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$22.50
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An Index of Possibilities: Energy and Power


CHESTERMAN, JOHN; et al

Lg 4to softcover (G+), scuffy; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1975

KEYWORDS: index energy power engineering electrical possibilities

$100.00
2s20c/16

From Crank Handles to Hydraulics: A History of Cranes in New Zealand


CARTER, JOHN

Oblong imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, illus prelims, 297pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, binding loosened at front gutter- front board sl shaky, gift inscription in ink to title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate closed tearing to base of rear cover- some minor archival tape repairs, light chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Crane Association of NZ (Inc) 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand cranes machinery heavy plant design engineering construction industry

$45.00
2s22a/15

Suspended Access: The History of the Privately Owned Opiki Toll Bridge 1918-1969


AKERS, MOLLY J

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card covers, black & white lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 128pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading & soiling to spine & covers, light curling to covers, errata slip to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Molly J Akers 2003

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Molly J Akers suspension bridges history Opiki toll bridge civil engineering infrastructure transport

$140.00
2s29a/26

The Book of the Austin Twelve: A Complete Guide for Owner-Drivers and Prospective Purchasers


GARBUTT, BURGESS & TWELVETREES, RICHARD (Special Articles) & BATEMAN, H M (Sketches)

SCARCE! Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xiv + 188pp, illus, G+ (v heavy staining & bruising/scuffing to spine & boards, heavy tanning & water staining to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, heavy water staining to prelims with top corner of half title page missing, minor cracking to gutters, minor staining to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1925

KEYWORDS: automotive cars Austin design driving hobbies leisure engines engineering

$25.00
xx24pol203249

Fiat 1900B: Instruction Book (2nd Edition)


N/A

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Fiat 1957 (?)

KEYWORDS: vintage classic cars Fiat 1900b automotive maintenance repairs repair manuals engines design engineering

$50.00
2i2a/4

Kleinwagen / Small Cars / Petites Voitures


VON MENDE, HANS-ULRICH & DIETZ, MATTHIAS

TEXT IN GERMAN, ENGLISH & FRENCH, lg quarto, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, illus ffep, 176pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & scuffing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling/discolouration to covers, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Benedikt Taschen 1994

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN, ENGLISH & FRENCH small cars automotive transport history design engineering

$60.00
2i8a/15

Steam Coasters and Short Sea Traders


WAINE, CHARLES V

Quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 152pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & soiling to eps) in d/w, G (spine & edges extremely tatty with multiple tears & some minor loss, heavily reinforced at internal sides, moderate fading to spine, moderate fading & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Waine Research Publications 1976

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical ships boats design engineering steam coasters short sea traders

$60.00
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Calatrava: Santiago Calatrava Complete Works 1979-2007


JODIDIO, PHILIP

VERY HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, folio, beige cloth boards, blind stamp lettering to spine, blind stamp illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 519pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to edges, sl chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2007

KEYWORDS: architecture art engineering works Santiago Calatrava design buildings artists

$40.00
2i27a/51

The Book of the A4 Pacifics


COSTER, PETER J

Tidy ex-library, quarto, illus heavy boards, beige lettering to spine, viii + 248pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, light soiling to page edges & eps, occasional light soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Irwell Press 2005

KEYWORDS: transport trains rail steam locomotives a4 pacifics design engineering history

$35.00
xx3pol204285

Know Your Lathe: A Screwcutting Lathe Manual Boxford Machine Tools Ltd (Eighth Edition)


N/A

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Boxford Machine Tools Ltd 1974

KEYWORDS: crafts hobbies lathes lathing screwcutting lathe manuals Boxford Machine Tools engineering equipment

$30.00
xx3pol204304

Know Your Lathe: A Screw-Cutting Lathe Handbook (Second Edition 1956)


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Octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Denfords Engineering 1956

KEYWORDS: engineering lathes lathing screwcutting handbooks machinery

$35.00
xx6pol204167

Brunel: In Love with the Impossible: A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel


KELLY, ANDREW & KELLY, MELANIE (ed)

Heavy Imp. 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Bristol Cultural Development Partnership 2006

KEYWORDS: Isambard Kingdom Brunel bicentennial history engineering engineer

$80.00
2i31a/5

The NRA Book of Small Arms: Pistols & Revolvers ; Rifles


SMITH, WALTER H B

2 VOL SET, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, frontispieces, unpaginated prelims to both vols, vol 1- 638pp, vol 2- 546pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spines, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor tape staining/residue to front & rear eps of both vols)

PUBLISHER: The National Rifle Association of America / The Military Service Publishing Company 1948

KEYWORDS: weapons weaponry small arms guns pistols rifles nra guide revolvers design engineering

$120.00
2i31a/25

Gas Turbine Performance


WALSH, PHILIP P & FLETCHER, PAUL

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR PHIL WALSH, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, xii + 628pp, illus, VG (jacket securely affixed to boards, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (jacket firmly affixed to boards, moderate chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Blackwell Science 1998

KEYWORDS: signed engineering gas turbines technology performance operation

$45.00
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The Practical Steam Engineer's Guide, in the Design, Construction and Management of American Stationary, Portable and Steam Fire-Engines, Steam Pumps, Boilers, Injectors, Governors, Indicators, Pistons and Rings, Safety Valves abd Steam Gauges


EDWARDS, EMORY

Sm octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, printed eps, 420pp + 24pp catalogue to rear, illus, VG- (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to spine & rear board, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling to pages sporadically throughout, light cracking to some gutters- some sections of page block partially detached but still present)

PUBLISHER: Henry Carey Baird & Co 1882

KEYWORDS: steam engineering design construction management

$14.00
xx102pol204646

Bikes


ROBB, LOREN & MCLISKY, PETER (Illus)

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls Publishers 1974

KEYWORDS: New Zealand automotive motorcycles motorbikes culture design engineering

$40.00
2i53/10

Kempe's Engineers Year-Book for 1959 (64th Edition)


PROCKTER, C E (Ed) & PENDRED, B W (Under the Direction of)

2 VOL SET, sm octavo, maroon buckram boards, grey lettering to spines & front boards, all page edges stained grey, printed eps, mixed pagination to prelims & terminals of both vols, vol 1- 1324pp, vol 2- 1416pp, illus, light scuffing to extrems, moderate cracking to top spine hinge of vol 1- front board shaky, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, light cracking to gutters, binding to vol 1 shaky)

PUBLISHER: Morgan Brothers 1959

KEYWORDS: engineering handbooks Kempe's electrical aerodynamics machinery

$35.00
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The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines


GUNSTON, BILL

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) jacket firmly affixed to boards; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1996

KEYWORDS: aviation engines engineering aero jets turbines design development

$35.00
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Numerical Methods for Engineers: A Programming Approach


GRIFFITHS, D V & SMITH, I M

Imperial octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Blackwell Scientific Publications 1991

KEYWORDS: engineering numerical analysis data processing algebra mathematics construction building programming

$40.00
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Phylogenesis: Foa's Ark, Foreign Office Architects


KWINTER, SANFORD et al

Duodecimo, illus green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 655pp, folding illus to rear, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, sl soiling & rubbing to boards, minor foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Actar 2003

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings design infrastructure civil engineering

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