Author: GESNER, ABRAHAM
Title: A Practical Treatise on Coal, Petroleum, and Other Distilled Oils
Description: Drake Well Foundation, 2001. Hardcover. A 2001 facsimile of Abraham Gesner's 1861 Baillière Brothers guide to his various processes for refining "coal oil", petroleum, and other distilled oils. This work served as a primer for the early petroleum industry. With several sketches and tables depicting these processes and the equipment needed to perform them. With a foreword by Samuel T. Pees and a biographical sketch of Abraham Gesner by William R. Brice. --- In full dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped cover titling. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A very nice copy: clean, bright and unmarked but with faint cover soiling & penciled notations to front free endpaper.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); (12), 134 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Business, Management, Business People >>Science, Engineering, Technical
Title: A Practical Treatise on Coal, Petroleum, and Other Distilled Oils
Description: Drake Well Foundation, 2001. Hardcover. A 2001 facsimile of Abraham Gesner's 1861 Baillière Brothers guide to his various processes for refining "coal oil", petroleum, and other distilled oils. This work served as a primer for the early petroleum industry. With several sketches and tables depicting these processes and the equipment needed to perform them. With a foreword by Samuel T. Pees and a biographical sketch of Abraham Gesner by William R. Brice. --- In full dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped cover titling. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A very nice copy: clean, bright and unmarked but with faint cover soiling & penciled notations to front free endpaper.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); (12), 134 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Business, Management, Business People >>Science, Engineering, Technical
Price: US$ 36.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 82388
- Book number: 82388