these 2 South Yorkshire Collieries. 128pp, photos, maps and loco rosters. New copy in dw. £17.50

[002599] BOOTH A J. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS OF MANVERS MAIN AND BARNBURGH MAIN. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1996. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. New ISBN: 0901096954. largely photographic record of the railway systems, standard and narrow gauge at these 2 South Yorkshire Collieries. 128pp, photos, maps and loco rosters. New copy in card covers. £14.95

[003866] BOOTH A J. GREENWOOD & BATLEY LOCOMOTIVES 1927 - 1980. MIDDLESEX: INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1986. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Detailed account and listing of the industrial electric and battery locos built by 'Greenbat' - mainly for mining and coke oven use. 1466pp, well illustrated. VG copy in dw. Scarce hardbound edition. £28.50

[002601] BOOTH A J. SMALL MINES OF SOUTH WALES. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1995. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. New / New. ISBN: 0901096865. Largely photographic record of these little known small private coal mines and their railway systems, mainly narrow gauge and sometimes horse powered. 96pp, photos and plans. New copy in dw. £12.95

[001219] BOYD J I C. NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN NORTH CAERNARVONSHIRE Vol.2. OXFORD: OAKWOOD, 1985. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Vol.2 of the of Boyd's classic 3 volume work on The North of the County. This volume covers the Penrhyn Quarry lines and the 'main line' to Port Penrhyn - much information on the slate quarries themselves. 164pp many photos, maps etc. VG copy in dw. £18.95

[000120] BOYD J I C. NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE. SURREY: OAKWOOD, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Standard history of the lesser known narrow gauge lines railways around Porthmadog - Gorseddau, Croesor, NWNG and Welsh Highland, This is the original edition in one volume, later issued in two vols. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. Uncommon. £24.00

[003018] BRADLEY V J . INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES OF NORTH WALES. LONDON: INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1992. 1st. 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG IRS handbook covering Gwynedd & Clwyd in North Wales. Lists all known industrial locomotives and operating sites, also non-loco worked railways - includes all the major Slate Quarries and narrow gauge Railways. Full of useful historical information. 501pp plus photo plates and maps. VG in glazed boards. This hardbound edition has been out of print for some years. £26.50

[000096] BROOK F & ALLBUTT M. THE SHROPSHIRE LEAD MINES. LEEK: MOORLAND, 1973. 1st. Small 8vo. Card Covers. VG- Classic account of the mines SW of Shrewsbury centred around Snailbeach, much of which has now been cleared. 92pp with photos and plans. This is the card covered edition, VG copy just slight signs of wear to edges. Scarce. £15.00

[003283] BROTCHIE A W. THE WEMYSS PRIVATE RAILWAY. OAKWOOD, 1998. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Detailed history of this extensive, privately owned colliery railway system in Fife (and its mines), laterly part of the NCB. 272pp, many illustrations. VG copy in dw, just a hint of wear ot top edges. In print at £22.95. £18.50

[005968] BUCKLEY J A. A HISTORY OF SOUTH CROFTY MINE. DYLLANSOW TRURAN, 1982. 1st. 8vo. Buckram. VG / VG. Detailed history of South Crofty - the last working deep mine in Cornwall. 224pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw. £12.50

[007227] BURT ROGER. CORNISH MINING. DAVID & CHARLES, 1969. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. A selection of 19th century essays on organisation and economics of mining in Conwall. 210pp. VG copy in slightly worn dw. £12.50

[000265] BURT ROGER . JOHN TAYLOR MINING ENTREPRENEUR & ENGINEER 1779-1863. HARTINGTON: MOORLAND, 1977. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Study of the most important figure in British mining in the 19th century, who had interests in most of the important UK metal mining areas. 91pp with illustrations. Contents VG, card covers very slightly worn, price clipped. Uncommon. £9.95

[003724] CARLON CHRIS J. THE GALLANTRY BANK COPPER MINE, CHESHIRE (BRUTUSH MINING 16). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1981. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG Detailed account of these liitle known mines in South Cheshire. 50pp, illustrated. VG copy in very lightly creased card covers. Early Northern Mines publications were only produced in very small numbers and are now very scarce. £24.50

[006995] CARLON CHRIS J. THE ALDERLEY EDGE MINES. JOHN SHERRATT, 1979. 1st. 16mo. Card. VG Detailed account of these copper and lead mines near Wilmslow. 144pp, well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £12.50

[000740] CORNWELL JOHN. THE GREAT WESTERN & LEWIS MERTHYR COLLIERIES. COWBRIDGE: BROWN & SONS, 1983. 2nd Impression. Square 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG Photographic record of these famous Rhondda coal mines, all now closed. Mixture of old scenes and pictures taken shorly before closure, above and below ground. 72pp. VG copy in glazed boards. Scarce. £15.00

[007103] CORNWELL JOHN. RHONDDA COLLIERIES Volume 1. COWBRIDGE: BROWN & SONS, 1987. 1st. Square 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG ISBN: 0905926822. Photographic record of the Rhondda coal mines, all now closed. Mixture of old scenes and pictures taken shorly before closure, above and below ground plus old OS maps. 84pp. VG copy in glazed boards. Scarce. £15.00

[000048] COZENS L. THE MAUDDWY RAILWAY WITH THE HENDRE-DDU TRAMWAY. LONDON: COZENS, 1954. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG- History of a short line to Aberangell in mid-Wales latterly operated by the Cambrian and GWR. Also a brief account of the Hendre-Ddu quarry tramway, largely horse worked. 64pp with photos, maps and drawings. VG copy in slightly worn card covers. Uncommon. £11.50

[004394] CRABTREE HAROLD. RAILWAY ON THE WATER. SOBRIETY PROJECT, 1993. 1st. Square 8vo. Card. VG Account of the compartment boat (Tom Puddings) system used to transport coal from the Yorkshire collieries to Goole docks along the Aire & Calder navigation. 112pp, well illustrated. VG copy in very slightly edge worn card covers. Uncommon. £15.00

