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180 pages plus extensive appendices. Black and white illustrations. "The story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I and its most tragic and glorious moments - July 1st at Beaumont Hamel. In half an hour this entire regiment was cut down by German machine gun fire till only a handful of men remained. Attempts to explain to the younger generation of the present day the reasons for such sacrifices. The result of years of careful research." - from dust jacket. Discard stamp upon front free endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Light to moderate wear to dust jacket which is now in protective Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
127pp. 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
176, [4] ads, pages. Frequent grainy black and white reproductions of photos. Author seeks to inform his Western readers of "remarkable developments going on inside the USSR." - p.174. "In my opinion, we are kept in the dark about wonderful new Soviet technology because if our people knew these things they would see that the USSR is not a threat to us." - p.175. Scattered ink marginalia and underlining throughout. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy of this interesting cold war-era work. Book
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Light creasing to front cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright very slightly marked front board and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Embroidery magazine with features on embroidery at the Glasgow School of Art, felt, peeled-paper textiles, tambour passing & rococo, automatic machines, Miao jackets from Guizhou, Kaitag, embroidered aprons, Dorset buttons and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
Book is in excellent condition, new. Reprint of a 1908 publication. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 217 pages with B&W illustrations, mechanical drawings, tables, graphs, etc. Contents include: Locating and boring holes in drill jigs, Precicision drilling and reaming machine, Master plates and their uses, Trigonometry in the tool room, Producing accurate tapers, etc.
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King and Duke of Kent welcomning U.S. Ambassador John G. Winant to England; Illustration of Don Alfonso De Bourbon of Hapsburg who died in Rome on February 28th; Seven photos of Mogadishi, capital of Italian Somaliland, captured by General Cunningham; Four pages of excellent photos show R.A.F. gunners undergoing intensive training; Page of photos of Turkey's dauntless leaders - Ismet Ineunu, Dr. Refik Saydam, and Bay Sukru Sarajoglu; Map-illustrated article entitled "The Germans in the Mediterranean"; Two pages of illustrations of the men and machines of the Turkish Air Force which confront the Axis menace; Two pages of photos illustrate the emancipation of Turkish women - shown are a judge, politician, professor, artists, and more; Centerfold illustration shows torpedoed ship with devastating damage in drydock for repairs (please note: significant coffee stains to this illustration); Full-page photo of British infantryman in Libya in full battle gear; Full-page photo of Fully-armed Greek infantryman on the Albanian front; Two-page illustration of R.A.S.C. men drawing rations in a typical skilfully concealed distribution centre; Photos of bomb damaged S. Mary's Church in Swansea; Photo of massive 1.75 ton unexploded Nazi bomb recovered from East Anglia; Photo of devastating R.A.F bomb damage to German rail marshalling yard; Photos of personalities of the week include G.W. Rendel, M. Filoff, M.N. Momtchiloff, M. De Vleeschauwer with General Cunningham, Mrs. Rex Benson with Air Marshal Portal, Joseph Kennedy giving evidence on the Lease-and-Lend bill in Washington, L. Von A. De La Periere, Dr. J. Rendel Harris, and the Rev. Eric S. Loveday; Two pages of photos of Lifeboatmen - always on duty defying the seas and Nazi bombers; Illustrated instructions how to personally deal with fire bombs; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
petit in-4 obl., 192 pages, abdt ill. in-t. n., broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire. [VU-1][DV-17][VER][SO-9]
152 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Describes a wide variety of inventions, which span the centuries from the Minoan-Mycenaean to the Hellenistic eras. Scores of diagrams and photographs, many specially gathered from museums in Greece, accompany the text." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Back hinge taped. Worthy reference copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous photographs, diagrams and tables throughout; navy cloth, upper board framed in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, backstrip very slightly dulled else a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
383 pages. A 1947 reprint of the 1939 first edition. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. "Offers, in simple, non-technical form, information that may aid the beginner and the more experienced mechanic to a better understanding of the care and use of modern milling machines, and to foster a knowledge of the fundamental principles of sound milling practice." - Preface. Chapters include: Types and Characteristics of Milling Machines; Erection and Care; Operation; Cutters; Attachments; Universal Spiral Index Centers - Indexing - Cutting Spirals; Toolroom Operations; Cam Cutting - Graduating - Gear Cutting; Manufacturing Milling; Fixtures - Production Estimating; Helpful Hints; plus tables. Also includes an interesting seven-page introduction which reviews the history of milling. Short piece of masking tape inside front board. Name atop front free endpaper and title page. Prior owner's address inside back board. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's navy blue cloth. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this very informative and, now, historical reference from a time before electronics had entered this field. Book
In 24, pp. 15 + (1) con ill. xilogr. n.t. Br. ed. Rarissimo e interessante manualetto redatto da Thomas Bradford considerato l'inventore della lavatrice. Bradford, americano, brevetto' una macchina (di cui compare un'illustrazione nel testo) costituita da una gabbia ottagonale in legno nella quale venivano messi i vestiti da lavare inserita a sua volta in una piu' grande, una sorta di mastello di legno, riempito con acqua e sapone. Una manovella azionata a mano faceva ruotare il meccanismo permettendo ai panni di lavarsi.
