Throp, Arnold: THE LAST YEARS OF MILL ENGINE BUILDING. Stationary Power No: 7. The Journal of the ISSES.
I.S.S.E.S, 1988. 4to, 138pp, illus. Pb. VG. (Book ref. 11455) £15.00
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I.S.S.E.S, 1988. 4to, 138pp, illus. Pb. VG. (Book ref. 11455) £15.00
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Cornwell, John: COLLIERIES OF SOUTH WALES: 1
Landmark, 2001. 4to, 255pp, index, illus. Pb. VG. (Book ref. 1913) £25.00
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Landmark, 2001. 4to, 255pp, index, illus. Pb. VG. (Book ref. 1913) £25.00
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Haskoll, W. Davis: THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FIELD WORK, Applied to Land, Hydrographic, and Hydraulic Surveying and Levelling Instruments for Railways, Canals, Harbours, Towns' Water Supply, Ranging Curves and Centre Lines, Gauging Streams, etc.
Atchley & Co, 1858. Large 8vo, 324pp plus plates & figures. Edges browned, some wear to covers, now rebacked. Plates very good and neatly folded. There are 22 plates of plans, survey details etc. and 145 figures, some confusingly pictured on the numbered plates and others as separate sheets in the 'plates' section of the book. The figures include attractive & detailed engravings of surveying tools such as dumpy levels, transit instrument, and a current meter. The author was well-known for his standard work on 'Railway Construction'. Like other practical texts used in the field, good copies with all plates are hard to find. (Book ref. 6161) £145.00
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Atchley & Co, 1858. Large 8vo, 324pp plus plates & figures. Edges browned, some wear to covers, now rebacked. Plates very good and neatly folded. There are 22 plates of plans, survey details etc. and 145 figures, some confusingly pictured on the numbered plates and others as separate sheets in the 'plates' section of the book. The figures include attractive & detailed engravings of surveying tools such as dumpy levels, transit instrument, and a current meter. The author was well-known for his standard work on 'Railway Construction'. Like other practical texts used in the field, good copies with all plates are hard to find. (Book ref. 6161) £145.00
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Willies, Lynn & Metcalfe, Robert: PLEASLEY PIT. Coalfield Heritage and Regeneration Project.
Friends of Peasley Pit, Reproduced from Mining history Vol. 13, No. 1, Summer 1996. 4to, 6pp, illus. Pb. (Book ref. 11311) £5.00
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Friends of Peasley Pit, Reproduced from Mining history Vol. 13, No. 1, Summer 1996. 4to, 6pp, illus. Pb. (Book ref. 11311) £5.00
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Miller, M.G. & Fletcher, S: THE MELTON MOWBRAY NAVIGATION.
RCHS, 1984. 8vo, 48pp, illus. Paperback. VG. (Book ref. 10832) £6.00
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RCHS, 1984. 8vo, 48pp, illus. Paperback. VG. (Book ref. 10832) £6.00
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Clegg, Herbert: THE THIRD DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER'S CANAL WORKS IN MANCHESTER.
Offprint from L&CAS, 1956. 8vo, 12pp, illus. Pb. G. (Book ref. 11441) £5.00
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Offprint from L&CAS, 1956. 8vo, 12pp, illus. Pb. G. (Book ref. 11441) £5.00
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Baines, Edward (Edited by K.G. Ponting): BAINES'S ACCOUNT OF THE WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE OF ENGLAND.
David & Charles, 1970 8vo, 199pp, index. VG in VG dw. The text of Edward Baines's Account of the Woollen Manufacture of England is reprinted from Thomas Baines's Yorkshire, Past and Present (1875). With a new introduction by K.G. Ponting. (Book ref. 22115) £16.00
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David & Charles, 1970 8vo, 199pp, index. VG in VG dw. The text of Edward Baines's Account of the Woollen Manufacture of England is reprinted from Thomas Baines's Yorkshire, Past and Present (1875). With a new introduction by K.G. Ponting. (Book ref. 22115) £16.00
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Plenty & Son: PLENTY MARINE STEAM ENGINES. Modern Economy, Triple Expansion and Compound Types.
Newbury: Plenty & So, c1938. Landscape 4to, 30pp, illus. Pb. Covers G , interally VG. (Book ref. 11249) £55.00
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Newbury: Plenty & So, c1938. Landscape 4to, 30pp, illus. Pb. Covers G , interally VG. (Book ref. 11249) £55.00
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Hawkins, N: NEW CATECHISM OF THE STEAM ENGINE with Chapters on Gas, Oil & Hot Air Engines.
Lindsay Publications, 1987. 8vo, 437pp, idex, illus. Pb. VG. Originally published in 1904. (Book ref. 11451) £12.00
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Lindsay Publications, 1987. 8vo, 437pp, idex, illus. Pb. VG. Originally published in 1904. (Book ref. 11451) £12.00
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Bowden, Colin: THE LAST DAYS OF STATIONARY STEAM. The End of a Revolution.
Landmark, 2008. Large 8vo, 207pp, illus, index. New. (Book ref. 11395) £27.50
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Landmark, 2008. Large 8vo, 207pp, illus, index. New. (Book ref. 11395) £27.50
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The Monotype Recorder, Vol 42, No 2: SPECIAL NUMBER DEDICATED TO THE USERS OF 'MONOPHOTO' FILMSETTERS.