[006245] CUMBRIA AMENITY TRUST MINING HISTORY SOCIETY. THE MINE EXPLORER Volume III. C.A.T.S., 1989. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG The Journal of the CATS, the third volume. An excellent selection of articles mainly dealing with various aspects of mining, quarrying and related industrial archaeology in Cumbria. 87pp, illustrated, with fold out plans at rear. Original paper wrappers as issued. £11.00

[007213] CUMBRIA AMENITY TRUST MINING HISTORY SOCIETY. THE MINE EXPLORER Volume IV. C.A.T.S., 1994. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG The Journal of the CATS - fourth volume. An excellent selection of articles mainly dealing with various aspects of mining, quarrying and related industrial archaeology in Cumbria and Northern England. 119pp, illustrated. Vg copy in card covers. £11.00

[002611] CUMBRIA AMENITY TRUST MINING HISTORY SOCIETY. BENEATH THE LAKELAND FELLS - CUMBRIA'S MINING HERITAGE. RED EARTH, 1992. 1st. Square 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent introduction to the mining heritage of Cumbria and the Lakes - Copper, Lead, Zinc, iron, barytes, Slate etc. 192pp, many photos and maps. VG copy in dw. £22.00

[007212] DART MAURICE. WEST CORNWALL MINERAL RAILWAYS. MIDDLETON PRESS, 2005. 1st. Large 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG Standard Middleton Press album of the mineral railways of West Cornwall, past & present. 96pp. As new copy. £8.00

[007409] DART MAURICE. CORNWALL NARROW GAUGE. MIDHURST: MIDDLETON PRESS, 2005. 1st. Large 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG ISBN: 190447456X. Standard Middleton Press album. Photo history of narrow gauge railways in Cornwall, mainly mining related. 96pp, heavily illustrated. As new copy. £11.95

[005414] DAYSH G H J. WEST CUMBERLAND - A SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. CUMBERLAND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, 1938. 1st. Small 4to. Card. VG Important study of the industrial and economic resources and position of West Cumberland in 1937 with particular reference to its heavy industires of coal mining and iron making. 176pp, illustrated, Contents VG, original stiff brown cardboard covers a little worn. uncommon. £29.50

[004830] DICKINSON J M. MINES AND T'MINERS. AUTHOR, 1984. 2nd Impression. 8vo. Card Covers. VG History of lead mining in Airedale, Wharfdale and Nidderdale. 81pp. VG copy in card covers. Uncommon. £12.00

[001814] DONALD M B. ELIZABETHAN COPPER. ULVERSTON: RED EARTH, 1994. Reprint. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Reprint of the 1955 1st edition. Classic account of the Company of Mines Royal in the later 16th century and the development of copper mines in the English Lake District by German miners. 405pp, illustrated. VG copy,minor wear to card covers. Out of print. £18.00

[001903] DOWN C G. THE MANGANESE MINES OF NORTH WALES (BRITISH MINING 14). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1980. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG Detailed account of these extensive but short lived and little-known manganese mines in North-Wales, mainly inland from Harlech/Barmouth and at Rhiw on the LLyn peninsula. The only substantial work on these mines. 71pp, well illustrated with photos, drawings and plans. VG copy in very slightly worn card covers. Very scarce. £29.00

[000014] DOWN C G & WARRINGTON A J. THE NEWBURY RAILWAY. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1979. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG Issued as Industrial Railway Record No.82. Detailed account of an industrial railway serving collieries in the Somerset Coalfield. 48pp, many photos and maps. £9.50

[000015] DOWN C G & WARRINGTON A J. THE HISTORY OF THE SOMERSET COALFIELD. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent standard history of the coal mines of Somerset. 283pp , many photos and plans. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. Scarce.. £40.00

[004447] DUCKHAM BARON F. A HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH COAL INDUSTRY Volume 1 : 1700 - 1815. DAVID & CHARLES, 1970. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Remains the only general account of the early Scottsh Coal Industry - Volume 2 has never been published. 387pp with illustrations. VG copy in slightly edge worn dw. £19.95

[000376] EARL BRYAN. CORNISH MINING. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1968. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Good general account of the development of mining techniques and technology in the South west of England, including underground working, pumping and ore dresing. 118pp with photos and drawings. First published 1968, but this is probably a later 1970s printing. VG copy in dw. £16.00

[004916] FORD TREVOR D & WILLIES LYNN (Editors). BULLETIN OF THE PEAK DISTRICT MINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY Vol.12 No.3 - Special Publication MINING BEFORE POWDER. PEAK DISTRICT MINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1993. 1st. A4. Card Covers. VG Special volume of PDHMS Bulletin - 27 articles on early mining techniques and technology - hushing, firesettling, smelting, water power, etc - from the Roman era to the 17th century. 149pp, photos and plans. VG copy in very slightly worn card covers. £15.00

[000203] FORESTIER-WALKER E R. A HISTORY OF THE WIRE ROPE INDUSTRY OF GREAT BRITAIN. FEDERATION OF WIRE ROPE MANUFACTURERS, 1952. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG- Account of an often overlooked industry but in fact of great important to the mining and electricity industries. Much detail on individual firms and their progress. 163pp with photos. Some wear to decorative cloth covers, slighly bumped to top corners. £20.00

[003453] FOSTER-SMITH J R. THE NON-FERROUS MINES OF SOUTH WALES (BRITISH MINING 18). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1981. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG- Useful gazeteer which lists all known metal mine sites in the Southern Counties of wales with Grid Refs, brief details and short bibliography. 54pp with maps. Generally a VG copy in card covers, but slight damage to extreme bottom edge of cover and first 4 pages (not affecting contents). Early Northern Mines publications were only produced in very small numbers and are now very scarce. £19.50

