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Ahern, John H.
Miniature Locomotive Construction.
Model and Allied Pub. 1979 rep. 300g. Illus., 171pp., card covers, good. 5.00
Agarwal, Anil.
Mud, Mud: The potential of earth-based materials for Third World Housing.
Earthscan 1981 150g. Plates, 100pp., card covers, good. 3.50
Alston, R.L.
The Diesel Locomotive.
Thames and Hudson 1957 400g. Plates, illus., index, 116pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps/marks else good. 4.00
Andre Rubber Company Ltd.
Elastomeric Engineering.
Toolworth: ARC Ltd. 1945 2nd. ed. 800g. 190mm. by 255m. Plates, illus., 167pp., private ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, spine sl. loose else good. 5.00
Armytage, W.H.C. A Social History of Engineering.
Faber 1970 3rd. ed. 600g. Index, 379pp., card covers, corner bumped else good. 8.00
Baker, G.S.
Ship Design, Resistance and Screw Propulsion. Volume 1 - The Design of Ship Forms and their Resistance.
Liverpool: Birchall 1948 800g. Large sized. Illus., charts, 248pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 10.00
Bamford, T.G; Harris, Harold.
The Metallurgist's Manual.
Chapman and Hall 1937 rep. 145mm. by 225mm., 650g. Plates, illus., index, 246pp., supplement. Inscr., sp. and covers dull and sl. worn else good. 10.00
Barbey, M.F.
Civil Engineering Heritage: Northern England.
Thomas Telford 1986 300g. Plates, index, 178pp., card covers, tops of some pp. sl. marked else good. 3.50
Baker, G.S.
Ship Form, Resistance and Screw Propulsion.
Constable 1915 750g. Illus., index, 245pp., worn, copious notes, ex-lib. copy with some stamps, working copy only. 5.00
Barker, A.F.
Textiles. The "Westminster" Series.
Constable & Co. 1922 800g. Illus., plates, index, 386pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 8.00
Barton, D.B.
The Cornish Beam Engine.
Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton 1966 New ed. 750g. Plates, plans, illus., index, 285pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 17.00
Battey, Edward W. (Comp.)
Instrument Encyclopedia.
The Herbert Publishing Co. c. 1960 1400g. Large sized. 292pp., many adverts, sp. sl. loose, ex-lib. copy with some stamps/marks. 5.00
Beedell, Susan.
Windmills.
David and Charles 1975 Large square 8vo. Plates, illus., index, 143pp., good in d/w. 12.00
Bennett, Martin.
Rolls Royce: The History of the Car.
Oxford Illustrated Press c. 1975 1100g. 220mm. by 280mm. Plates, index, 179pp., good in d/w. 8.00
Bennett, S. Barlow.
A Manual of Technical Plumbing and Sanitary Science.
Stockton-on-Tees c. 1925 4th. ed. 160mm. by 255mm., 700g. Illus., plates, 290pp., inscr., sp. loose and covers worn; working copy only. 5.00
Bird, R. Byron et al.
Transport Phenomena.
Wiley 1960 150mm. by 215mm., 900g. Index, 780pp., card covers, good. 10.00
Booth, William H.
Water Softening and Treatment, Condensing Plant Feed Pumps and Heaters for Steam Users..
Constable 1920 2nd. ed. 700g. Index, 308pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, sp. loose and sl. torn, else good reading copy. 5.00
British Railways.
Diesel Traction: Manual for Enginemen.
BTC 1962 600g. Illus., appendices, 271pp. Boards, sl. grubby, inscr. else good. 6.00
British Welding Research Association.
The Welding of Austentic Corrosion and Heat-Resisting Steels.
BWRA 1953 600g. Plates, index, 207pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, else good reading copy. 5.00
Brook, Geo. H. (Ed.)
The Induction Motor: Its application and maintenance.
Huddersfield: Brook Motors Ltd. 1964 130mm. by 240mm., 600g. Plates, diagrams, tables, 294pp., decorated red vinyl covers, good. 8.00
Busenkell, Richard L.
BMW Since 1945
Patrick Stephens 1981 240mm. by 160mm., 500g. Plates, appendices, 112pp., good in d/w. 6.00
Cain, Tubal.
Model Engineers Handbook.
Model and Allied Publications 1982 rep. 300g. Index, 170pp., card covers, sl. marked else good. 5.50
Case, John et al.
Strength of Materials and Structures with an Introduction to Finite Element Methods.
Arnold 3rd. ed. 175mm. by 245mm., 1000g. Illus., index, 502pp., card covers, good. 10.00
Cayford, John E.
Underwater Work: A Manual of Scuba Commercial, Salvage and Construction Operations.
Cornell Maritime Press 1966 2nd. ed. 650g. Plates, index, 258pp, ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good 8.00
Chin, Peter.
All About Model Aircraft.
Model and Allied Pub. 1968 rev. ed. 400g. Illus., plates, 160pp., pictorial boards, good. 6.00
The Copper Development Association.
The Welding, Brazing and Soldering of Copper and its Alloys.
CDA 1951 550g. Plates, index, 188pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 5.00
Corliss, William R.
Space Probes and Planetary Exploration.
Van Nostrand 1965 155mm. by 235mm., 1100g. Plates, illus., index, 542pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good reading copy. 8.00
Cross, H.H.U.
The Battery Book: A Practical Manual on the Construction, Charging, Care and Repair of Automobile, Motor Cycle, Radio, Aviation, Electric Vehicle, Medical and other Similar Batteries: "Dry," Lead, Zinc, Halogen and Alkaline Types.
The Technical Press 1947 300g. Index, 196pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps/marks else good. 5.00
Dadson, R.S; Lewis, S.L; Peggs, G.N.
The Pressure Balance: Theory and Practice.
National Physical Laboratory.
HMSO. 1982 190mm. by 245mm., 650g. Plates, illus., index, 290pp., card overs, ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 8.00
Davies, A.C.
The Science and Practice of Welding.
Cambridge U.P. 1956 4th. ed. 800g. Index, 502pp., Plates, ex-lib. copy with some stamps, some pp. marked, worn, reading copy only. 3.50
Desoutter, D.M.
Aircraft & Missiles: What they are; what they do; how they work.
Faber 1959 225mm. by 290mm., 1150g. Plates, glossary, index, 213pp., good in d/w. 14.00
Dickson, J. Home (Ed.)
Optical Instruments and Techniques 1969.
Oriel Press. 1300g. Index, 561pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 5.00
Edge, A.B. Broughton; Laby, T.H. (Ed.).
The Principles and Practice of Geophysical Prospecting being the Report of the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Study.
Cambridge up 1931 1200g. Large sized. Illus., folding diagrams, index, 372pp. Ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, back strip missing and plastic tape in place. Loose and worn, working copy only. Australian interest. Scarce. 10.00
Elen, L.W.F; Myers, R.
Mechanics: A New Introduction.
MacMillan 1964 rep. 500g. Illus., 303pp., 3.50
Engelberger, Joseph F.
Robotics in Practice.
AMACOM 1982 rep. 600g. Illus., plates, index, 291pp., card covers, rear sl. marked else good. 5.00
Flow Measurement by the Differential-Pressure Method.
George Kent Ltd. 2nd. ed. 1956 350g. Plates, illus., index, 136pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps else good reading copy. 5.00
Foyster, J.R.
Modern Mechanical Saw Practice.
Crosby Lockwood 1947 500g. Plates, index, 274pp., inscr., ffep. marked else good in torn d/w. 5.00
Fuchs, E; Bradley, H.
Welding Practice: Volume I - Welding Methods and Tests.
Butterworths and ICI 1951 190mm. by 250mm., 600g. Plates, index, 130pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps; good working copy. 5.00
Fuchs, E; Bradley, H.
Welding Practice: Volume II - Welding of Ferrous Metals.
Butterworths and ICI 1952 700g. Plates, index, 198pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps; good working copy. 7.00
Fuchs, E; Bradley, H.
Welding Practice: Volume III - Welding of Non-Ferrous Metals.
Butterworths and ICI 1952 190mm. by 250mm., 700g. Plates, index, 183pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps; good working copy. 5.00
Fussell, G.E.
The Farmer's Tools: The history of British farm implements, tools and machinery AD 1500-1900
Bloomsbury Books 1985 rep. 800g. Plates, index, 246pp., bkplate., else good in d/w. 9.00
George, Mike.
Metalworking: A Manual of Techniques.
The Crowood Press 1987 700g. Large sized. Plates, index, 160pp., good in d/w. 8.00
Gopalan, R. et al.
Engineering Chemistry.
Viras Pub. 600g. Card covers, front bumped else good. 5.00
Goudie, William J.
Ripper's Steam Engine Theory and Practice.
Longmans 1932 8th. ed. 1450g. Illus., steam tables, index, 841pp. Plans missing from pocket on rear endpaper. Ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 6.50
Goring, Loris.
The Care and Repair of Marine Petrol Engines.
Granada for Adlard Coles 1981 190mm. by 220mm., 600g. Illus., plates, index, 133pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy. 5.00
Grant, Julius.
A Laboratory Handbook of Pulp and Paper Manufacture.
Arnold 1944 rep. Illus., plates, index, 320pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, else good working copy. 8.00
Greene, Arthur M.
The Elements of Refrigeration.
John Wiley 1919 155mm. by 235mm., 1050g. Illus., index, 472pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, sl. offset else good reading copy. 10.00
Haim, G; Zade, H.P.
Welding of Plastics.
Crosby Lockwood 1947 500g. Plates, index, 206pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps/marks else good in d/w. 5.00
Hall, Herbert D.; Linsley, Horace, E.
Machine Tools: What They Are and How They Work.
Industrial Press 1957 900g. Plates, illus., index, 436pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 12.00
Harris, Henry C.
Mining Drawing and Materials of Construction.
Part I.
Blackie 1928 350g. Illus., 70pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 3.50
Harrison, H.H.; PreIst, T.P.
Automatic Street Traffic Signalling: Apparatus and Methods.
Pitman 1934 600g. Illus., index, 187pp. ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 6.00
Haycraft, W.C.
The Book of the B.S.A: A complete guide for owners of B.S.A. Motor-cycles (covers Vee-twins and single-cylinder models from 1936 onwards).
Pitman 1952 12th. ed. 200g. Plates, illus., index, 152pp., pictorial boards in d/w. Good. 6.00
Hays, Donald F.; Browne, Alan L. (Ed.)
The Physics of Tire Traction: Theory and Experiment.
Plenum 1974 1000g. Illus., index, 428pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 10.00
Hearn, Gordon.
Cole's Permanent Way: Material, Maintenance, Points and Crossings.
Spon 1940 10th. ed. 400g. Illus., fold out plan, index, 196pp., ads., ex-lib. copy with a few stamps, sp. tape marked else good. 5.00
Howard, N.E.
Handbook for Telescope Making.
Faber 1975 rep. 750g. Illus., plates, appendices, index, 322pp., good in d/w. 11.50
Jaguar Cars Ltd, Coventry.
Jaguar 2.4 Litre Mark 2 Model. Operating, Maintenance and Service Handbook.
JCL c. 1960 Illus., 86pp., a few pp. thumbed, foxing to some pp. else good. Scarce. 6.50
Jones, E.B.
Instrument Technology Volume One: Measurement of Pressure, Level, Flow and Temperature.
Butterworths 1981 rep. 850g. Illus., plates, index, 402pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy in lib. style binding. 10.00
Jones, W.P.
Air Conditioning Engineering.
Arnold 1973 2nd. ed. 1000g. Index, 521pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps/marks else good in d/w. 6.00
Lewis, Sylvia; Peggs, G.N.
The Pressure Balance: A Practical Guide to its Use.
National Physical Laboratory 1979 150g. Illus., appendix, 63pp., card covers, ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 3.00
Low, David Allan.
A Manual of Machine Drawing and Design.
Longmans 1936 Index, 407pp., good. 5.00
Lula, R.A.
Stainless Steel.
American Society of Metals 1986 155mm. by 235mm., 500g. Index, 173pp., good in d/w. 8.00
MacAulay, David.
The Way Things Work.
Dorling Kindersley rep. 220mm. by 290mm., 1600g. Graphically illustrated, index, 384pp., ffep. sl. rubbed else good in torn/ragged d/w. 10.00
McCaully, C.H.A.
The Chain Testers' Handbook.
Chain Testers' Association of Great Britain 1964 rep. 140mm. by 220mm., 600g. Plates, illus., 264pp., front cover marked else good. 5.00
Maintenance Arc Welding.
Ohio: James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation 1943 350g. Plates, illus., index, 234pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps else good reading copy. 5.00
Manning, G.P.
Reinforced Concrete Arch Design.
Pitman 1933 600g. Plates, illus., index, 190pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, sp. sl. loose else good. 5.00
Marchaj, C.A.
Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor.
Adlard Coles 1986 200mm. by 270mm., 1400g. Illus., plates, index, 371pp., good in d/w. 15.00
Margolius, Ivan; Meisl, Charles.
Skoda: Laurin & Klement.
Osprey Locomotive. 900g., 200mm. by 280mm. Illus., plates, index, 192pp., ood in sl. marked d/w. 12.00
Merrington, A.C.
Viscometry.
Edward Arnold 1951 rep. 400g. Illus., plates, index, 142pp., some ex-lib. stamps else good. 5.00
Moorfield, S.H; Winstanley, H.H.
Heat Engines.
Arnold 1954 3rd. ed. 500g. Illus., index, 326pp., sp. sl. worn else good. 3.50
Mott, Robert L.
Machine Elements in Mechanical Design.
Charles E. Merrill. 1985 1300g. 190mm. by 260mm. Illus., index, 635pp., pictorial boards, corner bumped else good. 10.00
Murex Welding Processes Ltd.
Handbook for Electric Welders.
Rev. ed. 1945 400g. Plates, 185pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 5.00
Naish, William Archibald et al.
Select Methods of Metallurgical Analysis.
Chapman and Wall 1929 160mm. by 250mm., 1350g. Frontis., plates, index, 495pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, sp. worn and loose else good reading copy. 5.00
Nash, Ernest A. (Ed.)
F.B.I. Register of British Manufacturers.
Federation of British Industries 1939-40 19th. ed. 190mm. by 245mm., 1450g. Adverts, trademarks, brands, 672pp., private ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, covers sl. dull and worn else good. 10.00
The New Jersey Zinc Company.
Die Casting for Engineers.
New York 1946 500g. Plates, index, 152pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps/marks else good. 7.00
Nicolson, Ian.
Designers Notebook: Ideas for Yachtsmen.
Adlard Coles 1977 4th. imp. 190mm. by 255mm., 700g. Illus., 230pp., inscr., else good in d/w. 10.00
The Open University.
T173 Block 2: Engineering by Design.
OU 600g. Plates, 153pp., card covers, good. 6.00
The Open University.
T173 Block 3: Engineering to Rule, parts 1 and 2.
OU 550g. 107pp., card covers, good. 4.00
Ord, H.
Engineering Drawing and Materials for Mechanical Engineering Technicians Volume 4.
The English Universities Press 1967 190mm. by 255mm., 600g. Illus., 174pp., inscr., else good in d/w. 5.00
Paton, B. (Ed.)
Electric Slag Welding.
Moscow: Foreign Languages Pub. c. 1960 364pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 5.00
Pawson, Richard.
The Robot Book.
Windward 1985 210mm. by 280mm., 800g. Plates, illus., index, 192pp., card covers, good. 5.00
Perdie, G.R.
The Technology of Washing.
British Launderers' Research Association 1966 600g. Index, 255pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good reading copy. 5.00
Phillips-Birt, Douglas.
The Building of Boats.
Stanford Maritime 1979 1250g. Large sized. Plates, illus., index, 287pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, a bit worn, else good working copy in lib. style binding. 6.00
Pickard, J.A. (Comp.)
Metafiltration: Metafilter Water Filters.
Privately pub. c. 1940 300g. Plates, 63pp., inscr. else good. 5.00
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
40 Power Tools You Can Make.
Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press nd. c. 1948 300g. Plates, illus, index, 96pp., boards, good. 8.00
Porter, Philip.
Jaguar: The Complete Illustrated History.
Haynes. New ed. 1100g. Large sized. Plates, index, 175pp., fep. sl. marked rubbed, else good in d/w. 10.00
Pullin, John.
Progress through Mechanical Engineering: The first 150 years of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Quiller Press. 1300g. Large sized. Plates, index, 270pp., good in d/w. 18.00
Rolt, L.T.C.
Victorian Engineering: A Fascinating Record of Invention and Achievement.
Penguin 1988 Plates, index, 300pp., card covers, good. 4.50
Russell, D.A.
The Design and Construction of Flying Model Aircraft.
Aircraft Technical Publications c. 1943 500g. Plates, 248pp., sl. worn else good. 9.00
Schodek, Daniel L.
