The Romance of Modern Mining, Containing Interesting Descriptions of the Methods of Mining for Minerals in all Parts of the World by Archibald Williams
1907. No Edition Remarks. 402 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative cloth. Prize plate to front pastedown. Black and white photographic plates. Lipstick marks and pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper and pastedown. Moderate thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting, fraying and crushing to joints and ends. Book has a slight forward lean.