Fodinae Regales. or the History, Laws and Places of the Chief Mines and Mineral Works in England, Wales, and the English Pale in Ireland

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An important work in the history of early modern English mining and metallurgy. Uncommon. 1st English edition, 1660, VG, 3 pls, 2 illusts. Small folio, in contemporary worn calf, tips refurbished, re-backed, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt title to red morocco label. Internally, complete with [14], 108 pp, [6] table, [1] corrigenda, engraved portrait frontispiece by W.Sherwin, 2 folding engraved plates with letterpress key on verso, 2 engraved illustrations of arms, armorial bookplate to fpd along with no (James Comerford 1817-1902). (311*193 mm). (ESTC R190. Goldsmiths 1930; Hoover 634; Kress 1270). A key resource for understanding both the mining industry and the broader economic context of the time. Pettus, natural philosopher and politician whose interest in metallurgy and mining led to him becoming a member of the Society of Mines Royal and Battery Works in 1651 and he acted as deputy governor of the royal mines from then until his death, apart from one brief interval. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.