On gold and silver assayng
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ON GOLD AND SILVER ASSAYING. Der wohlerfahrne Scheid-Künstler, oder Praktische Anweisung wie man alle Ertz und Metalle sonderlich Gold und Silber mit wenigen Kosten ubd Mühe gleichwohlen aber mit grossem Nuzen probiren und von einander scheiden könne. Frankfurt und Leipzig 1755.
Small 8:o. (4), 1.152, (12) pp.
Later (20th century) marbled paper boards, speckled edges. Booksellers label (C. E. Rappaport, Rome) on inside of upper cover.
From the library of Carl Sahlin.
Carl Sahlin (1861-1943), industrialist, writer on the science of mining and metallurgy.
He started his collecting as early as 1897 as a student of mining. Later he became head of the Ironworks part of the Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB (1893-1900), and then manager at Laxå Bruk. President of the Swedish Iron and Steel Works´ Association 1904-1928, delegate of the Swedish Ironmasters´ Association. He wrote extensively about mining and foundry history (also numismatics) and founded Bergslagets library and museum. He was also one of the founders of the Technical museum in Stockholm, to which museum he also donated his vast collections on mining and related history, including part of his library in 1933.
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Auktionsnummer:
368588
Datum:
2016-05-15