An Elementary Course in Civil Engineering, for the Use of Cadets of the United States' Military Academy by MAHAN, D.H - 1857

Greenwood Press, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Thus. Octavo. Facsimile of the 1836 Wiley & Long edition. Bright gilt titles on gray cloth. Owner's blindstamp on ffep. otherwise unmarked..

New York: John Wiley & Son 1871. (Hardcover) Good to very good, no dust jacket. 156pp. Decoratively stamped black cloth. Folding diagrams. Previous owner's name, the top 1 / 2 inch of the spine is chipped away, the folding diagrams have been carelessly refolded causing creasing and edgewear, some wear to the edges of the cover as well. (Applied Science, Drawing, Geometry, Industrial Drawing).

(no place): (no publisher), 1865. Bound in brown cloth, stamped in gold. Book consists of 27 folding plates (plate one is archival tape repaired) Rare -- no copies on OCLC. Mechanical drawings by Mahan. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1862. Hardcover. fair. Hard cover 12 mo. Third Revised and enlarged edition. Very worn, spine rebacked. hinge repaired, foxing. 168pp. 12 folding plates Former owners signatures

John Wiley, 1862. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: . 168 pages; illustrated with folding diagrams. Small pocket sized book. Missing the spine; wear to the edges; the pages are yellowed; some staining and foxing; a rare title regardless of condition. 1862 date on the title page. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military; Inventory No: 154684. .

John Wiley and Sons, 1888. Hardcover. Good. John Wiley & Sons; New York, 1888. Hardcover. A Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, some handling/scuffing and few soiled spots to boards, cracked front hinge, missing front free endpaper, some age toning to pages, starting rear hinge, previous owner info handwritten in ink on prelim, fraying to spine edges, some rubbing along board edges, eight fold-out plates present and intact, small abrasions to board corners, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 60pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1874. First Edition. Octavo. 177pp., 18 folding plates at rear, (1)pp. ad (910-106 publisher's ads. Bound in brown cloth, spine lettering gilt. The author of this work, D.H. Mahan was a noted military theorist, civil engineer, Commander in the U.S. Navy and Professor at West Point from 1824 until his death in 1871. This copy was owned by Will (William) S. (Staring) Davies, graduate of West Point in 1874. A very good copy with a few closed tears to folds of plates with edges a bit rough, binding rubbed around the edges, spine ends chipped. A very scarce work.

1838. New York, Wiley and Putban, 1838. Orig. full cloth. Gilt spine, blindstamed covers. Light wear to spine ends. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. XXVI,308 pp., 14 folded engraved plates. First 5 and last 2 leaves brownspotted. Some brownspots to plates. By this importent work Mahan established the structural teory of civil engineering in the United States based on the theories of navier and Moseley.

New York: John Wiley, 1861. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hard Cover. very good. 24mo. (6" x 4") 168pp and ads in rear. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 12 folded black and white platesSome minor soiling. Edge rubbing at top of spine. Name of previous owner on front endpaper and on title page. Binding tight.

New York: John Wiley, 1861. second edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. A short history of military arts, by the professor of "Military and Civil Engineering, and of the Science of War, in the United States' Military Academy." Important subjects dealt with in chapters, Tactics, Manner of Placing and Handling Troops, Positions, Advanced-Guards & Posts, Reconnaissances, Detachments, Convoys & Surprises & Ambuscades. 12mo, 168pp, ads. Very bright original brown blind stamped & gilt cloth. Titled "Outpost" on the spine. First published in 1847; both the North and the South reissued this volume for use of their troops during the Civil War. OCLC: 228688795 records 3 copies.