28 - DREDGE (James) and VARIOUS AUTHORS. Schneider & Co. Head office and general management in Paris... Based on the work published in England by Mr. James Dredge...

DREDGE (James) and VARIOUS AUTHORS. Schneider & Co. Head office and general management in Paris... Based on the work published in England by Mr. James Dredge... Nevers, Mazeron Press, 1902, large folio volume (28 x 37.5 cm – 6.4 kg), 5 unnumbered folios–445 pages on coated paper; over 1,100 illustrations: technical drawings or black-and-white photogravures, distributed across 184 separate plates or as vignettes. Publisher’s binding in bronze half-shagreen, with midnight-blue cloth covers. - Interior in very fresh condition; slight scratches or minor tears on the cover boards. An imposing publication describing in detail the operations of the equally imposing Schneider company. History and general overview; coal mining concessions; blast furnaces; steelworks; foundries; rolling mills; mechanical engineering; armaments; shipbuilding; locomotives; etc. Finally, the Schneider pavilion at the 1900 World’s Fair, and the projects in Sète and Champagne-sur-Seine under construction.