The Monotype Recorder, Spring, 1961. 4to, 30pp, illus. Paperback, spiral bound. G. (Book ref. 11389) £10.00
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The Monotype Recorder, Spring, 1961. 4to, 30pp, illus. Paperback, spiral bound. G. (Book ref. 11389) £10.00
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Johnson, Henry Lewis: PRINTING TYPE SPECIMENS Standard and Modern Types with Notations on their Characteristics and Uses. A Printing Guide for Printers, Advertisers and Students of Printing.
Boston: The Graphic Arts Co, 1924. 4to, 160pp, index. G. (Book ref. 11388) £35.00
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Boston: The Graphic Arts Co, 1924. 4to, 160pp, index. G. (Book ref. 11388) £35.00
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Duff, E. Gordon (Intro): EARLY ENGLISH PRINTING. A series of facsimiles of all the types used in England during the XVth Century, with some of those used in the printing of English books abroad.
N.Y: Burt Franklin, 1970. 4to, 40pp text, 41pp plates. VG. Reprint of 1896 original with facsimiles of all known UK typefaces prior to 1500 AD. (Book ref. 11390) £30.00
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N.Y: Burt Franklin, 1970. 4to, 40pp text, 41pp plates. VG. Reprint of 1896 original with facsimiles of all known UK typefaces prior to 1500 AD. (Book ref. 11390) £30.00
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Bruce, John: TECHNICAL ARITHMETIC FOR TYPOGRAPHERS. A Handbook.
Leicester: Privately Published, 1913. 12mo, 120pp. Covers a little worn, G. (Book ref. 11391) £5.00
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Leicester: Privately Published, 1913. 12mo, 120pp. Covers a little worn, G. (Book ref. 11391) £5.00
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Scrivenor, Harry: HISTORY OF THE IRON TRADE.
Kelley, 1968. 8vo, 327pp, index. VG. (Book ref. 17954) £20.00
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Kelley, 1968. 8vo, 327pp, index. VG. (Book ref. 17954) £20.00
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Raistrick, Arthur: THE LEAD INDUSTRY OF WENSLEYDALE AND SWALEDALE. Vol. 1: The Mines. Vol. 2: The Smelting Mills.
Moorland, 1975. 2 vols. 8vo, 120+120pp, illus. VG in VG dws. (Book ref. 1921) £48.00
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Moorland, 1975. 2 vols. 8vo, 120+120pp, illus. VG in VG dws. (Book ref. 1921) £48.00
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Postlewaite, John: MINES AND MINING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT.
Whitehaven: W.H. Moss, 3rd edn, 1913. 8vo, 164pp + adverts, illus. Picture laid on cover, folding map. VG. (Book ref. 11250) £125.00
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Whitehaven: W.H. Moss, 3rd edn, 1913. 8vo, 164pp + adverts, illus. Picture laid on cover, folding map. VG. (Book ref. 11250) £125.00
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Palemy. Caleb: THE COLLIERY MANAGER'S HANDBOOK. A Comprehensive Treatise on the Laying-Out and Working of Collieries designed as a Book of Reference for Colliery Managers and for the Use of Coal-Mining Students Preparing for First-Class Certificates.
Crosby Lockwood, 5th edn, carefully revised and greatly enlarged, 1904. Large 8vo, 1178pp + adverts to rear, illus. Some foxing and cover edges a little worn but VG for age. Contains over 1,000 diagrams, plans, and other Illustrations. (Book ref. 11463) £70.00
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Crosby Lockwood, 5th edn, carefully revised and greatly enlarged, 1904. Large 8vo, 1178pp + adverts to rear, illus. Some foxing and cover edges a little worn but VG for age. Contains over 1,000 diagrams, plans, and other Illustrations. (Book ref. 11463) £70.00
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Kuhner, David: BIBLIOTHECA DE RE METALLICA: The Herbert Hoover Collection of Mining & Metallurgy.
California: Libraries of the Claremont Colleges, 1980. 4to, 219pp, illus. Decorated green cloth with decorative endpapers. Very good in chipped dustwrapper. Ltd edn of 500 copies. A sumptuous catalogue of one of the finest collections of books on metals, their mining and working, ever made. Hoover is known for his translation of Agricola's De Re Metallica and of course later became the president of the U.S.A. Some 912 books are listed and classified, many of them extremely scarce specialised publications. (Book ref. 11239) £180.00
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California: Libraries of the Claremont Colleges, 1980. 4to, 219pp, illus. Decorated green cloth with decorative endpapers. Very good in chipped dustwrapper. Ltd edn of 500 copies. A sumptuous catalogue of one of the finest collections of books on metals, their mining and working, ever made. Hoover is known for his translation of Agricola's De Re Metallica and of course later became the president of the U.S.A. Some 912 books are listed and classified, many of them extremely scarce specialised publications. (Book ref. 11239) £180.00
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Kiernan, David: THE DERBYSHIRE LEAD INDUSTRY IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
Derbyshire Record Office/PDMHS, 1989, 8vo, 338pp, index. Hb. New. (Book ref. 17158) £24.95
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Derbyshire Record Office/PDMHS, 1989, 8vo, 338pp, index. Hb. New. (Book ref. 17158) £24.95
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