DERRICK AND DRILL, OR AN INSIGHT INTO THE DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRESENT CONDITION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF PETROLEUM, IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, WEST VIRGINIA, &c.
NY: James Miller (successor to C. S. Francis & Co.) 522 Broadway, 1865. First edition. 12mo. 277pp. [2pp. ads]. Tables. Folding map of the oil region of Pennsylvania, printed in blue. "Arranged and edited from numerous sources, by the author of 'Ten Acres Enough.' " A little wear to spine ends, previous owner's name stamp on endpapers and a few pages edges, else very good in stamped brown cloth, gilt title on spine. Item #67345
Price: $350.00
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