THE COAL MINING HANDBOOK. A Handy Reference Book for Coal Miners, Fire Bosses, Foremen, Superintendents, Managers, Engineers, and All Persons Interested in the Subject of Coal Mining.

Illustr, 5.5 x 4, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, partial dust jacket (most of the front cover with detached front flap), 361pp + memoranda + letters from happy students. Corners and spine tips lightly bumped, light wear and rubbing to covers, front inner hinge cracked/cover loose, pencil inscription 'Compliments of HJ Hoffman, Langford, Pa," else good/very good, dust jacket front cover is soiled, torn and missing a few pieces top and bottom, nice image of a coal miner working on a piece of machinery, flap is chipped and creased. "The third edition, now presented, is an improvement on the second edition. The text has again been revised in consonance with improved mining methods and appliances recently developed and proved of practical value" Title on cover of the book, "Coal Miner’s Handbook." 3rd edition, 21st thousand. Scarce.