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Canada: Diavik, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Deals with the engineering and construction phase of the Diavik Diamonds Project. Presents the story of how teamwork can deliver results of which every contributor can be very proud. After three exciting years, pulling together in harmony, we have achieved a great… Read more about this item

Canada: Barry G. Levine, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "A celebration of the ideas, activities and traditions that one hundred years of enthusiastic Skulemen have brought to life, Skillfully and Vigorously. Traces the growth of the University of Toronto's Engineering Society from the early days of campus scraps to the… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1955. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second printing of the 1954 first English edition. pp. xvi, [16] plates, xvii-xviii, [2]-281. Index. Sixteen fabulous black and white photographic plates illustrate the V-2 and related personages. "The inside story of Hitler's 'secret weapon' - and… Read more about this item

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1958. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1958 reprint of the 1950 second edition. xxxii, 1151 pages including index and several fold-outs. Black and white photos. Numerous detailed line drawings. Presents a compendium of all phases of modern hydroelectric practice. Chapters include: Rainfall;… Read more about this item

Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Please note: we are offering volume I only. xx, [2], 389 pages. Index. Footnotes. Fold-out maps. Black and white photographic plates. Colour map endpapers. Bookplate across from half-title page. Very light wear… Read more about this item

Providence, Rhode Island: Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., 1947. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 383 pages. A 1947 reprint of the 1939 first edition. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. "Offers, in simple, non-technical form, information that may aid the beginner and the… Read more about this item

Canada: Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, 1956. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. viii, [1], 162 pages. Attractively colour-illustrated maroon boards. Two maps in pocket inside back board. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photos, illustrations, graphs and tables. "Seven of the papers are devoted to discussion of… Read more about this item

New York: Ingersoll-Rand Company, 1939. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 183 pages. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos and diagrams. "Presents, in one volume, descriptions, sketches, and photographs of the many scraper applications and the latest trends in methods and equipment." - Foreword. Printed on glossy stock. … Read more about this item

New York: The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1938. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xxx, 370 pages, with pages 321-370 bound inside back board. "A volume of drawings showing all kinds of structures in a shaft and at both ends of it - ideas that any good engineer can fit… Read more about this item

New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing, 1950. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Fourteenth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1028 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated. Covers: Diesel-Electric, Steam, Electric, Gas Turbines, Shops, Terminals, and Servicing Facilities. Somewhat above-average external wear. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Binding a little slack but intact. A worthy reference copy… Read more about this item

USA: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Book. Illus. by Leech, James. Fair. Hardcover. New & Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xv, 701 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The final word on the subject, a book that can never ben superceded. The sources from which… Read more about this item

London: Chapman & Hall, Lt., 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vii, 198 pages. Generously illustrated with detailed drawings and black and white reproductions of marvelous old photos. Provides "that complementary knowledge whereby the draughtsman or other technical man may tackle the job of erection on site with assurance, or… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1924. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xviii, 323 pages. Index. Many nostalgic black and white plates. "The object of this book is to gather together the known facts about lead and present them with a commingling of practical information and romantic sidelights to capture and hold those… Read more about this item

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1931. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 66 pages. Features: Thompson Valves front cover ad commemorates the "Cape Cod" which flew from New York to Istanbul in 1930; Interesting Bell System ad for their Teletypewriters; Interesting Stanavo ad explains how the Sperry automatic pilot recently flew an Eastern… Read more about this item

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1930. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Derivation of Induced Velocity at the Airfoil with Elliptical Loading; Aluminum Casting Alloys in Aircraft; Aircraft Dope and Finish Problems; Suggestions for Training Aircraft Welders; Selling the Airplane; Airport Management; Details about the… Read more about this item

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1930. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 40 pages. Features: The Development of Curved Surfaces; Aviation Engine Cylinder Finishing; Plywood in Aircraft; Aircraft Ignition Equipment; The Technology of Woods Used in Aircraft Construction; Radiophone Communication on Air Passenger and Mail Routes - article… Read more about this item

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1929. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Analysis of Torsional Stresses in Airplane Wings - a method by which, through simple layouts and calculations the mutual action of the spars can be computed; Engineering Organization; Radio Telephony as Applied to… Read more about this item

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1931. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates the first refueling endurance flight in history by Maj. Carl Spatz, Capt. Ira Eaker, Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada, Lieut. Harry A. Halverson and Staff Sgt. Roy Hooe, of the U.S. Army Air Corps;… Read more about this item

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1931. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 42 pages. Features: Interesting Packard-Diesel photo ad inside front cover explains how their engine gains revs when going over mountain tops; Thompson Valve ad commemorates the "Southern Cross", piloted by Wing Commander Charles Kingford-Smith, which completed the first successful east-west Atlantic… Read more about this item

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1930. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Aircraft Engine Trends; Materials and Methods Used in the Manufacture of Aircraft Engines; X-Rays and Their Application to Aircraft Materials; Valves for Aircraft Engines; Equipment for Building Aircraft Engines - many photos; Motor… Read more about this item