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
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
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
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. 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
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
Rigging Handbook
s.l. Ontario Hydro, 1983. Soft cover. Soft cover. 174 pp. B&W illustration in text. Reference cards included in pocket inside rear cover. Slight curling to corners. One spot of wear to front cover and several to rear cover. Ink ownership inscription to head of front cover. More
Bell and Baldwin: Their Development of Aerodromes and Hydrodromes at Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. brown cloth. B&W map endpapers. xvi, 555 pp. B&W plates, fold-out tables. Light chafing to extremities. Dust jacket rubbed and worn to extremities, scuffs to front cover, chip to head of rear joint, light soiling to rear cover. More
Process Plant Design and Operation
Rugby, Warwickshire: Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1994. Hardcover. 12mo. Illustrated glossy paper over board. vi, 141 pp. B&W illustration. Bruising to spine foot, small spot of wear to front joint, bump to front board. Safe design and operation of process plant must be considered at every stage of a project..... More
The Pirotechnia of Vanoccio Biringuccio
New York: The American Institute of Mining and Mettalurgical Engineers, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Paper spine over red cloth boards, 476pp. Illustrated. Limited Edition Facsimile, 1 of 1000 printed copies. Spine sunned with rubbing to cloth, otherwise near fine. Vanoccio Biringuccio classic 1540 work on metallurgy and metallic engineering is..... More
Questions and Answers On the Practice and Theory of Sanitary Plumbing, Vol. IV -- Drainage and Venting, Septic Tanks, Etc.
New York: U.P.C. Book Company, 1919. Hardcover. 18mo. Orig. brown cloth, unlettered spine, black stamped titles to front board. 125 pp., ads. B&W illustrations. Rubbed to extremities, light damp staining to front board, spine cocked. Near fine. More
Proceedings of Fourth Annual Convention of the Association of Highway Officials of The North Atlantic States, Held at Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic City, N.J., February 15th, 16th and 17th, 1928
Trenton, N.J. The Association of Highway Officials of The North Atlantic States, 1928. Soft cover. 8vo. Orig. blue cards wraps. 275 pp. B&W photos and ads. Rubbing to joints, small chip to spine head, some creasing to spine and corners, lettering to front cover faded. Former ownership stamp to head..... More
The Running and Maintenance of Marine Machinery: A Course of Instruction for Sea-Going Engineers, Marine Engineer Apprentices and Students, Contributed by Various Authors
London: The Institute of Marine Engineers, 1949. Hardcover. 8vo. Reprint. Quarter tan cloth, green paper boards. 216 pp. Boards are stained, lightly edge worn. Bowing to front board. Spine cocked. Mailing Instructions from Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, November 1955, inserted. More
Magnets: A Practical Treatise on Electromagnetic Devices, Their Circuits, and the Specific Forms and Characteristics of Electromagnets and Permanent Magnets Employed
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Second impression. Orig. green cloth. xiii, 468 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Some light rubbing to cloth, else fine. More