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Government School of Mines and of Science applied to the Arts. Inaugural Discourse at the Opening of the School, 6th November 1851 by DE LA BECHE, Sir Henry T - 1851

by DE LA BECHE, Sir Henry T

Government School of Mines and of Science applied to the Arts. Inaugural Discourse at the Opening of the School, 6th November 1851 by DE LA BECHE, Sir Henry T - 1851

Government School of Mines and of Science applied to the Arts. Inaugural Discourse at the Opening of the School, 6th November 1851

by DE LA BECHE, Sir Henry T

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London: Museum of Practical Geology, 1851. First Ed. Original Wraps. Fine. 8vo.. 24 pages. Light pencil annotations in margins. Rebound in plain paper wrappers. An important address by Sir H. T. De La Beche, at the opening of the innovative School of Mines
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores GB (GB)
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  • Publisher Museum of Practical Geology
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1851
  • Keywords Mining. Geology. Tin Mining. Cornwall. Cornish Mining.
  • Size 8vo.
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LECTURES on The PROGRESS OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Resulting From the Great Exhibition in London, Delivered Before the Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, at the Suggestion of H.R.H. Prince Albert

by Whewell, Dr., Sir Henry T. de la Beche, Prof. Owen, Jacob Bell, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Prof. Lindley, Prof. Solly, Prof. Willis, James Glaisher, Henry Hensman, Prof. Royle, and Capt. Washington RN

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New York: AS Barnes & Co, 1856. Hardcover in stamped brown cloth boards w gilt titling, no jacket.. VeryGood+ with owner stamp on front endpaper & pastedown, antique library sticker on rear pastedown, single-line scribble on front endpapers else unmarked.. Collection of articles about the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Includes de la Beche on Mining & Metallurgy, Owen on Raw Materials from the Animal Kingdom, Bell on Chemical and Pharmaceutical Processes, Playfair on Chemical Principles involved in Manufactures, Lindley on Food Substances, Solly on Vegetable Substances used in Arts & Manufactures, Willis on Machines & Tools, Glaisher on Philosophical Instruments & Processes, Hensman on Civil Engineering, Royle on Arts & Manufactures of India, and Washington on Naval Architecture. This is an excellent copy overall, with tight binding, crisp stamping, bright titling, clean contents without foxing, and scarcely any wear except some fraying at the top of the spine. 5-1/4 x 7-3/4, 463 pp, book-ad endpapers.
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