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1938np. Illustrated with 49 full page photographs of the State Capitol buildings in the United States. Title page soiled with a small tear on lower margin. Old tape repair on last leaf with photo of Wyoming's capitol building. Oblong small folio. 300 x 250 mm. Softcover. Original paper wraps lettered in gold and embossed in blind. Wraps very soiled. ARCH 2
1838ref. 18539Washington: Thomas Allen printer 1838. 8vo. 7 pp. Lists expenditures from 31 December 1837 to 1 December 1838 for repairs and construction work on public buildings in Washington D.C. describes in detail the progress of construction on the Treasury Building and Patent Office Building and also the Capitol the President's mansion and the Potomac bridge. Government document: 25th Congress 3d Session. Doc. No. 20. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in outer margin of p. 1 and ink notation at bottom margin of p. 7. Very good. Thomas Allen, printer unknown books
1846ref. 18151Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1846. 8vo. 4 pp. Printed here is Gault & Emery's contract to furnish granite coping 3 September 1846; C. Buckingham's contract to enclose the statue of Washington in the east Capitol square 7 September 1846; and John Skirving's contract to perform certain work in the north wing of the Capitol 9 September 1846. Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 14. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral at top margin of p. 1. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
1817ref. 11545Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 5 1 pp. Contains a letter dated 28 January 1817 of Samuel Lane Commissioner of Public Buildings addressed to the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives with an accompanying document on p. 5 containing an estimate of expenditures required to carry out the enclosing and improving of the public square near the Capitol. "64" printed at head of title. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 64. Shaw & Shoemaker 42615. Removed from a nonce volume. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library. Very good condition. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
1862133 p. 8vo. 225 mm. Disbound. Very Good. 37th Congress, 2d Session. House. Report. 137. Includes also: Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, 1854 (U.S. Office of Public Buildings)./ Submitted by Mr. Sargent. Laid on the table, and ordered printed July 10, 1862. A wonderful accounting of the: architecture; construction work; and costs of the U.S. Treasury Building and the U.S. Capitol. We note that laborers were paid under $1.25 per day; teamsters $1.33 per day; and the Engineer $2.00 per day. Brick and stone masons and cutters could earn as much as $2.50 per day. Documents such as this deserve more study by economic and social historians. GEOLOGY 2
1817ref. 18398Washington: William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 40 pp. Letters and reports of Samuel Lane Commissioner of Public Buildings Benjamin Henry Latrobe 17641820 Surveyor of the Capitol and James Hoban 17621831 Superintendent of the President's house i.e. White House concerning the rebuilding of those buildings following their partial destruction during the War of 1812. With detailed estimates of building costs. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 89. Printed at head of title: "89. Shaw & Shoemaker 42720. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Very light foxing. Very good. William A. Davis unknown books
1817ref. 18433Washington 1817. 8vo. 10 pp. Concerns a furnace invented by Daniel Pettibone to warm the apartments of public buildings. Includes certificates documents A B C and D attesting to the efficacy of Pettibone's stove a letter of Benjamin Henry Latrobe to Daniel Pettibone Pettibone's petition to Congress and his estimate of the costs of heating certain rooms in the Capitol. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 90. Shaw & Shoemaker 42721. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Chip out of fore-margin of pp. 9/10 not affecting text. Very good. unknown books
ref. Andersen, Michael AagaardIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1962Features/Photos: General Lyman Lemnitzer; The Auxiliary Oiler Green Ranger runs aground; Explosion at Takeley, Essex; Unsettled Arabia; Karsh photo of Robert F. Kennedy; Buildings of Fort Shalmaneser; The St. Louis Climatron; 4500 year old funerary boat of Cheops; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
194328 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
1970ref. 40484ABMannheim, Mannheimer Verlagsanstalt, 1970. quadr.8°, 60 S. mit zahlr. s/w-Abb. und wunderbaren Werbeanzeigen original Kartonage (geheftet), schönes, textsauberes Exemplar
1900Very Good German Original b/w city plan. Atlas folio. (58x47 cm). In German. Folded. [CITY PLAN of BRAILA -IBRAIL-] Stadtplan von Braila. Scale (Masstab): 1/10.000. No cartographer. 33 descriptive articles on bottom-right corner of the plan. Slightly chipped at extremities of paper and soiling. It shows Braila and Donau. Braila (Turkish: Ibrail) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Braila County. There's some Ottoman manuscript including translations of the German descriptive text on the plan, and also "'Ibrail' sehir plâni" written on verso in Ottoman script. Extremely rare.
1900Very Good German Original b/w city plan. Atlas folio. (58x47 cm). In German. Folded. [CITY PLAN of BRAILA -IBRAIL-] Stadtplan von Braila. Scale (Masstab): 1/10.000. No cartographer. 33 descriptive articles on bottom-right corner of the plan. Slightly chipped at extremities of paper and soiling. It shows Braila and Donau. Braila (Turkish: Ibrail) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Braila County.
1971ref. 1510Hamburg, 1971. 39 S., 9 Bll. mit 3 Porträts u. 11 Fots auf Tafeln. Quer-8vo, 20 cm. ORückenbroschur mit VDeckelillustr. .
1802ref. 15907Nismes, Veuve Belle, An X-1802 ; in-4 ; veau marbré, dos lisse à faux-nerfs, décoré dans le style de Bozérian, titre doré, roulette décorative dorée d'encadrement des plats, roulette sur les coupes (rel. de l'époque) ; XXIX, 588 pp., 1 tableau dépliant h.t. et 1 pl. gravée sur cuivre par Savin.
ref. 12280In 8 reliure éditeur, pleine toile à décor passe partout avec titre doré. Titre et décor doré au dos. Frontispice sus serpente, titre avec vignette, 260 pages, catalogue L de 8 pages en fin de volumes. Illustrations dans le texte et hors texte de MATTHIS, certaines en couleurs, sous serpentes. .Jules HETZEL & Cie 1876. Rousseurs, principalement en début et fin de volume, ainsi qu’en marges extérieurs, à quelques pages.
