(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT) [Barba Alvaro Alonso] Gruendlicher

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(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) [Barba, Alvaro Alonso.] Gruendlicher Unterricht von den Metallen. Full-page woodcut illustration. 198, [4], 14 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf, moderate wear; browning, minor dampstaining, hinges starting, a bit of worming on endpapers only. Ephrata, PA, 1763

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Though this is a translation of a 1640 Spanish work, it still appears to be the first work on mining published in North America. "Very rare imprint"--Sabin 67375. Evans 9333; Rink, Technical Americana, 769.