84 leaves, 4to (265 x 213 mm).  In French.  Written in cursive in black ink on graph-ruled sheets. Numerous ink drawings on leaves facing text, with several folding drawings and plans on paper or onionskin in pencil, ink or printed, many folding, tipped in. Bound in contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards (some overall wear with loss to portions of marbled paper). Provenance: Paul Glachant (signature on cover). 

 

Manuscript describing mining practices and the use of locomotives, with drawings depicting machines, pulleys, drilling equipment, drilling schematics and plans, electrical plans, and locomotives. All within an École nationale supérieure des mines notebook, owned by Paul Glachant.