[006603] FOSTER-SMITH J R. THE NON-FERROUS MINES OF DENBIGHSHIRE. SKIPTON: NORTHERN CAVERN & MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1972. 1st. Small 4to. Card Covers. Good Very scarce early NCMRS monograph, listing metal mines in Denbighshire - the second of the Author's works covering Wales. 41pp plus maps. Ex-library copy - contents generally VG, just a few stamps, card covers worn and creased. Rare. £20.00

[000824] FOSTER-SMITH J R. THE MINES OF CARDIGANSHIRE (BM 12). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1979. 1st. A4. Card Covers. VG Listing of all known non-ferrous metal mines in this area of mid-Wales. Brief history of each site. 99pp with photo plates and location maps. VG copy in original card covers. Scarce. £18.50

[007399] FRANCIS E H. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY : THE GEOLOGY OF THE FIFE COALFIELDS : AREA II COWDEN BEATH AND CENTRAL FIFE. H.M.S.O., 1961. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG Standard Geological Survey memoir on the economic geology of the central section of the Fife Coalfield. 152pp, many plans and maps. VG copy in original brown cloth boards as issued. Scarce. £19.00

[000331] FRASER-STEPHEN ELSPET. TWO CENTURIES IN THE LONDON COAL TRADE : THE STORY OF CHARRINGTONS. LONDON: CHARRINGTONS, 1952. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG Privately published history of thIs well known London coal merchants and ship/barge owners, latterly better known for fuel oil/chemicals, later becoming part of Bass Charringtons. 157pp with illustrations. Nicely produced book. VG copy, no dw. Scarce. £22.50

[007611] GEDDES R STANLEY. BURLINGTON BLUE-GREY - A HISTORY OF THE SLATE QUARRIES OF KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS. AUTHOR, 1991. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 0950478504. Detailed history of these extensive slate quarries in Southern Cumbria. 342pp plus fold out plans, many illustrations. VG copy in dw. The revised and extended 2nd edition. £30.00

[007396] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 113 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND OLLERTON. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1967. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG-. Standard Geological Survey memoir covering this coalmining area of Nottinghamshire. 297pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise VG in very slightly edge worn dw.. £12.00

[007402] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEETS 187 & 204 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND HUNTINGDON AND BIGGLESWADE. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1965. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG-. Standard Geological Survey memoir covering this area on the edge of the Fens. 90pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise a VG copy in slightly marked dw.. £9.50

[007401] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 304 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND TENDERDEN. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1969. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG-. Standard Geological Survey memoir covering the High Weald area of Kent. 123pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise a VG copy in dw.. £10.00

[007400] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 288 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND MAIDSTONE. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1963. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- Standard Geological Survey memoir covering the central area of Kent. 183pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise a VG copy. £10.00

[007397] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 322/323 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND BOSCASTLE AND HOLSWORHY. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1973. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG. Standard Geological Survey memoir covering the this area of the North Cornwall & devon coasts. 148pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise a VG copy in dw.. £15.00

[007395] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 287 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND SEVENOAKS. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1969. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG. Standard Geological Survey memoir covering the central area of Kent. 183pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise a VG copy in w.. £12.00

[007394] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 324 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND OKEHAMPTON . LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1968. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG-. Standard Geological Survey memoir covering the Northern edge of Dartmoor. 256pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise VG in very slightly edge worn dw.. £12.00

[007398] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 12 : THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND BEWCASTLE. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1970. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG-. Standard Geological Survey memoir covering this area of the Scottish Borders. 357pp, illustrated. Ex-ref. library with just a few stamps, otherwise VG in very slightly edge worn dw.. £15.00

[003370] GILL M C. THE WHARFDALE MINES (BRITISH MINING No.49). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1994. 1st Thus. 8vo. Card Covers. VG History and account of the lead mines in the Wharfdale area of the Yorkshire Dales. 124pp with photos, maps and plans. VG copy in card covers. £9.00

[004919] GILL M C. THE GREENHOW MINES (BRITISH MINING 60). NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1998. 1st Thus. 8vo. Card Covers. VG The revised and extended version of the earlier NMRS BM21 on this important Yorkshire lead mining area. 161pp with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £9.50

[008205] GWYN DAVID. GWYNEDD - INHERITING A REVOLUTION. PHILLIMORE, 2006. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. ISBN: 1860774326. Well illustrated wide ranging study of the industrial archaeology of North Wales. 266pp. VG copy in slightly worn dw. £19.95

[007426] HALL G W. THE GOLD MINES OF MERIONETH. GLOUCESTER: GRIFFIN PUBLICATIONS, 1988. 2nd (revised). Small 4to. Card Covers. VG ISBN: 0950211672. Good study of the Gold mines in the Dolgellau area of north central Wales. 99pp with many photos, maps, plans etc. VG copy in slightly worn card covers. Uncommon. £18.00

[000264] HALL G W. METAL MINES OF SOUTHERN WALES. GLOUCESTER: AUTHOR, 1971. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG- Account of all known mines in South Western Wales, including mining for Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc and Copper. 95pp with photos and plans. Contents VG, original pictorial card covers, worn and rubbed as usual. £13.00

[002796] HARDY GEORGE. THE LONDONDERRY RAILWAY. NORWICH: GOOSE & SON, 1973. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Account of the Industrial Railways built by the Marquis of Londonderry to serve his extensive coal mines in East Durham, finally taken-over by the NER in 1900. The author was a long serving employee and manager 1823-1917 and the book was edited from his personal notes by Charles E Lee. 115pp, illustrated. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. Uncommon. £12.50

[000711] HARRIS HELEN. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF DARTMOOR. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1986. 3rd. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. D&C 'Industrial Archaeology..' series. Covers all aspects of the industrial history of this area of Devon - particularly mining, Granite industries, mills etc.. 239pp, with photos. VG copy in dw. Third and final edition, with updated gazetteer. £19.00

[004245] HATCHER WILLIAM J. THE SOUTH SHIELDS, MARSDEN & WHITBURN COLLIERY RAILWAY. OAKWOOD, 2002. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG- OL 120. History of this colliery railway on the coast south of South Shields, noted for its passengers services - later part of the NCB network. 128pp well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £9.00

