Search Results: Trades/Technology from Ainsworth Books

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1941. Second Edition. Unknown Binding. Red cloth covered boards with gilt print on spine, starting to fray head & tail of spine, corners bumped, light pencil markings in text and on endpapers ; hinges intact, tight solid book. .

Winnipeg: Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar.; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 174 pages .

Prince George, BC: Self published. Very Good. 1972. Second Edition. Plastic Comb. Some creasing and bumping of extremities, light soil of covers & pages ; A tight solid book, plastic comb binding still strong. B&W diagrams and photos throughout this oblong instructional book ; 61 pages; A traditional log structure was held together by gravity. Logs were carefully cut to length, and notched at the joining points to ensure a very tight fit, great stability, and weather-tightness. The notches were also beautiful and functional as the dovetails of a master cabinet-maker. Here, Allan Mackie shows a complete selection of notches for corner joinery, roof beams and trusses and lateral grooves (for seating a stacked log firmly along the length of another wall log; and timber framing techniques). Clear instructions and profuse illustrations and drawings make this a completely detailed manual for the log builder. .

New York: United Publishing Corporation. Very Good. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; House Plans, charts. Dark red cloth with gilt print on front and spine, full gilt, rounded corners. Shelf wear especially to top and bottom of spine. Spine creased, previous name stamped on front free end paper. 956 pages, including index. Pages a little yellowed but unmarked. Binding is Flexible Cloth. .

Delta, BC: Guiness Enterprises. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 10.1 X 8.2 X 1.2 inches; 339 pages; A detailed history of cable television in Western Canada .

New York: McGraw-Hill. Very Good+. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to extremities, light wear head and tail of spine, previous owner's name on title page ; Appears to be a 1st printing, with no additional printings mentioned. Tight solid book, hinges intact, technical drawings throughout, gilt titles on spine still bright. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 528 pages .

A. T. & T. Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1963. Second Edition. Hardcover. Edgewear to extremities of green cloth covered boards, worn in a couple of places along spine, ; A tight solid book. Text unmarked; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 273 pages; Second printing revised Aug 1963 .

New York: John Wiley & Sons. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0471542865 . Light edge wear to DJ; DJ in Mylar ; Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering; 9.75 x 1.25 x 6.5 Inches; 445 pages; The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester * ".readers searching for a wide ranging and up-date view of fibre optic communication systems would do well to purchase this book." * This comprehensive, up-to-date account of fiber-optic communication focuses on the physics and technology behind fiber-optic communication systems while covering both the systems and components aspects * .

Vancouver, BC: POWERTECH LABS INC./B.C. Hydro. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773622144 . Bhuyan's business card stapled to FFEP, only slight wear ; DJ in Mylar A bright, solid book ; 303 pages .

Vancouver BC: British Columbia Federation of Labour (CLC). Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Stapled wraps have some shelf wear, light soiling and creasing.; A tight solid book. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 24 pages; This is a brief illustrated history of the BC Federation of Labour and trade unionism in British Columbia .

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Company. Very Good. 1923. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Grey cloth covered boards show some wear and soil, bottom corners a little bumped. Previous owner's name on front pastedown , front hinge started but solid. ; A tight solid book. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 283 + pages .

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1904. Hardcover. Half-leather binding shows wear at extremities, a couple of chips head of spine, water stain front board, top edge front board bumped ; A tight solid book. Text unmarked; International Correspondence School #2; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Operation of Dynamos and Motors, Dynamo-Electric Machinery, Geometrical Drawing, Mechanical Drawing, Steam Heating, Steam Turbines .

Scranton, PA: International Textbk. Very Good. 1908. Hardcover. Half leather boards show wear to extremities, head of spine chipped, number stamped on title page ; A tight solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London UK: Constable. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1949, 1948. Hardcover. Dustjacket of Vol I in G condition only with short tears and chipping, volume II is G+, both books in VG condition showing little wear but Vol II has light foxing of page fore edges ; Tight solid books. Both volumes, hinges intact, DJs unclipped. Both volumes revised and enlarged by Clendenning following the death of author David Clark. Illustrated with charts and technical drawings ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 636, 511 pages .

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Armature Works. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1908. Fifth Edition. Flexible leather. Covers and spine show some shelf wear with soiling, rubbing and light creasing. Previous owner's name inside front cover, top 1" of FFEP has been removed. Evidence of writing on endpapers ; A tight solid book. Illustrated with technical charts and drawings throughout ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 471 pages .

Pinawa, MB: Atomic Energy of Canada. Very Good-. 1980. Softcover. Light general wear to card covers, small stain on back cover ; A tight solid book. Text unmarked; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations .

Montreal: Canadian Social Publications Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards and DJ show shelf wear with creasing and chipping. 2 inch tear top of DJ spine. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages .