Channel Underground; A New Survey of the Channel Tunnel Question.
illus. 8vo, cloth. London: Pall Mall, (1961). vg. More
ENGINEERING
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, 1946. Fourth Edition Enlarged. Scarce. Very good(+). More
Sir William Preece, F.R.S.: Victorian Engineer Extraordinary.
London: Hutchinson, 1976. Black & white illustrations. 377pp. Tall 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; cloth edge-worn, d.w. chipped & torn. London: Hutchinson, (1976). More
Barr & Creelman Mill and Plumbing Supply Co.; General Supplies for Mills, Mines, Railways, Factories, Waterworks, Gas and Electric Plants, Garages, Contractors, Engineers, Steam Fitters, Millwrights, Machinists, etc.
Rochester: Barr & Creelman, 1924. Filled with illustrations of plumbing, tools, and other manufacturing items. xxx + 853 pages, 8vo, blue printed cloth; cloth lightly worn, spine somewhat faded. New York: Keuffell & Esser Co., 1909. Internally fine, a very good copy. 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. 362pp., 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
The Art of the Engineer
Woodstock: Overlook, 1981. 228 color and b/w Illus. Folio, green cloth, d.w., several small tears to the top and bottom of the front of the dust wrapper. Woodstock: Overlook Press, (1981). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. 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
The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments. To which are added, the construction and uses of such instruments as are omitted by M. Bion; particularly of those invented or improved by the English. By Sdmund Stone.
London: Senex, 1723. 26 folding copper engraved plates. Folio, contemporary paneled calf, re-backed in a different shade of brown leather. vii, (1), 264 pages, some browning, heavy on the last 15 pages. Both sides of the rear fly-leaf contain a neat manuscript with diagram in a fine contemporary hand entitled: "Mr Flamsteed's Method of deliniating a Solar Eclipse upon a plain (sic) perpendicular to a Line which Connects the Center of the Sun and Earth & touches Lunar Orbit." London..... 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
Hydraulic Motors: Turbines and Pressure Engines For the Use of Engineers, Manufacturers, and Students
New York: Van Nostrand, 1900. 204 illustrations, including a few folding plates. xii + 551 pages, thick 12mo, blue cloth; significant dampstain to lower covers and endpapers and foredge-- text is clean and unaffected. New York: The D. Van Nostrand Company, 1900. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Internally clean and tight with very soiled covers, overall a very good(-) company. 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
Carburation in Theory and Practice; A Manual of Reference for Automobile Engineers and Owners
London: Crosby Lockwood, 1924. Illus., tables, and diagrams, a few folding. 8vo, brown cloth, top spine lightly worn, pencil diagram on last blank page. London: Crosby Lockwood, 1924. 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
Care and Use of Automatic Gear Cutting Machines for Spur and Bevel Gears
Providence: Brown and Sharpe Mfg. Co., 1901. Illustrated. 46 pages. 8vo, paper wrappers (sunned at edges). Providence, RI: Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Co. A very good copy. More
Surveying Instruments for Civil and Mining Engineers.
Boston: Buff & Buff, 1938. Illustrated throughout, and with a section at the back with photos of Buff & Buff transits, levels, theodolites, etc. on location, including the George Washington Bridge and the Oakland-Alameda Subway. 141 pages, slim 8vo, pictorial boards.. Boston: Buff & Buff Mfg. Co., 1938. Very good (+). More
Souvenir Typescript Signed
1964. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, an excerpt from "Of Leaders and Leadership," circa 1964, in small part: "For our method of electing a President is crude in the extreme. Pre-convention juggling with local political bigwigs is obscure (often, one fears, on a low plane), and it, and the travel and speechmaking, cost millions, the sources of which are sometimes questionable. Our national conventions are at best ludicrous, and at worst scandalous. They are conducted by delegates, chosen ofttimes..... More
Reflections on the Motive Power of Heat, and on Machines Fitted to Develop This Power
New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1943. Translated by R. h. Thurston. Frontis. 107 pages., 8vo, cloth-backed patterned boards, board slipcase; ownership signature front free endpaper. New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1943. A near fine copy. 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
Kariba: The Struggle With the River God.
London: 1961. Plates & Maps. London, (1961). Story of the construction of a dam to harness the Zambesi, linking Southern & Northern Rhodesia. More
The Wonders of Modern Mechanism. A Resume of Recent Progress in Mechanical Physical, and Engineering Science
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1896. Many illustrations, including some full-page plates. 402 pages, thick 8vo, silver-stamped pictorial red cloth; frayed at spine ends. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896. internally fine, a very good copy. 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
The Ancient Engineers.
New York: Doubleday, 1963. Illustrated. 408 pages. 8vo, cloth (just a bit worn at head), d.w. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. First Edition. A very good(+) copy in poor but largely intact dust wrapper. More