Engineering

Paris: Chez L'éditeur, 1832. Hardcover. Good. 2nd ed., "Revue et augmentée par M. Laguerenne." Imprint includes: Lyon: Chez M. Favéro. 3 volumes: 57 folded leaves of plates, some in-text tables; 26 cm. Contemporary binding: calf spines with 6 spine compartments between double gilt rules. Black leather spine labels in the second and fourth compartments with gilt-tooled title and volume numbers. Marbled paper over boards. Page edges are yellow, except for the fore-edges of the plate volume. Dedicated to Louis-Philippe I, last king of France. Volume containing the plates entitled: Atlas de la Science de l'Ingénieur. Civil engineering treatise about the construction of roads, bridges, canals, and aquaducts, with detailed engravings. In Good Condition: leather rubbed, most prominently at the tails of vol. 2 and 3; corners and fore-edges rubbed; fore-edges of vol. 3 boards are dampstained, resulting in the migration of yellow from the leaf edges to… Read More

New York: The Sanitation Engineer. Good+. 1885. Hardcover. Volume XII, June - November 1885. Text tight, clean & intact. Numerous B/W illustrations. Latest in sinks, toilets, urinals & tubs. Public health, drainage, water supply, ventilation, heating & lighting. Clean marbled boards with modest edge wear. Green cloth tape spine with gilt lettering. X-Library with some internal markings, including book plate. Technical, Sanitation Engineering. ; Ex-Library; B&W Drawing; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 552 pages .

M. Taylor, 1837. Hardcover. Good. M. Taylor, 1837. 2nd edition. 2 volumes bound as one. Unabridged. 72 plates. Thick, 4to, contemporary cloth, rebacked. Light foxing/soiling. Shelf worn. See pictures.

John Murray. London. 1857. Third Edition, Revised, With Additions. The same year as the First edition. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 inches). Portrait frontis. Finely bound, by Frost & Co, of Bath, in half tan calf. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt floral wavy role. Compartments decorated with double ruled borders. Within the borders are floral corner decorations and decorative centre pieces. Red and blue labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Tan cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A fine copy in a highly attractive fine binding.

Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, 1915. First edition. Good. Hardcover: A Study Of The Malleable Furnace - Leather bound with gilt lettering on board and spine, embossed furnace worker on front board. Color and B/W illustrations. inside front hinge has separated. Pages are clean, crisp, sharp edges, clear and bright, no tanning. Book has shelf wear and a minor chip to bottom rear board, please see pictures. Size 4.25"" x 6.75"". *****1915 - A wonderful very rare First Edition copy*****

Earthquake Spectra - Total of 60 Volumes - Engineering Research Professional Journal (Volume 5-20 Softcovers 1989-2004)
Subtitle: "The Professional Journal of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute."
Published by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (California). Softcovers throughout the set may have slight creases, impressions, spots, or smudges. A few volumes have small tears or bumps on the covers or spines, as well as the pre- or proceeding pages. The last six (6) volumes are still in the original shipping packaging. No writing or markings. Overall, the set is in Very Good condition.
PLEASE REVIEW THE LIST OF VOLUMES INCLUDED BELOW, AS THERE ARE SEVERAL VOLUMES THAT ARE INTERUPTED OR INCOMPLETE (FOR EXAMPLE: VOLUMES 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, AND 20 ARE MISSING NUMBERS OR QUARTERLY PRINTINGS) & OTHER VOLUMES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS.
1. Volume 5, Number 3 - August 1989
2. Special Supplement - August 1989
3. Volume 5, Number 4 - November 1989
4. Volume 6, Number 1 -… Read More

This is a hardbound copy of one of the seminal books in polymer science and technology. It is the 1947 publication, presumed first edition, and is ex-library, with stamp and written cataloging on the front flyleaves and a pocket/card on the back flyleaf. 219 pages with tables and index. Cover is sunned and has a stain at upper center; spine has sunning and wear, particularly at the top as shown; pages may be slightly browned; and slight separation from front spine, also shown. Good clean interior with no markings.

Washington D.C.: US Govt. Printing Office, 1942. Colour poster (28 x 40 in). Professionally mounted, glazed, and framed using archival materials. Original creases from folding, bright and fresh. Excellent condition. An important Second World War poster promoting women in the wartime workforce, produced in 1942 by the War Manpower Commission. At the time, "Women in the War" was one of the most widely distributed images of a woman laboring in war production, unlike the "We Can Do It" poster, which was produced only for Westinghouse plants during a few weeks in 1943 and did not become iconic until the 1980s. "Among the many agencies President Roosevelt had created during the war was the War Manpower Commission, formed in April 1942 to oversee war labor issues in the military, industrial, and civilian sectors. And in June 1942, the Office of War Information was formed to manage the flows of news and propaganda about the war to the public. By 1943, when the labor shortage was most acute, the two… Read More

London: A. Millar, 1764. Half Leather. Very Good. 4to.. VIII+256pp+ 23 folding plates ( complete) Very well bound in half leather (early 29th century) with marbled boards. Minimal occasional foxing. FIRST EDITION. A very good copy. SHIPPING AIR MAIL WORLDWIDE INCLUDED.

NY: Evert Duyckinck, 1821. First edition thus, Newly Arranged, Improved and Enlarged with Useful Selections and a New Set of Accurate Mathematical Tables by James Ryan. Published NY: Evert Duyckinck, 1821. 8vo., v+360pp., plus 184pp. of tables, plus 14 fold out copper plates. Full leather with leather spine label. Leather worn at the hinges and extremities, covers strong, light foxing, pencil calculations on pastedowns, but a good, workable copy. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Chicago: The Author, 1911. Presentation Copy, inscribed at title page -"Given to you by the son of the author ( see page 4)" and with the name stamp of Henry G.K. Tyrrell at title page. Very Good, rebound in later green cloth boards, paper label at spine, front hinge cracked and holding nicely, rear hinge just starting. Profusely illustrated with 328 illustrations, 478, (2) pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. Presentation Copy.

Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966. very good. NASA, 1966. Press Kit, Project: Lunar Orbiter A, Aug. 9 through 13 1966. - - 46 pp. Illustrated with 11 diagrams and drawings of the Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft and its photographic system. Stapled at spine. NASA Release No. 66-195. This was to be the first launch of the Atlas-Agena photographic laboratory spacecraft to orbit the moon, to monitor conditions such as meteoroid and radiation intensity in preparation for a manned lunar landing mission. - - Very good condition Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US.

Toledo: Willys-Overland Export Corporation, 1958. Service manual for these innovative but uncommon light trucks. Mostly scorned by the American public, they found more favor as industrial & government vehicles around the world. Paperback, as pictured. Light wear, some rubbing, minor creases, some internal foxing extending to page edges. Text clean; 210 pages, many tables, diagrams, b/w photos. . First Edition. Paperback. Good. 8½" by 11".

Reston, Virginia: Amer Society of Civil Engineers, 2004. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 348 pages. Hardcover bound in blue glossy paper-covered boards. Light to moderate wear to the binding. There is a little ding on the right side of the spine on the front hinge. Some sunning to the top edge of the front cover. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Front flyleaf clipped at the top corner. Text is clean and unmarked.

NY: Society of Mining Engineers, 1973. Hard cover 2 volume set. Published NY: Society of Mining Engineers, 1973. Thick 8vo.'s containg 35 in-depth sections of technical data and guidlines, illustrated with tables, formulas and reproductions. An authoritative reference and design source. Red letherette with gilt titles. A near fine set - clean, bright, unmarked.. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.