Duport st clair (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Ed. 429pp, octavo hardcover rebound in black cloth with original covers bound in, fresh endpapers, lacks folio of 5 plates. new boards slightly worn but clean and sharp, binding solid and strong, mild dampstaining along upper front edge of page block, interior text clean.…

A detailed study of the mining of precious metals in Mexico by a man who worked in the field, and who states he has lived in Mexico without interruption since 1826. The handsome folding plates show mining processes, a plan of the Hacienda Fresnillo, and a vertical section (colored) of the mines of Guadalupe y Calvo. The map shows most of Mexico, with principal mining regions noted. SABIN 21391. PALAU 77370. viii,xiii,429pp. plus four folding plates (one colored), and folding map. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt extra. Some very minor foxing. A very good copy in a handsome binding.…