Herttwig's Berg-Buch 1710

HERTTWIG, CHRISTOPH. Neues und vollkommenes Berg-Buch, bestehend in sehr vielen und raren Berg-Händeln und Bergwercks-Gebräuchen, absonderlich aber über 200. vorhin nicht edirten und ans Licht gegebenen Berg-Urtheln und Abschieden... Dresden - Leipzig (in Verlegung Johann Christioph Zimmermans) 1710.4:o (303x189 mm.). (19), (1)-439, (1) pp. Title printed in red and black (close cut in lower margin). Partly close cut. Later (early 20th century) brown half calf, somewhat worn, faded and spotted richly gilt spine in six compartmets, speckled edges. (bound by Hedberg). Some browning in upper margin or part at end. A few old marginal annotations. Some old overwritten signatures on title, signature of "ex libris Joh. Georg von Wirth... 1735" on title. Bookplate of Carl Sahlin. First edition. A glossary of mining terms, with bibliographical references.From the library of Carl Sahlin.Carl Sahlin (1861-1943), industrialist, writer on the science of mining and metallurgy.He started his collectin