Rooke, John; Geology as a Science applied to the Reclamation of Land from the Sea, the Construction of Harbours, the Formation of Railroads and the Discovery of Coal with an outline map of the granitic formations of the earth. London, Ridgway, Piccadilly, 1838. Octavo, pp. xiii, 356, map.

This rare work is complete and in a 20th century linen, with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and pristine, the text is exceptionally clean. In very good condition.
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Rooke provides a description of geology, geological processes and strata and then devotes the majority of his work to the applications of geology to the engineering and building of harbours, improvements of rivers and coasts for better sea navigation, the building of railroads, and geological mapping for the discovery of coal seams and the extraction of coal. The work is very rare in the 1st edition of 1838.