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1880ref. 26775Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1880. Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1880. First Edition. 48 pages; with folding plates of the boiler of the steam yacht "Javelin" a plate depicting the workings of the boiler system of the steam yacht "Kelpie"; both built by Herreshoff in Bristol RI. With the presentation inscription of one of the authors of the report on the top edge of the front cover "Surgeon G.R. Brush USN with compliments of Chas. E. DeValin." The report describes various trials of the Herreshoff systems with results & conclusions: ".The steam-yachts built by Mr. Herreshoff are remarkable for the lightness of their hulls and machinery for their economy in fuel for the excellence of their design materials and workmanship for their speed .developed by a very considerable and intelligent experience." And mention is made of his patented "separator" device. B.F. Isherwood & Theo. Zeller along with DeValin were the chief engineer co-authors of the report under the supervision of the engineer-in-chief of the Navy's steam engineering department Wm. H. Schock. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; light blue-green printed paper cover; back cover lacking. Some light spotting dustiness to binding faint crease line to cover; contents clean and in very good condition. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Government Printing Office paperback
ref. 0331905124.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 18-5907Oakland Calif.: Joint Tunnel Engineering Commission 1928. 8vo. 24 pp. Soft Covers. Very Good. Green paper wraps with black lettering. Minor discoloration along spine. Vertical crease down middle. Staple binding. Fold out map. Extremely scarce.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz. Oakland, Calif.: Joint Tunnel Engineering Commission, 1928. paperback
1982ref. 766712PN. New. 1982. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
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1982ref. 47851Washington DC: U.S. Department of Defense 1982. good. Approx. 100 wraps staple bound illus. diagrams covers somewhat worn and soiled. This is a product of the post Vietnam War era and of a time when the challenges of 9/11 were not a matter of significant consideration. U.S. Department of Defense paperback
1880ref. 26775Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1880. Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1880. First Edition. 48 pages; with folding plates of the boiler of the steam yacht "Javelin" a plate depicting the workings of the boiler system of the steam yacht "Kelpie"; both built by Herreshoff in Bristol RI. With the presentation inscription of one of the authors of the report on the top edge of the front cover "Surgeon G.R. Brush USN with compliments of Chas. E. DeValin." The report describes various trials of the Herreshoff systems with results & conclusions: ".The steam-yachts built by Mr. Herreshoff are remarkable for the lightness of their hulls and machinery for their economy in fuel for the excellence of their design materials and workmanship for their speed .developed by a very considerable and intelligent experience." And mention is made of his patented "separator" device. B.F. Isherwood & Theo. Zeller along with DeValin were the chief engineer co-authors of the report under the supervision of the engineer-in-chief of the Navy's steam engineering department Wm. H. Schock. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; light blue-green printed paper cover; back cover lacking. Some light spotting dustiness to binding faint crease line to cover; contents clean and in very good condition. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Government Printing Office paperback books
First Edition, stain on upper outer corner of 8pp. touching the text of one leaf, 16pp., stitched as issued, uncut. Includes reports on the surveys submitted by William Chapman, and Ralph Burton on a proposal to link Knaresborough by canal to the River Ure, or River Ouse. Skempton, 240.
1935Previous owner's name on the back of the front cover, marked and worn d/j, marks in the text, damaged corners Used
1976No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small piece cut from upper front corner of cover and no bumping to corners. 32pp. Report presented to Parliament in August 1976 on working practices around micro-organisms and dangerous pathogens. Very scarce.
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1990ref. 233198PN. New. 1990. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
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1997ref. 295997PN. New. 1997. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
