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TITLE CONTINUED: And also the art of melting, refining, and assaying of them is plainly declared, so that every ordinary man, that is indifferently capacious, may with small charge presently try the value of such oars [sic] as shall be found either by rule or by accident. Whereunto is added a real experiment whereby every ignorant man may presently try whether any piece of gold that shall come to his hands be true or counterfeit, without defacing or altering the form thereof, and more certainly than any goldsmith or refiner could formerly discern. Also a perfect way to try what colour any berry, leaf, flower, stalk, root, fruit, seed, bark, or wood will give: with a perfect way to make colours that they shall not stain nor fade like ordinary colours. Very necessary for every one to know, whether he be traveller by land or sea, or in what country, dominion, or plantation soever he shall inhabit. 1679, small 4to, approximately 195 x 150 mm, 7¾ x 6 inches, pages: [4], 1-24, rebound in full modern calf, gilt title to spine, new brown endpapers, original endpaper to front and rear, padded out at rear with many modern blank pages. Pale age toning to first 8 pages, small repair to top corner and light staining to outer margin of last page, 2 tiny repairs to edge of first free endpaper, a very good copy. Chapter 2 page 5: "Now in the new Plantations as New England, Virginia, Bermudas etc, where it is like that few or none have ever tryed, that had any skill in these afairs, it is very probable that the Orifice of divers Mines may be discerned with the eye in the clifts of the rocks in many places, as some have been in England at the first, before that men grew a little skillfull, and these be lost and neglected, were a shame to the Planters; for these Mines if they prove rich, would yield more gain in one year, than their Tobacco, and such trifles would yield in their whole lives". Important treatise on mineralogy considered the first useful text in English on metallurgy, first published in 1639, also issued in 1679 as part of "The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forest and fruit-trees" by Moses Cook. See: Printed Books in the Wellcome Medical Library, Volume 4, page 399; John Ferguson, Bibliotheca Chemica, Volume 2, page 207: "a Great genius as this writer was, the public allowed him to drop down dead in London streets with hunger, nor had he a shirt upon his back when he died"; DNB, 2 volume edition, page 1676; Sabin, Dictionary of Books Relating to America, Volume 1 No. 63360; ESTC No: R11527. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

TITLE CONTINUED, Part I and II. Containing the art of metals, written originally in Spanish. By the learned Albaro Alonso Barba, Director of the Mines at Potosi, in the Spanish West-Indies. Translated by the Earl of Sandwich, in the year 1669. Part III. Containing that invaluable piece of Mr G. Plattes, a Discovery of all Sorts of Mines from Gold to Coal. Part IV. Houghton's Rara Avis in Terris, or the compleat miner, which includes: AN EXPLANATION OF THE MINERS TERMS of ART used in this book. Each part has been previously published in the 17th century as separate works. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION IN FOUR PARTS, COVERING THREE WORKS,1738. 12mo, approximately 160 x 90 mm, 6½ x 4 inches, headpieces,1 engraved plate and 1 illustration in the text, pages: [12], 1-170, [10],173-215, [5],1-66, plus final advert leaf, Parts II, III and IV having their own title page, full contemporary calf, no title to spine. Binding rubbed to spine and edges of covers, upper hinge cracked and small crack to top of lower hinge, covers holding firmly on cords, tips of corners slightly worn. A very good copy with clean text. ESTC T161345. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. TITLE CONTINUED: And also the art of melting, refining, and assaying of them is plainly declared, so that every ordinary man, that is indifferently capacious, may with small charge presently try the value of such oars [sic] as shall be found either by rule or by accident. Whereunto is added a real experiment whereby every ignorant man may presently try whether any piece of gold that shall come to his hands be true or counterfeit, without defacing or altering the form thereof, and more certainly than any goldsmith or refiner could formerly discern. Also a perfect way to try what colour any berry, leaf, flower, stalk, root, fruit, seed, bark, or wood will give: with a perfect way to make colours that they shall not stain nor fade like ordinary colours. Very necessary for every one to know, whether he be traveller by land or sea, or in what country, dominion, or plantation soever he shall inhabit. 1679, small 4to, approximately 195 x 150 mm, 7¾ x 6 inches, pages: [4], 1-24, rebound in full modern calf, gilt title to spine, new brown endpapers, original endpaper to front and rear, padded out at rear with many modern blank pages with speckled edges. Small pale spot to spine, fault in the leather, pale age toning to first 8 pages, small repair to top corner and light staining to outer margin of last page, 2 tiny repairs to edge of first free endpaper, a very good copy. Chapter 2 page 5: " Now in the new Plantations as New England, Virginia, Bermudas etc, where it is like that few or none have ever tryed, that had any skill in these afairs, it is very probable that the Orifice of divers Mines may be discerned with the eye in the clifts of the rocks in many places, as some have been in England at the first, before that men grew a little skillfull, and these be lost and neglected, were a shame to the Planters; for these Mines if they prove rich, would yield more gain in one year, than their Tobacco, and such trifles would yield in their whole lives". Important treatise on **** mineralogy considered the first useful text in English on metallurgy, first published in 1639, also issued in 1679 as part of "The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forest and fruit-trees" by Moses Cook where this copy was taken from. See: . See: Printed Books in the Wellcome Medical Library, Volume 4, page 399; John Ferguson, Bibliotheca Chemica, Volume 2, page 207: "a Great genius as this writer was, the public allowed him to drop down dead in London streets with hunger, nor had he a shirt upon his back when he died"; DNB, 2 volume edition, page 1676; Sabin, Dictionary of Books Relating to America, Volume 1 No. 63360; ESTC No: R11527. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. First Edition. First book on Metallurgy in English. LACKS TITLE. Quarto. (6 3/4" x 5 1/2"). Disbound with leather remnants of spine. Woodcut initials and decorations. Our copy missing first unsigned signature : 4to: B-I , K [$3 signed]; 34 leaves, pp. [8] 1-60 (ESTC Citation S100866. STC Citation 20000). Light browning to pages and trimming. One or two words underlined, and several corresponding manuscript marginalia - very scholarly citations, arguably, in 17th century hand. Some ancillary alternate hand numbering of higher (page?) numbers to top right corners, perhaps cross referencing information on the few hand-marked pages to another work. Doodles and ciphers in several hands to verso of last blank, but the dominant mark is a large elegant signature and note: "Jane Reynolds, her Hand & Pen; and [possibly], She will be Good." with "Jane", "Platt" and "Jane" below. Upside down, are ciphering perhaps in the same 17th century hand: "Rec'd. of George" followed by a column of (six rows of) figures. Included are chapters on the creation of mountains and minerals; how to find them; melting and refining of metals; Tinns & Lead; Iron; Copper; Silver; Gold; The Art of Creating Gold; Inferiour Metals; Finding Pit-Coales; Determining what plants will yield which colours. "Contains some interesting notices of the gold and silver mines in Peru, New England, Virginia, the Bermudas, and other parts of America. The author gives a receipt by which he claims to have produced pure gold, but at a cost greater than its value." This is the first practical guide in English on identifying economic minerals and metallurgy. It is an interesting treatise, containing a wealth of factual information, illustrated by the author's own experiments. Mention is made of the gold and silver mines in New England, Virginia and the Bermudas, as well as other parts of America (Sabin 63360); (USTC 3020588). Missing Title Page. Rare first edition of what has been called the first book on metallurgy in English. Gabriel Plattes (1600-1644) wrote several works, one on matters of agriculture and husbandry ("Treatise of Husbandry", 1638) and this one on minerals and mining, which went through several successive editions. It is said that he "possessed a knowledge of contemporary agricultural and mining practices [and] is possible that he had been employed with his friend William Englebert, a military and drainage engineer" (ODNB), to whom Platte's first two books are dedicated ("TO HIS WORTHY FRIENDMASTER William Englebert Esquire. Health, and Happinesse Temporall and Eternall, is heartily wished" (Leaf B). In distinguishing this book from a previous work, Platt writes (B3): ".wishing all those that desire to be skilfull in these affairs; to take a little paines to read that Booke, which differeth from this no other wayes, but as the Art of Surgery differeth from the Art of Physicke: for as surgeons deale chiefly with the externall parts of mans body, yet stand in need of the knowledge of all the parts, and as Physitians chiefly deale with the internall parts, yet cannot be without the knowledge of the externall parts: So though that Bookie treate wholly upon the discovering of the Treasures hidden in the Superficies and exurball parts of the Terrestrial Globe, yet the knowledge of many things therein contained are very conducible to make a skilfull Mineralist." Platte's work was largely ignored during his lifetime, but gained in stature, alas, after he had literally collapsed and died of starvation on the streets of London. It is said he refused economic help when profferred. His papers found their way into the hands of Samuel Hartlib who published one particular work, of fantasy, "Description of the Famous Kingdom of Macaria" under his own name. It was later discovered that the work was by Platte, and was rightfully attributed. (Notes, in part, from The Mineralogical Record, out of Tucson, Arizona).

First edition, with the first issue title page, 4to (181 x 129 mm), [18], 92pp., initial leaf blank, without the final errata leaf which is "lacking in most copies with the original title page"ESTC, woodcut initials and head-pieces, expert marginal repairs to title page which is a little dusty, a4 with paper flaw to blank upper margin, some occasional light browning, smooth later calf, boards with a single gilt fillet border, joints slightly rubbed, spine lettered direct. First edition of Gabriel Plattes influential work on the application of inventions to agriculture, with references to emigration in the newly founded plantations in America, keeping of bees, the care of sheep, etc., etc. He was was one of the earliest advocates in England for an improved system of husbandry, and devoted much time and money to practical experiments. Although his work was largely ignored during his lifetime, later writers were greatly influenced by Plattes. "Harte calls him an original genius in husbandry who began his observations in the latter end of Queen Elizabeth's reign."Ferguson. STC 19998; Ferguson, II, 207-208; Rothamsted, p.118; Not in Perkins; Fussell I, p.38; McDonald, pp.78-84.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. [MINES, MINERALS AND AMERICA] FIRST EDITION. 4to. pp. [x], 60. [A]², B-I4, K², without first blank. Roman letter, some Italic. Woodcut initials typographical ornaments, blind stamps of the Free Public Library, Wigan on first and last leaves, bookplate of the Fox Pointe Collection on pastedown, note on the text signed H.J.F. in early C20th hand above, with price £1.5.0 above. Title and last leaf browned and a little dusty with ink splash, age yellowing, some minor spotting. A good copy in 18th century marbled boards, rebacked in vellum, corners worn, a little rubbed. Rare first edition of this most interesting work on mining and the discovery of minerals with a large section section on the arts of dyeing and fixing colours. It gives directions for finding metals and minerals, for melting, refining and essaying them , and not only how to test gold but how to make it. Unfortunately, this was at greater cost than its value and of so little benefit to its discoverer that Plattes is said to have dropped down dead in the London streets for want of food (Lowndes). The Discovery also included some interesting notices of the gold and silver mines in Peru, New England, Virginia, the Bermudas, and other parts of America . Sabin. Very little is known about Gabriel Plattes; he was probably born at the beginning of the century. There is little evidence regarding Plattes career in the period preceding his association with the Hartlib Circle. He seems to have been William Engelbert s assistant, to whom he dedicated his first two books: A Discovery of Subterraneall Treasure , . and A Discovery of Infinite Treasure, hidden since the World s Beginning both of them published in 1639. These two books were designed to be complementary . The scientific and technological sections were interspersed with remarks about ethical and economic issues, pointing to a religious obligation which Plattes believed that people like him had to nourish in themselves and to disseminate it to the widest public in order to contribute to the improvement of the estate of the nation. These first two books published by Plattes were famous and highly appreciated in England and abroad, Marin Mersenne even expressing his intention to translate Plattes books in French. The main aim of the books was to construct solidarity as both the instrument and the goal of a program of amelioration. Gabriel Plattes name was associated with two of the most active personalities that worked in London at that time: the mathematician John Pell and the agricultural improver Richard Weston.Webster claimed that it was due to the association with John Pell, a promoter of Baconian experimental science, that Plattes changed his style and became more of an adept of the experimental way. Oana Matei. Husbanding Creation and the Technology of Amelioration in the Workes of Gabriel Plattes. Plattes makes references to the lodestone and discusses the new plantations in New England, Virginia, Bermudas, and the mines in Peru but it is perhaps scientifically most interesting as the first English work to describe the process of separating silver and gold by nitric acid. There are chapters on the origins of mountains and minerals, the smelting and refining of lead, tin, iron, copper, and silver. An entire chapter is dedicated to gold also describing a means of detecting counterfeit gold, with the following chapter on its alchemical production.The final chapter is most interesting for its discussion of making dyes from vegetable sources and giving various recipes for fixing colours. ESTC S100866. STC 20000. Sabin 63360 interesting notices of the gold and silver mines in Peru, New England, Virginia, the Bermudas, and other parts of America Ferguson Secrets I p 17. Ward and Carozzi 1792. Lowndes III, 1880. Alden 639/94.

