"[geology] - Caustier - The Bowels Of The Earth. Vuibert & Nony, Around 1890."
[GEOLOGY] - CAUSTIER (E.) - The Bowels of the Earth. Paris, Vuibert & Nony, circa 1890; in-4, 491 pp. + publisher's advertisement, full green percaline binding printed in black and gold, smooth spine, front cover printed with a decor of mines and the mineral riches of the subsoil. 1- The earth: the terrestrial globe, the subterranean waters, the subterranean fire; 2- Mines and quarries: coal, mining and miners, working life in black countries, black diamonds and white coal, oil and various fuels, metals, diamonds and precious stones, stones and salt, mines in antiquity and in the future; 3- Caves and tunnels. Numerous black and white illustrations. Excellent book on mining and geological resources.