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Covered Bridges Of the Northeast

Covered Bridges Of the Northeast

by Allen, Richard Sanders

BEARING-RATIO EFFECT ON STRENGTH OF RIVETED JOINTS

BEARING-RATIO EFFECT ON STRENGTH OF RIVETED JOINTS

by JONES, Jonathan

New York: ASCE, 1958. Offprint. Wraps. Very Good. Printed wraps, 8 pages. Illustrated with charts.
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£10.12
DRAWINGS OF MAPS, BRIDGES, PROFILES, COAL BURNING LOCOMOTIVES, CHAIRS, BRAKES, SPLICES, & C. Accompanying the Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for 1856

DRAWINGS OF MAPS, BRIDGES, PROFILES, COAL BURNING LOCOMOTIVES, CHAIRS, BRAKES, SPLICES, & C. Accompanying the Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for 1856

by [RAILROADS]

Albany, NY: C. Van Benthuysen, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional very minor tear or stain but quite clean and whole, firmly bound. Near Fine. Original gilt-lettered brown cloth (6" x 9-1/4") rebacked with later black cloth. Complete with 2 folding maps and 46 plates, most folding. There is a very large folding hand-colored map of the state of New York and a smaller folding map of the cities of New York and Brooklyn showing the routes of the horse railroads. The plates depict bridges,... Read more about this item
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£455.23
Bridges and Ferries of Australia

Bridges and Ferries of Australia

by Phillips, Valmai

Sydney: Bay Books. 1983. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs as well as colour drawings/maps. 160 pages. The author brings to life the whole range of crossings, from the one-oared punts and log crossings of the early settlers to the hydrofoils and sophisticated engineering feats of today . Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. .... Read more about this item
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£8.46
Portraits of America: Bridges of New York City: The Museum of the City of New York

Portraits of America: Bridges of New York City: The Museum of the City of New York

by Cara A. Sutherland

New York: Barnes and Noble, 2003. Softcover. Fine in French fold wraps.. 8vo. 128 pp. Black and white photos throughout.
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£16.19
The Ambassador Bridge: A Monument to Progress

The Ambassador Bridge: A Monument to Progress

by Mason, Philip P

Detriot: Wayne State University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0814318401 . Philip Mason, a Prof. of History and Director of Labor Archives in Detroit, has written a comprehensive study of one of Michigan's most important bridges--the Ambassador Bridge, which conntects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He discusses early efforts to bridge the river and, importantly, an in-depth account of the financing and construction of the Ambassador bridge which... Read more about this item
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£32.33
The new and admirable Arte of setting of Corne: with all the necessaries Tooles and other Circumstances belonging to the same: the particular titles whereof, are set down in the Page following

The new and admirable Arte of setting of Corne: with all the necessaries Tooles and other Circumstances belonging to the same: the particular titles whereof, are set down in the Page following

by [PLAT (or PLATT or PLATTE), Hugh, Sir]

Fine woodcut vignette on title (see below). [32] pp. Small 4to, early 20th-cent. calf, double gilt fillet round sides, a.e.g. London: P. Short, 1600. First edition and of the greatest rarity, this is the first of three issues as described by ESTC (which locates only two copies of all the issues in North America). "Sir Hugh Platt (1552-1608), held by Richard Weston to be 'the most ingenious husbandman of the age he lived in'...was admitted at Lincoln's Inn. Much of his life was... Read more about this item
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£14,972.05
The Guinness Book of Structures: Bridges, Towers, Tunnels, Dams

The Guinness Book of Structures: Bridges, Towers, Tunnels, Dams

by Stephens, John H

Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1976. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ a little age-toned. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 288 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.93
Treasure Island and the World's Greatest Spans of Steel: The Golden Gate International Exposition Celebrating Completion of Three Great Engineering Feats: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, The Golden Gate Bridge and Treasure Island

Treasure Island and the World's Greatest Spans of Steel: The Golden Gate International Exposition Celebrating Completion of Three Great Engineering Feats: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, The Golden Gate Bridge and Treasure Island

by San Francisco Bay Exposition

San Francisco: San Francisco Bay Exposition, 1939. Softcover. Very Good with some light creasing in exceptionally fresh and vivid color wraps. Oblong 8vo. 32 pp. In vivid color pictorial wraps. With black and white photos throughout. Uncommon item. **OCLC** lists two print copies, one each at Florida International University and one at The University of Minnesota.
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£36.42
ERECTION OF MAIN RIVER SPAN, PASSAIC RIVER BRIDGE

ERECTION OF MAIN RIVER SPAN, PASSAIC RIVER BRIDGE

by JONES, Jonathan

New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1955. Offprint. Wraps. Very Good. Printed wraps; 16 pages. Illustrated with photographs and charts. An offprint reprinted from TRANSACTIONS, Vol. 120, 1955, page 208.
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£25.33
The Carpenter's Treasure; a Collection of Designs for Temples, with their Plans, Gates, Doors, Rails, and Bridges, in the Gothic taste, With the Centres at Large, for Striking Gothic Curves And Mouldings; And some Specimens of Rails, in the Chinese Taste: forming a complete System for Rural Decorations...A New Edition

