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Chicago, IL ATS (American Technical Society, 1977. Paperback Very Good to Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and the faintest soiling to wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.75 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches). 163 pages. Profusely illustrated with drawings, diagrams, graphs, and photographs in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 14 ounces. Academic Press Paperback.

New York, NY Chemical Publishing Company, 1954. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. EX-LIBRARY, withdrawn, showing the usual treatments. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities. Binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club. 8vo. 101pp. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Steel Company, 1934. Imitation Leather Twenty-Fourth Edition (1934). Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities and mild rubbing to the panels; the former owner's name at the top of the front endpaper and again at the top of the Topical Index page; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.2 x 6.15 x 1 inches). 524 pages. Language: English. Weight: 22 ounces. Twenty-Fourth Edition (1934). Hardback: Flexible Leatherette.

New Delhi, India John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1982. Hardcover First Ed thus; unstated. First Ed thus; unstated. EX-LIBRARY, withdrawn, showing the usual treatments. Else, Very Good: shows minimal wear to extremities; faint soiling; backstrip lightly sunned, but titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible. Binding square and secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. 588pp. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Boulder, CO E Source, Inc., 1997. Paperback Second Edition. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 438pp. Second Edition, [1997]. Paperback. Explains how and why a systems approach is critical to delivering superior comfort, enhanced productivity, and energy and cost savings. Covers space cooling end-use data and standards governing equipment efficiency, indoor air quality, and CFC phase-out. Characterizes the existing stock of commercial space cooling equipment and the more efficient alternatives available today and in the future. Begins with opportunities for reducing the need for cooling, and proceeds sequentially from people to the cooling plant, by covering options for improved air handling and delivery, non-refrigerative cooling technologies, unitary and central cooling systems, gas cooling, and thermal storage.

Boulder, CO E Source, Inc., 1997. Paperback Second Edition. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 334pp. Second Edition [1997]. Paperback.

Boulder, CO E Source, Inc., 1996. Paperback Second Edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of rubbing to the wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 335pp. Second Edition, [1996]. Paperback. Explains how and why a systems approach is critical to delivering superior comfort, enhanced productivity, and energy and cost savings. Covers space heating end-use data and standards governing equipment efficiency, indoor air quality, and addresses trends in space heating by fuel type and equipment choice. Describes how space heating varies in significance in different buildings and profiles successful whole-building designs. Characterizes the existing stock of commercial space heating equipment and the more efficient alternatives available today and in the future. Begins with opportunities for reducing the need for heating, and proceeds sequentially from people to the heating plant, by covering options for… Read More

Boulder, CO E Source, Inc., 1999. Paperback Third Edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of rubbing to the wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 347pp. Third Edition [1999]. Paperback. Explains how and why a systems approach is critical to capturing drivepower savings. Shows how much energy is used in this area and for what tasks. Explains how the motor market is structured, and how codes, standards, and institutional and market barriers affect that structure. Profiles programs operated by utilities and energy users to improve drivepower efficiency and offers suggests for the improvement of those efforts. Characterizes the existing stock of drivepower hardware and the more efficient alternatives available today and in the future.

New York, NY John Wiley & Sons: Interscience , 1982. Hardcover First Edition [1982]; First Printing indicated. EX-LIBRARY, showing rubber-stamped property ownership at the outside edges (this si the only indication of its status). Else, Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows no discernible flaws (other than the rubber-stamps); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows the mildest rubbing and very faint soiling; unclipped; mylar-protected. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but in appearance, remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. Large, Heavy 8vo. xxv, 2086 pages. First Edition [1982]; First Printing indicated. Hardback with DJ. 

Traverse City, MO Village Press, 2003. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities except for the lower front corner, which shows some faint creasing and some crinkliness to the cover corner and the lower corner of the first thirty pages or so; else only the mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 80 pages plus several pages of ads at the rear. "Dedicated to Precision Metalworking". Paperback: Staple-Bound Pictorial Wraps. Features Articles on: Functional Sheet Metal Enclosures from Sheet Brass and Aluminum; Transplant a Compound Gear Assembly; Disk-cutting Fixtures for the Lathe; Hang that File; Thread Substitutions; Small Parts Holder for Silver Soldering; The Vandy Electric Scotter; Easy Threading Tool Sharpener; and More!

