"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

London: Chapman and Hall. 1877. Revised Second Edition. Small Octavo. pp. 140 [16]. Including folding map of gold ore locations and colour plate showing various ores of precious metals. Translated and abridged from the German by Mrs Emma Brewer, and edited with further notes by Edwin W. Streeter. In publisher's brown cloth with titles and extensive gold and black embossing to spine and upper board. Spotting to prelims around map, which is crumpled to one corner and has a slight tear. Ink inscription to flyleaf, 1878. Overall very good. Item #44797
Price: £65.00