Mining safety.- Davy (Sir Humphry) On the Safety Lamp for Coal Miners; with some researches on flame, first edition, folding engraved plate by Lowry, lacking half-title, plate lightly foxed and with some offsetting, [Norman 613], Printed for R. Hunter, 1818 bound with Davy (Sir Humphry) The Papers... communicated to the Royal Society on the fire-damp of coal-mines, and on methods of lighting the mines so as to prevent its explosion, folding engraved plate, this with some dust-soiling and spotting, text with occasional light foxing, lightly browned, Newcastle, Printed for Emerson Charnley, 1817 and Buddle (John) The First report of a Society for Preventing Accidents in coal mines, comprising a letter to Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart., on the various modes employed in the ventilation of collieries, 10 engraved plates, 1 full-page engraved plan, final f. with list of principal offices of the society recto and a list of subscribers and errata verso, Newcastle, Printed by Edward Walker, 1814 and 4 others related, together 7 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or light foxing, contemporary half calf, covers detached, the upper taking with it first 2 ff. of an unmentioned work, worn, 8vo

⁂ A very good group of works on mining safety. The first mentioned is the first edition of 'a full description of Davy's wire-gauze lamp ... and a preliminary account of his researches on flame' (Norman).