Historical information

These books were added to the library of the School of Mines Ballaarat in 1889. The author was Joseph Prestwich, who was a Professor of Geology at the University of Oxford.

Physical description

Two brown hard cloth covered books, Vol 1 & vol 2 with gold printing on the front cover and on the spine.

.1) has a coloured fold out map of the World opposite the title page .20 has a coloured fold out map of Europe.

Inscriptions & markings

.1) A label is attached to the inside front cover with The School of Mines Ballaarat and the no. 955 and date purchased 14/3/89 (1889) as well as the institutions stamp in several places throughout the book. .2) As above but with no. 956 and on the inside fly is written in pencil 'Stamped in Error' with a Ballarat School of Mines Student Library stamp crossed out.