G. P. Manning Reinforced Concrete Reservoirs and Tanks.
London.: Cement and Concrete Association., 1972. Reprinted. Blue Cloth.. Very Good (AVERAGE)/Dust Jacket (Good). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 0721008089 EX PUBLIC SECTOR LIBRARY BLACKED OUT STAMPS. HARDBACK This book is part of a large purchase from a Public Sector Library and except where mentioned are for the most part LIKE NEW! MOSTLY the ONLY flaws are the blacked out (they insisted) Library stamps which show many of them to be UNUSED! This copy is Very Good (AVERAGE) FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! (Book ref. 33333335663) £25.00
Park, Soon-Won: Colonial Industrialization and Labor in Korea. THe Onoda Cement Factory. Harvard-Hallym Series on Korean Studies
US: Harvard University Asia Center, 1999 ISBN 0674142403 Hardback, first edition, near fine condition - still in sealed cellophane, in a near fine unclipped dust-jacket, publisher's original clothboards, 325 pages, 2 figures, 3 maps, 41 tables, ---------------This book is a study of labor relations and the first generation of skilled workers in colonial Korea, a subject crucial to the understanding of modernization in twentieth-century Korea. Born in rural Korea, these workers confronted both the colonial experience and the modern workplace as they interacted with Japanese managers and workers. Based on the archives of the Onoda Cement Factory and interviews with surviving workers, this work analyzes the complex relationship between colonialism and modernization. (Book ref. 1982) £24.00
Santarella, Luigi: Il Cemento Armato. Volume III. Monografie Di Costruzioni Italiane Civili ed Industriali;
Milano, Editore Ulrico Hoepli, 1957; Softcover. 10" x 7". Nona Edizione Rifatta A Cura del Prof. Franco Mattiazzo con atlante di XCVIII tavole e 328 figure nel testo. In very good condition. (Book ref. 14668) £38.00
Man on the Job leaflets - Complete set Second Series (1968)
London Cement and Concrete Association 1968 PB. The Cement and Concrete Association issued a series of leaflets written in simple, straight-forward language and clearly illustrated in 1951 and a completely revised series in 1968. The Man on the Job leaflets, seventeen in all, were compiled as guides to the many operations throughout the concreting process. Here are all 17 of the second series, the titles of which should be clearly seen in the photo. Whilst the leaflets are all in Very Good condition, there is probably some minor corner/edge wear, and perhaps light scuffing, on their covers. (Book ref. 2677) £20.00
NORTH (F.J) Limestones: Their Origins, Distribution and Uses.
London: Thomas Murray, 1930. 8vo, xxiii+467pp, 236 monochrome photographic illustrations and diagrams, appendices, navy cloth, gilt. A very good copy. (Book ref. RHB7642) £20.00
CHALONER (W.H) People and Industries.
London: Frank Cass, 1963. 8vo, 151pp, 11 monochrome illustrations, bibliography, blue cloth, gilt, d-j. Apart from some adhesive tape residue on the paste-downs a very good copy. (Book ref. RHB6887) £15.00
Dodd A E Dictionary of Ceremics : Pottery, Glass, Vitreous Enamels Refractories, Clay Building Materials, Cement and Concrete, Electroceramics, Special Ceramics
George Newnes, U.K., 1967 Revised and Enlarged. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. vi, 362 pages, size 7.5 inches tall by 5 inches. ' This dictionary covers the whole field of ceramics in the wide meaning of the term : tableware, sanitaryware, electro-ceramics, wall- and floor-tiles, chemical stoneware, clay building materials, refractories, glass, vitreous enamel, abrasives; and special ceramics - sintered oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides, cermets, etc. The call for a Second Edition has made it possible to include new data and to bring all references to British and U.S. standard specifications up to date. This dictionary therefore provides a reliable source of reference to data required by the ceramic technologist in his daily work; physical properties and specifications are quoted in some detail. This is in addition to concise explanations of the meanings of terms, Also, where appropriate, definitions of terms include technical information. A special feature is that the original reference is given to all processes or theories now known by the name of the inventor or author, e.g. Danner Process, Mackenzie-Shuttleworth Theory. Those trade-names that are widely used are also included. American practice and usage has -also been recognized '. Book - in Fine [much better than Very Good] blue boards with gilt lettering. Contents, previous owner's details to the free front and rear free endpaper otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. Dust Jacket - Very Good - minor wear to the edges and light sunning to the red background to the spine but the lettering remains bright and distinct. Email For Scan. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 750gms-1kgm. Category: Reference; Inventory No: 002261. (Book ref. 002261) £38.00
Khatau Mr Dharamsey M [Chairman of the company] Story of the Associated Cement Companies Limited
M H Engineer, Bombay, 1954 First Edition. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket. ' This book tells the story of the life and growth of the Associated Cement Companies Limited in India and that of its product. The story is told simply in words and pictures '. 84 pages, 9.75 inches tall by 7.25 inches. Illustrated with black and white and coloured photographs. Also includes a 12 page booklet of the speech delivered by the Chairman on the 19th January 1962, which has been attached to the front pastedown. Book - in Good quarter maroon leather and beige silk covered boards - some patches of wearing, marking and grubbiness to the silk. Contents, extensive note making by the previous owner to the free front endpaper and some neat notes in the text, otherwise Very Good, clean, bright and tightly bound. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 750gms-1kgm. Category: Architecture; Asian History; Inventory No: 001339. (Book ref. 001339) £36.08
Mackie, J,.L.: The Cement of the Universe. A Study of Causation.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1974 8vo Cloth D.w. 1st Edn. 329 pp. Dw. sl. worn; sign. f.e.p. o/w V.g. (Book ref. 29134) £30.00
Bancroft, Robert M. & Bancroft, Francis J. Tall Chimney Construction. A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts, Containing Details of Upwards of Eighty Existing Mill, Enginehouse, Brick Works, Cement Works, and Other Chimneys in England, America and the Continent...
