Erste Gründe der Berg und Salzwerkskunde

by Franz Ludwig von Cancrin

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First edition

Engraved vignettes on general titles, 540 of 548, see Part IX below folding engraved plates, & 18 folding printed tables on 16 leaves. 12 parts bound in 16 vols. 8vo, cont. vellum over boards Vols. I-IX and other good cont. bindings for the rest. Frankfurt am Main: Andrea, 1773-91. First edition of this great work. Cancrin 1738-1812 , was an engineer and high government official, both in Germany and in Russia, where he was recruited by Catherine

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