Engineering from Attic Books

Montreal: Published for the shareholders by Montreal Light, Heat & Power Consolidated, 1943. Softcover. Very good. 53 p. 23 cm. Numerous b&w photos, drawings and diagrams, four of which fold out. One map in partial colour. Staplebound card covers. Some soiling or discolouration to the exterior. Inside is clean and bright. Lists Board of Directors, officers and… Read more

2017. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. vi, 255 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Blue cloth with pictorial dustjacket. "The story of how one of Canada's construction pioneers helped build a nation."

London: Blades, East & Blades Ltd, 1927. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. 37 p. 26 cm. B&w illustrations. Tan cloth. Top edge gilt. Some ink marks to exterior. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Some wrinkling to lower edges of paper.

US Army Corps of Engineers New England Division, nd. leaflet. Good. 21 cm fold-out accordion-style leaflet. One section is stained but legible. One labeled photograph, 4 smaller photos, one partial colour map.

Easton, PA: Hugh Moore Historical Park and Museums, Canal Museum, 1985. Booklet. Near fine. 29 p. 22 cm. One portrait illustration. Staplebound booklet. Former owner's label on first page.

Montreal, June 1956. Fine. 70 one-sided p. 30 cm. Diagrams and tables. Black duotang folder. Photocopied pages. 10 appendices. Former owner's label on Contents page.

Montreal: The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. 172 p. 23 cm. Hardcover.

London: Offices of "Engineering", 1907. Reprinted from "Engineering". Hardcover. ex library- poor. x, 56 p. + plates. 36 cm. 253 b&w figures. 38 plates at rear, except for plates I & II, missing. Blue cloth spine and black cloth over boards. Gold print. Ex library with title and number on spine, envelope on front free endpaper, blind stamps… Read more

New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1961. Hardcover. Near fine. 189 p. 24 cm. Burgundy cloth with gold print. Discolouration to endpapers. Else fine. "A Study Sponsored Jointly By The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, The American Society of Civil Engineers, The American Society of Engineering Education, under a grant by… Read more

Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988. Hardcover. ex library-good +. The GeoJournal Library. viii, 708 p. 25 cm. B&w figures, maps, tables. Yellow hardcover. Ex library with label on lower spine, ink stamps on text block edges, stamps and labels on endpapers. A little wear to lower front edge. Articles by various authors about many countries' ports,… Read more

New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1941. Vol. 85, No. 13, Dec. 15, 1941, Buyers' Guide Number. Softcover. Good +. 294 p. 30 cm. B&w illustrations. Softcover. Stains to exterior, along with some small tears. Larger tears to hinges at spine ends. Occasional spots or discolouration to interior. Overall pages neat and clean. "Power generation, transmission, application and… Read more

Cassier's Magazine, 1895. Vol. VIII, No. 3, July 1895. Hardcover. Ex library-good. Pages [12], 173-384. 26 cm. B&w illustrations. Green cloth with gold print. Ex library with label on lower spine, ink stamps on text block edges, labels on endpapers. Worn corners, a few dents in edges. Chip in a front page and p. 327, 371 at top,… Read more

Nelson Education, 2015. Seventh Canadian Editiion. Softcover. Very good +. xix, 489 p. 28 cm. B&w diagrams. Softcover. Light edge wear. Covers basic mechanical drafting, drafting applications, modern engineering tolerancing. Appendix and index.

Ottawa: Printed by S. E. Dawson, 1908. Hardcover. Fair. 7-8 Edward VII. Sessional Paper No. 154. A. 1908. xxii, 585 p. + plates. 26 cm. 156 b&w full-page plates at rear. Green cloth hardcover with gold print. Corners bumped, spine faded with chipped head, spots and wear to cloth. Some dampstains within, foxing to text block edges. Chips… Read more

London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1896. Hardcover. Good +. Includes Preface to the Fifth Edition. xii, 238, [2] p. 19 cm. B&w illustrations. Green cloth with black print. Corners worn, some scratches to cloth, spine ends softened. Foxing to title page and adjacent tissue guard Topics: arc lamps; incandescent lamps; wiring of a house; public supply companies; electric… Read more

Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 1993. Softcover. Near fine. Megascience: The OECD Forum. 97, [2] p. 23 cm. Numerous tables. Paperback. Former owner's signature on title page. A little thumbing to first page. Topics: scientific orientations and challenges in the field of geosciences; the role of deep drilling; etc.

Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing, 1976. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 9. xxvi, 554 p. 25 cm. 306 b&w figures and tables. Green cloth in dustjacket. jackethas tears and wear to edges, some wrinkling and discolouration to panels. A little fading to cloth and slight dent in bottom of rear board. Ink signature on front… Read more

Rickmansworth, Herts: Mechanical Handling Engineers' Association, 1995. Reprint. Softcover. Near fine. Originally published 1986. iv, 199, [3] p. 30 cm. B&w diagrams and tables. Softcover. Light wear.

London: John Murray, 1861-65. 4 vols.: xvi, [2], 484, [12]; xiv, 502; xx, [4], 512; xv, [1], 521, 6 p. 24 cm. Over 340 b&w illustrations. Burgundy cloth hardcovers with blank impressing. New spines with original cloth overlaid vols. 1 to 3. Vol. 4 has new spine with original spine label. Some fading to cloth elsewhere and corners worn.… Read more

Montreal: Printed for the Society by the Southam Press, 1914. Vol. XXVII, Part II. October to December 1913. Card covers. Good. Pages 183-304. 23 cm. Illustrated with photographs and many folding plans and diagrams. Tan card covers. Chip in spine and chipped upper corner on front cover. Title page also chipped. Covers soiled, extending to first couple of… Read more