Manchester & Lewes: John Calvert. & Farncombe and Co., 1885. First & Only Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No d/w. Lge 8vo. The title continues: "Constructed in Brick, Stone, Iron and Concrete". Hardback, 160mm x 253mm tall (6.5" x 10" approx.). Pp 136pp + 10 plates, with a total of 82 illustrations. Neat signatures of three previous owners to the front free endpaper, and the engraved heraldic bookplate of James Charles Herbert Crosland, motto 'Ultra Pergere', to the front pastedown. [Crosland's signature appears also in the upper blank margins of the Title and Index leaves.] Minor rubs to cloth edges and corners and some light foxing to prelims, otherwise very good, in the original blind-ruled, maroon cloth-covered boards/gilt titles. (Book ref. 003783) £325.00
"Sir Frederick Measham Lea and F. M. Lea" "The Chemistry of Cement and Concrete"
"Hodder Arnold 1970" "This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.No dust jacket., 1400grams, ISBN:713122773" (Book ref. 2654291) £20.00
"I. Soroka" "Portland Cement Paste and Concrete"
"Palgrave Macmillan 1979" "This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In good all round condition.Dust Jacket in good condition., 700grams, ISBN:0333242319" (Book ref. 2653253) £39.99
"A. C. Houlsby" "Construction and Design of Cement Grouting: Guide to Grouting in Rock Foundations (Wiley Series of Practical Construction Guides)"
"John Wiley & Sons 1990" "This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In good all round condition.No dust jacket., 1250grams, ISBN:0471516295" (Book ref. 2606949) £80.00
Cement & Concrete Association: PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
Cement & Concrete Association, no date but enclosed letter sent with the brochure is dated 1938., 4to, 28pp, illus. Pb. Covers a little rubbed but generally VG. (Book ref. 8588) £9.00
HIGH ALUMINA CEMENT CONCRETE IN BUILDINGS. Building Research Establishment.
Department of the Environment, 1975. 4to, 50pp. Pb. VG. (Book ref. 9633) £6.00
Stoyel, B.D. & Kidner, R.W.: THE CEMENT RAILWAYS OF KENT
Headington: Oakwood Press, 1990 Softcover, 1990/2nd enlarged edition, grey pictorial card covers, 128 pages, b/w photographs throughout, 8.25" x 5.75". Excellent condition throughout with only a very minor bump to lower corner. (Book ref. 568) £8.00
Stoyel, B.D. & Kidner, R.W. The Cement Railways of Kent
Headington: Oakwood, 1990. 2nd Ed. Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 128pp, photos, maps, diagrams. Locomotion Paper No.70. Second enlarged edition. (Book ref. 006385) £15.00
Purbrick, Maxwell Charles & Ayres, Douglas John Uses of Aerated Cement Grout and Mortar in Stabilization of Slips in Embankments, Large-Scale Tunnel repairs, and Other Works
London: Institution of Civil Engineers, Railway Engineering Division, 1955. Paper Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 26pp, plates, diagrams. Advance copy of a paper to be presented for discussion on Tuesday, 18 October, 1955. (Book ref. 004050) £5.00
J.B. Higgins and M.R. Hollington.: Design and detailed [CP110:1972].
London: Cement and Concrete Association, 1976. Stapled card covers. Large format. Reprint. Was first published in 1973. 28pp. Near Fine condition. Slight shelf-wear. "The purpose of this booklet is to explain the basis of limit state design and to illustrate its practical application by means of a simple worked example for a reinforced concrete building frame: The calculations and details are presented in a form suitable for design office purposes". (Book ref. 7847) £4.00
GLADKOV, Feodor Vasilievich. Cement.
. Hardback. 317pp NY 1929. *Hor. 1494: Important as a prototype of the 'industrial novel'. VG (Book ref. HALL152141) £25.00