The Carpenter's Treasure; a Collection of Designs for Temples, with their Plans, Gates, Doors, Rails, and Bridges, in the Gothic taste, With the Centres at Large, for Striking Gothic Curves And Mouldings; And some Specimens of Rails, in the Chinese Taste: forming a complete System for Rural Decorations...A New Edition

by WALLIS, N

16 engraved plates. Title leaf. 8vo, orig. blue wrappers bound in later cloth-backed marbled boards, uncut. London: Printed for I. & J. Taylor, n.d. [but early 1790s]. First edition, later issue. Wallis (fl. 1771-73), who described himself as an architect, is known only as the author of three pattern-books. When the present book was first issued, it was accompanied by one leaf of Taylor ads. As copies were sold off over a period of many years, a new title-page was printed to accompany the... Read more about this item
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£2,225.58
[BRIDGES] [CLEVELAND] Souvenir of the Opening October 6, 1939 Main Avenue Bridge (cover title)

[BRIDGES] [CLEVELAND] Souvenir of the Opening October 6, 1939 Main Avenue Bridge (cover title)

by [no author given]

(Cleveland): (no publisher given), 1939. First Edition. Staplebound. Very good-. Octavo, 16pp., illustrated. About very good in the publisher's printed stapled wraps. 1-inch tear at the top of the spine, but still a sturdy, sound smoker's copy, with a hint of dust-soiling to the wraps. Scarce image-driven program guide to the details and promises of the brand-new Main Avenue bridge; until quite recently the biggest bridge in Ohio. OCLC records just three holdings for the program (Cleveland... Read more about this item
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£60.70
Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan [SIGNED COPY]

Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan [SIGNED COPY]

by Hyde, Charles K

Detroit: Wayne State University Press. Very Good+. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 0814324487 . SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated 2010. The author discusses Michigan's bridge building history, locations of historically important bridges (with maps and locations in the rear), and includes photos of the bridges discussed. A fascinating look at one of the state's rapidly disappearing links to the past. Original publisher's paperback with no interior or exterior markings... Read more about this item
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£17.76
Mighty Mac: The Official Picture History of the Mackinac Bridge

Mighty Mac: The Official Picture History of the Mackinac Bridge

by Rubin, Lawrence A

St. Ignace, MI: Kiwanis Club of St. Ignace. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. This is a photo history of the construction of one of the world's longest and most impressive suspension bridges. Contains over two hundred photos, all with extensive captioning. End paper maps. Mostly unpaged. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" -... Read more about this item
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£16.15
A Book of Bridges by Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A. and Walter Shaw Sparrow

A Book of Bridges by Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A. and Walter Shaw Sparrow

by Sparrow, Walter Shaw; Brangwyn, Frank

London: John Lane The Bodley Head. 1915. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good Condition. Some mild scattered foxing to endpapers and fore edge with offset to the half-title page. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Light rubbing to spine edges. Hinge reinforced professionally between free endpaper and flyleaf. Full page colour plates (all present) and in-text black & white drawings.. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xiv, 414 pages. A... Read more about this item
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£42.29
London's Bridges Crossing the Royal River

London's Bridges Crossing the Royal River

by Pay, Ian; Lloyd, Sampson; Waldegrave, Keith

Wisley, Surrey: AAPPL Artists' and Photographers' Press Ltd. 2009. Oblong Small Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 17.5cm ]. Near fine condition in pictorial boards in a near fine dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made clear archival plastic sleeve. A lovely book in excellent condition. Illustrated with Colour Photographs by Sampson Lloyd and Keith Waldegrave and colour plates. 128 pages. Explores the history of London's bridges from Roman times (albeit briefly) with wonderful... Read more about this item
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£15.86
The Great East River Bridge, 1883-1983

The Great East River Bridge, 1883-1983

by No Author (Brooklyn Museum)

New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1983. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 180 pages, b&w and color photography. Very light edge wear, else a very clean, tight copy. Wonderful book on the great Brooklyn Bridge. Includes much historical material, chapters on the design of the bridge with several beautiful fold-outs, and many full color repros. of the many paintings and artwork that have been inspired by the beauty of one of the wonders of the modern world. Even includes a small filmog. of films that have used the... Read more about this item
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£16.19
The Story of the Northern Central Railway. From Baltimore to Lake Ontario

The Story of the Northern Central Railway. From Baltimore to Lake Ontario

by Gunnarsson, Robert L

Sykesville, Maryland: Greenberg Publishing Company. 1991. Quarto Size [approx 22cm x 29cm]. An excellent copy. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards - just a very small strip at base & bottom of lower edge of front board is sunned [a couple of mm's]. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs, Drawings and Maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 189 pages. The history of one of America's pioneering railroads, the Northern Central Railway,... Read more about this item
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£31.72
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