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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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1929. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Aircraft Design Trends; Aircraft Dope and Finish Problems; Cabin Insulation; Graphical Methods for Least-Square Problems; Joining and Soldering - results of tests on duraluminum and aluminum joined with recently developed aluminum solders; Fundamental Aerodynamics (part 5) - a detailed study of characteristics essential in the selection of an airfoil; Book Reviews; New Aircraft - with photo of the American Eagle Flybabout; News of the Industry - with photo of Arthur Sowden of the Detroit Steel Products Company; Photo othe Fokker Aircraft Corporation factory at Wheeling, West Virginia; Airports and Airways; many vintage ads. 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. 40 pages. Features: Effect of Fillets Between Wings and Fuselage; Cabin Interiors; Magnesium and its Alloys in Motors and Aircraft; The Packard Diesel Aircraft Engine; Automatic Viscometer; Los Angeles County promotional ad; News of the Industry; New Developments - with photo of Chevrolet aircraft motor; Back cover Stromberg-Carlson ad includes photo of their Fokker Super-Universal research plane; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy..

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 Inter-Island Airways which serves the Hawaiian Islands; The Paddle Wheel (Rotary) Airfoil System of Dr. Adolf K. Rohrbach of Berlin - illustrated article with photo; Water Tight Compartments of Flying Boat Hulls; Variation of rate of Climb with Altitude; New Planes and Engines - Curtiss Condor, Longren Biplane, Northrup Monoplane, Wright Whirlwind R-1510; General Crocco Discusses Hydro-Aviation; Effect of Gap Between Stabilizer and Elevator; The Decibel; Facilitating the Handling of Cargo; Operating Wrinkles on United; Airway Versus Railway; Aircraft Control Wheels; Pan-American to buy giant flying boats from Sikorsky (S-40) and the Glenn L. Martin Co. (artist's rendering); Industry News; New Products; Book Reviews; Racon Electric Co. ad on back cover shows their 9 Unit airplane horn used to direct the… 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 Charles Lindbergh and his wife for setting a coast to coast speed record in 1930 aboard the "Flying Colonel"; Shall There Be One Type of Engine for One Model of Plane?; Non-Rigid Airships, Their Development - article with photos; Technical Description of the Martin 333 Aircraft Engine; Design of Air-Cooled Cylinders; Development in Stability and Rotor Starting Characteristics of the Autogiro; Self-Tapping Screws Make Better Fastenings in Aircraft Construction Proved by Lab Tests; Stinson Tri-Motor Club Plane - text with nice photos; The Month's Best From the Foreign Press; Special Equipment for the Overhaul of Wright Aircraft Engines; Maintenance and Servicing of Eclipse Aviation Generators; Engine Repair Cost Accounting (part III); Servicing Problems; Your Log Book - Is It Up-To-Date?; New Shop Equipment;… Read More

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1932. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad commemorates Navy flyer Lieut. Soucek and his 1930 altitude record at 43,166 feet; Good Year ad features photos of American Airways planes; Data on the strength of Aircraft Materials; Improving the Control System; Weight Reduction Versus Drag Reduction in Design; The Stark System of Instrument Flying; A New Army Fighting Grade Anti-Knock Aviation Gasoline - article by Major James H. Doolittle; Engineering Deductions of a Flight Around the World - Charles Healy Day and his Errant (Martin); The New Continental R-670; Care and Construction of Metal Propellers; 1931 Aircraft Production; Century Airlines Hangar-Terminal Building; Brief personality profile - with photo - of Charles N. Monteith, Boeing's chief engineer; Obituary of C.T. Porter; Autogiro photo ad inside back cover shows Juan De La Cierva taking off from Pier 34,… Read More

USA: Aircraft Engineering, 1932. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 54 pages. Features: Front cover Thompson Valves ad commemorates Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon and their record-setting Trans-Pacific flight from Sabishiro Beach, Japan to Wenatchee, Washington in 1931; Analysis of Landing Gear Fittings; Installation of Radial Air-Cooled Engines; Manufacturing Light Planes; Design Refinements in Bird Planes; Welded Tubing and Streamlined Struts; Pratt & Whitney's New Fuel Injection System; The Buhl Pusher Type Autogiro; Inspection Gauges used in Engine Production; New Planes; Comments on Stress Analysis and Design; Selection, Care and Maintenance of Porcelain Spark Plugs; Material Control in Chain Airport Operation; General Aviation Moves into new Factory; Thompson Valves ad on page 8 recounts the Giant Dornier DO-X and its many flights beginning in Friedrichshafen in November 1930 under the command of Friedrich Christiansen; many… Read More

New York City: Bryan Davis Publishing Co., Ltd., 1930. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Another Method of Developing Curved Surfaces; The Construction of Aircraft in Steel; The Application of Silver Solders in Aircraft Construction; Is Aviation Pointing Up or Down?; Some Aspects of the Seaplane; Packard ad features great photo of the new Towle Amphibian - powered by twin Packard-Diesels; The Pearson Rotary Aileron; Aircraft and Motors; News of the Industry; Continental Aircraft Engine Co. ad inside back cover features photo of Lee Gehlbach, winner of the longest air race ever held; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy..

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 Canadian Airways Limited; Shank Proportions of Aircraft Connecting Rods; Construction of Aircraft Fuel Tanks; The Effect of Change of Weight on Airplane Performance; The Value of Weight Saving in Aircraft Design; Notes on Stresses in Metal Covering Under the Action of a Uniformly Distributed Load; Copper Hydrogen Electric Welding; The New Boeing Transport; Pratt & Whitney Two-Row Engine Development; World Aviation; The Servo Control System; Bumps Due to Gusts; A Radio System for Fog Landings; The Debrie Camera; New features of the Macon; New Products; Haskelite ad features prominent illustration of the Boeing 247; Back cover Racon Electric Co. ad includes photo of huge crowd at Cleveland air races last year; 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. 40 pages. Features: Engine Testing Laboratory - Aeronautics Branch installs three new torque stands - article with photos; Geared Centrifugal Superchargers for Aircraft Engines; Cabinet Interiors -article with photos; Copper and its Alloys in Motors and Aircraft; The Comet Engine - 7 cylinder radial air cooled engine with 165 HP; Aeronautics Branch will License Gliders; Los Angeles County promotional ad; New Aircraft - with photo inside the Ford Club plane; News of the Industry - with photos of Edward Macauley, L.W. Greve, and William Ganson Rose; New Developments; Nice Stromberg-Carlson ad on back cover with photo of C.E. Bolduc, radio technician of the Colonial Airlines, inspecting radio at Boston Airport; many more vintage ads. 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. 40 pages. Features: The Development of Curved Surfaces; Aviation Engine Cylinder Finishing; Plywood in Aircraft; Aircraft Ignition Equipment; The Technology of Woods Used in Aircraft Construction; Radiophone Communication on Air Passenger and Mail Routes - article with photo of engineer Thorp Hiscock; News of the Industry; New Developments; Wind Tunnel Experiments on the Burnelli All-Wing Principle; Ad for the new Chevrolet 333 engine includes photo of Louis Chevrolet; Ford Transport aircraft photo ad says it offers optional Packard Diesel motor; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy..