An Historical, Geological, and Descriptive View of the Coal Trade of the North of England; Comprehending its Rise, Progress, Present State, and Future Prospects.
by Dunn, Matthias
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Garrett, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 'To which are appended a concise notice of the peculiarities of certain coal fields in Great Britain and Ireland; and also a general description of the coal mines of Belgium, drawn up from actual inspection.' The author was a colliery viewer and mining engineer. Mainly discussing practices in the north of England and in Scotland, with much economic information. Good clean example of this interesting overview, neatly rebound in good quality cloth and gilt lettered to spine. Text block very good with two small library stamps - one on the top of the title page and one on the following preface leaf. No other oibrary markings. Ix + 248 pages, indexed. Folding section diagram of the Belgian coal fields at page 156 ( small closed tear to one edge ). Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History ; Economics; Science; Trade, Electronics, Mining; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0020141. .
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- Steve Liddle
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0020141
- Title
- An Historical, Geological, and Descriptive View of the Coal Trade of the North of England; Comprehending its Rise, Progress, Present State, and Future Prospects.
- Author
- Dunn, Matthias
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Garrett
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- BZDB28 History ; Economics; Science; Trade, Electronics, Mining; An Historical Geological and Descriptive View of the Coal Trade of the North of England Comprehending its Rise Progress Present State and Future Prospects Dunn Matthias
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Steve Liddle
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About Steve Liddle
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