Lot 137
Pryce, William
Mineralogia Cornubiensis
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
£762
Description
a Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining. London: James Phillips, 1778. Folio (36cm x 22cm), 20th century tan calf, engraved portrait frontispiece, 7 engraved plates, 2 folding press tables, portrait frontispiece offset onto title page, closed tear on plate IV along the stub, occasional light spotting [ESTC T123497; Duveen p. 488; Ward and Carozzi 1820; Challinor 36]
Footnote
An important account of Cornish mining in the 18th century. The appendix includes a discussion of the workings of Watt's steam engine. Watt is mentioned in the list of subscriber's to the book.