Search Results: Engineering, Industrial & Trades from Adamstown Books

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A classified and illustrated index of plant constructions, machines, materials, means and methods in use in civil engineering works of every class. For the use of civil engineers, draughtsman, students, builders, and contractors. With upward of fifteen hundred diagrams. " Hardback - brown cloth, no dustjacket. 254 pages. Third edition revised and enlarged. Published by Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1940. Book Condition : Good; Previous owner's info on front free endpaper. Pages are lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has some rubbing; wear to corners and spine ends. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9 ¾" tall. .

Washington DC: Department of the Army Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1978. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. September 1978 publication EP 360-1-2 covering the (then) 203 year history of the Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to photos and brief biographical sketches of the 46 Chief Engineers, this book contains a brief history of the organization, a section on the 15 Medal of Honor winners from the Corps of Engineers, and miscellaneous notes on the symbols of the Corps. Errata page inlaid in front of, and taped to left side of, title page. Softcover, 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Book Condition : Very Good; light wear to cover corners; no interior marks other than on the errata page; light crease to rear cover along stapled-edge side..

Boyertown PA: Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, 1968. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 28 pp. B&w photos catalog the collection of the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles. From an 18th century sled and an early Conestoga Wagon, the collection stretches from Colonial America to the 1920's and 30's. Both personal and commercial vehicles are represented. Book Condition : Very Good+; no text marks; very light cover corner wear. .

Coatesville PA: Lukens Steel, 1973. Book. Good Plus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong staple-bound folio of nine drawings, paired with descriptions, of Ironmasters' Houses in Pennsylvania : Brandywine House, Coventry Hall, Reading, Warwick, Warren Point, Mount Joy, Hopewell, Laurel, and Hibernia, dating from the 18th century. Limited edition of 3,200 copies. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks; some wear to covers and creasing at corners. .

Periscope Film LLC, 2008. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover reprint of 1907 mining engineering text. 83 pp.w/ b&w figures and illustrations throughout. Includes test questions. Topics include surface and underground drainage, flat and inclined ore deposits, mine dams, draining aboandoned works, water hoisting, and more. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light shelf wear along cover edges and corners; some rubbing..

Bethlehem PA: First Annual Anthracite Conference Committe of Lehigh University, 1938. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover reinforced with saddle staples. 18 conference papers gathered into 5 sections : Inherent Characteristics of Anthracite; The Combustion Characteristics of Anthracite; A Description of the Combustion and Operation of Anthracite Burning Equipment; Some Aspects of the Commercial Application of Anthracite; and, The Merchandising and Civic Values of Anthracite. Book Condition : Good; previous owner's pencil doodling on covers and title page, no text markings; age toning to text block and page edges; begiining of separation of rear cover at spine, all pages secure..