Beschreibung:

Mining: Pettus (Sir John) Fodinae Regales Or the History, Laws and Places of the Chief Mines and Mineral Works in England, Wales, and...Ireland, London: by H[enry] L[loyd] and R[obert] B[attersby] for Thomas Basset, 1670. folio, contemporary speckled calf with decorative gilt tooled spine, first edition, with initial blank with clear watermark, engraved portrait frontispiece by W. Sherwin, 2 engraved plates with letterpress key on verso, 2 engraved coats-of-arms in text, one with printed slip pasted beneath, Corrigenda leaf at end Provenance: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire Footnote: [Duveen p.468; Goldsmiths' 1930; Kress 1270; Neville II p.296; Wing P1908] The standard 17th century English work on mining by the deputy governor of the Royal Mines, including the first dictionary in English of mining terms and considerable technical information on mining, metallurgy and coinage. The author was the great-grandfather of Samuel, 1st Baron Sandys.