Author: Clement le Neve Foster [ed.]; J. S. Haldane [ed.]
Title: The Investigation of Mine Air
Description: London, Charles Griffin and Company, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and interesting study of the air in mines, and consequent health effects. Illustrated with numerous diagrams. The scarce first edition of this work, with frontispiece and numerous scientific illustrations.A collection of studies from experts in various fields into Mine air quality, edited by physician and physiologist John Scott Haldane, and geologist and mineralogist Sir Clement le Neve Foster.To the rear of this work is a fifty-two page catalogue of further scientific and technical works of the period from the publisher.As evidenced by the library bookplate and stamps, this work was presented to the 'Mount Boppy Miners' Library' in 1906. The Mount Boppy Gold Mine operated in New South Wales, Australia, from 1901-1922. It was, at the time, regarded as being the largest gold producer in New South Wales. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Tidemarks and discolouration to the boards. Light bumping to spine head and tail, with discolouration to back strip. Bookplate to front pastedown. Front free endpaper and frontispiece detached but present. Front and rear hinges starting but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamp to title and contents page. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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