(WEST--NEVADA.) Silver Mines of Virginia and Austin, Nevada.
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(WEST--NEVADA.) Silver Mines of Virginia and Austin, Nevada. 19 pages. 8vo, original printed wrappers, partly split along backstrip, minor wear; light vertical fold to contents. In custom folding cloth case. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1865 A compilation of reports on Nevada's silver mines from reputable sources including the geologist Benjamin Silliman Jr. It offers advice on choosing a productive mine to invest in, and concludes "Every dollar you invest in good, tested, honest mines, will yield you a golden harvest every month." Sabin 81126. None traced at auction; Eberstadt offered a copy in 1963.
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(WEST--NEVADA.) Silver Mines of Virginia and Austin, Nevada.
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