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G (no dj, blue cloth with gilt titles and small gilt vignette on spine, lightly worn head and tail of spine and corners rubbed, front hinge cracked else a good sound copy with few marks and blotches endpapers, internally pages are tight and unmarked) large octavo 337pp. First edition. With hundreds of diagrams and illustrations.
1900VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners lightly rubbed and 3 tiny puncture holes border of front board, outside page edges mottled red, internally very good condition with small name stamp front free endpaper, patchy browning free endpapers, no other marks, pages clean and binding firm, no foxing, light age browning page edges) quarto 160pp. Special Edition, specially prepared for subscribers. Volume VII of a set of 8 volumes, containing receipts, processes, and memoranda for workshop use, based on personal experience and expert knowledge, with 5060 illustrations and indexes of 34,000 items. This volume has b/w frontispiece with clean tissue guard, and 4 full page colour plates with clean tissue guards - the plates featuring windows, stencils, airtight cases, chairs. (Other volumes available in this series).
1900Good + (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, but there are 2 small closed cuts in the middleof the spine - from falling gainst edge of shelving. not unsightly - can provise scans to re-assure you! central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners lightly rubbed and light wear head of spine, outside page edges mottled red, internally very good condition with small name stamp front free endpaper, patchy light browning free endpapers, no other marks, pages clean and binding firm, no foxing, light age browning page edges) quarto 160pp. Special Edition, specially prepared for subscribers. Volume V of a set of 8 volumes, containing receipts, processes, and memoranda for workshop use, based on personal experience and expert knowledge, with 5060 illustrations and indexes of 34,000 items. This volume has b/w frontispiece with clean tissue guard, and 4 full page colour plates with clean tissue guards - the plates featuring rustic woodwork, mechanism of watches, doors, bent ironwork. (Other volumes available in this series).
1949Vg (no dj, clean green cloth with bright gilt title on spine, neat signature front fixed endpaper and small pencil annotation, very light browning endpapers, internally all very clean and bright, a very good copy) octavo 327pp. Reprint of second edition.
1946G/Fair (tarnished dj chipped and torn around edges, dark blue boards faded and stained, owner's signature front endpaper else contents clean and unmarked) octavo 601pp. A textbook covering the syllabuses of the BSc (Eng), Inst.CE, and I.Mech.E exams in this subject. Seventh edition.
1958VG/VG full plastic cover over everything has protected well, but sticking tape has left marks on front and rear ends papers. both ends of dj at spine are worn/rubbed. no inscriptions not price-clipped.faint musty/chemical smell - from poor prior storage - now resolving.
1900VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners very lightly rubbed and small faint patch of faded speckles front board, outside page edges mottled red, internally very good condition with small name stamp front free endpaper, patchy faint browning free endpapers, no other marks, pages clean and binding firm, no foxing, light age browning page edges) quarto 190pp. Special Edition, specially prepared for subscribers. Volume IV of a set of 8 volumes, containing receipts, processes, and memoranda for workshop use, based on personal experience and expert knowledge, with 5060 illustrations and indexes of 34,000 items. This volume has b/w frontispiece with clean tissue guard, and 4 full page colour plates with clean tissue guards - the plates featuring manipulative processes, household utensils, clocks and clockwork, picture framing. (Other volumes available in this series).
1969Vg/G (lightly soiled dj rubbed and worn at edges with one small tear, clean black cloth with gilt titles on spine, light spot margins of last two pages else a clean bright sound copy with no inscriptions) octavo 377pp. First edition. Figures throughout the text.
19808vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cloth Covered Boards, Gilt. Very Good. Good. Consulting engineers of the twentieth century. A few fingermarks plus top edge wear to jacket, slight fusty smell.
Vg (no dj, red cloth faded on spine and around edges, neat signatures front endpapers and marks on endpapers from tape else no significant fault) octavo 455pp. With diagrams.
VG. Brown leather-look boards have slightly bumped edges and corners. No inscription. Endpapers and pages very clean, page block very tight. Octavo, pp501. Diagrams throughout. Official copy, notified in Army Orders for October 1936. A handbook of elecricty and magnetism, leading up to their technical application to communication in the field.
Vg/G (lightly soiled white dj, contents no significant fault) octavo 296pp. Designed to cover the two years course of the City andGuilds of London Institute for Mechanical Engineering Technicians, Ordinary Grade. With examples and exercises, and answers. 224 figures in the text.
VG. Brown leather-look boards have slightly bumped edges and corners. No inscription. Endpapers and pages very clean, page block very tight. Octavo, pp501. Diagrams throughout. Official copy, notified in Army Orders. A handbook of elecricty and magnetism, leading up to their technical application to communication in the field. marked "disional signals unit library" to title page
VG (original dark blue cloth with gilt titles). Octavo. 408pp illustrated with diagrams. Engineering Degree Series
Vg (no dj, red cloth boards with ruled black lines bordering front board, blind stamped advert for Dunlop & Ranken on back board, bookmark for Hoffmann attached by red cord, contents clean and tight without fault) 48mo extended landscape 704pp plus advertisements front and back. With technical dictionaries in French and Spanish at back.
Vg (no dj, red cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, . both ends of the spine covering are rolled but no loss. pre-titel page has a written dedication daated 1933. contents clean and tight without fault)
Vg/G (intact dj rather loose and creased round edges, lightly discoloured on spine, no tears, not clipped, signature front flap, clean maroon cloth with bright gilt titles spine and front board, small patch of light foxing front endpapers and one or two small marks back endpapers, few small isolated spots outside page edges, internally contents clean and binding firm) quarto 544pp. Third edition fourth printing. heavy item.
VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners very lightly rubbed, outside page edges mottled red, internally very good condition with small name stamp front free endpaper, patchy light browning free endpapers, no other marks, pages clean and binding firm, no foxing, light age browning page edges) quarto 184pp. Special Edition, specially prepared for subscribers. Volume VI of a set of 8 volumes, containing receipts, processes, and memoranda for workshop use, based on personal experience and expert knowledge, with 5060 illustrations and indexes of 34,000 items. This volume has b/w frontispiece with clean tissue guard, and 4 full page colour plates with clean tissue guards - the plates featuring gates, tools used in blacksmith's work, apparatus for analysis, lamps. (Other volumes available in this series).
Vg/Vg (unclipped intact brown dj with green titles, clean green cloth with bright gilt titles, small stripe of browning to endpapers from dj else contents very clean tight and bright) octavo 207pp. A detailed survey in one authoritative volume of all the current data on fluid handling for Chemical and Water Engineers. B/w illustrations and diagrams throughout.
G (no dj, lightly worn green cloth with black lettering, corners rubbed and worn, textblock binding firm and pages clean, one small pencil annotation, browning outside edges, a very good working copy) quarto 442pp plus appendices. First edition.
G (no dj, lightly worn green cloth with black lettering, one or two small white marks on spine, 1" tear to cloth fore-edge of front board, textblock binding firm and pages clean, browning outside edges and faint spotting endpapers, a very good working copy) quarto. 1947 Reprint.
G (lightly worn dark green cloth, corners lightly bumped. wrinkling to front cover surface., front free endpapers are tarnished. prior owner's details to reverse of front board. some browning to pages. The University Tutorial Series.
G/Poor (torn and grubby dj, green cloth boards lightly worn at edges, browning to free endpapers and outside page edges a bit dusty, internally no significant fault) 12mo 160pp. Second edition. A complete course on the principles and practice of radio. Specially designed and graded for students and those desiring to enter the Services.
G (no dj, olive green cloth with black lettering, spine lightly darkened and creasing to top corner of front cover, small faint mug ring front board, binding tight and pages clean, light browning free endpapers and outside page edges) 12mo 160pp plus 4pp publisher's list.
Vg (no dj, clean pink cloth boards in very good condition, black lettering spine and front board, neat ownership signatures front free endpaper and small neat pencil annotation back endpaper, light foxing to prelims and endpapers and outside edges, pages clean and unmarked and binding firm) octavo 118pp. Third impression.