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1970332 pages. Bibliography. Index. Many diagrams and reproductions of black and white photos. "The first and only comprehensive book on hydraulic dredging that encompasses the entire field from both the practical and theoretical standpoints." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1988144 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "A book about some of the outstanding figures in railway construction; the Foley Brothers, Peter Larson, Patrick Welch and John W. Stewart (whose) contributions to the development of railways in Canada was significant." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A high-quality copy. Book
1987216 pages. A detailed history of the Luscombe Airplane Corporation, its products and its people. Profusely illustrated with 200 black and white photos plus many drawings intended for the Luscombe purist desiring to restore his/her aircraft to its original lustre. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this exceptional reference. Book
1990188 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Provides a comprehensive overview of applied underwater acoustics which will be of value to students, researchers and engineers interested in exploiting sound transmission in the sea for scientific or technical purposes. Provides an introduction to transducer design and the use of arrays of transducers to establish preferred propagation patterns." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
1971164 pages. Bibliography. "One of the principal reasons for the difficulty of selecting the mechanical characteristics of ice for practical purposes is the insufficient information which engineers have on the behavior of ice under load. This problem is the principal subject of this book." - from Preface. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Few markings to contents. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this extraordinary text. Book
2003338 pages. Many black and white photos. Author provided geotechnical consulting engineering in over forty countries. This book relates his everyday experiences in the form of 71 case histories of landslides, rock slides, transportation geotechnology and geotechnical engineering in surface mining. Each example illustrates at least one important lesson. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy of this valuable reference. Book
1929Pages 465-560. Features: Scuttled German fleet is salvaged; When reindeer roamed the Pyrenees; Office building of the new era; Television's progress; Giant Airplanes; Behind the scenes in modern archeology; Timing the Schneider Cup races; The Puzzles of the comets - II; Radio in 1930; Largest electrified metal mine; Insuring safety on airlines; The art of Pliocene Man; Esthetic Engineering; American Passenger Air Transport III; Wires and Cables for the Hudson River Bridge; and more. Above-average wear. Front cover nearly loose. Multiple openings to backstrip. A worthy reference copy Magazine
192239 pages. 9.9" x 6.75". Numerous excellent black and white photographic plates. Offers a very informative history of the development of hydro-electric power in this district. One-page map entitled "The Water Powers of the Nipigon River" shows locations and heads of existing and proposed hydro-generating stations. Brilliant gilt lettering upon front board. Black pebbled leather-covered boards show moderate wear. Binding sound. Markings of the H.E.P.C. library to contents. Faint evident of label removed from spine. A quality copy of this important piece of Northern Ontario history. Book
1981410 pages. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "The essays make the case that historically many advances and discoveries regarding metals and ceramics came about through aesthetic curiosity and the desire to improve works of fine and decorative art, rather than through scientific investigation or in response to the need for products having practical utility. Other essays deal with the emerging understanding of the remarkable properties of steel, the positive uses of corrosion, ancient casting and molding techniques, and the connection between attempts to reproduce oriental porcelain in Europe and modern geological ideas. Still others are more philosophical in approach." - from dust jacket. Includes bibliography of the author's works. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Book
1990188 pages. Index. Graphs and diagrams. "Provides a comprehensive overview of applied underwater acoustics which will be of value to students, researchers and engineers interested in exploiting sound transmission in the sea for scientific or technical purposes." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this informative work. Book
2012576 pages. Light wear. Minimal markings. A sound copy. Please note: we are offering this book only - access code not included. Book
