Heading: (Oil)
Author: Henry, J.T.
Title: Early and Later History of Petroleum with Authentic Facts in Regard to Its Development in Western Pennsylvania
Place Published: [Philadelphia]
Publisher:[J.T. Henry]
Date Published: [1873]
Description:

Facsimile title page laid in loose, [1], 5-607 pp. With 28 mounted woodburytype photographic prints, most with tissue guards; 5 engraved plates. 22.8x14 cm (9x5½"), later cloth, morocco spine labels; new endpapers. First Edition.

The "first comprehensive history of the infancy of this industry," as noted by Howes, notable as well for the woodburytype illustrations, including the frontispiece of The Phillips and Woodford Wells, Tarr Farm; the others are portraits of notables in the development of the oil industry. Howes H411.

Flaking and loss to spine labels, slight lean to spine; facsimile title page chipped along edges, scattered foxing and soiling, text generally clean throughout, two inch gouge along fore edge resulting in minor chipping to margins; very good.