LANDRIN, Henri.
(1812? – ?)
1. French, 1852 [First edition].
Dictionnaire | De | Minéralogie | De Géologie | et de Métallurgie | Par M. Landrin | Ingénieur Civil | [ornate rule] | Paris | Libraire De Firmin Didot Frères, | Imprimeurs De l'Institut De France, | Rue Jacob, 56. | [rule] | 1852.
8°: π1 a*6 b-d6 1-426 431; 278l.; [2], [I]-XLVIII, [1]-506 p.
Contents: [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [I]-XLVIII, "Introduction."; [1]-506, Text.
Rare. A standard but still useful dictionary providing definitions and synonyms to terms found in mineralogy, geology and metallurgy. It gives an alphabetical listing of all the terminology to these subjects with a detailed introductory essay explaining the derivations of the nomenclature. Under many of the defined terms, references are given to the older literature. This dictionary is somewhat more comprehensive than other similar works of the era.
Bibliographical references: NUC.
2. French, 1856 [Another issue].
Dictionnaire | De | Minéralogie | De Géologie | et de Métallurgie | Par M. Landrin | Ingénieur Civil | [ornate rule] | Paris | Libraire De Firmin Didot Frères, | Imprimeurs De l'Institut De France, | Rue Jacob, 56. | [rule] | 1856.
8°: π1 a*6 b-d6 1-426 431; 278l.; [2], [I]-XLVIII, [1]-506 p. Page size: 150 x 90 mm. Very scarce.
Contents: [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [I]-XLVIII, "Introduction."; [1]-506, Text.
Bibliographical references: NUC.
3. French, 1864 [Another issue].
Dictionnaire | De | Minéralogie | De Géologie | et de Métallurgie | Par M. Landrin | Ingénieur Civil | [ornate rule] | Paris | Libraire De Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie | Imprimeurs de l'Institut, rue Jacob, 56 | 1864.
12° (in 6s): π2 a*6 b-d6 1-426; 278l.; [4], [i]-xlviii, [1]-504 p. Page size: 184 x 116 mm. Very scarce.
Contents: [2 pgs], Half title page, "Dictionnaire | de | Minéralogie | de Géologie | et de Métallurgie," verso "Typographie de H. Firmin Didot.-Mesnil (Eure)."; [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [i]-xlviii, "Introduction."; [1]-504, Text.
Bibliographical references: NUC. • Roller & Goodman, Catalogue, 1976.
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