Aeronautical Engines: A Critical Survey of Current Practice with Special Reference to the Balancing of Inertia Forces
by Kean, Francis John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and worn, corners bumped, owner name on front free endpaper (Deane Dana, Signal Officer
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: E. & F . Spon. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and worn, corners bumped, owner . name on front free endpaper (Deane Dana, Signal Officers Reserve) , . fold-out plates complete but torn, rear hinge cracked.. 1916. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 5 fold-out plates. Black and white illustrations and photos, figures, plates, appendix, and fold-out plates. The contents of this book formed the subject matter of a special course of ten lectures given by the author during the Autumn of 1915 to men of the Royal Navy Air Service, Royal Flying Corps, designers, and engineering students, from the preface. A solid first printing copy with all plates present. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 98 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51305
- Title
- Aeronautical Engines: A Critical Survey of Current Practice with Special Reference to the Balancing of Inertia Forces
- Author
- Kean, Francis John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and worn, corners bumped, owner name on front free endpaper (Deane Dana, Signal Officer
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- E. & F . Spon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- EARLY Aviation, AERONAUTICAL Engineering, Airplane Engines
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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