Benjamin, Edward H., et.al.; California Mines and Minerals. Souvenir Edition. San Francisco: California Miners' Association, 1899. 1st edition. Large octavo, pp. iv, 450, ii, xlviii (ads), frontispiece, text illustrated with plates, folding charts, three folding maps.
The book is complete and in thew original 3/4 leather over pebbled cloth, gilt spine titles, marbled end sheets. Minor edge wear restoration to binding, text and plates, maps etc clean and bright. In very good condition.
This work was published for the California meeting of the AIME. It provides a complete survey of California minerals, ores, mines and mining at the end of the 19th century, the mineral industry, and the history of the mining industry in California. Extensive coverage is provided to the gold industry. The illustrations include many photographs of mines and miners many b&w illustrations of equipment, 2 folding charts and 3 folding maps; plus 48 pages of advertisements for mining-related equipment and industries, most of it California-based.
