Channel Underground; A New Survey of the Channel Tunnel Question.
illus. 8vo, cloth. London: Pall Mall, (1961). vg. More
ENGINEERING
Building: 3000 Years of Design Engineering and Construction
London: Phaidon, 2007. Illustrated throughout with pictures and diagrams in both color and b/w. 640 pages. Short thick 4to, light brown boards with orange and white lettering, d.w. London: Phaidon, (2007). Fine copy in fine dust wrapper. More
An Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the War, by An Officer of the Guards. Containing the Second Edition of a Poetical Sketch of the Campaign of 1793..... also a Similar Sketch of the Campaign of 1794; to which is added, a Narrative of the Retreat of 1795.
London: Cadell and Davies. 2 volumes in 1. Two hand-colored aquatint frontispieces and four black & white etched plates. Short slim 8vo; x, 117, (2), ii, 114 pages. Handsomely bound in 3/4 polished brown calf, marbled boards, ornately gilt spine. Large tear to title page, now mended. London: Cadell and Davies N.d. [1795]. Very good(+). More
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
London: John Murray, 1846. 408 pages, title page age browned. Thick 12mo, rebound in plain silver-lettered black cloth, a bit spotty on spine. London: John Murray, 1846. Fourth Edition Enlarged. Scarce. Very good(+). More
Oliver Evans: A Chronicle of Early American Engineering.
Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Illustrated with many b/w plates. 362pp., short thick 4to, two-toned beige cloth (small private library stamps on front/rear endpapers and at base of spine; few pages dinged at bottom edge; rear inner hinge repaired, else very good). Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Very good. A comprehensive study of the life and career of Oliver Evans, the inventor of high-pressure steam engines. Scarce. Limited edition of 500 copies, this..... More
Oliver Evans: A Chronicle of Early American Engineering.
Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Illustrated with many b/w plates. 362 pages. Short thick 4to, two-toned beige cloth. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Very good(+). Signed by both authors. A comprehensive study of the life and career of Oliver Evans, the inventor of high-pressure steam engines. Scarce. Limited edition of 500 copies, this copy un-numbered. More
Hydraulic Elevators
Chicago: Engineer, 1905. Illustrated. 145 pages plus index, thin 8vo, green cloth; lightly edgeworn, ownership signature title page. Chicago: Engineering Publishing Co., 1905. A very good copy. More
Working Models of Engine Valve Gears
Wigan: W.H. Bedford, 1902. Illustrated with 1 photo and one diagram; also interestingly illustrated advertisments. 18 pages. Very slim 8vo pamphlet, staple-bound in pale green printed wrappers. Wigan: W.H. Bedford, 1902. A near fine copy of this unusual pamphlet. Fine condition. More
Motor's Truck Repair Manual
New York: Motor, 1945. Numerous illustrations throughout the text. 914 pages, triple column, 4to, green cloth, lightly rubbed & soiled. New York: Motor, 1945. Third Printing of the First Edition. Very Good. More
Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Braman, Dow & Co. Distributors of Wrought Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Tools, Steam Specialties, and Plumbing Supplies
Boston: Force Publishing Co. Illustrated with many charts and black and white images of various plumbing parts. 736 pages, very thick 8vo, red cloth with white stamping (a bit soiled but still square), A.E.S. red. Boston: Force Publishing Co., no date, circa 1920. Overall a very good copy. Catalogue No. G7. More
Willis Rodney Whitney: Pioneer of Industrial Research
Albany: Fort Orange, 1946. Foreword by Dr. Karl T. Compton. Illustrated. 324 pages, 8vo, green cloth. Albany: Fort Orange Press, (1946). Second edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Annual Report of the Department of City Works for the Year 1887, made to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, January 31, 1888.
1888. 141, v pages. Illustrated with charts & tables, some folding. Thin 8vo, original maroon cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped covers; floral end-papers, all edges gilt. (Brooklyn), 1888. First edition. A fine copy. More
Annual Report of the Department of City Works for the Year 1888, made to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn
1889. 167pp.,charts & tables, some folding. Thin 8vo, original blue cloth stamped in gilt; floral end-papers, all edges gilt. (Brooklyn), 1889. Fine copy. More
Annual Report of the Department of City Works made to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, February 1, 1881.
1881. 147, iv pages. Illustrated with charts & tables, some folding. Thin 8vo, original maroon cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped covers, worn at spine ends. (Brooklyn), 1888. First edition. A very good copy. Scarce. Presentation inscription on title page. More
Santiago Calatrava
Cologne: Taschen, 1998. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 159 pages with text in English, French, and German. 4to, pictorial wrappers (lightly scuffed). Cologne: Taschen, (1998). A near fine copy. More
The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
New York: Dutton, 2012. Drawings and color photographic illustrations. 341 pages. 8vo, orange boards, d.w. (edgeworn, remnants of sticker at spine). New York: Dutton/Penguin Group, (2012). First edition. Pages toned and dust-soiled at outer edges. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Man Suddenly Sees to the Edge of the Universe
New York: The Economist, 1984. 204 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (scuffed). New York: The Economist, (1984). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Architectura Navalis Mercatoria: A Facsimile of the Classic Eighteenth Century Treatise on Shipbuilding.
Illustrated with 62 large double-page folding plates. 103pp of text. Tall 4to, brown silk with pictorial cover, d.w. New York: Praeger, (1971). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Illustrated and Descriptive Pamphlet and Price Lists of the Balanced Gate Turbine Water Wheel
Christiana: Christiana Machine Companay, 1895. Illustrated. 51 pages, thin 12mo, printed wrappers; a few pages with some penciling. Christiana: Christiana Machine Company, 1895. A very good copy. More
The Realm of the Submarine
London: Macmillan, 1969. Pictorial endpapers. xiii, 274 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. (dampstained at the interior). London: The Macmillan Company, (1969). First edition. Cloth sunned at the edges, outer page edges sunned. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The New Davenport Multiple Spindle Automatic Screw Machine
Rochester: Davenport Machine Tool Co. Illustrated (b/w). 24 pages. Slim 4to, blue flexible boards with decorative cover. Rochester: Davenport Machine Tool Co., (no date, c. 1910). A near fine copy. More
River Notes: A Natural and Human History of the Colorado
Washington: Island Press, 2013. Illustrated sparingly in black and white. 162 pages. Slim 8vo, yellow boards, d.w. (a bit wrinkled and edgeworn). Washington: Island Press, (2013). First Edition. Upper corner of boards and pages dampstained. Very good in a very good dust wrapper. More
Degrauw, Aymar & Co.'s Catalogue 1927; Marine Hardware and Ship Chandlers
New York: Degrauw Aymar and Company, 1927. Illustrated. 159 pages. 8vo., green cloth; covers lightly stained. New York: Degrauw. Aymar and Co., 1927. A very good copy. More
The Deming Company Catalogue No. 21.; Illustrated Catalogue of Pumps and Hydraulic Machinery, Well and Pump Fixtures, Including Cistern, Well and Wind Mill Pumps...
Salem: Deming, 1902. Illustrated with fine drawings of pumps, tools, and machines. 204 pages, flexible printed burgundy cloth; ownership signature in pencil front free endpaper. Salem: The Deming Company, (1902). Second edition. A near fine copy. More
Description d'un nouveau Piston, par le moyen duquel les frottemens sont considerablement diminues, & les cuirs rendus d'autant plus durables.
Paris: 1762. Engraved title vignette, and 2 other plates. 9 page extract. 8vo, modern wrappers. (Paris), 1762. Author was the noted French mathematician best known for his work on statistics. He also studied hydraulics. Memoires de Mathematique et de Physique, Tires des Registres de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. More