L'or

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: Gold in the laboratory, gold in nature, gold extraction, ore treatment, gold metallurgy, chemical treatment, What is gold used for? Industrial uses of gold, gold currency.