Marmaduke Surfaceblow's Salty Technical Romances (Selected Stories). by Stephen Michael Elonka - 1979.

Huntington, NY Robert E. Krieger Publishing, 1979. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1979]; unstated. All had been previously published in Power Magazine. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; slight spine lean; faint superficial scratch near the lower corner of the rear panel; faintest cup ring at the other lower corner of same; a mild bump at the outside edge of the front panel; barely discernible dampstaining at the lower corner of the four pages at the center of the text. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Shows some minor flaws, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound and showing minimal wear: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 4to. vi, 313 pages. Crimson cloth over boards with black titles and designs at the front panel and titles at the backstrip. First Edition Thus [1979]; unstated. The book contains about 100 stories, and they first appeared in POWER Magazinebetween 1950 and 1979. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Most people learn best when they hear a good story. The fictional engineer Marmaduke debugs a problem in mechanical or electrical engineering in each story. Because you are entertained while reading, you will remember these problems and solutions. The process of debugging and puzzling about the problem is portrayed very well. Yes, the stories are [the best] in a 1950s kind of way. They are also cartoon-like, with overblown characters. Please ignore these two liabilities, and sit back and enjoy some great engineering stories.