Roberts-Austin, William Chandler; Sydney W. Smith, ed. — Roberts-Austin: A Record of His Work

London, Charles Griffin and Company, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Extremely scarce in the trade, there being currently no copies available on-line. A fine-looking Memorial Volume recounting the life and work of a prominent British metallurgist and a social history of the Royal School of Mines. Collection of addresses and metallurgical papers. Bound handsomely in brownish-burgundy cloth over boards, another fine burgundy-like pebbly cloth over spine, with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Tissue-protected fine portrait of the author/subject at frontis. Lengthy list of plates and including fold-out maps, graphs and charts. x [1] 2-382 pp. and with a complete index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine