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“The Iron Founder" Supplement. A Complete Illustrated Exposition of the Art of Casting in Iron.
by Bolland, Simpson.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, tight and unmarked.
- Published
- 1907
- Binding
- Brown cloth, gilt spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$84.66
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New York.: John Wiley and Sons., 1907. Brown cloth, gilt spine title.. Very good, tight and unmarked. . 19x12.5 cm.. Comprising the Erection of Cupolas, Reverberatory Furnaces, Blowers, Dams, Ladles, Etc.; Mixing Cast Iron; Founding of Chilled Car-Wheels; Malleable Iron Castings; Foundry Equipments and Appliances; Gear Moulding Machines; Moulding Machines; Burning, Chilling, Softening; Annealing; Pouring and Feeding; Foundry… Read more about this item Item Price
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Machine Molding, Foundry Appliances, Malleable Casting, Brass Founding, Blacksmith-shop Equipment, Iron Forging, Tool Dressing, Hardening and Tempering, Treatment of Low-Carbon Steel, Hammer Work, Machine Forging, Special Forging Operations.
by International Textbook Co.
- Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Published
- 1906
- Binding
- Half black leather over brown cloth boards, gilt spine title, edges stained red.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$69.26
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Scranton.: International Textbook Company., 1906. Half black leather over brown cloth boards, gilt spine title, edges stained red.. Very good.. 23x15 cm.. weight: 2.5 lb. Numerous illustrations. Item Price
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Examples of Cabinetwork and Joinery: Comprising Designs & Details of Construction with 1,750 Working Drawings and 12 Coloured Plates.
by Hasluck, Paul N., editor.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, front inner hinge beginning to split.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- Circa 1907
- Binding
- Brown cloth gilt spine title and decorations, black cover title and decorations.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$130.83
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London.: Cassell., Circa 1907. 1st Edition.. Brown cloth gilt spine title and decorations, black cover title and decorations.. Very good, front inner hinge beginning to split.. 23.5x16.5 cm.. Uncommon early edition with the 1750 drawings and 12 color plates. Later editions have 2021 drawings and 12 color plates. weight: 2.7 lb. Numerous illustrations. Item Price
A$130.83
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Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication: Ebenisterie - Marqueterie : Menuiser en Meubles.
by Diderot and d’Alembert.
- Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Published
- 1762
- Binding
- No covers,bound with a paper spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$492.54
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Paris.: Briasson., 1762. No covers,bound with a paper spine.. Very good.. 39x25 cm.. drawn by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte.. Extracts from Diderot’s Encyclopedia. weight: 0.9 lb. 31 engraved plates illustrating various designs for woodworking, cabinetry, and furniture making. Item Price
A$492.54
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Oecomonie Rustique: Sucrerie: 7 Plates from Encyclopédie, ou, Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.
by Diderot and d’Alembert.
- Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Published
- Circa 1760
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$300.14
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Paris.: Briasson., Circa 1760. Very good.. 39x25 cm.. Extracts from Diderot’s Encyclopedia. weight: 0.3 lb. Seven engraved plates illustrating the culture and manufacturing of sugar. Artist unknown. Item Price
A$300.14
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1941 Compiled charter and ordinances, City of Reno: Volume 2 -Electric Ordinance; Building Ordinance; Plumbing Ordinance; History of Ordinances.
by City of Reno, Nevada.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, boards slightly bowed.
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Full red textured leather, raised bands, blind ruled borders, red and black spine labels, gilt spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$130.83
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Reno.: Douglas A. Busey., 1941. Full red textured leather, raised bands, blind ruled borders, red and black spine labels, gilt spine title. . Very good, boards slightly bowed. . 24x16 cm.. Volume 2 only. weight: 1.6 lb. Item Price
A$130.83
L'huile de bois de Chine: monographie a l'usage des industriels fabricants de peintures, vernis et isolants.
by Levy, Pierre.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, light soiling to covers.
- Published
- Circa 1930
- Binding
- Publisher’s printed wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$69.26
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Bellevue.: Office national des recherches scientifiques et industrielles et des inventions, , Circa 1930. Publisher’s printed wraps. . Very good, light soiling to covers. . 27x21.5 cm. . French text. Scarce. weight: 0.4 lb. Scattered illustrations in text. Item Price
A$69.26
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Réflexions sur la mauvaise qualité du plâtre, et sur sa cause : et moyens pour parvenir a une meilleure fabrication.
by Castelbon, Ferroussat de.
- Condition
- Used - Good, lacks the spine, rear cover detached, contents near fine, unmarked unread and uncut with wide margins.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1776
- Binding
- Publisher’s plain wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$384.80
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Paris.: Chez Lottin l'âiné., 1776. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s plain wraps.. Good, lacks the spine, rear cover detached, contents near fine, unmarked unread and uncut with wide margins.. 8vo., 21.5x14 cm.. French text. A treatise on the poor quality of plaster with methods to increase that quality. weight: 0.3 lb. Engraved frontis. Item Price
A$384.80
Ferrocement: Building with Cement, Sand, and Wire Mesh.
by Abercrombie, Stanley.
- Condition
- Used - Fine, tight and unmarked, in a very good dust jacket with the spine faded.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Brown leatherette, black spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$100.05
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New York.: Schocken Books., 1977. 1st Edition.. Brown leatherette, black spine title.. Fine, tight and unmarked, in a very good dust jacket with the spine faded.. 24x17 cm.. weight: 1.1 lb. Numerous illustrations. Item Price
A$100.05
Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: A Basic Manual for Craftsmen on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals.
by Untracht, Oppi.
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- No date
- Binding
- Quarter tan cloth over brick cloth, silver spine title on black background.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$76.96
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Garden City.: Doubleday., No date. Reprint.. Quarter tan cloth over brick cloth, silver spine title on black background.. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.. 26.5x18.5 cm.. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.1 lb. Numerous illustrations. Item Price
A$76.96
A Complete Treatise on the Electro-Deposition of Metals. Comprising Electro-Plating and Galvanoplastic Operations, the Deposition of Metals... & etc.
by Langbein, George, and William T. Brannt.
- Condition
- Used - Good plus, a little soiling to covers, hinges weak and glue-repaired.
- Edition
- 7th edition.
- Published
- 1913
- Binding
- Brown cloth, gilt titles, blind ruled borders, floral pattern endpapers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$49.25
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Philadelphia.: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1913. 7th edition.. Brown cloth, gilt titles, blind ruled borders, floral pattern endpapers.. Good plus, a little soiling to covers, hinges weak and glue-repaired.. 23.5x15 cm.. 24 page prospectus laid in. weight: 2.9 lb. Numerous illustrations. Item Price
A$49.25
Marquetry.
by Ramond, Pierre.
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Brown cloth, dark brown titles.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$153.92
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Newtown Ct.: The Taunton Press., 1989. First American edition.. Brown cloth, dark brown titles.. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. 36x25 cm.. Inscribed and signed by the author on the verso of the title page. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 3.7 lb. Translated by Jacqueline Derenne, Claire Emili and Brian Considine. Illustrated throughout with color and… Read more about this item Item Price
A$153.92
Uniform Building Code: 1949 Edition.
by Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, numerous owners’ stamps to endpapers and preliminaries, light wear to spine ends.
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Blue cloth, gilt titles.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$346.32
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Los Angeles.: Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference., 1949. Blue cloth, gilt titles.. Very good, numerous owners’ stamps to endpapers and preliminaries, light wear to spine ends.. 20.5x14 cm.. Scarce mid-century edition of this attempt to create a standardized building code. weight: 1.1 lb. Item Price
A$346.32
Elevator World's Educational Package.
by Sturgeon, William C., editor.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, owner’s name to cover with black marker.
- Edition
- Fourth edition.