Structures.
Prentice Hall 2004 5th. edition. 585pp. Hardback. Condition: very good. Disk unopened. 10.00
Scovell, C.A.
Advanced Engineering Science for Mechanical Engineering Technicians.
Harrap 1967 145mm. by 220mm., 600g. Illus., index, 249pp., inscr. else good in d/w. 5.00
Sellar, W.
The Elements of Perspective Drawing.
The Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen.
1945 150g. Illus., 72pp., card covers, good. 2.00
Sherwin, Keith.
To Fly Like a Bird: The Story of Man-Powered Flight.
Bailey Brothers 1976 550g. Plates, illus., 172pp., good in repaired, good d/w. 7.50
Sheryn, Hinton J.
An Illustrated History of Cranes.
Ian Allan. 400g. Plates, 128pp., card covers, good. 6.00
Sim, James.
Steam Condensing Plant in Theory and Practice.
Blackie 1926 1100g.Illus., index, 273pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, sl. loose else good. 5.00
Smith, G.N.
Elements of Soil Mechanics.
Blackwell Science. 6th. ed. 750g. Index, 509pp., card covers, sl. creased else good. 5.00
Smith, Norman R.
Industrial Applications of the Diamond.
Hutchinson 1965 700g. Plates, index, 304pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 8.00
Stevenson, John; Richards, Brant.
Mountain Bikes: Maintenance and Repair.
Springfield Books. 600g. Index, 160pp., large square card covers; good. 7.00
Stokhuyzen, Frederick.
The Dutch Windmill.
Holland: vsn Dishoeck nd. c. 1962 Plates, illus., index, glossary, pictorial
flexi-covers, good. 5.00
Sturt, George.
The Wheelwright's Shop.
Cambridge UP. 1963 rep. 400g. Plates, index, 236pp., card covers, sl. creased else good. 6.00
Sturt, George.
The Wheelwright's Shop.
Cambridge UP. 1974 rep. 400g. Plates, index, 236pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy in lib. style binding. 3.50
Taylor, Captain L.G.
The Principles of Ship Stability.
Glasgow: Brown, Son and Ferguson 1968 4th. ed. 140mm. by 220mm., 400g. Illus., index, 142pp., good. 5.00
Thompson, Haydn A.
Parallel Processing for Jet Engine Control.
Springer Verlag.
600g. Illus., biblio., index, 268pp., red boards. 15.00
Tomlinson, M.J.
Foundation Design and Construction.
Longman 1986 5th. ed. Index, 842pp., card covers, inscr., else good. 8.00
Tunnacliffe, A.H.; Hirst, J.G.
Optics. Association of Dispensing Opticians. Rep. 1200g. Large sized. Index, 530pp., card covers, good. 20.00
Uddeholm Stainless Steel.
Working Instructions: Forming.
Sweden: Uddeholms Aktiebolag nd. c. 1950 200g. Plates, 88pp., card covers, good. 3.50
Vennard, John K; Street, Robert L.
Elementary Fluid Mechanics.
Wiley 1976 5th. ed. Illus., index, 740pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, lacks ffep., else good in lib. style binding. 8.00
Vossers, Prof. Dr. Ir. G.
Resistance, Propulsion and Steering of Ships.
C: Behaviour of Ships in Waves.
Haarlem: The Rechnical Pub. Co. 1400g. Large sized. 272pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 10.00
Walker, W.F.
Beginner's Guide to Jig and Tool Design.
Newnes 1967 400g. Illus., index, 196pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 4.00
Watkins, George.
The Stationary Steam Engine.
David and Charles 1968 650g. Large sized. 52 Photographic plates with text, ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good 7.00
Wells, Sidney H.
A Text-Book of Engineering Drawing and Design. Part I - Practical Geometry.
Charles Griffin 1907 500g. Illus. 149pp., 43pp. appendix, 50pp. select list of publications. Eex-lib. copy with some stamps/marks to fep else good. 5.00
Westbury, Edgar T.
Model Petrol Engines.
Percival Marshall. 350g. Plates, 226pp., some wear to spine else good in ragged d/w. 8.00
Williamson, M.M. and G.W.
The Materials Handling Manual.
Paul Elek c. 1940 Plates, 325pp., adverts, ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good reading copy. 5.00