[004072] HEFFER PHILIP. EAST POOL & AGAR - A CORNISH MINING LEGEND. DYLLANSOW TRURAN, 1985. 2nd Printing. 8vo. Card. VG History of this important Cornish Tin mine which worked up to 1945 and whose steam engines are now preserved. 60pp, with plans etc. VG copy in card covers. £9.75

[005981] HENWOOD GEORGE. CORNWALL'S MINES AND MINERS. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Contemporary sketches of the cornish mining industry and its workers as originally recorded in the Mining Journal in the 1850s. 239pp. VG copy in clipped dw. £16.00

[006816] HOLLINGWORTH S E & TAYLOR J H. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY : THE NORTHAMPTON SAND IRONSTONE - STRATIGRAPHY, STRUCTURE AND RESERVES. H.M.S.O., 1951. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG Standard Geological Survey memoir on the economic geology of the East Midlands Ironstone reserves. 211pp, many plans photos and maps, 3 folding maps to rear as called for. VG copy in original brown cloth boards as issued. £15.00

[003778] HORNSHAW T R. COPPER MINING IN MIDDLETON TYAS. NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, 1981. 1st (reprint). A4. Paper Wrapper. VG detailed history of these 18th and 19th Copper mining ventures near Scotch Corner in Yorkshire. 153pp, well illustrated. VG in slightly edge worn paper covers. Uncommon. £25.00

[005977] HUDSON KENNETH. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES - BUILDING MATERIALS. LONDON: LONGMAN, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Volume 9 of Longman's Industrial Archaeology series (editied by L T C Rolt). Good general account of the stone, slate, brick, cement industries plus timber, plasterboard etc... 122pp with illustrations. VG copy in dw. One of the scarcer volumes in this popular series £18.00

[001133] HUGHES SIMON J S. THE GOGINAN MINES (BRITISH MINING 35). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1988. 1st. Small 8vo. Card Covers. VG Detailed account of these old & important silver-lead mines in north Cardiganshire. 88pp, well illustrated with photos, drawings and plans. VG copy. £9.50

[002549] HUTTON GUTHRIE. FIFE - THE MINING KINGDOM. STENLAKE, 1999. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG ISBN: 1840330929. Largely photographic account of the coal mines of the Fife area. 112pp. VG copy in card covers. £11.50

[002550] HUTTON GUTHRIE. MINING - AYRSHIRE'S LOST INDUSTRY . STENLAKE, 1996. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG / VG. Largely photographic history of the coal mines of Ayrshire. 112pp. VG in slightly edge worn card covers with glassine wrapper. £10.00

[004147] INGLIS J C & F. THE FORDELL RAILWAY. AUTHORS, 1946. 1st. Large 8vo. Card. VG History of this early Waggonway/railway connecting the Fordell Collieries in Fife to the Firth of Forth at St.Davids. 32pp, illustrated, folding map. VG copy in card covers. Scarce. £20.00

[003094] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part IX PADSTOW, ST.COLUMB AND BODMIN. BRADFORD BARTON, 1964. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG 9th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the area around Padstow and Bodmin. 59pp with some illustrations. Vg copy in card covers. One of the scarcer parts. £24.00

[002939] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part XIV ST.AUSTELL TO SALTASH. BRADFORD BARTON, 1967. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG 14th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the areas along the South Coast from St.Austell to the Tamar. 78pp with some illustrations. Generally VG, binding very slightly loose at front, very slight wear to edges of card covers. One of the scarcer parts. £27.00

[005521] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part 6 AROUND GWENNAP. FORGE BOOKS, 1981. 1st (reprint). 8vo. Card. VG 6th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the areas around Gwennap. 60pp with some illustrations. VG copy in card covers. £5.00

[007062] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part VIII TRURO TO THE CLAY DISTRICT. TRURO BOOKSHOP, 1964. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG 8th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the area from Truro eastwards to St.Austell. 68pp with some illustrations and map. Contents near mint, card covers just very slightly edge worn. The very scarce original edition. £27.50

[007058] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part VI AROUND GWENNAP. TRURO BOOKSHOP, 1963. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG 6th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the areas around Gwennap. 60pp with some illustrations. VG copy in card covers. the scarce original edition. £19.95

[003714] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part XIII THE LIZARD - FALMOUTH - MEVAGISSEY. BRADFORD BARTON, 1967. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG 13th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the Lizard & Falmouth. 64pp with some illustrations. VG copy in card covers. One of the scarcer volumes of this work. £27.50

[001470] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. WENDRON TIN. HELSTON: WENDRON FORGE, 1978. 1st. Small 4to. Card Covers. VG Account of the many Tin mines of Wendron Parish (the area around Helston), Cornwall. Many maps amd photos. 64pp plus large fold out map at rear. Vg copy in card covers. Very scarce. £20.00

[007054] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part IV PENZANCE - MOUNT'S BAY. FORGE BOOKS, 1962. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG 4th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the areas around Penzance and Mount's Bay. 66pp with some illustrations and map. Contents near mint, card covers just a little edge worn with slight mark to front covers. the very scarce original edition. £22.50

[000258] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES OF DEVON VOLUME 1: THE SOUTHERN AREA. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1974. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. In similar style to the author's books on Cornish mines, this volume covers South Devon and the southern and central areas of Dartmoor. Volume 2 was only published 7 years later! 145pp with photos and plans. VG copy in dw (slightly faded on spine as usual). £9.95

[005679] JENKIN A K HAMILTON. MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL: Part V HAYLE, GWINEAR & GWITHIAN. TRURO BOOKSHOP, 1963. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG 5th volume in the definitive series of booklets on Cornwall's old metal mines - this volume covers the areas around Hayle. 64pp with some illustrations. Scrace original edition in grey card wrappers. VG copy. £19.95

[002708] JESPERSEN ANDERS. THE LADY ISABELLA WATERWHEEL OF THE GREAT LAXEY MINING COMPANY, ISLE OF MAN. VIRUM: AUTHOR, 1970. 3rd. 4to. Card Covers. VG- The only detailed account of the Laxey Wheel on the Isle of Man - its technology, associated watercourses and mine pumps. 95pp plus fold out plans etc. VG copy in slightly edge worn card covers. Privately published by the Author in Denmark, this is the third and final edition. Very scarce. £24.95

[000736] JEVONS STANLEY. THE BRITISH COAL TRADE. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1969. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. VG / Fair. D&C reprint of the 1915 original. Classic account of the British Coal industry as in was in 1915. Survey of the different coal fields, mining techniques, laws, Trade Unions, social condition, economics, and the future of the industry. 876pp with some illustrations. VG copy in rather edge worn dw. £28.00

[004021] KIRKHAM NELLIE. DERBYSHIRE LEAD MINING THROUGH THE CENTURIES. BRADFORD BARTON, 1968. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Important history of the Derbyshire lead mines. 132pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw, slightly faded on spine. £15.00

[005094] LEE CHARLES E. THE WORLD'S OLDEST RAILWAY. NEWCOMEN SOCIETY, 1946. 1st. Small 4to. Card. VG- Paper read to the Newcomen society - Three Hundred Years of Coal Conveyance to the Tyne Staiths - account of the development of plateways and railways to the south bank of the River Tyne. 28pp with plates. Near VG copy in slightly worn card covers. Scarce. £20.00

[000708] MARSHALL JOHN & DAVIES-SHIEL M. THE LAKE DISTRICT AT WORK. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1971. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Industrial History in Pictures series, being photograpnic albums designed to accompany the 'Industrial Archaeology..' series. Covers many aspects of industrial history, and especially mining, iron & steel and agricultural industries. 112pp, largely photographic with extensive captions. VG copy in dw. £13.95

[001986] MESSENGER M J. CARADON AND LOOE : THE CANAL, RAILWAYS AND MINES. TRURO: TWELVEHEADS PRESS, 1978. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG History of the various railways in the Looe & Liskeard area of south Cornwall and the Liskeard & Looe Union Canal and the mines that they served. 128pp with many photos and drawings. The best of a number of works on this area. VG copy in card covers. £12.00

[002069] MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER. WINDING ACCIDENT AT BROOKHOUSE COLLIERY, YORKSHIRE. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1958. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- Official report by Inspector of Mines into an accident on 4/3/1958. 24pp with 2 large fold out plans. Ex-reference library in blue cloth binding, stamps to title page. near VG. £13.50

[002072] MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER. BARNBOROUGH MAIN COLLIERY SOUTH YORKSHIRE. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1944. 1st (reprint). 8vo. Cloth. VG- Official report by Inspector of Mines into an upheaval of floor on 24/4/1942. 10pp with 2 fold out plans. Ex-reference library in blue cloth binding, stamps to title page. near VG. £13.50

[002985] MORRISON T A. CORNWALL'S CENTRAL MINES Vol.1. PENZANCE: ALISON HODGE, 1980. 1st. 8vo. Buckram. VG / VG. The first of this two volume set - The Northern District 1810-1895, 392pp, illustrated. Detailed account of the mines in the Redruth & Camborne areas including many famous mines.VG copy (slight marking to top edge) in dw (suffers from wrinkling of the laminate - this seems to have been an original production fault which afflicts most, if not all, copies). £15.00

[000095] MORRISON T A. CORNWALL'S CENTRAL MINES (2 Vols). PENZANCE: ALISON HODGE, 1980. 1st. 8vo. Buckram. VG / VG. 2 volumes: The Northern District 1810-1895 (392pp, 1980): The Southern DIstrict 1810-1895 (495pp, 1983). Detailed account of the mines in the Redruth & Camborne areas including many famous mines.Near fine copies but both dws suffer from wrinkling of the laminate - this seems to have been an original production fault which afflicts most, if not all, copies. £25.00

[002990] MOUNTFORD COLIN E. THE BOWES RAILWAY. BIRMINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE CLUB, 1966. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Detailed account of this major industrial railway linking the South Tyneside coal mines to the River Tyne, formally known as the Pontop & Jarrow Railway. Noted for its use of rope worked inclines, two of which are now preserved. 141pp, many photos and maps. VG copy in very slightly soiled card covers. £13.00

[004845] NEVILLE ROBERT G. THE YORKSHIRE MINERS IN CAMERA. NELSON: HENDON PUBLISHING, 1976. 1st. Landscape 4to. Card. VG Good photo album of Yorkshire coal mines and miners, mainly early 20th century. c.45pp. VG copy in card covers. £12.00

[003274] NORTHERN CAVERN & MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY. TRANSACTIONS 1962-63 Volume 1 Number 2. SKIPTON: NORTHERN CAVERN & MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1964. 1st. Small 4to. Card Covers. VG Scarce second volume of the Society's annual journal (later retitled 'Memoirs'), containing a number of article relating to history of metal mining in Northern England. 59pp plus plates. VG copy in very slightly worn card covers. Very Scarce. £20.00

[001353] NORTHERN CAVERN & MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY. MEMOIRS 1967. SKIPTON: NORTHERN CAVERN & MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1967. 1st. Small 4to. Card Covers. VG Scarce early volume of the Society's annual journal, containing a number of article relating to history of metal mining in Northern England. 35pp, illustrated. VG copy in card covers, a few scattered library stamps but no labels. Scarce. £13.50

[000668] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1987 (BRITISH MINING 34). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1987. 1st. A4. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 55pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers, Like all NMRS publications, only printed in very small numbers. Scarce. £15.00

[000669] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1985 (BRITISH MINING 28). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1985. 1st. A4. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 64pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. Like all earlier NMRS publications, only printed in very small numbers. Scarce. £14.50

[003709] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1994 (BRITISH MINING 50). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1995. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 168pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £9.00

[005525] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1989 (BRITISH MINING 39). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1990. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 116pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £10.50

[005524] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1988 (BRITISH MINING 37). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1988. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 78pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £9.50

[004925] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1984 (BRITISH MINING 25). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1985. 1st. A4. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 50pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. Uncommon £16.95

[004923] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1998 (BRITISH MINING 61). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1999. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 147pp, with photos and plans. Fine copy in card covers. £8.95

[003950] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1990 (BRITISH MINING 41). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1991. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 111pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £9.00

[003721] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1983 (BRITISH MINING 23).
SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1983. 1st. A4. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 79pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. Like all early NMRS publications, only printed in very small numbers. Scarce. £10.00

[003707] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1997 (BRITISH MINING 59). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1998. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 161pp, with photos and plans. Fine copy in card covers. £9.50

[003706] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1996 (BRITISH MINING 57). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1997. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 170pp, with photos and plans. Fine copy in card covers. £9.95

[003369] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 2001 (BRITISH MINING 69). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 2002. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 116pp, with photos and plans. Fine copy in card covers. £8.25

[003367] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1993 (BRITISH MINING 48). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1994. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 158pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £9.25

[002821] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1992 (BRITISH MINING 45). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1993. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 161pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £9.75

[003368] NORTHERN MINES RESEARCH SOCIETY. N.M.R.S. MEMOIRS 1999 (BRITISH MINING 63). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 2000. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Annual volume containing shorter articles on British mining history. 163pp, with photos and plans. Fine copy in card covers. £9.50

[000373] PALMER MARILYN. THE RICHEST IN ALL WALES (BRITISH MINING No.22). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1983. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG Important history and survey of the Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith lead & copper mines in Cardiganshire, Wales, worked spasmodically from the late17th to the early 20th century. 47pp with photos and detailed plans. VG copy in card covers. Only printed in very small numbers and now very scarce. £26.00

[000374] PALMER MARILYN & NEAVERSON PETER. THE BASSET MINES, THEIR HISTORY & INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY (BRITISH MINING No.32). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1987. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG Account of these copper and tin mines near Camborne, Cornwall notable for the extensive remains of the 19th century dressing floors. General history and detailed survey of the remains. 68pp with many photos and plans. VG copy in slightly edge worn card covers. One of the scarcest NMRS titles. £28.00

[006218] PEARCE ADRIAN. MINIG IN SHROPSHIRE. SHROPSHIRE BOOKS, 1995. 1st. Large 8vo. Card. VG Excellent introduction to the coal & metal Mines of Shropshire including Coalbrookdale, Clee HIll, Oswestry and the lead mines of the Snailbeach district. 98pp, well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £10.00

[000097] PENNINGTON ROBERT R. STANNARY LAW. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1973. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of the development and working of the Stannary laws in the Tin districts of the SW. Although written for the general reader contains much detail for the legally minded. 227pp. VG copy in dw. £18.00

[003164] PEPPER R & STEWART R J. THE MINERAL TRAMWAYS OF GREAT AYTON. NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1994. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG Detailed history and account of the narrow gauge railways and tramways which served the Ironstone mines in this area od Cleveland. 34pp, many illustrations and maps. VG copy in card covers. £7.50

[002444] POPPLEWELL LAWRENCE. THE RAILWAYS, CANAL AND MINES OF LOOE AND LISKEARD. OAKWOOD, 1977. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG History of the various railways in the Looe & Liskeard area of south Cornwall and the Liskeard & Looe Union Canal and the mines that they served. 72pp with photos and drawings. VG copy in card covers. Scarce. £9.95

[002724] POSTLETHWAITE JOHN. MINES AND MINING IN THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT. WHITEHAVEN: W H MOSS, 1913. 3rd. 8vo. Pictorial Cloth. VG- An original copy of the 3rd and final edition of Postlethwaite's classic account of the many metalliferous mines and assorted quarries in the Lake District. Much the best and most extensive edition. 164pp plus adverts with illustrations and 2 fold out maps. Very minimal ex-library markings - faint signs of a small blind stamp to corner of title page, minor pen inscription to title verso. Front [blank] free end paper removed, but otherwise in VG condition with no markings. Original blue cloth boards with laid down illustrated panel to front board, just a little wear to spine ends. Generally a VG copy of this very scarce work. £80.00

[002719] POSTLETHWAITE JOHN. MINES AND MINING IN THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT. LEEDS: SAMUEL MOXON, 1889. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Card Covers. VG An original copy of the 2nd edition of Postlethwaite's classic account of the many metalliferous mines and assorted quarries in the Lake District. 101pp plus adverts with illustrations and fold out map. An unusually nice copy in the original grey card wrapper, some minor wear and creasing. £65.00

[003672] PRITCHARD R J. THE RHEIDOL UNITED MINES (BRITISH MINING 27). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1985. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Issued as British Mining No.26. History of these lead mines near Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire, visable from the Vale of Rheidol Railway. 36pp with maps. VG copy in card covers. Uncommon. £17.50

[000899] RAISTRICK ARTHUR. LEAD MINING IN THE MID-PENNINES. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1973. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Monographs on mining history No.4. Important study of the lead mines of the southern Yorkshire dales. 172pp with photos and plans. VG copy - dw neatly covered in clear film and fastened down. Scarce. £22.50

[005838] REES D MORGAN. MINES, MILLS AND FURNACES. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES, 1969. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent account of the Welsh metal mining and processing industries. 117pp with photos, drawings, maps etc. VG copy in slightly worn dw. £25.00

[000193] REES D MORGAN. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF WALES. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1975. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. IA of the British Isles series. 302pp with photos. VG copy in slightly worn dw.. One of the scarcer volumes in this series. £25.00

[007219] ROBERTS A E & LEACH J R. THE COAL MINES OF BUXTON. SCARTHIN BOOKS, 1985. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG- ISBN: 090775810X. Account of the 18th & 19th century coal mines around Buxton, Derbyshire. 96pp, well illustrated. Contents VG, card covers a little edge worn. Uncommon. £15.00

