Werner, Abraham Gottlob | First edition of the author's last major work, the Norman copy

Werner, Abraham Gottlob

Neue Theorie von der Entstehung der Gange, mit Anwendung auf den Bergbau. Freiberg: Gerlach, 1791

8vo (175 x 96 mm). Black letter type, engraved ornament to title page and tailpiece to final page; light foxing and toning to text throughout, a few stray stains. Contemporary purple paper-covered boards, printed paper label to spine, edges stained red; lower corners bumped, spine sunned.

First edition—the Norman copy.

Werner’s last major work, which explored the origin of ore deposits and “helped to make the study of vein formation an integral part of historical geology” (Norman). 

REFERENCES

Hoover 878; Norman 2206 (this copy)

PROVENANCE

Haskell F. Norman (bookplate; his sale, Christie’s New York, 15 June 1998, lot 851, part)