OBERG Erik & JONES F.D MacHinery's Handbook for MacHine Shop and Drafting-room a Reference Book on MacHine Design and Shop Practice for the Mechanical Engineer, Draftsman, Toolmaker and MacHinist
New York Aand Brighton: The Industrial Press, 1957. Reprint. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Very good copy of this 15th edition of this invaluable guide to the engineer. 1911 pps illustrated. Green leatherette with gold lettering. Minor wear only. (Book ref. 017934) £16.00
Mortimer, Ray: MECHANISED LIVESTOCK FARMING
(Farming Press 1964) Hbk. demy 8vo, 159pp inc. b/w ills. Clean tight copy, blue cloth boards rubbed and bumped, dw torn and repaired, small parts missing. Goof / Fair (Book ref. 9061) £6.75
: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ACRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND - VOL. 62
(John Murray 1901) Hbk, demy 8vo, 404 +206pp inc b/w ills. Clean tight copy, boards rubbed and bumped with some water staining. No dw. Good- (Book ref. 9058) £8.25
Hine, H.J.: MACHINES ON THE FARM - TIME AND LABOUR SAVING METHODS OF OPERATION
(Odhams 1959 1st edn) Tall 8vo 224pp. bw photos and diagrams. Good quality glossy paper. A little sunned on bottom edge, o/w VG in a slightly tatty dustwrapper (Book ref. 6931) £18.00
Gibson, William Reminiscences of Dollar, Tillicoultry, and Other Districts Adjoining the Ochils, with Notes on Progress Scientific Discovery and Invention of New Spinning Machinery During the Last Hundred Years
Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1883 Second edition [First edition privately printed].. Grey cloth, gilt titling, black embossed decoration, brown endpapers, 12 plates, 2 woodcuts. Pagination: xiii, [2], 239. . Book: upper half of rear board damp-stained and wrinkled, with matching wrinkling to rear endpaper, extremities bumped, contents VG boards G+, Jacket: n/a (Book ref. 3120) £28.00
S. Thompson Dynamo-Electric Machinery: a manual for students of electrotechnics
London: Spon, 1896. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 835 pages, clean with no annotations or inscriptions, binding a little sloppy but acceptable, ageing throughout, some random spots, fold out diagrams to book rear, 1 missing and a couple have grubby folds, green cloth boards with gilt titling show some shelf and edge wear. Decent useable copy. Please note: extra postage will apply if shipping outside of the UK. (Book ref. 000819) £30.00
Claude Culpin Farm Machinery
London: Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd, 1960. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original green cloth with indistinct gilt titling to spine, 668pp, illustrated and with xxxivpp of contemporary advertisements. (Book ref. 015109) £15.00
Roller Flour Mill Machinery and Accessories
Bredbury, Cheshire: Briddon & Fowler Limited, 1914. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original red cloth with gilt titling, spine worn with slight split at head of upper outer hinge, old auctioneers lot no attached to front, 118pp, illustrated manufacturer's catalogue. (Book ref. 015094) £35.00
Cockburn, Cynthia Machinery of Dominance: Women, Men and Technical Know-how
London: Pluto Press, 1985. 1st Edition. Softcover. First Printing. 8vo. 282 pp. No inscriptions. Light cover creases at corners. Binding sound. GOOD+ (Book ref. 04212) £6.00
Williams, Michael.: Steam power in agriculture.
Poole, Blandford Press, 1977. 1st edition. Small hardbck. Very good condition in a very good unclipped dustwrapper. (Book ref. 927) £5.00
Matthews, G.A. Pesticide Application Methods
London: Longman, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0582463513 Third reprint, 336 pages, no previous owner marks, illustrated, references, index. Goes into details on how to measure droplet size, the right type of nozzle to use, different sprayers and application methods, important safety aspects. (Book ref. 5931) £9.95
Shattock, C.F.B. Machinery Yellow Back Series No.22: Junior Draughtsman's Textbook: The Theory and Practice of Mechanical Draughtsmanship
London: The Machinery Publishing Co Ltd, 1956. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Revised edition, 72 pages, 39 diagrams, index, no previous owner markings. (Book ref. 5806) £6.00
Zinde, M. M. Broaches: design, manufacture, application
The Machinery Publishing Co., 1936. First English Edition. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. Clean hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt titles, spine has been neatly rebacked and matching endpapers professionally replaced, library 'Withdrawn' stamp on the verso of the title page, no inscriptions. 150 pages, many illustrations, appendices, index (Book ref. 36070) £40.00
no author ADcock's Engineer's Pocket-Book for the year 1854, containing numerous and extensive tables and formulae for use in superficial and solid mensuration; strength and weight of materilas: machinery; mechanics; hydraulics; hydrodynamics; marine engines; chemistry; etc, together with an almanack and diary; tables of the times of high water; list of the house of commons and miscellaneous information.
