W.H. Davenport Adams. - Wonders of the Underground World. - 1878

Wonders of the Underground World.
By W.H. Davenport Adams,
Author of "The Arctic World,""The Mediterranean Illustrated,"Etc.
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons.
Edinburgh and New York.
1878.

Davenport gives the reader a comprehensive and exact description of the stucture of the Earth's crust, of the fossils enclosed within its various formations, of its matallic deposits, and its stores of mineral wealth.
Special chapters are devoted tot the interesting subjects of springs, fountains grottoes and caverns.
The most remarkable are indicated with their legends and associations are brought together.
The underground life has its astonishing perils, wonders and treasures 'beneath the surface'.

Contents. - The world on wich we live - Prehistoric Man - Underground metallic deposits and their formations - The salts and natural gasses - Springs, sources and Fountains - Grottoes and Caverns - Coal and Coal-mines - Quarries and Quarrymen - The great Mines: Tin, Lead, and Iron.

Interesting book with more then 100 illustrations in very good condition. Binding strong.
Nice cover with in gold printed 'Section of a Cornish Copper & Tin Mine'.
Extremely rare! (only one available on internet).
Weight ca. 550 gr.