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190514447London: International Texbook Co. 1905. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Octavo. pp vi ca 300 indexed illustrated with numerous diagrams and engravings. As with all the international textbook technical series for building tradesmen solid trustworthy and practical studies wonderfully illustrated. A scarce series. Great on learning building infrastructure of 1910-20 International Texbook Co. hardcover
19941782371048IAPMO 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.First edition first printing. Minor shelf and handling wear overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. IAPMO hardcover
193063599Seneca Falls NY: Goulds Pumps 1930. 4to. 56 pp. With photo illustrations plates on green-tinted backgrounds diagrams throughout. Photo-illustrated softcovers wraparound photo cover art minor dustsoiling shelfwear some sootsoiling & darkening to fore-edges still a VG- copy. First edition of this very rare Goulds Pumps catalogue issued at the beginning of the Great Depression extolling the history and advantages of running water for cleaning cooking and maintaining a farm in 1930. At the time 50% of all US households had no running water and this one outlines how women running a household were “burdened with the necessity of many bathings. . . large and numerous washings. Day after day she must pump and lug pail upon pail of water until her back is about ready to break and life has become just a source of constant drudgery.†Founded originally in 1839 when Paine and Caldwell began building wooden pumps Seabury Gould cast the first all-iron pump in 1849 and with the emergence of canals in New York State wuickly seized the opportunities for Goulds Pumps for wells windmills filling steam engines and by the 1930’s grew to be the world’s largest pump manufacturer. Worldcat locates 1 copy Canadian Centre Architecture; Lutz Lest We Forget A Short History of Housing in the United States 2002. Goulds Pumps, paperback
19712080502106504729Not Available 1971. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback