WONDERS OF WATER by Tissandier, Gaston (English revised by Robert Stawell Ball) - 1879

London: Cassell Petter and Galpin, 1879. 258 pp. followed by four pages of books published by Cassell. Green cloth decorated in gilt and black on the front panel and spine; gilt edged all round; illustrated with black and white drawings. Actually undated but the inscription on the front free endpaper reads Xmas 1879. Light but general wear with a tear on the the edge of the front free endpaper; very minor foxing on the first few and last few pages; hinges tight, gutter intact. The Contents are: One: The Ocean: A Glance at the Ocean; Movements of the Sea Destructive and Formative Action of Water. Two: The System of Circulation: Journeys of the Water; Water in the Atmosphere; Arterial System of Continents. Three: The Action of Water on Continents: Mechanical and Physical Action; Deltas; Inundations; Chemical Action; Yesterday and Tomorrow. Four: The Composition of Water and Its Physical and Chemical Properties: What Is Water?; The Action of Heat; Influence of Cold; Solid Water; Chemical Properties of Water. Five: The Uses of Water: Water and Agriculture; Salt Waters; Ice and Its Artificial Manufacture; Mineral Waters; Baths; Public Health; The Water of Paris; Artesian Wells; and The Oasis in the Desert.. First Printing - First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo.