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1991ref. 2299039Elsevier Science Ltd 1991. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Water damaged. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1300grams ISBN:0444888632 Elsevier Science Ltd hardcover
1891ref. t0041aEdinburgh: R Grant & Son. G: in good condition. Cover marked and bumped. Edge-wear. Chipping to spine ends. Inner hinge cracking. Previous owner inscription to title page. Occasional marking. Some mispagination. Some tearing to folding plates; tape repairs to plate XXXIII. 1891. Second Edition. Blue hardback cloth covered card with gilt illustration and titles on front cover. 340mm x 430mm 13" x 17". x 303pp. 55 b/w plates 7 fold-out b/w illustrations. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . R Grant & Son hardcover
1978ref. 133c5928Canada: University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 442 pages. Extensive footnotes glossary bibliography and index. Over three hundred black and white illustrations. "Traces the complete history of geared planetary machines from the inventions of Archimedes to the astronomical clocks of the present day. The only work of its kind. Concerned not only with the machines themselves but also with the craftsmen who made them and the uses to which they were put." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear to clean and unmarked book. Binding intact. Minor moisture-induced undulating to inner portion of bottom edge of first 110 pages or so. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this masterful treatise. University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute Hardcover
1964ref. 030341Los Angeles / North Canton / Dallas /Winston-Salem Etc: National Registry Of Willys-Knight Automobiles / Willys-Overland-Knight Registry Inc 1964-1980 1964. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. A Long But Incomplete Run Of 54 Issues1964-1980 Plus The Membership Roster Of June 1980. Fine No Wear Or Names Or Marks. National Registry Of Willys-Knight Automobiles / Willys-Overland-Knight Registry Inc 1964-1980 paperback
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1951ref. 834j1222Canada: Canadian General Electric Company Limited. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. "This Service Manual contains service instructions on all Radio and Television Receivers sold by Canadian General Electric Company Limitied during the years 1945 to 1949 inclusive. It is presented for your information and convenience in servicing General Electric Receivers." - Foreword. 491 pages including several fold-out schematic drawings plus black and white illustrations of the various products discussed. Also includes service instructions for General Electric record changers. Front endpaper proudly illustrated with images of the dozens of CGE factories and service centres which dotted the nation in the wake of ramped up WWII production. Unmarked with average wear to original navy cloth lettered in gold. Binding somewhat tender but holding. A worthy example of this rare and informative vintage manual.; 4to . Canadian General Electric Company Limited hardcover
1987ref. 101j2326Great Britain: John Wiley & Sons. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0471909149 . "Concerned with the description and quantification of sediment movement and storage in rivers with gravel-bed material. Based upon material presented at a workshop held in Pingree Park Colorado in August 1985. Geomorphologists and engineers specializing in rivers will find the book invaluable." - back board. 995 page hardcover book with index graphs tables footnotes and black and white reproductions of photos. Bits of ink underlining on approximately five pages. Binding intact. Moderate wear. From a government reference library with related markings. A sound example of this superlative reference. ; 8vo . John Wiley & Sons hardcover
1994ref. 5822012Elsevier Science Ltd 1994. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3650grams ISBN:0444816453 Elsevier Science Ltd hardcover
ref. SKU0194941RS Means 2015-11-30. Paperback. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking RS Means paperback
1940ref. 2083002117700484Not Available 1940. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: Horizontal 285 Not Available paperback
1927ref. 029044Denver: Moffat Tunnel Commission / Wahlgreen Publishing Company 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Plates Maps. Two Volumes#117 Of A Small Signed Limited Edition Here In The Deluxe Binding Of Full Black Morocco With Thick Brown Dust Jackets And Slipcase Box. Books Are Fine All Gilt Brilliant Contents Immaculate Tiny Traces Of Rubbing Just At Corners. Dust Jackets With All Gilt Still Brilliant Complete A Few Very Short Tears At Corners No Fading. With The Original Box Covered In Blue And White Marbled Paper Intact Light Wear No Staining With The Lid Worn At Edges And With One Short End Partially Detached But Holding By The Remaining Attached Side. Moffat Tunnel Commission / Wahlgreen Publishing Company hardcover
ref. Z1-M-005-01374Computational Mechanics. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear and may have sticker on cover but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Computational Mechanics unknown
ref. Z1-C-032-01558Devon Engineering and Planning Department. Used - Good. Worn cover. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Devon, Engineering and Planning Department unknown
ref. Z1-F-006-01407Prentice Hall. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Prentice Hall unknown
ref. Z1-I-014-00014EnTra Publications. Used - Good. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day.Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. EnTra Publications unknown
ref. Z1-N-011-01051Butterworth-Heinemann. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Butterworth-Heinemann unknown
1830ref. 29449Munich: Cottage Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1830. Hardcover. Mechanics; Industrial; Latin Language; folding plate; 4to 11" - 13" tall; x 62 pages; Automatum Hydraulicum seu Machina Statica Aquam parca vena haustam ad quamvis quantitatum collectam magno mittendi defluvio : motu spontaneo et periodice perenni 245 x 201 mm. 1 folding plate. Contemporary marbled boards. Condition: spine restored very good. First edition. This is a detailed description of the hydraulic pump invented by Haeberl 1759-1846 illustrated with a fine folding engraved plate at the back. Presentation copy with an inscription from the author opposite the title page. Worldcat locates three copies. None others found. A Medical Doctor and Engineer of considerable renown. ; Signed by Author . Cottage Press hardcover
1958ref. 133H5076New 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; Evaporation; Factors affecting Runoff; River Gaging; Float Measurements; Estimating Stream Flow; Flood Flows; Investigation of Sites; Hydraulics; Head Power and Efficiency; Pondage and Storage; Types of Hydro Plants; Cost of Steam Power; Cost of Hydro Power; Market Requirements and Load Studies; Capacity and Development and Economic Advisability of Hydro; Reports; Solid Gravity Concrete Dams; Arch Dams; Buttressed Concrete Dams; Earth Dams - General Design Principles; Earth Dam Stability; Details of Earth Dams; Rock-Fill Dams; Timber Dams and Stell Dams; Preparation and Protection of Foundations for Dams; Spillways and Headwater Control; Intakes; Conduits; Canals; Flumes; Steel Pipe; Wood-Stave Pipe and Concrete Pipe; Tunnels; Water Hamer; Surge Tanks; Powerhouse Substructure; Powerhouse Superstructure; Hydraulic Turbines; Parts and Auxiliaries for Hydraulics; Electrical Design; Generators Exciters and Transformers; Switching Wiring and Auxiliary Power and Lighting; Transmission Lines; Plant Operation. Above-average wear to publisher's maroon cloth lettered in gilt upon backstrip. Narrow opening in binding after half-title page. Binding slack but intact. Minimal markings. A worthy reference copy of this superlative reference. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hardcover
1934ref. 133a2718USA: United States Department of the Interior Burea of Reclamation 1934. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 75 pages of detailed text plus dozens of fold-out engineering drawings plus construction program. Somewhat above-average external wear but contents clean and sound. No markings noticed. Binding intact. A wonderfully historic item. United States Department of the Interior, Burea of Reclamation Paperback
1950ref. 140949395New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1950. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. xiii. 1 451 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth ruled in blind on front board and lettered in gilt on spine. Near Fine with trivial foxing to upper textblock edge light offsetting from jacket to endpapers and owner inscription to front pastedown. In a scarce Very Good unclipped dust jacket with sunned and creased spine panel light foxing and moderate wear. The first edition of the foundational text of the American computer industry. This well-organized compendium of components techniques and concepts was developed by a research team that had its roots in wartime naval cryptanalysis. McGraw-Hill Book Company unknown
1941ref. 097322United Kingdom 1941. A run in the engineering Weekly Journal from 1941 to 1946 January 1941 to December 1946 lacking January to June 1943. 11 volumes in all. circa 6000 pages. Books measure 14 x 11 inches. Bound in cloth. Cloth light rubbed faded on spines scuff marking. Good solid working bindings. Internally pages clean throughout. A nice run in good solid working bindings. Some of the articles in these volumes. Early Naval Flying. The '' Marathon '' Civil-Transport Aircraft. North Atlantic Ice Patrol. The British '' Valentine '' Infantry Tank Air Raid Shelter Air Purification. Side Launching of Submarines. Ranney Water-Collecting Installation; Indian Ordnance Work. Mud Mountain Dam. Washington. Production-Line Welded Shipbuiling. Pre-Fabricated Ship Construction in the United States. Timber Hanger for the United States Navy. Rebuilt 2-8-0 Locomotive for the L.N.E.R. Trench-Excavation Machine. The '' Superfortress '' Long-Range Bomber. Floating Concrete Arch Bridge Across River Derwent at Hobart. . Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. hardcover
1991ref. x-0419167501Spanish Professionals in Amer 1991. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 422 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. Spanish Professionals in Amer hardcover
1950ref. 118811New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. 1950. First edition first printing of the first treatise on how to build an electronic digital computer. An important contribution to computing literature in its own right it also provided some of the most complete bibliographies available on the subject at the time. Charles Brown Tompkins a pioneering academic in the fields of numerical analysis and computing wrote the majority of the text much of which summarises the work of the Engineering Research Associates computer company of which he was a founder in 1946. Octavo. With diagrams throughout. Original navy cloth spine lettered and ruled in gilt front cover ruled in blind. With dust jacket. Minimal shelfwear cloth bright contents clean. A near-fine copy in the very good jacket lightly soiled chipped at extremities spine panel faded with two slight indentations and a faint patch of dampstain visible on verso bookseller's stamp on front flap. Origins of Cyberspace 584; Tomash & Williams E14. hardcover
1880ref. g0966Paris: Au Bureau des Publications. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Slight foxing. 1880. First edition thus. Dark blue hardback cloth cover. 320mm x 240mm 13" x 9". 120 plates. 120 b/w plates. Over 300 ironwork patterns. Grills Balconies Canopies Gates Fences Girders Frames Bridges etc. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Au Bureau des Publications hardcover
ref. 159Earthquake 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 - February 1990 5. Volume 6 Number 2 - May 1990 6. Volume 6 Number 3 - August 1990 7. Volume 6 Number 4 - August 1990 8. Volume 7 Number 1 - February 1991 9. Volume 7 Number 2 - May 1991 10. Volume 7 Number 3 - August 1991 11. Supplement A to Volume 7 - October 1991 12. Supplement B to Volume 7 - October 1991 13. Volume 7 Number 4 - November 1991 14. Volume 8 Number 1 - February 1992 15. Volume 8 Number 2 - May 1992 16. Volume 8 Number 3 - August 1992 17. Volume 8 Number 4 - November 1992 18. Volume 9 Number 1 - February 1993 19. Volume 9 Number 2 - May 1993 20. Supplement to Volume 9 - July 1993 21. Volume 9 Number 3 - August 1993 22. Volume 9 Number 4 - November 1993 23. Volume 10 Number 1 - February 1994 24. Volume 10 Number 2 - May 1994 25. Volume 10 Number 3 - August 1994 26. Volume 10 Number 4 - November 1994 27. Volume 11 Number 1 - February 1995 28. Supplement A to Volume 11 - April 1995 29. Supplement B to Volume 11 - April 1995 30. Volume 11 Number 2 - May 1995 31. Volume 11 Number 3 - August 1995 32. Volume 11 Number 4 - November 1995 33. Supplement C to Volume 11 - January 1996 34. Special Supplement to Volume 11 - November 1996 35. Volume 12 Number 1 - February 1996 36. Volume 12 Number 2 - May 1996 37. Volume 12 Number 3 - August 1996 38. Volume 12 Number 4 - November 1996 39. Volume 13 Number 1 - February 1997 40. Volume 13 Number 2 - May 1997 41. Volume 13 Number 3 - August 1997 Bumped back top corner that affected the processing pages too 42. Volume 13 Number 4 - November 1997 43. Volume 14 Number 1 - February 1998 Small tear on cover and first few pages 44. Volume 14 Number 2 - May 1998 45. Volume 14 Number 3 - August 1998 46. Volume 14 Number 4 - November 1998 47. Volume 15 Number 1 - February 1999 48. Volume 15 Number 2 - May 1999 49. Volume 15 Number 3 - August 1999 50. Volume 15 Number 4 - November 1999 51. Volume 16 Number 1 - February 2000 52. Supplement A to Volume 16 - December 2000 Regional Fault Rupture Map Small tear on cover 53. Supplement A to Volume 17 - April 2001 54. Supplement A to Volume 18 - July 2002 55. Volume 19 Number 2 - May 2003 Still in packaging 56. Volume 19 Number 3 - August 2003 Still in packaging 57. Volume 19 Number 4 - November 2003 Still in packaging 58. Volume 20 Number 1 - February 2004 Still in packaging 59. Volume 20 Number 2 - May 2004 Still in packaging 60. Volume 20 Number 3 - August 2004 Still in packaging Earthquake Engineering Research Institute paperback