Hydraulics

Six engraved plates on five folding sheets. xii, 122 pp., 8 pp. of Debrett ads (lacking the leaf with directions to the binder). 8vo, cont. calf (joints a trifle cracked at head & tail), flat spine gilt, green morocco lettering piece on spine. London: J. Debrett, 1792. "Second edition, with many additions,"of this work specifically on the cultivation of water meadows, first published in 1779. "Francis Forbes had recommended water meadows and had given some instruction how to... Read more about this item

Woodcut royal arms on first leaf (otherwise blank) & one large folding engraved map (on a new stub & with a few short tears to edges carefully repaired). Title within typographical border. 2 p.l., 32 pp. Small 4to, modern morocco (first two leaves carefully remargined in gutter, light browning), uncut. London: T. Fawcet, 1642. First edition of a very rare and important book; this work, written in 1637 or 1638 but not published until 1642, details for the first time Vermuyden's plan to... Read more about this item

New York, USA: Industrial Press Inc, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power for Production. Subtitled: How Air and Oil Equipment Can be Applied to the Manual and Automatic Operation of Production Machinery of All Types with Numerous Existing Installations Explained Step-By-Step Circuit Analyses. By Harry L. Stewart. Hard covers and in good condition.

Finely engraved frontis. port. of the author & eight folding engraved plates. Five vols. 8vo, fine cont. mottled calf (a few minor defects), flat spines gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: Maradan, 1797. Second edition, corrected, and enlarged. This edition expands the sections on mineralogy and petrology from two volumes to four. First published in 1795, this is the author's chief work, which enjoyed considerable popularity among his contemporaries; it was founded for the... Read more about this item

199 finely lithographed plates (the plate "Irrigations, No. 6" in Vol. I was not published). Lithographed title, 48 printed leaves of text including final leaf listing plates; one lithographed leaf of "Prospectus," lithographed title, 45 leaves of text incl. final leaf listing plates. Two parts in one vol. Large 4to, cont. green half-sheep (joints very carefully repaired), spine gilt. Paris, "á l'Etabissement lithographique du Comte de Lasteyrie, Rue du Bac No.... Read more about this item

23 folding engraved plates. 3 p.l., xviii, 545, [3] pp.; 4 p.l., 515, [1] pp. Two vols. Thick 8vo, orig. mottled calf (a few minor defects), triple gilt fillet round sides, flat spines richly gilt, green morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1786-87. First edition of one of the classic works in hydrodynamics and hydraulics. The second volume is particularly interesting as it describes numerous hydraulic experiments. The handsome plates illustrate many hydraulic machines... Read more about this item

Industrial Press, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Five folding engraved plates. xvi, 134 pp., one leaf of directions to the binder. 8vo, cont. calf, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: J. Debrett, 1792. Third edition, enlarged, of this work specifically on the cultivation of water meadows, first published in 1779. "Francis Forbes had recommended water meadows and had given some instruction how to make and manage them, and several other previous writers had done the same, while the actual practice had been fairly common in parts of... Read more about this item

1 p.l., 7, [9], 6 pp. Small 4to, attractive antique calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: Printed by T.F., sold by W. Ley, 1657. First edition and rather scarce. Following Shaw's essay on the dung roller, which he invented, the remainder of the book consists of two texts, the first starting "How to Order any Land, so as it may reteyne all the moysture that falleth thereon: and to Improve it thereby," and the second starting "An Easie and Profitable... Read more about this item

40 leaves (the final blank). Small folio (332 x 210 mm.), orig. paste-paper boards (spine & extremities somewhat worn), uncut. [Clausthal?: ca. 1815]. A fine and legible manuscript instructional manual on techniques and problems of mine surveying. The text is divided into five chapters: "Von der Vorbereitung zum Markscheiden" ("On preparations for measuring the area in which mining may be carried out"), "Von Bennenung der Gänge und Klüfte" ("On the... Read more about this item

Fine medallion woodcut port. of the author on verso of title, numerous woodcut illus. in the text, one folding woodcut plate (pp. 769-70) with the woodcut volvelle unassembled on a separate slip bound-in, & one folding printed table (pp. 790-91). 16 p.l. (the last a blank), 1194 (i.e. 1204), [64] pp. Thick 8vo, cont. blind-stamped panelled pigskin over wooden boards (some light dampstaining) by Hans Bopp of Nuremberg, orig. clasps & catches. Basel: [H. Petri], 1557. Second edition (the first... Read more about this item

Woodcut diagrams in the text. 4 p.l. (final leaf a blank), 134 pp. Small 4to, cont. vellum over boards. Venice: B. Bruni, 1667. [bound with]: -. Seconde Considerationi sopra la Forza dell'Argomento Fisicomattematico...contra il Moto Diurno della Terra... Woodcut diagrams in the text. 4 p.l., 111 pp. Small 4to. Padua: M. Bolzetta de Cadorini, 1668. [bound with]: -. Terze considerationi sopra Una Lettera del...Gio: Alfonso Borelli...scritta da Questi in replica di alcune... Read more about this item

Industrial Press, Incorporated, 1970. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Engraved frontis. port. of Harris, 14 engraved plates (some folding, one with a short tear without loss) & numerous woodcut illus. in the text. Title in red & black. [463] leaves; [386] leaves. Two vols. Folio, cont. panelled calf (extremities a little worn, some browning as is usual with this book), red morocco lettering pieces on spines (Vol. I label recent & sympathetically done). London: 1704-10. First edition of the first technical encyclopedia in any language and a landmark in... Read more about this item