William V Wells (251 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. June, 1863, pp. 25-41, Nicely Illust, Begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG, 1st ed.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Outbooks, Golden, Colorado, Published date: 1981. Softcover, 24 pp; 23 cm. Illustrated throughout with black and white reproductions. In good condition. Yellow illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light surface wear with mild color loss; light spotting to rear cover. Staple binding firm; interior pages lightly toned but otherwise unmarked. Reprint of William V. Wells' 1860 article first published in Harper's, describing tools and methods of California gold mining during and shortly after the Gold Rush. Covers early techniques including pan, rocker, long tom, quicksilver machine, river jamming, coyoteing, hydraulic mining, and quartz mining. Includes illustrations drawn from 19th-century sources such as History of California (1850) and Picturesque California (1888), along with reproductions of period mining scenes including works after Frederic Remington. Preface by William R. Jones provides historical context and discusses the environmental and economic impact of early mining in California. …

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Sept & Oct, 1856, pp. 522-526 + 588-608, Nicely Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG (From 2 Issues of Journal). Joshua Brown (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 19pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 20 engravings, first page only was damaged and is here presented in reproduction, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XX, April, 1860. A first-hand account by a Forty-Niner. Includes Chinese Camp, the Mokelumne, Stanislaus, Murphy's, Murderer's Bar, Carson's, Mormon Gulch, the Tuolumne, Fremont Mill, Mariposa, Helvetia Quartz Mill, Grass Valley, El Rastra, Gold Bluff, Gold Hill, Table Mountain, French Corral, and the Shady Creek Canal. Illustrations include the author's camp on the Stanislaus, scenes of panning, winnowing, cradle rocking, and washing with the long tom, the river operations at Murderer's Bar, packing earth at Carson, a quicksilver machine in Mormon Gulch, a scene in Helvetia Quartz Mill at Grass Valley, Ocean Beach Mining at Gold Bluff, ground sluicing at Gold Hill, tunneling at Table Mountain, an interior view of the tunnel, hydraulic mining at French Corral, and the flume on the Shady Creek Canal. In plastic report cover. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Used items may contain, highlighting, writing, and other previous signs of use. Used items may not contain CD's. access codes and other accompanying items when applicable. Van Dusen, Barry; Jonsson, Lars (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Van Dusen, Barry; Jonsson, Lars (illustrator).

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Walker's Expedition To Nicaragua: A History Of The Central American War . With A New And Accurate Map Of Central America, And A Memoir And Portr. Of. Book.

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Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Facsimile Reprint. Slight edgewear, small faint sticker shadow on rear cover; 24 pages.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Explorations and Adventures in Honduras. Book.