290 - [Bourbonnais] DUBREUIL (Ferdinand). In Bourbonnais. I Saw Saint Barbara Die in the Land of the Miners. Toury, printed by Barbon and Gallot, 1952. A small in-4 volume in loose-leaf format with an illustrated cloth-bound cover, cardboard jacket, and slipcase.

[Bourbonnais] DUBREUIL (Ferdinand). In Bourbonnais. I Saw Saint Barbara Die in the Land of the Miners. Toury, printed by Barbon and Gallot, 1952. A small in-4 volume in loose-leaf format with an illustrated cloth-bound cover, cardboard jacket, and slipcase. The text is adorned with numerous pen-and-ink sketches and 18 insert plates in lithography or wood engraving, some signed by the artist. A copy numbered by the author (No. 51, personalized) accompanied by an autographed dedication. The book is devoted to the Doyet mine in the Allier department and the disappearance of its mining traditions. It is accompanied by a historical supplement that includes, notably, a map of the mine’s interior, a biography of General de Courtais, and a list of the miners’ nicknames and monikers.