Mm 130x200 Collana "L'Arte e le Arti" diretta da Vincenzo Trione. Brossura originale con copertina figurata a colori, 76 pagine con figure in nero nel testo. Copia in perfette condizioni di nuovo, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
in-8°, XVI-263 pp, 80 figures, broche, couverture illustree. Dos légèrement usé sinon bel exemplaire. [33/XN1]
Lecture Notes in Computer Science 234. Ex - Library. Ink stamp and previous owner's sticker on the front cover. Traces of sticker residue across spine foot; faintly bumped spine head and rubbed corners. Spine face and foot of page block slightly grubby and marked due to age. Sound, clean book with strong binding and bright text. ADG. Ex - Library
in-4to, 171 pages, ill. et fig. N&B, broché. Bel exemplaire. [PLC-8]
388 pages including index. A collection of essays, most now out-of-print, written by the author in the preceeding 15 years. Of interest to those interested in machine translation and information retrieval - especially the more technical and applied aspects. Text divided into the following five sections: Theoretical aspects of language; algebraic linguistics; machine translation; semantic information; mechanization of information retrieval. Grey cloth-covered boards feature brilliant gilt lettering upon spine. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Some soiling to top edge. Minor moisture-induced undulations to top corner of pages around 190. Dust jacket bears closed tears at top of spine, otherwise average wear. Nice solid copy. Book
petit in-4° 100 pages, iluustrations in-t. N&B, broche, couverture illustree plastifiee. Bel exemplaire. [GD8/4][SO-9]
Lecture Notes in Computer Science 458; Ex - Library. Previous owner's stickers on the front cover. Ink stamps and small pen inscription on title page; library catalogue sticker on colophon. Faintly bumped spine head and leading corners. Sound, clean book with tight binding. ADG. Ex - Library
94 pages. Features: wheat disease crisis threatens U.S.; A-15 Panther Pump .223 pistol; Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot; New tactical load bearing vests; 1996 Hummers; National ID card - privacy threat; Hurricane Opal's lessons. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
Lecture Notes in Computer Science 372. Ex - Library. Front cover is creased on lower leading corner and front spine side. There is a scuff on the front cover resulting from possible sticker removal. Previous owner's sticker on the front cover. Small pen inscription on title page; library catalogue sticker on colophon. Faint bumps across some edges. Foot of page block a little yellowed due to age. Sound, clean book with tight binding. ADG. Ex - Library
Edizione del 1903 della collana "Biblioteca del popolo" di questo volumetto sulla costruzione delle macchine scritto da Augusto Villa. All'interno: resistenza dei materiali, calcolo dei principali organi delle macchine. Sottolineature. In buone condizioni. Copertina editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. In 16. Dim. 16,5x11 cm. Pp. 63.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked rear board, dusty page edges, slight bumping to spine ends and no bumping to corners. 492pp. The physics and mathematics of every aspect of machines and their properties with a large number of worked examples of questions and answers.
100 pages. Features: Tromping through the ages - a Boston artist turned to the 18th century for design inspiration but he used 20th century technology to produce her woven coverlets; Jacquard Weaving in Huehuetenango - textiles woven on hand operated Jacquard looms have a distinctive place in the spectrum of Guatemalan weaving; Jacquard Weaving - a special report; Machine Knitting - the state-of-the-art; Rugs - for the floor, the wall and the imagination; A conversation with Lillian Elliott; Nancy Belfer; Maridadi West; Frank Gardner; Annie Dempsey; Lucille Landis; Kiyomi Iwata; Carol Mecagni; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
340 pages including index. Chapters include: the nature of the machine; motion in machines; velocity diagrams; the motion diagram; toothed gearing; bevel and spiral gearing; trains of gearing; cams; forces acting on machines; crank effort and turning movement diagrams; machine efficiency; Governors; Speed Fluctuations; flywheel weight; accelerations in machines; machine balancing. Bright gilt lettering upon spine. Some writing upon front endpaper. Minimal markings to contents. Partial lean to spine. Average wear. Good working copy. Book
114p. Illustrated with full page plates of machines for sale. Text in Russian, English, Spanish and French. 4to. Original printed wraps, cloth spine. Front edges chipped. PA PAMPH 20_3 BX3