Amethyst Uruguay: Two Centuries of Amethyst Mining
by Balzer, Reinhard; Masberg, Peter
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 3921656737
- ISBN 13
- 9783921656730
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About This Item
Germany: Christian Weise Verlag, 2008. Book. Illus. by Balzer, Reinhard; Meyer, Hartmut. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 304 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Text in English and German. Approx. 9" x 9". "Concentrates on the gemstones found in the Catalan country to the northwest of Uruguay and on the people who emigrated from the gemstone centers around Idar Oberstein at the beginning of the 19th century. Relates their stories, based on their correspondence with their families back home. Focuses on the Becker family and stone prospector Wilhelm Dreher. Makes an interesting detour into Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Describes the location and mode of operation of five mines in the Artigas region. Somewhat above-average external wear. Moderate lean to spine. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and well-illustrated history...
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- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356H4165
- Title
- Amethyst Uruguay: Two Centuries of Amethyst Mining
- Author
- Balzer, Reinhard; Masberg, Peter
- Illustrator
- Balzer, Reinhard; Meyer, Hartmut
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 3921656737
- ISBN 13
- 9783921656730
- Publisher
- Christian Weise Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Germany
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Amethyst - Mining - Uruguay - History, Idar Oberstein, Becker Family, Wilhelm Dreher, Rio Grande Do Sul - Brazil, Gemstone Mines, Artigas Region
- Bookseller catalogs
- Latin America; Science & Technology;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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