[002615] ROBEY JOHN A & PORTER LINDSAY. THE COPPER & LEAD MINES OF ECTON HILL, STAFFORDSHIRE. MOORLAND, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Good account of these mines in the Manifold Valley. 92pp, photos, maps and plans. VG in card covers. £6.50

[000491] ROLT L T C. THE POTTERS' FIELD. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1974. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. History of the South Devon Ball Clay Industry, covering Company history, mining/quarrying, uses, transport etc. 159pp with illustrations. Well written by Rolt. VG copy in dw £19.95

[000057] ROUNTHWAITE T E. THE RAILWAYS OF WEARDALE. R.C.T.S., 1965. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Very good history of the Stanhope & Tyne Railway and the Weardale Iron Co. lines in this remote are of Co.Durham. Also includes details on the mines. 35pp with plans and photos. A VG copy of this very scarce booklet. £27.00

[006038] ROWE JOHN. THE HARD-ROCK MEN : CORNISH IMMIGRANTS AND THE NORTH AMERICAN MINING FRONTIER. LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1974. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. Signed by Author. VG / VG-. Important study of the Cornish miners who emigrated to the mines of the US in the 19th century. 322pp, illustrated. VG copy in slightly edge worn dw. Signed by Author to front end-paper. Scarce 1st edition. £27.50

[004897] SCOTTISH HOME DEPARTMENT. SCOTTISH COALFIELDS - THE REPORT OF THE SCOTTISH COALFIELDS COMMITTEE. H.M S.O., 1944. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG- One of a series of early post-war reports of the present position and furture prospects of the Nation's Coalfields. This one covers all the Scottish Coalfields and gives an excellent view of the state of the industry and the social conditions at that date. 184pp plus several fold out maps and plans. Covers a little marked and edge worn, slight creasing to title page, otherwise VG. Scarce. £20.00

[005895] SELLICK R. THE WEST SOMERSET MINERAL RAILWAY. DAVID & CHARLES, 1962. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Detailed history of the railway and the Brendon Hills Iron Mines which it served.126pp + fold out map, also plans, drawings and photos. VG copy in edge worn dw with small loss to top edge, spine faded. £13.50

[004926] SHAMBROOK. THE CARADON & PHOENIX MINING AREA (BRITISH MINING No.20). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1982. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG- Account of these copper and tin mines near Liskeard, Cornwall. 49pp with many photos and plans. Contents VG, but some wear to edges of card covers. One of the scarcer NMRS titles. £23.00

[006813] SIMPSON J B & RICHEY J E. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY : THE GEOLOGY OF THE SANQUHAR COALFIELD. H.M.S.O., 1936. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- Standard Geological Survey memoir on the economic geology of this small west Scotland Coalfield. 97pp, many plans and maps. Ex-lib , a few stamps etc but otherwise a near VG copy in original brown cloth boards as issued. Scarce. £25.00

[003771] SMITH A C & ETHERINGTON A R. NATIONAL COAL BOARD FLAMEPROOF LOCOMOTIVES HANDBOOK. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, 1986. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Listing of the industrial locos used underground by the NCB - electric and internal combustion. 126pp, illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £10.00

[002901] SMITH SYDNEY W. ROBERTS-AUSTEN A RECORD OF HIS WORK. LONDON: CHARLES GRIFFIN & Co, 1914. 1st. Large 8vo. Half-Leather. VG- Being a selection of the addresses and metallurgical papers together with an account of the researches of Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen, one time Chemist and Assayer of the Royal Mint and Professor of Metallurgy at the Royal School of Mines. Memorial Volume to this eminent British Metallurgist (1843 - 1902) and his work. 382pp, illustrated. Contents VG other than occasional spotting to edges and some small edge tears to title and prelims. Nice maroon Quarter Leather binding, a little wear to corners. Presentation bookplate to front paste-down, Scarce. £55.00

[007243] SOPWITH ROBERT. THOMAS SPOWITH SURVEYOR - AN EXERCISE IN SELF-HELP. PENTLAND PRESS, 1994. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of the earlier life of Thomas Sopwith, mining surveyor and geologist, best known for his work in the lead mines of the Northern Pennines. 266pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw. £12.50

[007411] STOYEL ALAN & WILLIAMS PETER. IMAGES OF CORNISH TIN. LANDMARK PUBLISHING, 2001. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 1843060205. Supern full colour photo album illustrating many aspects of Cornish Tin Mining, with many photos of the last working mines prior to closure. 192pp. Published for English Heritage. VG copy in dw. £32.00

[008163] THOMPSON ROY. THUNDER UNDERGROUND - NORTHUMBERLAND MINE DISASTERS 1815 - 1865. LANDMARK PUBLISHING, 2004. 1st. Landscape 8vo. Cloth. New / New. ISBN: 1843061694. Well illustrated account of the main Coal Mine accidents in Northumberland in the first half of the 19th century, based on contemporary Coroners reports. 176pp. As new copy in dw. £16.00

[005227] TODD A C & LAWS PETER. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF CORNWALL. DAVID & CHARLES, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG. D&C 'Industrial Archaeology..' series. Covers all aspects of the industrial history of Cornwall - particularly mining and related industries. 288pp, with photos. Contents VG, slight bumping to bottom edges of boards, in VG dw. £26.00

[006777] TOWNLEY C H A & PEDEN J A. THE INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS OF ST.HELENS, WIDNES and WARRINGTON Part 1 - ST.HELENS. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY, 1995. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Detailed account of the industrial railways of St.Helens with some account of the development of the mainline system and the canals. 272pp, many photos and maps. VG copy in dw, slightly faded on spine. £22.00

[006749] TROUNSON J. MINING IN CORNWALL Vols.1 & 2. DYLLANSOW TRURAN, 1989. 1st (reprint). Small 4to. Card Covers. VG Excellent 2 volume set of historic photos of photos of metal mining in Cornwall , engine houses, steam engines, dressing floors, etc. c.80pp per volume. VG copies in card covers. £14.00

[006752] TROUNSON J. HISTORIC CORNISH MINING SCENES AT SURFACE. BRADFORD BARTON, 1968. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Historic photos of photos of metal mining in Cornwall , engine houses, steam engines, dressing floors, etc. 64pp. VG copy in card covers. £7.00

[005539] TROUNSON J. THE CORNISH MINERAL INDUSTRY. UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, 1989. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG A personal look at the recent history and future prospects of metal mining in Cornwall by one of its greatest historians. 197pp illustrated. Contents VG, very minor wear to covers. £12.50

[001132] TURNBULL L. THE HISTORY OF LEAD MINING IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND. nEWCASTLE: HAROLD HILL & SON, 1975. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG- Good introduction to the history of the Lead Mines of the Northern Pennines - Weardale, Teesdale, Tyne Valley, Allendale (Durham/Yorkshire/Cumbria). 80pp with many illustrations, photos and maps. Contents VG, but some creasing to pictorial card covers. Uncommon. £13.00

[003011] TYLER IAN. FORCE CRAG - THE HISTORY OF A LAKELAND MINE. ULVERSTON: RED EARTH, 1990. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG Account of the Force Crag lead/zinc/barytes mine in the Lake District near Keswick, the last working non-ferrous metal mine in the Lakes. 120pp, well illustrated. VG in card covers. £10.00

[002817] TYSON LESLIE OWEN. A HISTORY OF THE MANOR & LEAD MINES OF MARRICK, SWALEDALE (BRITISH MINING 38). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1989. 1st Thus. 8vo. Card Covers. VG History of lead mining and smelting in this Yorkshire dale. 72pp, with photos and plans. VG copy in card covers. £7.95

[002872] WADE E A. THE REDLAKE TRAMWAY AND CHINA CLAY WORKS. TRURO: TWELVEHEADS PRESS, 1982. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG ISBN: 0906294096. History of this little known narrow gauge (3') line on the southern edges of Dartmoor built to bring china clay from the Redlake to Ivybridge and its associated works. 84pp including many photos, plans and loco drawings. VG copy in slightly edge worn card covers. £9.00

[008221] WADE E A. THE REDLAKE TRAMWAY AND CHINA CLAY WORKS. TRURO: TWELVEHEADS PRESS, 2004. 2nd (revised). Square 8vo. Card Covers. VG ISBN: 0906294568. History of this little known narrow gauge (3') line on the southern edges of Dartmoor built to bring china clay from the Redlake to Ivybridge and its associated works. 84pp including many photos, plans and loco drawings. Vg copy in card covers. £9.50

[000198] WATKINS GEORGE. THE STEAM ENGINE IN INDUSTRY (2 Vols). ASHBOURNE: MOORLAND, 1978. 1st. Small 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Excellent photographic account of stationary steam engines (with good captions) in many industrial locations including, mining, waterworks, iron & steel works etc. Near fine copies in the original HB edition. Scarce. £39.00

[002028] WEBB BRIAN & GORDON DAVID A. LORD CARLISLE'S RAILWAYS. R.C.T.S., 1978. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Excellent detailed history of these important colliery railways around Brampton, east of Carlisle, which originated from early tramroads and were finally operated by the NCB. 127pp, photos, drawings, maps etc. VG copy in card covers. £14.50

[006819] WHITEHEAD T H & POCOCK R W . MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ENGLAND & WALES: EXPLANATION OF SHEET 167 : DUDLEY AND BRIDGNORTH. LONDON: H.M.S.O., 1947. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- Standard Geological Survey memoir covering the area between Dudley and Bridgnorth 225pp, with plans, maps and photos. Original brown cloth boards. Contents generally VG, ex-reference. library with a few small stamps etc. £15.00

[000852] WILLIAMS C J. THE LLANDUDNO COPPER MINES (BRITISH MINING 9). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1979. 1st. A4. Card Covers. VG- Account of the copper mines on the Great Orme at Llamdudno, North Wales, from the Romans period to the mid-19th century. Some of the site is now a mining museum. 54pp well illustrated with plans, photos etc. Contents VG, card covers wotn on edges and spine. Scarce. £17.50

[003671] WILLIAMS R A. THE OLD MINES OF THE LLANGYNOG DISTRICT (BRITISH MINING 26). SHEFFIELD: NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1985. 1st. A4. Card. Good+ Account of the Lead mines in the Llangynog area of Powys, North Wales. 128pp well illustrated with plans, photos etc. Contents generally VG, card covers rather edge worn and rubbed on spine. Very Scarce. £22.50

[006241] WILLIES LYNN, GREGORY KEITH & PARKER HARRY. MILLCLOSE - THE MINE THAT DROWNED. PEAK DISTRICT MINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1989. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG Detailed history of this famous Derbyshire lead mine which reached its peak in the 1930s but was closed by 1940. 63pp, well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £15.00

[006806] WILSON A J. THE PICK AND THE PEN. MINING JOURNAL BOOKS, 1979. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Interesting history of mining journalism - mainly UK, America, South Africa and Australia. 308pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw. £12.50

[000713] WREN WILFRED J. THE TANAT VALLEY - ITS RAILWAYS AND INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1968. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Similar in style to the D&C Industrial Archaeology series, this volume covers in detail the history of the railways, lead mines and quarries of this remote valley in Montgomeryshire, Wales. 192pp with many maps and illustrations. VG copy in nratly laminated dw. Scarce £25.00

[008150] WREN WILFRED J. THE TANAT VALLEY - ITS RAILWAYS AND INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1968. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG. Similar in style to the D&C Industrial Archaeology series, this volume covers in detail the history of the railways, lead mines and quarries of this remote valley in Montgomeryshire, Wales. 192pp with many maps and illustrations. Ex-reference library copy, bookplate to front paste down and stamp to title page, but otherwsie unmarked and a VG copy in dw. Scarce £19.95