Traverse City, MO Village Press, 2003. Paperback Fine in Wraps: Flawless; binding secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New' NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 80pp. "Dedicated to Precision Metalworking". Paperback: Staple-Bound Pictorial Wraps. Features Articles on: Rebuild a Cylinder Head; Repairing "Old Iron"; A Handy Material Storage Rack; Sharpening HSS Lathe Tool Bits; Electric Discharge Machinining - Removing Metal by Spark Erosion, Part 10; The Vandy Electric Scooter, Part 5; Get Straight to the Point with the Drill Doctor; Finish That Micrometer Box; Two-Stroke Cycle Model Engines - a Look at Basic Concepts; Make a Hub Wrench, and More!

New York, NY Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 1974. Hardcover First Ed USA, unstated. Near Fine: shows only minute indications of use. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 1260pp. First Ed USA, unstated. Hardcover: Flexible Vinyl Wraps.

Traverse City, MI Village Press, Inc., 2002. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the extremities, and there is a crease near the upper front corner; else only the mildest rubbing and a couple of very tiny, faint soil spots to the wrapper covers; binding perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 60pp. Paperback: Slick Paper Magazine. Staple-Bound Wraps. Includes Articles on Power Cross-Feed for a Milling Machine; Bench Size Combination Press and Brake; Trigger Treatise; Propane-Fired Furnace; Jet Lathe Modifications; Using Surplus Circuit-Board Tooling; and much more. Formerly this magazine was entitled: "Projects in Metal".

Traverse City, MI Village Press, Inc., 1999. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: free of wear to the extremities; only the mildest rubbing to wrapper covers; binding perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 60pp. Paperback: Slick Paper Magazine. Staple-Bound Wraps. Includes an Article on Cambering a Rifle Barrel for Accuracy, A Band Saw Base, A Cyclone Dust Collector, a 1" Reverse Arbor, more. Formerly this magazine was entitled: "Projects in Metal".

Traverse City, MI Village Press, Inc., 20022004. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of extremely careful use: free of wear to the extremitie; former owner has used the magazine as a base when writing down a phone number and this has caused a superficial indentation of the number at the front panel; else flawless; binding perfectly secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 52pp. Paperback: Slick Paper Magazine. Staple-Bound Wraps. Includes Articles on A Cart for your Sterling Powered Tractor; Easy Lathe Tool-Height Gage; Silver-Solder Techniques; Build the Engine Mill; the Ubiquitous Morse Taper and more. Formerly this magazine was entitled: "Projects in Metal".

New York, NY McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1942. Hardcover First Edition [1942]; Second Printing. Very Good+: shows a tiny spot at the lower front panel; former owner's name and date at front free end paper; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; else flawless, though no longer "fresh". The gilt titles at the back strip remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing unobtrusive imperfections, except perhaps for the former owner's signature. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.65 x 5.25 x 0.7 inches). ix, 111 pages. Index. Illustrated with graphs, tables, charts, drawings and designs in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 10 ounces. First Edition [1942]; Second Printing. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Bailey… Read More

New York, NY John Wiley & Sons, 1996. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 636pp. Senior Editors: Abbie Griffin, George A. Castellion, and Ned Anschuetz. Hardback with DJ. The PDMA Handbook is one of those rare and valuable books that characterizes a "body of knowledge" for a professional discipline. It was produced by the preeminent industry organization for New Product Development (NPD) professionals, the PDMA .... This text describes current, best practices in NPD and includes contributions from knowledge leaders in academia, consulting, and industry practice. If you are a CEO, COO, CTO, Marketing Manager, Product Manager, Product Planner, Engineering Manager, Project Manager, Program Manager, or any other professional involved in new product development (especially for technically complex products like hardware and software) you… Read More

Washington DC U.S. Government Printing Office for the United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1961. Hardcover Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 4to.National Bureau of Standards Handbook 77 - Volume II. Brown buckram over boards.Gilt titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Washington DC U.S. Government Printing Office for the United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1966. Hardcover Near Fine: shows the mildest rubbing to the front panel; former owner's name and University Department rubber stamped at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor unobtrusive flaws. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.45 x 6.2 x 1.35 inches). viii, 435 pages. Foreward by A.V. Astin. Language: English. Weight: 31 ounces. Blue buckram over boards.Gilt titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. National Bureau of Standards Monograph 92. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Comprehensive text includes the refraction of radio waves, the refractive index… Read More

Auburn, NY General Electric Company, 1963. Paperback First Edition (1963), unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: mild rubbing to the self-wrapper covers; a small area of discoloration at the bottom of the front panel; a tiny patch of sticker residue at the bottom of the rear panel; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches). v, 70 pages. Profusely illustrated with duotone photographs, drawings, diagrams, graphs, tables, etc. Language: English. Weight: 4.2 ounces. First Edition (1963), unstated. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.