[Rarebooks] FS: Important 1895 Study of Maine Tourmalines

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"The History of Mount Mica of Maine, U.S.A. and Its Wonderful Deposits of
Matchless Tourmalines"

By Augustus Choate Hamlin. Published in Bangor, Maine by Augustus Choate
Hamlin in 1895.

This book is most notable for its 43 colored plates of tourmalines, but
the text also contains much useful information about the discovery and
exploration of Mount Mica by Hamlin’s father, the visits of eminent
scientists, the gemstones excavated there, a description of the
excavations, and the growth of the mining company. One of the most famous
19th century books on American minerals, Sinkankas (Gemology: An Annotated
Bibliography) noted that it was “virtually unique in that it combines
careful, concurrent reporting of day-to-day mining of an important
gemstone deposit and descriptions of the finds during the period when
Hamlin was in charge”.

Augustus Choate Hamlin [1829-1905] was an Army doctor during the Civil War
and in his later years wrote several books on tourmalines and gems based
on his work directing the famous quarries at Mount Mica. The illustrations
are reproductions of his own watercolors.

Hardcover. 6"x9", 72 pages of text plus 4 black & white plates (one
folding), 43 color plates of crystals, 6 line diagrams of crystals and 2
plates of diagrams of the diggings. Top corner bumped, hinges ever so
slightly shaken, but otherwise very clean and nice.   $850.00

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