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

Philadelphia: J. W. Moore, 1848. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 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.