Search Results: Engineering from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

Terre Haute, Indiana: N.p., 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 127 pages. Slim hardcover bound in burgundy buckram. The binding shows some rubbing and wear but is sound.

Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman Book Co, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Quarto. 586, (6) pages. Softcover in brown wrappers. Binding has light wear. Spine is sunned. CD is still in back plastic sleeve pocket. Text is clean.

Furstentum Liechtenstein: Interlibrum Buchantiquariat. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. Unpaginated. Softcover bound in white wrappers. Light wear to the binding. The covers are a bit foxed or browned, as are the endpapers and the title page. A sound copy. Lists 316 items. Part of the Printing and the Progress of Man series.

London: The Institution of Civil Engineers, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 346 pages. Hardback bound in glossy black and yellow paper-covered boards. Light to moderate wear to the binding. An ex-library copy with full markings, including a shelf label on the spine and ink stamps, etc., on the end papers. The text itself is sound and clean.

Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 160 pages. Soft cover bound in black wrappers. Light wear tot he binding. A sound copy. Prior owner's name ink stamped on the top and bottom edges and on the title page; otherwise clean within.

Boston, Columbus: Pearson, 2015. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 1652 pages, indexed. Hardcover in grey glossy color boards. No dust jacket. The binding shows light wear and as a couple of shallow dents or dings on the rear board. A sound copy with clean text.

Jefferson Valley, NY: Contractors Register, Inc., 2008. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. 773, 173 pages. Hardcover bound in blue cloth and lettering in yellow. An ex-library copy with full markings. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text.

Salt Lake City, Utah: R. J. Cunningham Designs, 1973. Soft cover. Good. Folios. Variously paginated. Soft cover bound in grey wrappers. Moderate wear to the bindings. An ex-library set with labels at the bottom left corner of the front covers, bookplates inside the front covers, and ink stamps on the title pages. There are due date slips on the final pages and pockets inside the rear covers. A sound set. The text is generally clean. Illustrated throughout with photos and with some drawings.

Research Triangle Park, NC: Instrument Society of America, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 212 pages, indexed. Blue and white hardback. Light wear to the binding. An ex-library copy with full marks, including a shelf label on the spine and with stamps, pockets, etc., on the endpapers. The text itself is clean and sound. Illustrated with graphs, charts, and a few photos.

New York: David Williams, 1879. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. vii, 240 pages, indexed at the front. Hardcover bound in original brown cloth with cover designs embossed in black and titles in gilt. The binding is worn and bumped but sound. The front cover shows some damping, but this does not seem to affect the interior. The inner hinges have been discretely reinforced with matching Japanese tissue (dark brown endpapers), and it is possible the binding had been recased. Foxing to the title page. The text is toned but generally clean. Illustrated throughout. The scarce first year volume of this short-lived monthly journal. (we believe it ran for eight years).

Namur: Union Professionnelle des Maitres Horlogers-Bijoutiers-Orfevres, 1962. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. 8vo. 128 pages, plus plates. Soft cover bound in pink and white wrappers. The binding is worn and foxed but sound. Text toned; plates are clean. Illustrated with 85 photographic figures of watches and clocks on many plates.

Ottawa, ON: Canadian Wood Council, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 296 pages. Hardcover bound in brown glossy-paper covered boards. Minimal wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within. This is for the 2009-2010 North American Wood Design Award Winners. Illustrated throughout.

Rindge, New Hampshire: Franklin Pierce College, 1979. Soft cover. Good. 8vo. 221 pages. Trade paperback bound in black, bronze, and white wrappers. This is an ex-library copy with full markings, including a label on the spine, pockets and stamps on the endpapers, etc. The text block is sound with secure inner hinges, and the text itself is clean. A useful copy. Papers and reports from proceedings sponsored by The Engineering Foundation (a department of United Engineering Trustees, Inc.) & U.S. Army Research Office. The proceedings were held at Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New Hampshire, 24-29 June, 1979. Contains a few photos, mostly of people sitting around and talking. Also contains some charts and graphs.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 479 pages, indexed. Hardcover in red/brown cloth. Spine is bumped, cover rubbed. Previous owner's name in pencil on flyleaf. Illustrated with diagrams and photos. Toning on endpapers, otherwise; sound clean copy.

New York and London: The Century Co., 1925. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Small quarto. 105 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in burgundy cloth. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. Original owner's address (Summit Avenue in Greensboro, NC) is blind stamped on the front flyleaf. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Illustrated with photos.

Houston, Texas: The Oil Weekly, a Gulf Publishing Company Publication, 1957. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 1758 pages. Indexed at the front. Hardcover bound in embossed blue and gold cloth. The binding is worn, bumped and heavily rubbed. Heavy fraying at the spine ends. Front flyleaf chipped and torn, and the title page is wrinkled. The text block is generally sound and is unmarked within. Illustrated throughout.

New York: Plenum Press, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 483 pages. Glossy red pictorial hardcover with lettering in white. Binding is moderately worn and rubbed with slight bumps to the corners; there is library cataloging infomation handwritten to the spine but no internal marks. Contents are clean and bright; lacks front endpaper and the upper corner of the half-title page. Illustrated in color and black & white.

New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 1243 pages, indexed. Trade paperback bound in white wrappers. An ex-library copy with a shelf label on the spine, ink stamps on the title page, etc. A sound copy. The text itself solid and clean.

Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes Data Corporation, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 213, (2), pages, Hardcover with green textured cloth boards. Title in black and gilt on front cover and spine. Binding is lightly rubbed. Text is clean and sound.

New York: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 184 pages. Large format paperback bound in red wrappers. Light wear to the binding. An ex-volume copy with full marks, including a label on the spine and with stamps, pockets, etc., on the endpapers. The text itself is clean, and the inner hinges are secure. A sound copy.