Étude sur le bassin houiller du Tonkin, suivie de notes sur les gisements métallifères de l'Annam et du Tonkin et du projet de règlement sur les mines de la colonie

by E. Sarran

$375 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Paris: Challamel et cie, 1888. First edition, 8vo, pp. 4 , 103; 11 folding lithograph plates 9 in color at the back; slight scuffing else very good in contemporary half red morocco, gilt-stamped paneled spine. The author was director of the colonial mines in French Indochina and the text concerns the local geology, specifically the coal-mining industry, in the area immediately surrounding Hanoi, Haiphong and the Red River delta regions. Not in Cordier.

• Binding: Leather

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.