Simkin, marshall and Co 1st Edition 1854 315 All items in stock -posted First Class on day of order (if received before 4.00pm) - expect next day delivery in UK, or within 3-6 working days for all non-UK destinations Leather cover with foldover fla Good (Book ref. 534027) £120.00
Bax, Peter: Stage Management
London: Lovat Dickson Ltd., 1936 black cloth, origi d.w. with tears, internally very good - very old school with sections on traps, bridges, etc. Lots of line drawings of old fashioned equipment, sound effect machines etc. (Book ref. 14995) £8.00
Kennedy, Rankin: Electrical Installations of Electric Light, Power, Traction and Industrial Electrical Machinery. Volume 5;
London, Caxton Publishing coy, 1909; A New Edition Revised and Enlarged. Hardback. Volume 5 of a 5 volume set. Very good/ No dust jacket. viii, 223pp with numerous Diagrams and Illustrations and Models. Volume 5.- Electrical Signals, Telegraphs, Telegraphs, Telephones, X-Ray, Wireless Telegraphy, Induction Coils, Medical Electrical Apparatus. Front pastedown has foldout diagram Spark Induction Coil. Green covers with black & green decoration. Gilt title on spine. Please note heavy book, some extra postage may be required. (Book ref. 18957) £18.00
Kennedy, Rankin: Electrical Installations of Electric Light, Power, Traction and Industrial Electrical Machinery. Volume 4;
London, Caxton Publishing coy, 1909; A New Edition Revised and Enlarged. Hardback. Volume 4 of a 5 volume set. Very good/ No dust jacket. viii, 208pp with numerous Diagrams Illustrations and Models. Volume 4.- Electrolysis, Electro Storage, Accumulators, Elecrricity and Heat Welding , Ciiking, Thermo-Electricity, Electric Lamps, Electric Traction, Cranes, Locomotives and Railways. Front pastedown has foldout diagram Three-Phase Rotary Convertor. Green covers with black & green decoration. Gilt title on spine. Please note heavy book, some extra postage may be required. (Book ref. 18960) £18.00
Kennedy, Rankin: Electrical Installations of Electric Light, Power, Traction and Industrial Electrical Machinery. Volume 3;
London, Caxton Publishing coy, 1909; A New Edition Revised and Enlarged. Hardback. Volume 3 of a 5 volume set. Very good/ No dust jacket. viii, 244pp with numerous Diagrams and Illustrations and Models. Volume 3.- Gearing, Water Power and Water Turbines, Windmills, Steam, Gas & Oil Engins, Steam Turbines, Combined Engines and Dynamos, Switches, Fuses, Wiring Systems, Motor Starters, Switchboards and Accessories. Front pastedown has foldout diagram Three-Phase Alternate Current Motor. Green covers with black & green decoration. Gilt title on spine. Please note heavy book, some extra postage may be required. (Book ref. 18959) £18.00
Kennedy, Rankin: Electrical Installations of Electric Light, Power, Traction and Industrial Electrical Machinery. Volume 2;
London, Caxton Publishing coy, 1909; A New Edition Revised and Enlarged. Hardback. Volume 2 of a 5 volume set. Very good/ No dust jacket. viii, 251pp with numerous Diagrams and Illustrations and Models. Volume II.- Dynamos, Alternators, Motors, Motor-Generators, and Transformers. Front pastedown has foldout diagram Three-Phase Alternate Current Motor. Green covers with black & green decoration. Gilt title on spine. Please note heavy book, some extra postage may be required. (Book ref. 18956) £18.00
Herbert, Luke: The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopaedia, Comprehending Practical Illustrations of The Machinery and Processes Employed in Every Description of Manufacture of the British Empire. Vol.1;
London, Thomas Kelly, 1840; Hardback. In Two Volumes. Vol.1 only. Good/ No dj. iv, 796pp with frontis. & nearly two thousand illustrations. Slightly grubby & light foxing to endpapers. Scuffed marbled boards with dark blue leather spine. Edge wear. Gilt decoration & title on spine. Solid book. (Book ref. 13952) £58.00