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$17.50
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The Railway Heritage of Britain: 150 Years of Railway Architecture and Engineering


BIDDLE, GORDON & NOCK<, O S

4to 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1983

KEYWORDS: raillways trains architecture engineering England Britain heritage

$38.50
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John Fowler, Benjamin Baker Forth Bridge


WHYTE, IAN BOYD & MACDONALD, ANGUS J & BAXTER, COLIN (photos)

4to 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Edition Axel Menges 1997

KEYWORDS: architecture engineering bridges industy architecture history

$15.00
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World Oilmen


MELLAND, A M

4to hardcover (VG-) lacking d/w; 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: Sylvan Press 1955

KEYWORDS: oil seismology chemical engineering refinery oil men geology micropalaeontology social history

$15.00
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Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica


ROSS, SANDRA; ET AL

Paperback (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: The British Council 2014

KEYWORDS: technology architecture engineering science Antarctica

$75.00
2s2b/14

Atlas


ANDO, TADAO & SECLIER, PHILIPPE (photos)

Heavy imp 8vo, illus heavy card boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black eps, 295 pp., photos, NF (sl scuffing to boards, sl creasing to front joint, v minor tanning to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Prestel 2021

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese architecture art artist 21st century photography photographs photo engineering buildings

$26.50
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The Racing Motor Cycle


WILLOUGHBY, VIC

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) staples to edges of ffep; 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: Hamlyn 1980

KEYWORDS: automotive motor cycles motorcycles design engineering racing motorsport

$40.00
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Inventive Minimalism: The Architecture of Roger Ferris + Partners


SAUNDERS, WILLIAM S; RUBIN, ROBERT M (forew) & WILSON, ROBERT (afterw)

Super 8vo, illus heavy card bds, white lettering to white cl spine, sky blue eps, 175 pp., photos, VG+ (light soiling & scuffing to spine & bds, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: The Monacelli Press 2016

KEYWORDS: Roger Ferris architecture building design engineering homes property minimalism

$26.50
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Elements of Yacht Design


SKENE, NORMAN L & BRAY, MAYNARD (Intro)

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: Sheridan House 2001

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical shipping yachts yachting design building engineering

$35.00
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The Book of Super Bike Road Tests


N/A

Quarto 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: Bruce Main-Smith & Co N/D (c.1972)

KEYWORDS: automotive motorbikes motorcycles road tests design engineering engines

$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
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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
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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

$140.00
2i22a/9

The Hardwoods of Australia and Their Economics


BAKER, RICHARD T

Quarto, grey heavy boards, black lettering to blue buckram spine & front board, xvi + 522pp, illus, G+ (v heavy cracking & staining to spine- some loss to top end, moderate rubbing & staining to boards & edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of ffep, heavy creasing to prelims, heavy cracking to gutters- front board shaky, pgs 183-186 detached but present- moderte chipping & creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: The Government of the State of New South Wales / William Applegate Gullick, Gov't Printer 1919

KEYWORDS: wood carpentry Australia hardwoods forestry construction engineering technology

$40.00
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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
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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

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