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A Treatise on Coal Mining (five volume set)

A Treatise on Coal Mining (five volume set)

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A Treatise on Coal Mining (five volume set)

by International Correspondence Schools

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  • Hardcover
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Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, five volume matched set of first editions, all bound in half brown leather with morocco grain cloth sides. Grades range from G- to G+. All books have previous owner's stamp which reads "Private Library of A. D. Oberly" and some copies have pencil pricing on the front end pages. All five books also state First Edition on the title pages. Description of each book as follows - /// VOLUME 1: Full title reads "A Treatise on Coal Mining - Volume I - Arithmetic, Use of Letters in Algebraic Formulas, Geometry and Trigonometry, Gases Met with in Mines, Mine Ventilation, Mine Surveying and Mapping" with a copyright date of 1898. Condition grade: G. Exterior shows wear to the leather with multiple areas chipping, spine is chipped & cracked and missing sections at the top. Interior binding is good and text pages are tight. Second and third front end pages of pricing penciled, second end page also has a crease present in smudge marks are also on numerous end pages. Text pages are toned but clean, no other handwriting found. /// VOLUME 2: Full title reads "A Treatise on Coal Mining - Volume II - Economic Geology of Coal; Prospecting for Coal, Shafts, Slopes, and Drifts; Methods of Working Coal Mines; Mechanics; Steam and Steam Boilers; Steam Engines, Air and Air Compression, Hydromechanics and Pumping", copyright 1898. Condition similar to vol. I. though spine is in worse shape and no hand pricing is present. /// VOLUME 3: Full title reads: "A Treatise on Coal Mining - Volume III - Mine Haulage, Hoisting and Hoisting Appliances, Surface Arrangements of Bituminous Mines, Surface Arrangements of Anthracite Mines". Condition G+ with some chipping to leather exterior. Interior has owner stamp like the others with no handwriting, a few smudge marks are present. Copyright 1898. /// VOLUME 4: Full title reads: "A Treatise on Coal Mining - Volume IV - Answers to Questions". Copyright 1898. Condition grade is G+ with rubbing and chipping to leather, rear board has ink stain at bottom. Stamped on end page with price written and corner in red pencil, no other handwriting found. /// Volume 5 (listed as Supplementary Volume): Full title reads: "A Treatise on Coal Mining - Supplementary Volume - Percussive and Rotary Boring, Compressed-Air Coal-Cutting Machinery, Dynamos and Motors, Electric Hoisting and Haulage, Electric Pumping, Signaling, and Lighting, Electric Coal-Cutting Machinery". Condition G+. Leather on edges and corners are chipped and worn. Internal pages have same name stamp but no handwriting. Copyright date 1900. Please note: this is a five volume set. Non-US sales and priority mail shipping option will require additional postage. This is a heavy set of books. We have the individual book images (not combined pictures) and can supply them upon request as they would show better detail.

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Bookseller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2210658
Title
A Treatise on Coal Mining (five volume set)
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
International Textbook Company
Place of Publication
Scranton, PA
Date Published
1898
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
First Editions; Education and Yearbooks; Reference / Engineering / Medical;
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
G
Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
G+
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Edges
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First Edition
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Morocco
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Spine
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Cracked
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