Vuibert & Nony

Edition abundantly illustrated with photographs and in-text and full-page engravings.
Publisher's binding in green and gilt percaline cloth. Smooth spine illustrated with a derrick and a diamond. Large decoration on the upper cover depicting the interior of a mine and the instruments and utensils necessary for extraction. Edges gilt. Some traces of rubbing. Very occasional foxing, but present on the half-title and title.
Very handsome copy in this binding.
Monograph concerning all underground activity, volcanoes, mines, diamonds, coal, metals, stones and salts... Natural caves and tunnels, underground waters... few works contain such a complete study of mining activity, this...

Second edition statement, revised and corrected by the author. Abundant illustrations, notably 93 particularly interesting photographs featuring gold prospectors throughout the world and especially in California and Alaska. Numerous engravings after photographs, maps, graphics, photogravures of art objects...
Publisher's green and gilt binding with scenes of gold prospectors, a planisphere showing places in the world where gold is found... (plate signed Paul Souze) Spine with various ornaments.
Superb front cover. Spine very good, with traces of rubbing at headcaps and slightly on joints. Lower corners slightly turned. Back cover perfect.
Very handsome copy.
Contents...

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets with small black spots at head, marbled paper boards, red paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers (back cover with a small lack at head) preserved.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul Adam to Paul Ollendorff, slightly trimmed.
Provenance: from the library of Paul Ollendorff.

First edition in French for which there were no large paper copies. Numerous photographs. A very good copy.

First edition in French.
Illustrated with photographic plates and text drawings.
Spine sunned, covers uniformly sunned with marginal stains, light interior foxing, some dampstaining affecting the head of certain pages.