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New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing, 1950. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Fourteenth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1028 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated. Covers: Diesel-Electric, Steam, Electric, Gas Turbines, Shops, Terminals, and Servicing Facilities. Somewhat above-average external wear. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Binding a little slack but intact. A worthy reference copy of this huge and magnificent vintage reference..

Canada: IEEE, Canadian Region, 1995. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 638 pages. Minimal markings to one page else clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy..

Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1989. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 197 pages. Black and white archival illustrations. "The 43 articles in this interesting collection have been selected from the regular Historical Metallurgy contributions to the Bulletin of Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy." - from dust jacket. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Moderate lean to spine. A worthy reading copy..

USA: The University of Michigan Press, 1958. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 152 pages. List of literature cited. "...Endeavors to establish what takes place when wood is machined with a cutting tool and pursues the factors controlling the identified phenomena... Directed primarily to a consideration of aspects associated with the machining of wood parallel to the grain." - from introduction. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy..

McGraw Hill Book Company, 1967. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 408 pages including index. Binding sound. Moderate wear. Prior owner's details upon front flyleaf else clean and unmarked. Nice solid copy..

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1982. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 161 pages. Index. 117 figures. "A complete, self-contained discussion of hydrodynamics for geologists and geophysicists actively searching for accumulations of oil and gas." - from back board. Corporate library stamp upon front free endpaper and fore-edge else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Quality copy..

New York: McGraw Hill, 1949. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 689 pages including index. Designed to meet the need for a convenient text reference for general data, basic theory, anhd methods of application. The emphasis throughout is upon the presentation of methods for practical application of hydrology and on data which present the means and ranges of variation of the key elements in hydrology. Some markings. Above average wear. Binding intact. Good working copy..

U.K.: Elsevier Publishing Company Limited, 1970. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 219 pages including index, 84 illustrations and 5 tables. Discusses the two main aspects of architectural acoustics - the control of noise in buildings and the design of auditoria. Written to satisfy the needs of the architect who wishes to gain a clear practising knowledge of acoustics. Part I covers basic theories of sound and hearing. Part II covers control of noise in buildings. Part III covers auditorium desing..

UK: Pergamon, 1966. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First English Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 311 pages. First published in German in 1961. "A pictorial record of ore minerals as seen in reflected light. Contains some five-hundred black and white photos of which twenty-three are repeated in colour. The minerals are classified according to their paragenesis and each section of the book commences with notes on the genesis of the ores and on the particular association of ore minerals occurring in the paragenesis. This is accompanied by a tabular statement of the chemical composition, crystal system, three strongest X-ray powder reflections, relative hardness, colour, reflectivity, anistropy, and notes on the twinning and other characteristics of the individual minerals." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy..

UK: Ellis Horwood, 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 429 pages. Index. References. "This very much revised edition of a well-known study first published in 1962 brings up-to-date the appraisal of the whole scientific background to the distribution of windborne material injected into the lower atmosphere." - from dust jacket..

USA: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1933. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad salutes Pan American Airways and their 107 airliners; The Moment Distribution Method for Solving Continuous Frameworks; Compound Floating Ailerons; Army Lighter-Than-Air; The Zap Flap; Effect of Controllable Pitch on Airplane Performance; The World's Largest Autogiro - ferries between two Florida country clubs; The Bryce Fuel-Injection Pump; A Radio Transmitter for the Itinerant Flyer; Symposium on Arctic and Winter Flying; Traffic Control at the Alleghany Airport; The Switlik Parachute Chair; Racon Electric Co. photo ad shows crowd at Cleveland Air Races; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy..

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1930. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Stress Analysis of Fittings; Wind Tunnel Anomalies; Application of Anti-Friction Bearings to Airplane Wheels; Sprinkler Equipment for Hangars; Safe Flying Through the Use of Instruments - recent progress in the installation of radio beacons and the development of blind flying instruments should greatly diminish the hazards of flying; Applying the Radio Range to the Airways - a discussion of methods of adjusting the space pattern of the radio beacon system so courses may align with fixed airways; Lehigh Airports Competition; Photo ad for Western Electric's Airplane Telephone; Stromberg-Carlson ad with photo of radio inspector F.E. Gray and Douglas Air Mail and Express plane; Nice illustrated ad for the International Aircraft Exposition at St. Louis, Feb. 15-23, 1930; Los Angeles County promotional ad; News of the Industry; Airports… Read More

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1929. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Analysis of Torsional Stresses in Airplane Wings - a method by which, through simple layouts and calculations the mutual action of the spars can be computed; Engineering Organization; Radio Telephony as Applied to Aircraft - a description of the radiophone equipment developed by the Communications Department of the Boeing Air Transport System - article with photos, including Eddie Allen wearing special microphone mounting which moves with his head; Aircraft Steel Problems - a discussion of failures in Steel Aircraft Parts, investigated by the Metallurgical Laboratory at Wright Field; Fundamental Aerodynamics (last instalment) - a study of resistance due to parts of the airplane other than the wings; Soundproofing of Airplane Cabine; Book Reviews; New Aircraft - with photos of the B-5 Mahoney-Ryan brougham and Kinner Powered American… Read More

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1932. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 58 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad commemorates Major "Jimmy" Doolittle's record transcontinental flight from Burbank to Newark in 1931; Positioning of Link Rod Wrist Pins in Articulated Connecting Rods; Propeller Design; The Sperry Automatic Pilot for Airplanes; Fire Extinguishers; Methods of Laying Out Flat Patterns; Fuel and Lubricants in Relation to Engine Design; The Triangle Parachute; Vortex Theory and the Tapered Wing; The Herrick Vertoplane; German Experiments with Chemical Cooling of Aircraft Engines; New Planes - The C-J Bird and the Cabin Giro; Cold Prevention of Dural Age-Hardening; Overhaul of the Menasco B-4; New Products; News; Sperry Gyroscope ad features photo of George Cushing of Eastern Air Transport, Inc., in his Mailwing; Nice photo ad for Autogiro inside back cover; many more nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A… Read More