1673ref. 116729Coignard 1673 in-folio A Paris, Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard, 1673, in-folio à grandes marges de 285x420 mm environ, (2) ff., 1 frontispice, page de titre, (8) ff. (Epistre, Préface), 325 pages, (7) ff. (Table), (1) f. (Privilège), (3) ff. Pleine reliure granitée d'époque, dos à 6 nerfs, titres dorés, caissons ornés, roulette dorée sur les coupes, tranches mouchetées. Reliure restaurée, ors passés, restauration de la page de titre, importantes traces de mouillures marginales sur les 4 feuillets liminaires puis petites auréoles marginales et éparses au long du volume, légères déchirures sans atteinte au texte sur 2 feuillets, pagination fantaisiste à partir de la page 238 (sans manque). Bel exemplaire malgré les défauts signalés, intérieur très frais.
1981MIR PUBLISHERS 1981 392 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: SEGNI DEL TEMPO E UNA PICCOLA MANCANZA IN QUARTA DI COPERTINA, VOLUME INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO. Parole e frasi comuni According to Eq angle angular deflection arch beam and girder bending moment diagram bottom cantilever centre-to-centre distance coefficient compression members contraflexure cosh crane beam cross section cross-sectional area depth determineddiagonal diameter diaphragms dimensions distance distributed load edge members elastic equation erection factor flange flexural rigidity foundation frame-shear wall structure Gaussian curvature girder height horizontal in-situ r.c. industrial buildingsinstalled joints lateral loads lintels live loads loading system longitudinal forces metre run midspan multi-storey building multi-storey frame open-work shear wall plastic hinges prefabricated members pressure prestressed rectangularreinforced concrete reinforced concrete structures reinforcing steel resist ribbed slabs roof slabs shear wall structure shearing forces shell roofs silos sinh skeleton space span statically indeterminate storey strength strip footing strutssubgrade surface taken tank temperature tension tion top chord transverse frame trusses two-piece column uniformly distributed vertical members welded welded-wire fabric width wire
1899112 Pages. Features: Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part IX; Holy Week Procession in Seville (includes photos of Nazarene's in costumes similar to those of Klansmen); My Texan Elopement -John H. Jones impersonates Miss Sally Steddem; A Naturalist in Cannibal-Land - adventures of Captain H. Cayley-Webster in the cannibal islands of the South Seas (with photos of Cayley-Webster); Jinkers and Jinkering - photo-illustrated article shows how buildings are moved by horses and oxen in Western New South Wales; My Klondike Mission - Lilian Agnes Oliver of Chicago set out for the Klondike to raise money to support her invalid husband - a photo-illustrated account; Through Pygmy-Land - Part I - photo-illustrated article by Albert B. Lloyd; The Heroes of Niagara - a series of graphic narratives, each illustrated by a photo of the hero and his apparatus; "Dago" - eminent actor Kyrle Bellew relates a remarkable mining incident - with photos; The Martyrs of Ku-Cheng - photo-illustrated article on the slaughter of Christian missionaries in the interior of China and the decapitating retribution; My First Leopard - by Walter H. Bone; Round the World in a Home-Made Boat - Joshua Slocum and the 'Spray'; Wolves in a Blizzard - Mr. and Mrs. E. Howard in North-West Canada; My Cycle Ride to Khiva - part II - an account of a remarkable bicycle ride across the deserts of Kara-kum and Kizil-kum by Robert L. Jefferson, F.R.G.S.; Attacked by Leeches - W. Harcourt-Bath describes a horrible jungle; Incredible photos of dozens of prisoners on treadmill in the great prison of Rangoon; Photo of dead Armenian heroes in Samsoun; and more. Average wear. Complete and intact. Few pencil markings. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1915ref. 1197460Jena, G. Fischer, 1915. 4to. 8, 288 S. m. 150 Abb., 41 (recte: 37) Lichtdrucktaf. (davon 1 gefaltet), 4 Taf. (davon 2 gefaltet) (Gesamtreihe Heft 39). OBr. (bestaubt, Rückensign., unbeschnitten, 1 Lage gelockert). (Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler Thüringens 2/3/1/2).
1917ref. 1197090Jena, G. Fischer, 1917. 4to. 2 Bl., 16, 399, (1) S. m. 302 Abb., 76 Taf. in Lichtdruck, 2 doppelseit. Taf. (Gesamtreihe Heft 41). Hlwd (beschabt, Rücken m. Klebespur, Titelei etwas knickspurig, fingerfleckig u. mehrf. gest.). (Die Bau- u. Kunstdenkmäler Thüringens 2/3/2).
ref. 27687PARIS, Bossange frères libraires, 1821/1822 - Reliure 1/2 basane romantique, frottée - Dos lisse orné - Tranches mouchetées - Signet - 2 tomes complets (sans l'atlas) -rousseurs éparses - In-8, 13 x 20,5 cm - LXXIII-443 et 511 pages-(3) - envoi rapide et soigné
Published in 1970s, 4 pages, illustrated. eng
1927ref. 1314620Düsseldorf, Schwann, 1927. 4to. 10, 222 S. m. 158 Textabbildungen, 9 Tafeln. Blauer OLwdbd m. goldgeprägtem Titel u. goldgeprägter Deckelvignette (Einbd etwas verblaßt u. fleckig, Besitzvermerk auf Vorsatz).
197216 pages, illustrated, folded drawing. eng