The Modern Gas Turbine. Its Use as an Exhaust Turbosupercharger or Prime Mover in All Fields of Service. Including jet Propulsion by R Tom Sawyer - 1947

Prentice-Hall, 1945. Hardcover. Good. .

NY: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1942. Former owner's name and address in ink on fep, age-toned end pages, tape stains on top and bottom edges of ffep and rear fep, else textblock is very clean and tight. Green cloth binding, bumped and worn spine extremities; worn and lightly frayed board corners; Lacks dust jacket; 224p., including general references and index.. Second Edition/1st Printing. Green Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs/Graphs/Charts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Prentice-Hall. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 2nd edition. (gas turbines) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1947. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 9.20 x 6.15 x 0.60 inches. "The Modern Gas Turbine: Its Uses as an Exhaust Turbosupercharger or Prime Mover in All Fields of Service Including Jet Propulsion"" by R. Tom Sawyer offers a comprehensive exploration of gas turbine technology. This hardcover edition, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. of New York, represents the 2nd edition from May 1947, and this copy is a 1st printing. The green cloth-covered boards are adorned with silver lettering on the front cover and spine, providing an elegant and informative presentation.In Very Good condition, this book showcases only light corner wear on the covers, maintaining its overall great shape. The binding, though slightly rolled forward, remains firm, ensuring the durability of this valuable reference. The endpapers have a tan hue, a characteristic sign of its vintage nature, adding to the book's historical charm.Measuring the advancements in gas turbine technology,… Read More

NY: Prentice-Hall. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, owner name stamped on . front pastedown endpaper, foxing to preliminaries, pages toned.. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth. xx, 216pp. Index, references. Illustrations, photos. Inscribed by the author to Dr. Vladimir Rojansky on the title page. R. Tom Sawyer was an engineer at General Electric Company and the American Locomotive Company, and an influential designer and inventor of gas turbine engines. He inscribed this book to Dr. Rojansky, a Russian-born American physicist, who was teaching at Union College in Schenectady when this authoritative volume on gas turbines was first published. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .