A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON COAL MINING (TWO VOLUMES)
Language: English
Published by E. & F.N. SPON, London, 1879
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Old Powderman Books, Farmington, MN, U.S.A.Old Powderman Books
AbeBooks seller since January 28, 2026
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 211.46
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Condition: Very Good. First edition. Two volumes (complete). 1879 printing (originally published in 1876). Original black cloth boards with gilt illustration on front covers, and gilt lettering on spines. Both volumes inscribed 'H.W. Hughes, Royal School of Mines- 12/5 1881.' Tears to cloth at ends of spines; spine detached on one side of Volume Two. Volume One: 280 pages + 36 plates. Volume Two: 283 + 48 plates. Both volumes protected in mylar sleeves. See photos.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON COAL MINING (TWO VOLUMES)
- Author
- ANDRE, GEORGE G.
- Publisher
- E. & F.N. SPON, London
- Publication year
- 1879
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 266 millimeters width by 318 millimeters height by 88 millimeters depth
Old Powderman Books
Farmington, MN, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 28, 2026
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Old Powderman Books sells rare, unique and hard-to-find books collected by my father, Robert B. Hopler. He was a mining engineer and explosives expert, and had a passion for history and all things mining or explosives-related.
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Primarily antiquarian books about mining and explosives, their history and technology.Seller's business information
Old Powderman Books
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