Taylor, Richard Cowling

STATISTICS OF COAL. THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL COMBUSTIBLES OR FOSSIL FUEL,

Philadelphia: J. W. Moore, 1848. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, 1848, of early, comprehensive, international review of coal, uncommonly found, as is the second 1855 edition. Thick 8vo, blind-stamped, brown pebbled cloth, cxlviii, 754, 3 foldout plates. Cloth split at hinges, moderate surface wear to covers, intermittent light foxing. Firmly bound, a solid, unsophisticated copy. Found in plenty of institutions but rarely on antiquarian book market. Very Good. Item #013297

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