Engineering
The New Encyclopedia of Machine Shop Practice: a Guide to the Principles and Practice of Machine Shop Procedure
New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1941. Hardcover. 12mo. Orig. brown cloth, 561pp. Illustrated. Rubber stamps to endpapers from Lincoln Electric Company. Some rubbing to edges and extremities, spine bumped and rear joint worn, otherwise a very good copy. Essays on Bench Work, Machine Drawing, Gears and Gear Cutting..... More
Shoring and Its Application
Ludgate Hill, London: Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. Weale's Scientific & Technical Series, No.261. Tan cloth, viii, 92pp, [48pp] ads. Boards a bit soiled and slightly bowed, small ink blotting on lower rear cover o/w very good. Information on Raking, Flying and Dead Shores, as well..... More
Bond's Light Engineering Handbook
London: Bond's O'Euston Road Ltd., 1952. Soft cover. 5" x 7.25" N.d., Orig. tan wrappers, staple bound. 56 pp. Light soiling to covers, age toning to interior. More
Bond's Model and Experimental Engineering Handbook
London: Bond's O'Euston Road Ltd., 1952. Soft cover. 5" x 7.25" 1952-1953 edition. Orig. turquoise wrappers, staple bound. 80 pp. Light soiling to covers, covers curled and rubbed, spine sunned, rubbing to spine, age toning to interior. More
Hand-book and Illustrated Catalogue of the Engineers' and Surveyors' Instruments of Precision Made by C.L. Berger & Sons
Boston: C.L. Berger & Sons, 1900. Soft cover. 8vo. Quarter black cloth, tan card boards. 212 pp. B&W illustrations. Wear to spine (worse at rear), rubbing to edges, creasing to boards, general soiling to binding. Wear to upper corner of text block at rear with chipping. More
British Engineers
London: William Collins of London, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Britain in Pictures. Orig. brown paper over board. 48 pp. Eight colour plates and 27 illustrations in B&W. Light rubbing to extremities. Dust jacket is age toned, some light edge wear. More
The Renaissance of Physics
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Orig. navy cloth. 306 pp. [16] B&W plate illustrations. Spine cocked and darkened, rubbing to extremities. Hinges cracked. Bookplate to front pastedown of science historian and author Stillman Drake. Ink ownership inscription to title..... More
The Sulphuric Acid Process of Treating Lixiviation Sulphides
Washington, D. C. The Author, 1896. Soft cover. 8vo. Author's edition. Orig. brown paper wraps. 22 pp. Shor tears to head and lower corner of front cover, small chip to rear fore edge. Library stamps to cover and first page. A paper read before the American Institute of Mining Engineers..... More
Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1947. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition, eleventh printing. Wiley Engineering Handbook Series. Stiffened brown cloth covers. xii, 1-168, 2-128, 3-45, 4-47, 5-94, 6-54, 7-96, 8-69, 9-69, 10-40, 11-110, 12-84, 13-28, 50 pp. index, [6] pp. ads..... More
Early New Zealand Engineers
Wellington: A.H. & A.W Reed, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. maroon cloth. 306 pp. [32] pp. B&W photos, 3 diagrams at rear. Rubbed to extremities. Foxed to edges of text block and interior. Dust jacket is sunned and spotted to spine, edge worn..... More
Steam Power Stations
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1952. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. green cloth. x, 637 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Light rubbing to extremities. Some light bruising to corners of boards and text block. Cracked to inner hinge at title page. More
Manual of Field Engineering. 1911.
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. Stiffened burgundy cloth. 131 pp. Spine tilted. Cloth soiled, chafing and fraying to extremities. Damp staining and light foxing to tail edge. Age toning to interior. Corrigenda tipped in at title page, some offsetting to t.p. More
Principles of Engineering Economy
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1960. 4th Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fourth edition. Orig. blue cloth. viii, 574 pp. Spine sunned and tilted, sunning to front joint, some spotting to boards. Ink ownership inscription to ffep, some pencil notation to ffep and last page. More
Machine Drawing: Instruction Paper [3 vols]
Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1914. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orig. red publisher's cloth. 68; 69-155; 156-218 pp. B&W plates and illustrations in text. Minor rubbing to extremities, spines darkened and tilted. More
Handbook of Telemetry and Remote Control
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. N.d., [ca. 1967]. Orig. green cloth.xii, various pagings, 46 pp. index. B&W illustrations. Spine shaken. Property of BCIT stamp and publisher's sale stamp, and ownership inscription to ffep. 0. More
Modern Blacksmithing: Rational Horse Shoeing and Wagon Making. With Rules, Tables, Recipes, Etc., Useful to Manufacturers, Blacksmiths, Machinists, Well-Drillers, Engineers, Liverymen, Horse-Shoers, Farmers, Wagon-Makers, Mechanics, Amateurs and All Others Who Have Occasion to Perform the Work for Which This Book is Primarily Intended
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1913. Hardcover. 18mo. Orig. green cloth. 202 pp., ads. Illustrations in text. Spine darkened, some general soiling and light staining to cloth. Foxing to edges of text block. More
Mechanical Drawing: Instruction Paper [3 vols]
Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1913. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orig. red publisher's cloth. 32 pp., [3 B&W plates].; 33-57 pp., [5 pp. B&W plates]; 58-120 pp., [3 B&W plates]. Very minor rubbing to spine ends and corners, light bruising to corners. Interior age toned. A...... More
Farm and Home Mechanics' Guide: Information on Internal Combustion Engines, Mechanical and Civil Engineering Problems, Repairing and Maintaining Farm Machinery
Regina, Saskatchewan: Farm Mechanics Publishing Co., 1943. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 5" x 6.25" Full blue cloth over stiffened card boards, orange stamped lettering. 253 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Light rubbing to extremities, creasing to spine. A few small stains to interior. More
Engineering in History
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter black cloth, orange cloth boards. vii, 530 pp. B&W illustration in text. Spine a little shaken. Chafed to extremities. Rubber stamp of the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Ontario to front pastedown. Small spot of soiling..... More
Proceedings of The American Society of Civil Engineers. September 1934, Volume 60, No. 7: Technical Papers, Discussions, Applications for Admission and Transfer
New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1934. Soft cover. 6" x 9" Original card wraps, sewn and glued binding. [4], 929-1094 pp., [5]. B&W illustrations. Bumping and creasing to edges, chip to spine foot, orange pencil inscription to head of front cover. Soiling to edges of text block. Creasing..... More
Handbook of Natural Philosophy. Hydrostatics and Pneumatics.
London: Lockwood & Co., 1874. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth, gilt titles to spine. xvi, 350, 12, 32 pp. Engraved illustrations in text. Spine cocked. Edges rubbed. Black spots to top edge of text block. Some light pencil marginalia. Light foxing to front matter. More
Elements of Acoustics, Light, and Heat
London and Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, 1873. Hardcover. 18mo. Collins' Elementary Science Series. Orig. green blind stamped cloth, gilt title to spine. 140 pp., ads. B&W illustration in text. Spine tilted, chafing to extremities, light wear to corners. Age toning to interior. Ink ownership inscription, pencil notation to..... More
The Air-Brake: Instruction Paper
Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. red publisher's cloth. 111 pp., [3]. B&W illustrations. Rubbed to extremities, spine faded, light soiling to rear. A few sporadic spots of staining to front endpapers. More
Steam Engine Indicators: Instruction Paper
Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. red publisher's cloth. 84 pp., [4]. B&W illustrations. Spine tilted. Rubbed to extremities, spine faded, some light soiling and staining. Acid migration to endpapers. More