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Reynolds Metals Company, Louisville, KY, 1955. 8.75" X 6" in glossy black and green heavy paper covers with plastic comb binding. Clean, fresh-looking and unmarked: LIKE NEW condition. 96pp. [BC033]. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

The University of Kansas, 1990. 11.25" X 8.875" in dark blue hard covers with gilt titles. A little shelf wear; old tape label on spine. Owner's name inside front cover; Otherwise, clean, tight, square, unmarked: NEAR FINE or better condition. 550pp. Highly technical. Second Printing. [CB097]. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Reynolds Metals Company, Louisville, KY, 1952. 8.75" X 6" in glossy black and green heavy paper covers with plastic comb binding. Clean, fresh-looking and unmarked FINE condition. 152pp. [BC033]. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Reynolds Metals Company, Louisville, KY, 1952. 8.75" X 6" in glossy black and green heavy paper covers with plastic comb binding. Clean, fresh-looking and unmarked FINE PLUS condition. 84pp. [BC033]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Reynolds Metals Company, Louisville, KY, 1954. 8.75" X 6" in glossy black and green heavy paper covers with plastic comb binding. Very minimal shelf wear. Clean, fresh-looking and unmarked - Half a hair away from "new" condition: FINE PLUS. 219pp. [BC033]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Reynolds Metals Company, Louisville, KY, 1951. 8.75" X 6" in glossy black and green heavy paper covers with plastic comb binding. Very minimal shelf wear. Clean, fresh-looking and unmarked NEAR FINE condition. 131pp. [BC033]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

American Bureau of Engineering, Inc., Chicago, IL, 1922 9 1/8 X 7 1/8" in embossed leather-like flexible cloth covers. Scuffed and worn along spine edges and cover edges. Penciled initials top edge & owner's name on fly leaf. Otherwise excellent. 338pp + another unpaginated section nearly as large, of wiring diagrams. MANY drawings and diagrams. Also 10pp of interesting auto-related ads at end. E.L.D.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

D. Van Nostrand Company, inc., New York, 1953. 9.25" X 6.25" in maroon cloth. Moderate shelfwear, light soil: VERY GOOD MINUS to VERY GOOD condition. 352pp. Lots of diagrams and illustrations. Technical.. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1897. 6.625" X 4.125" in green cloth with gilt piping and spine lettering. Covers lightly soiled; minor shelf wear; Gilding is a little dulled, but still quite legible; Bookplate inside front cover; Initials and a date in pencil on corner of flyleaf: VERY GOOD condition. Frontis is an actual etching by G. Mercier. This is the "Cameo Edition.". Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Automobile Quarterly, Kutztown, Pa., 1976. 8 5/8" X 10 5/8" (Oblong) in hard covers with illustrated paper paste-down on front cover. Verty minor wear, tiny chip out of pastedown. Overall about VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS condition. The JEEP; Camille Du Gast (First Lady of Racing); "Porche's Enduring Speedster"; "Lincoln's Grand KB;" "Magnificent Failure of the BRM V-16;" "History of the American Austin and Bantam;" "The Pratt;" 108pp. Beautiful illustrations. In-depth history of antique automobiles.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Charles C. Thompson Company, Chicago, 1916. 7.75" X 5.5" in blue cloth with gilt titles. Light wear at spine ends and corners; Gilding on spine has faded, but still legible; Light soil, front cover; some greasy smudges, back cover. Contents excellent: GOOd PLUS condition. 255pp.. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Societe D'Encouragement pour L'industrie Nationale, Paris, 1921, 1921. 11 X 9" in marbled boardsand leather spine. One abrasion across front cover and some rubbing to spine, but basically VG. 1395pp!!Numerous illustrations (including aircraft), Many diagrams, large fold-out map in center of volume. FRENCH TEXT. Please note: this is a huge book and will require additional shipping cost.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Alexis Pub, 1994. 8" X 8" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers. LIKE NEW inside and out. 187pp. Reference map laid in. [CB071]. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1961. 11.25" X 8.75" in crimson cloth. Extremely nice inside and out: VERY GOOD PLUS to NEAR FINE condition. Jacket shows some scuffing and shelfwear: VERY GOOD MINUS condition. 381pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

GENERAL ELECTRIC, 1932. 11.5" X 8.5" in heavy paper covers. Covers a bit soiled; Contents excellent. This is a reprint of an article that appeared in the GENERAL ELECTRIC REVIEW in January 1932. It is nicely illustrated throughout and printed on quality glossy paper. 91pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Transpress, Berlin, 1984. 4 volumes: 10.875" X 8" in black cloth with white titles. There is a little soil (see photos) but this set is otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked: VERY GOOD condition. This is a 1984 reprint of the 1928 original. HIGHLY technical. 992/389pp 59 fold-out charts/254pp + 31 fold-out charts. GERMAN TEXT ONLY. Special Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1947. 9.25" X 6.25" in black cloth with gilt titles. Almost no wear; Owner's name ink stamped on each edge, inside front cover, and on flyleaf; Large brown [glue?] stain inside front cover; otherwise, very nice. Clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD. Highly technical. 994pp. FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Norman W. Henley, New York, 1901. &.25" X 5.25" in black cloth. Covers soiled, stained and puckered. Writing on rear free endpaper; front one seems to be missing: about FAIR or a bit better condition. This is electricity as it was viewed 107 years ago - nifty because of that perspective. Well thought out. Illustrated. 158pp + 2pp publisher's ads.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1908. 8.5" X 5.75" in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. Very minor wear; top edge is dusty: VERY GOOD PLUS or better. Contents clean, tight, square and unmarked. 415pp. A good, very basic book about electricity.. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Electric Home Publishing Company, NY, 1936. 8 5/8 X 5 1/2" in black cloth. This is a book that lays out the costs and benefits of using electrical appliances in the home in a very basic nuts-and-bolts kind of way. It covers the basics of electricity, wiring, outlets, fuses, etc and then gets into appliances and gadgets of various kinds. Frontis shows a color picture of a "Modern" all electric kitchen. Engagingly written and profusely illustrated. Front hinge cracking. Wear and fraying at corner tips and spine ends, especially at top. Cover and spine faded. 454pp.. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.