2012440 pages. Light wear. Minimal markings. A sound copy. Please note: we are offering this book only - access code not included. Book
1958104 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated with photos in colour and black and white. Printed upon glossy stock. An impressive presentation of the productive capacity of this Japanese firm, published the year after Japan became the world leader in shipbuilding. Students of Japan's WWII naval history will have interest in the two pages which describe and illustrate the major production contributed to this effort by this firm's Maizuru Naval Yard, including the destroyers Nowake, Akizuki, Inazuma, Amagiri, and Shimakaze. Binding tight. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
196030 x 21cm. 14 one-sided engineering drawings and maps explain how land has been reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands. Text mostly in English. Features include: Zuiderzee Polders & Neighbouring Reclamations; Depth of the Zuiderzee Before the Enclosure; Soil Chart of the Enclosed Zuiderzee; Enclosing Dam of the Zuiderzee (1927-1932); Cross-Section of Noord-Holland's Polder-Landscape; Southern Flevoland Dyke Building Scheme; Construction of a Polder Dyke; Southern Polders Provisional Plan; and more. Quite informative. Undated, possibly 1960? Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
2007Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 146 pages. Bibliography. "Takes the reader on a 1783 canoe trip along the Rideau Route, revealing the landscape as it appeared prior to any European settlement. Transcriptions and maps of Lt. French's 1783 survey, as well as those of Lt. Joshua Jebb in 1816 and Samuel Clowes in 1823-24, are included as first hand accounts of the route. This newly revealed pre-canal engineering achievement will allow readers to better understand and appreciate the enormous engineering achievement of the Rideau Canal. Profusely illustrated with maps and period paintings." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1904192 pages plus 47 pages of ads at back. "Before 1879 the electrical industry did not exist. It has made tremendous progress in the twenty odd years since it was born - progress much more rapid than that made, say, by the steam-engine a century ago." - from page 2. Doesn't that sound like the state of the internet in the mid-1990s, or the blockchain explosion of recent years? Chapters include: The Birth of the Electrical Industry; The Early Days of Electric Lighting; Electric Lighting in London and the Provinces; The Early Days of Electric Traction; The Development of Electric Inter-Urban Tramways; Electric Railways; Electric Power - An Industrial Revolution; The Economies of Electric Power; Electric-Power Distribution Schemes; Electrical Engineering as a Career; The Future of the Electrical Industry. Above-average but not excessive wear to red cloth exterior. Binding intact. Two small contemporary book vendor artifacts inside back board, otherwise unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating historical item. Book
192932 pages. Features: Aircraft Propellers - empirical formula for Maximum Fiber-Stress and Explanations of them and Considerations that apply to Variable-Pitch Propellers; Relation of Production Cost to Quantity in Airplane Manufacturing - pressed metal vs. wood and welded steel tubing; Starters for Airplane Engines; Fundamental Aerodynamics (part IV) - effect on characteristics of giving an airfoil taper in plan form and in thickness; New Aircraft (photo of Fokker F-11); News of the Industry - with photo of executives of the Timm Airplane Corporation, including Jack Gardner, Wally D. Timm and Otto W. Timm; Airports and Airways; New Developments; many vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Book
192932 pages. Features: Aircraft Design Trends; Aircraft Dope and Finish Problems; Cabin Insulation; Graphical Methods for Least-Square Problems; Joining and Soldering - results of tests on duraluminum and aluminum joined with recently developed aluminum solders; Fundamental Aerodynamics (part 5) - a detailed study of characteristics essential in the selection of an airfoil; Book Reviews; New Aircraft - with photo of the American Eagle Flybabout; News of the Industry - with photo of Arthur Sowden of the Detroit Steel Products Company; Photo othe Fokker Aircraft Corporation factory at Wheeling, West Virginia; Airports and Airways; many vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
193048 pages. Features: Derivation of Induced Velocity at the Airfoil with Elliptical Loading; Aluminum Casting Alloys in Aircraft; Aircraft Dope and Finish Problems; Suggestions for Training Aircraft Welders; Selling the Airplane; Airport Management; Details about the International Aircraft Exposition, with list of exhibitors; Aeronautical Abstracts; New Aircraft; News of the Industry - with photos of J.T. Hartson, R.W. Fulton, and Lieut. James H. Doolittle; Airports and Airways; New Developments; Ad for the Cincinnati Aircraft Show, March 26 to April 1; Illustrated ad for "The World's Tallest Hotel", the Morrison Hotel in Chicago; Los Angeles County promotional ad; Ad for the St. Louis International Aircraft Exposition; Wright De Coster, Inc. ad for their "75" horn which 'can be heard for miles'; Stromberg-Carlson ad on back cover includes photo of George Wies, pilot, and Jack Peace, engineer, beside Pioneer Instrument Co. service plane; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Archival tape repair to back cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
193048 pages. Features: Aircraft Engine Trends; Materials and Methods Used in the Manufacture of Aircraft Engines; X-Rays and Their Application to Aircraft Materials; Valves for Aircraft Engines; Equipment for Building Aircraft Engines - many photos; Motor Specifications; Electric Generators for Aircraft; Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S. (by state); New Radio Transmitter Developed; News of the Industry; New Developments; Chevrolet Aircraft Engines Corp. ad includes photo of Louis Chevrolet and his 333 engine; Handsome photo ad for the Packard-Diesel aircraft which 'flies the mail'; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
193040 pages. Features: The Development of Curved Surfaces; Aviation Engine Cylinder Finishing; Plywood in Aircraft; Aircraft Ignition Equipment; The Technology of Woods Used in Aircraft Construction; Radiophone Communication on Air Passenger and Mail Routes - article with photo of engineer Thorp Hiscock; News of the Industry; New Developments; Wind Tunnel Experiments on the Burnelli All-Wing Principle; Ad for the new Chevrolet 333 engine includes photo of Louis Chevrolet; Ford Transport aircraft photo ad says it offers optional Packard Diesel motor; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
193032 pages. Features: Another Method of Developing Curved Surfaces; The Construction of Aircraft in Steel; The Application of Silver Solders in Aircraft Construction; Is Aviation Pointing Up or Down?; Some Aspects of the Seaplane; Packard ad features great photo of the new Towle Amphibian - powered by twin Packard-Diesels; The Pearson Rotary Aileron; Aircraft and Motors; News of the Industry; Continental Aircraft Engine Co. ad inside back cover features photo of Lee Gehlbach, winner of the longest air race ever held; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
193150 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates the round the world trip of Mears and Collyer in 1928; Design and Construction of Aluminum Alloy Floats - article with photo of Keystone Commuter; Air-Cooled Cylinder Head Design; The Privateer Amphibian - A Low Wing Pusher Monoplane; Wind Tunnel Testts on Airplane Wheel Cowlings; Improvement and Economy in Carburetor Control; Vortex Theory and the Tapered Wing (part II); Effectiveness and Balance of Horizontal Control Surface; The Month's best from the Foreign Press; Assembly Instructions of the Fairchild Cabin Monoplane 71; Method of Making the Navy Type Cable Splice; How to Design and Build and Aircraft Finishing Room; Airplane and Engine Repair Cost Accounting; Puti It Up to Parker; How Fast Do They Fly?; New Products; Nice ad inside back cover Detroit's Hotel Fort Shelby; many more nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
193332 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad salutes Northwest Airways; Racon Electric Co. photo ad inside front cover says their Racon 9 unit airplane horn was used to direct landing of the "Akron"; Highlights at Paris; Balanced Elevators; Metal Monocoque Construction; Inspection gauges Used on Radial Engine Crankcases; Servicing the Autogiro; New Planes and Engines - the Hornet Tic, the Heinkel Sportplane; Review of Foreign Press; Airports and Transportation Engineering; Airplane Reception of Television from Ground Station; Edo Automatic Water Rudders; Electric Welding in Aircraft Construction; The History of the Scintilla Magneto; Books; News of the Industry; nostalgic ads; One-page photo portrait of "The Sky Chief", Frank Hawks' new Northrop monoplane; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
197736 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: They Came Before Cook - Explorers who visited British Columbia before Captain James Cook; Church at Yale, B.C. Has Roots - it has seen over a century of service; The Haunted Man - An 1861 Victoria Detective Story; The Unknown Land - times have changed since American fisheries officer James Swan visited the Queen Charlotte Islands almost a century ago; Poundmaker - Son of Crowfoot; British Columbia's Hedley Camp and the Nickel Plate Mine; Reminiscences of hundred-year-old mining man John 'Jake' Turnbull; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