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1929. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 52 pages. Features: Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Aircraft for Passenger Transportation; Recent Improvements in Airplane Structures; Materials in Aircraft Structures; Boeing Production Methods; The Junkers Aero Diesel - a water-cooled, vertical six-in-line operating on the well-known Junkers Opposed-Piston Two-Cycle Principle (article with photos); Aerodynamic Anomalies; Welding Our Air Transport Systems; Seaplane Design; New Aircraft - with photo of Fokker F-32 and more; News of the Industry; Airports and Airways - with photo of the first Saunders Fly-It-Yourself hangar at Fairfax Airport, Kansas City; New Developments; U.S. Hammered Piston Ring Co. ad includes photo of Arthur Nutt, Designer of the Curtiss Challenger; Western Electric ad for their Radio Telephone; Los Angeles County promotional ad; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear.… Read More

USA: Aircraft Engineering. Good. 1931. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 50 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates Capt. Frank Hawks and his 1930 record-setting flight racing the sun from New York to Los Angeles in 14 hours and 50 minutes non-stop; Packard ad includes photo of Walter Lees and Frederic A. Brossy who set a U.S. record of over 73 hours aloft without refueling; My Impressions of the Exhibits at the Detroit Aircraft Show (major article with photos); Accessories and Equipment at the Show, Many New Devices; Interior Furnishing and Decoration of Flying Boats; Machining For Wasp Cylinder Heads; The Month's Best From the Foreign Press - including more information on the D'Ascanio Helicopter; Reviews; Servicing the American Cirrus Engine - with clearance diagram; Heed These Points for Satisfactory Finishing Results; Special Equipment for the Overhaul of Wright Aircraft Engines; Simple Instructions for Wing Repairing; Servicing Problems; Servicing Pains; Nice… Read More

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1930. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Derivation of Induced Velocity at the Airfoil with Elliptical Loading; Aluminum Casting Alloys in Aircraft; Aircraft Dope and Finish Problems; Suggestions for Training Aircraft Welders; Selling the Airplane; Airport Management; Details about the International Aircraft Exposition, with list of exhibitors; Aeronautical Abstracts; New Aircraft; News of the Industry - with photos of J.T. Hartson, R.W. Fulton, and Lieut. James H. Doolittle; Airports and Airways; New Developments; Ad for the Cincinnati Aircraft Show, March 26 to April 1; Illustrated ad for "The World's Tallest Hotel", the Morrison Hotel in Chicago; Los Angeles County promotional ad; Ad for the St. Louis International Aircraft Exposition; Wright De Coster, Inc. ad for their "75" horn which 'can be heard for miles'; Stromberg-Carlson ad on back… Read More

USA: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1933. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad salutes Northwest Airways; Racon Electric Co. photo ad inside front cover says their Racon 9 unit airplane horn was used to direct landing of the "Akron"; Highlights at Paris; Balanced Elevators; Metal Monocoque Construction; Inspection gauges Used on Radial Engine Crankcases; Servicing the Autogiro; New Planes and Engines - the Hornet Tic, the Heinkel Sportplane; Review of Foreign Press; Airports and Transportation Engineering; Airplane Reception of Television from Ground Station; Edo Automatic Water Rudders; Electric Welding in Aircraft Construction; The History of the Scintilla Magneto; Books; News of the Industry; nostalgic ads; One-page photo portrait of "The Sky Chief", Frank Hawks' new Northrop monoplane; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy..

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1931. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates the first refueling endurance flight in history by Maj. Carl Spatz, Capt. Ira Eaker, Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada, Lieut. Harry A. Halverson and Staff Sgt. Roy Hooe, of the U.S. Army Air Corps; The Merrill Movable Wing Stagger Decalage Biplane; A Technical Description of the Continental Model A70 Second Series Engine; Propeller Materials and Airplane Safety; My Observations at the French Aero Show - with photo of the Dornier Do-S flying boat and the S.E.C.M. two-engined bomber; The Curtiss-Wright Junior and its Characteristics; The Month's Best from the Foreign Press - Junkers F.13 Disaster caused by Buffeting; Tips on Designing an Airplane; Reviews - with photo of Grover Loening at the controls of U.S. Navy submarine seaplane; Weights of Aluminum Alloy Floats and Hulls; Radio Shielding for Pratt and Whitney Engines;… Read More

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1931. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates the round the world trip of Mears and Collyer in 1928; Design and Construction of Aluminum Alloy Floats - article with photo of Keystone Commuter; Air-Cooled Cylinder Head Design; The Privateer Amphibian - A Low Wing Pusher Monoplane; Wind Tunnel Testts on Airplane Wheel Cowlings; Improvement and Economy in Carburetor Control; Vortex Theory and the Tapered Wing (part II); Effectiveness and Balance of Horizontal Control Surface; The Month's best from the Foreign Press; Assembly Instructions of the Fairchild Cabin Monoplane 71; Method of Making the Navy Type Cable Splice; How to Design and Build and Aircraft Finishing Room; Airplane and Engine Repair Cost Accounting; Puti It Up to Parker; How Fast Do They Fly?; New Products; Nice ad inside back cover Detroit's Hotel Fort Shelby; many more nostalgic ads. Unmarked with… Read More