Actually, if you browse through abebooks.com you will find over 60 copies of
Ballantyne's book. The oldest is from 1868. The same thing comes out of COPAC:
Main Author: Ballantyne, Robert Michael
Title Details: Deep down: a tale of the Cornish mines / by R.M. Ballantyne
Publisher: London : Nisbet, 1868
The people of the german catalogue GBV (gbv.de) gives 1868 as the year of the
first edition.
Omar Escamilla
Acervo Histórico del Palacio de Minería, Mexico
Mensaje citado por: "Thompson, Woodrow B." <[log in to unmask]>:
> I have a copy of the Ballantyne book (Deep Down: A tale of the Cornish
> mines), and I think it has that same illustration of the miners about to
> be
> lowered in a basket. It sounds like the German book is a translation
> of
> same. Does anybody know the first publication date of the original
> English
> version? This book turns up with booksellers from time to time, but in
> various states or editions with different covers etc.
>
> Woodrow Thompson
> Maine Geological Survey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of
> Omar Escamilla
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:10 AM
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> Subject: Re: German book
>
> Dear List,
>
> I found this reference through the "Karslruher Virtueller Katalog"
> (http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk.html):
>
> Title: Tief unten in der Mine : oder: Lebendig begraben. Aus dem
> Englischen
> (this is "Translated from the English").
> Ed.: Bremen ; Zürich ; Cincinnate : [s.n.], [1863].
> Description: 8° : with 4 engravings.
>
> It was found in Helveticat, the catalogue of the Swiss National Library
> in
> Bern.
> (http://www.snl.admin.ch/slb/index.html?lang=en) You may contact them
> to
> tell
> you why the give 1863 as a probable publication date. It has very likely
> to
> do
> with the original english edition. The title in english would be "Deep
> down
> in
> the mine". I looked for it in COPAC and the only thing that comes close
> to
> it is:
>
> Main Author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894
> Title Details: Deep down : a tale of the Cornish mines / by R.M.
> Ballantyne
> Edition: New ed
> Publisher: London : James Nisbet, 1873
> Physical desc.: 420 p : illus
>
> The book is in the National Library of Wales.
>
> The best thing to do, I think, is to contact the people in the Swiss
> Library
> and
> ask them for details.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Francisco Omar Escamilla González
> Acervo Histórico del Palacio de Minería
> Tacuba no. 5, planta baja
> Col. Centro, C.P. 06000
> México, D.F, México
> Tel. ++(52 55) 56 23 29 92
> ++(52 55) 56 23 29 93
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> Mensaje citado por: David Hardwick <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Any clues as to the author?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of
> > Jerry L. Bryant, RPA
> > Sent: 21 April 2006 23:07
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [MINING-HISTORY] German book
> >
> >
> > Dear List,
> > We have recently acquired a book entitled; Tirf unfen in der Mine;
> > ober:
> > Lebendig Begraben.
> > If any one is familiar with this small volume we would very much
> > appreciate
> > your help. we are trying to find out when it was published. It has
> one
> > engraving at the beginning of the book that appears to be a group of
> > miners
> > getting
> > ready to lowered into a mine. They appear to be riding in a large
> > basket
> > supported by iron chains. If anyone would like a digital image of
> this
> > and
> > the
> > title page please contact me. [log in to unmask]
> > (mailto:[log in to unmask])
> > Thank You in advance for any help.
> >
> > Jerry L. Bryant, RPA
> > Research Curator and Resident Historical Archaeologist
> > Adams Museum and House
> > Deadwood, South Dakota
> >
> > http://www.adamsmuseumandhouse.org/
> >
> >
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