Les Houilleres. 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869. (four atlas volumes)

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Folio. Hardcover. Quarter cloth over printed boards, ribbon ties. 33x25x5.5 cm. Libraire Polythechnique de J. Baudry. Paris. 1866 – 1869. [4], 25 plates : [4], 25 plates : [4], 25 plates : [4] 12 plates. 87 lithograph plates. Good, moderate soiling to covers, light wear to corners, one spine damaged at the foot, scattered foxing, plates in very good condition. French text. 18 folding plates including a large maps, 20 single page plates, 54 double page plates. Plates include maps, sections, views, and elevations of mines, mine equipment and mine buildings. Burat was a Mining Engineer and professor of mineralogy, geology, and mining at the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures. These atlases to accompany his reports on the French coal mining industry are quite scarce. Heavy set, may require extra shipping. weight: 7.1 lb.