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236p. Profusely illustrated with drawings and photographs, some in color. Numerous advertisements. 4to. Original full pictorial color wraps, small loss at head and tail of spine. Nice issue. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NAVAL/1
4to., Second Edition, with photographs throughout and pictorial endpapers; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
22 pages. Many detailed drawings and parts lists. Above-averate wear and soiling. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Undated. Circa 1960? Book
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Minor creasing adjacent to spine. Very clean very tight pages with bright unmarked covers and no bumping to corners. 47pp. The Welsh Highland Railway which ran from Dinas Junction, south of Caernarvon to Portmadoc, a distance of 21.5 miles, only existed as a through route for fourteen years shortly after the end of the war in 1919. Included herein are details of rolling stock and the work being carried out in the hope that trains will again run on the line.
8vo., First Edition, with several figures in the text and 3 folding charts (one repaired at fold), free endpapers lightly browned; original brown cloth, upper board framed in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, primrose endpapers, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright copy. SCARCE.
32p. PAMPHLET Very good condition
Trace of foxing to page edges. No inscriptions or marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Price clipped dust jacket not marked, torn or creased with very minor traces of handling. 183pp. In an entertaining yet authoritative manner, the author traces the evolution over 110 years of the royal train from the first enthusiastic sampling by Queen Victoria through all the advanced features which later made it onto our standard passenger stock. Includes some foreign examples.
16 pages. Undated, but appears to be circa 1980s. Many black and white illustrations. Gift greetings inside front cover. Publisher's (and author's?) signature inside front cover. Souvenir booklet. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 208 pages. 7 1/2"w x 10"h. Filled with b&w and color illustrations.
Much illustrated book on maintaining cars when it was still possible to DIY. Light wear to cover extremities, surface rubbed. Page edges browned/greyed with dust. Slight browning to text page margins.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; red cloth, gilt back,a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Handsome book in heavy weave brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine only. Later printing, text/interior is in excellent condition with no foxing or fading of the paper. Previous owner's name at front and back inside covers. 912 pages. Contents include Preventing the escape of heat -- lagging, Steam distribution -- steam quality, Instruments, Efficient opern of engines, traps, Condensate handling, Air and its removal, Heating in pans and evaporators, peak loads, multiple effect evaporation, Automatic controls, etc. A great many mechanical illustrations, tables, graphs, charts, technical data, formulae, fold-out pages in excellent condition. Dust jacket has some edge wear.
Sm. 8vo., Third Edition, with numerous engraved diagrams in the text, front free endpaper clipped; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, green catalogue endpapers, covers lightly rubbed else a remarkably bright, clean copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. First published in 1902.
290 pages including index. Illustrated with line drawings. Probable first printing as printing/impression not stated. Written to serve as a textbook for correspondence students in the University of Wisconsin Extension Division. The third of a series of three textbooks designed for those students pursuing a general course in Steam Engineering. Covers the fundamental principles underlying the operation of the steam engine in as simple and nonmathematical a way as possible. Section on valve gears is more complete than other sections as this topic is usually less understood than others by operating engineers. Chapters include: Principles of the Steam Engine; Corliss and Other Engines; Parts of the Steam Engine; Heat, Work, and Pressure; Properties of Steam; Indicators; Indicated and Brake Horsepower; Action of Steam in the Cylinder; Steam Engine Testing; The Slide Valve; The Valve Diagram; Valve Setting; Shifting Eccentric and Meyer Valve; Reversing Mechanisms; Corliss Valve Gears; Coverning; Compound Engines; Condensing Apparatus; Lubrication; Steam Turbines. Former owner's signature inside front board, else unmarked. Gilt lettering upon spine worn but legible. Green boards with ample but not excessive wear. Book
Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG. ISBN 0906320046. 20201. eng
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. VI, 144. aIX pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "A unique book that for the first time describes the development of the marine steam engine. In this second edition paddle wheels and propellers are also discussed. More engines are covered, more photos are included, and all previous illustrations have been redone with new ones added." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
180p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Very slight foxing to top of page edges. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to lower rear edge. 160pp. With ten simple but effective layouts which will fit into the smallest home.
Safety standards for small boat owners covering water-craft, marine equipment, safe design, construction and practice. 228 pages. Marks and spots on covers, particularly near fore-edge.
Complete 5 volume set. pp. 464; 548; 595; 686; 702 + Numerous plates, some folding. Many of the plates are heliotypes or lithographs. 8vo. 240 mm. Original gilt-lettered full cloth binding, slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very good. The copy of Abraham Herr Smith (1815-1894), a U.S. Representative from Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1885). Contents include: I. Report of the Commissioner-General, with Accompanying Papers, including Lists of Exhibitors and of Awards. II. Fine Arts, by W.W. Story; Education, by J.L. Chamberlain; Political Education, by A.D. White; Manual Training Schools, by E.C. Jewett; Wood-Carving, by J.T. Norton; Textile Fabrics, by Henry Howard. III. Iron and Steel, D.J. Morrell; Ceramics, by W.P. Blake; Glass and Glass-ware, also by Blake. Forestry, F.P. Baker. Cotton Culture, by P.M.B. Young. IV. Chemical Processes, by T.E. Jenkins; Mining Industries, J.D. Hague; Steam and Gas Engines, A.J. Sweeney; Machines and Machine tools, W.T. Porter; Clocks and Watches, E.H. Knight; Railway Apparatus, by W.A. Anderson. V. Agricultural Implements, by E.H. Knight; Agricultural Products, by J.J. Woodman; Live Stock, by Samuel Dysart; Horticulture, by G.W. Campbell; Pisciculture, by T.B. Ferguson; etc. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W50.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Orange cloth spine and corners with wood-grain printed paper covered boards. Oblong: 12"w x 9 1/2"h. 76 illustrations and plates. This book was created to prepare candidates for the Board of Trade Examinations at the Marine School, South Shields, England. It shows how to illustrate views of particular parts of machinery.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with traces of storage. 62pp. Troy Model Club Series with coloured plates depicting model railways engines including '0', '00' and 'N' Gauge locomotives.
271 pages. "Raincoast Chronicles is essentially a no-bullshit book that opens up the past of those of us living along the West Coast of Canada in a way that no other magazine has ever succeeded. No glossy tourist nonsense. No political monkeying with the facts of life. Sweat and grease and silver and salmon. Lovely yellowing old photographs. Steam engines. Diesels. Oars. Easthopes. Rigging. Donkeys." - from the Foreward. Book unmarked with moderate wear and soiling. Binding sound. Dust jacket bears above-average wear but is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 66pp. American railroad magazine from the 1970s with features on US railways, steam in Brazil and young ladies who watch trains. Very scarce in the UK.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear to cover. Inscribed by author. 8 7/8"w x 12"h. 110 pages. Many color and b&w photos and illustrations.
