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Auction: 13017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 763

LUCAS, The Hon. John. Mines and Mineral Statistics of New South Wales and Notes on the Geological Collection of the Department of Mines, also, Remarks on the Sedimentary Formations of N.S. Wales by The Rev. W.B. Clarke, and Notes on the Iron and Coal Deposits, Wallerawang, and on the Diamond Fields by Professor Liversidge. Thomas Richards, Government Printing Office, Sydney, 1875. Octavo, 254 pages, maps, illustrations, folding charts and maps throughout plus two large folding maps in pockets on inside covers. A very attractive copy bound in half green morocco, gilt ruled and stamped with 5 raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers and speckled pages edges. Slight wear to corners and spine ends but a solid and clean copy of this extremely rare work.

An attempt to quantify the output and value of the minerals won from the mines of New South Wales up to 1874 with detailed analysis of the output from each mining field. It tracks the progress of output of diamonds, gold, tin, coal, iron and gem stones from each mine and describes, in great detail, the conditions, labour costs etc. A remarkable work.

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Estimate
£150 to £200