Hardcover. First Edition. Small quarto (5-1/8" x 7") in later polished blue morocco leather-backed boards; A4, a4, B-P4, Q2. [2, blank], 33, [1], 92, [1 errata], [1 blank] pages. Complete with the original first blank. Woodcut initials and head-pieces. An important early treatise on agriculture by one of the earliest advocates in England of an improved system of husbandry who devoted much time and money to practical experiments. Among his references are mention of the newly founded plantations in America and new agricultural machines. This copy has the cancel title page with "ver." in the Biblical quote and with the errata leaf. It is occasionally listed as a variant edition of his DISCOVERY OF SUBTERRANEALL TREASURE, but that is an error. Ferguson notes that this is a completely different work of "an original genius in husbandry who began his observations in the latter end of Queen Elizabeth's reign. As great a genius as this writer was, the public allowed him to drop down dead in London streets with hunger only; nor had he a shirt upon his back when he died." Quite scarce. STC 19998. Ferguson, II, 207-208 (not in Young Collection). Ferguson, Glasgow, II, 567. Wellcome I, 5100. Partington II, 103. Sotheran 907, 31. ESTC s114836. Neville II, 310. Not in Duveen, Hoover. Small catalog sticker on spine, trimmed along fore-edge with minor loss to title page, some soiling, else Very Good.

4 parts in 1 volume, 12mo, pp. (xii), 170, (ix), (172)?215, (1) blank, (iv), 66, (2) advertisements, 1 engraved plate at p. 169. Separate title-pages to parts II?IV, 1 full-page illustration in the last part, woodcut headpieces and initials. Contemporary mottled calf, unlettered, upper joint cracking at head and foot. Faint dampstain in lower margin and on rear endpapers, otherwise a fine and clean copy. FIRST EDITION, second issue, of this collection of important treatises on mining and metallurgy, incorporating the third edition in English of Barba?s The Art of Metals, the fifth edition of Gabriel Plattes? A Discovery of Subterraneall Treasure, and the sixth edition of Thomas Houghton?s Rara Avis in Terris, or the Compleat Miner. They were collected and published together because of the rarity of the original editions and the lack of other good works on the subject. Barba?s book, first published in Spanish in 1640 and in English in 1670, was a celebrated treatise on mining and metallurgy, the first significant work on the subject in Spanish, and the first work on mining in the Americas. Gabriel Plattes? Discovery of Subterraneall Treasure, first published in 1639, was the first useful text in English dealing with metallurgy, and includes the earliest description in English of the separation of gold and silver by the use of nitric acid. Houghton?s work, first published in 1681, was the first English work on lead mining. It contains the laws and customs of the Derbyshire lead mines and explains the terms used by miners. This second and rarer issue has a cancel title with different wording and imprint; the sheets were perhaps sold to James Hodges who issued it with a new title-page which has his advertisements on the verso although the final advertisement leaf is the original. Ferguson I, p. 170 (the second edition of 1740). Hoover catalogue 225 and Neville I, p. 73 (both first issue).