KENT, PAUL (ed) & CHAPMAN, ALLAN (ed) [ROBERT HOOKE]

Super octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Gracewing 2005

KEYWORDS: Robert Hooke historical biography English Renaissance British historyof science inventors engineering astronomy microscopy

PRATT & WHITNEY COMPANY

TAPE REPAIR TO SPINE, octavo light card covers (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Pratt & Whitney Company

KEYWORDS: turret lathes pratt & whitney company engineering history machining

THE WEST HAVEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Super octavo light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company 1913

KEYWORDS: west haven manufacturing company engineering factory history

GRAVELY MOTOR PLOW AND CULTIVATOR CO

Super octavo light card covers (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Co. n.d. 1940s?

KEYWORDS: gravely tractor motor plow cultivator engineering machining history

SMILES, SAMUEL & MARE, ERIC DE

IN SLIPCASE imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in slipcase (VG - cracking at bottom edge); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1975

KEYWORDS: George and Robert Stephenson historical biography railway history trains steam engines locomotive engineering history transport illustrated Folio society

FULLER, BUCKMINSTER & MELLER, JAMES (Ed & Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 383pp, illus/photos to rear, VG+ (light rubbing & fading to spine extrems, sl fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page) in d/w, VG- (all corners lightly clipped, light tanning, light to moderate chafing & soiling/foxing, sl peeling at spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, 7cm closed tear to top of front hinge- tidy tape repairs to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1970

KEYWORDS: literature Buckminter Fuller science dymaxion car inventions engineering first editions

GOLDING, HARRY, (ED.)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co. (n/d)

KEYWORDS: engineering history inventions landmarks monochrome photos illustrated

McPHERSON, THOMAS A

Quarto, illus heavy boards, red lettering to spine & front board, red illus to front board, illus prelims, 320pp, illus/photos, light bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges, moderate soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing plus moderate tape staining to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & title page, sl soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Crestline Publishing 1975

KEYWORDS: automotive history Dodge cars design evolution development engineering transport

SHUMAN, JOHN T & LOWELL, HORACE H et al (Collab.)

Octavo, brown buckram boards, cream lettering to spine & front board, cream illus to front board, viii + 507pp, illus/photos, VG (light rubbing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards- mostly to rear board, light tanning/foxing & moderate soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, sl soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: American Technical Society 1943

KEYWORDS: engineering technical machine shop work books tools machines

WALMSLEY, R MULLINEUX

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 764pp + catalogue to rear, illus, G+ (heavy water damage/staining to boards & rear pages, moderate scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, heavy tanning/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, heavy cracking to front gutter, some prelims pages torn out, moderate water staining to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1894

KEYWORDS: electricity engineering energy electrical science

CULSHAW, DAVID

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tnning, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Herridge & Sons 2003

KEYWORDS: British motor motoring industry Alvis design engineering classic vintage cars automotive history 3 three litre liter

LILLICO, J W

Super octavo, red buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, viii + 211pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy scuffing/rubbing to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: The Technical Press 1949

KEYWORDS: crafts engineering blacksmiths blacksmithing manuals tools forges equipment

SCHMITT, GUNTER

Quarto, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blue & silver gilt motif to front board, printed/illus eps, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (boards sl warped, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, sm scuff to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate staining to base of rear cover, sl tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Transpress 1988

KEYWORDS: aviation Hugo Junkers aircraft aeroplanes design engineering

DAWSON, LESLIE

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2013

KEYWORDS: flying boats history passenger civil aviation engineering maritime aquatic nautical

BROWN, K S et al (Compiled by) & ROBERTSON, BRUCE (Ed)

Quarto, beige buckram boards, red gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 256pp, illus, VG (minor foxing & discolouration to spine, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, minro wrinkling to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate fading & cracking/tearing to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to covers & flaps)

PUBLISHER: Harleyford Publications 1961

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat warfare aircraft planes fighter US American army air force design engineering

VERNALEKEN, CHRISTOPH & HANDIG, MARTIN

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, patterned/printed eps, illus title page, 408pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl fading to base of boards) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 2006

KEYWORDS: first editions military history aviation fighter planes Junkers Ju 388 design engineering luftwaffe German Germany

LOWE, MALCOLM V

THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, black illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 176pp, illus, folding diagram of plane to rear, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & cover edges, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Media House / SAM Publications 2013

KEYWORDS: military aviation fighter planes p-51 mustang North American Aviation NAA guide design engineering

PECZKOWSKI, ROBERT & WOTOWSKI, KRZYSZTOF (Colour Illus)

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 120pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Stratus 2006

KEYWORDS: military history aviation German nazi Germany luftwaffe fighter planes aircraft Messerschmitt Me 410 design engineering

VARNELIS, KAZYS (Ed) & MEISTERLIN, LEAH (Maps)

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 251pp, illus/photos, VG (minor tanning & creasing to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Actar 2009

KEYWORDS: civil engineering infrastructure LA Los Angeles urban design

KARNAS, DARIUSZ

2 VOLS, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spines, 38pp each, lg folding illus of instrument panel to rear of vol 2, VG+ (light fading to spines, sl scuffing to extrems)

PUBLISHER: STRATUS 2014-15

KEYWORDS: military aviaiton history luftwaffe Nazi Germany German aircraft fighter planes instrument panels equipment technology engineering