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Brown plastic comb binding, brown coated card stock covers, gilt cover title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$192.40
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Mobile.: Elevator World., 1981. Fourth edition.. Brown plastic comb binding, brown coated card stock covers, gilt cover title.. Very good, owner’s name to cover with black marker.. 28x22 cm.. Weight: 2.0 lb. Numerous illustrations and diagrams. Item Price
A$192.40
Service Newsletters,Series A, Engine Models 268 & 268A.
by Cleveland Diesel Engine Division.
- Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Published
- Circa 1940
- Binding
- Embossed leatherette post binder.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$69.26
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Cleveland.: General Motors, Cleveland Diesel engine Division., Circa 1940. Embossed leatherette post binder.. Very good.. 29x24 cm.. Service bulletins for these prewar diesel engines used in marine and industrial applications. Scarce. weight: 0.7 lb. Item Price
A$69.26
Della Elettrotipia.
by Zantedeschi, Francesco.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, lacks the plates.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1841
- Binding
- Publisher’s printed wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$84.66
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Venezia.: Giseppe Antonelli., 1841. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s printed wraps. . Very good, lacks the plates.. 4to., 30x22 cm. . Italian text. Early treatise on the electrotyping process. weight: 0.4 lb. Electrotyped frontis of the Madonna, printer’s device on title page. Item Price
A$84.66
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Atlas du Manuel du Tourneur. (Atlas volume only, 2 parts bound in one volume).
by Bergeron, L.E.
- Condition
- Used - Good, hinges split, lower half of spine missing, some dampstaining affecting mostly the title page and last 3 plates.
- Published
- 1816
- Binding
- Contemporary mottled boards, paper spine label.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$692.64
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Paris.: Hamelin Bergeron., 1816. Contemporary mottled boards, paper spine label. . Good, hinges split, lower half of spine missing, some dampstaining affecting mostly the title page and last 3 plates.. 28.5x25.5 cm. . French text, This is the third volume of a set with two volumes of text. weight: 2.8 lb. 96 plates including 8 hand-colored plates… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kompendium der Färberei-Chemie auf wissenschaftlicher und praktischer Grundlage.
by Sansone, Antonio.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, lightly worn at spine ends, lower corner bumped and rubbed.
- Published
- 1912
- Binding
- Original stippled cloth, gilt titles, blind ruled border.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$238.58
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Wien & Leipzig.: Hartleben., 1912. Original stippled cloth, gilt titles, blind ruled border. . Very good, lightly worn at spine ends, lower corner bumped and rubbed.. 8vo.. German text. Scarce treatise on dyeing. weight: 1.9 lb. Numerous illustrations, XIV plates each with 12 dyed fabric samples in brilliant colors. Item Price
A$238.58
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Die Fabrication der Portefeuilles, Etuis und Ledergalanteriewaren nach ihrem neuesten Standpuncte.
by Kirsch, A.
- Condition
- Used - Cover lightly soiled and shelfworn, scattered light foxing, otherwise a very good tight copy in the wraps, complete with all pla
- Published
- 1853
- Binding
- Publisher's printed wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$338.62
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Weimar. : B.F. Voigt. , 1853. Publisher's printed wraps. . Cover lightly soiled and shelfworn, scattered light foxing, otherwise a very good tight copy in the wraps, complete with all plates.. 8vo., 19x11.5 cm. . German text. A treatise on fabrication of leather goods. Plates include patterns for tooling. weight: 0.7 lb. 13 Folding plates Item Price
A$338.62
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A travers l'industrie.
by Poire, Paul.
- Condition
- Used - Near fine with only very light wear to extremities, bright contents.
- Published
- 1891
- Binding
- Contemporary full red stippled cloth with gilt decoration, all edges gilt.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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A$177.01
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Paris.: Hachette., 1891. Contemporary full red stippled cloth with gilt decoration, all edges gilt. . Near fine with only very light wear to extremities, bright contents.. 4to., 30.5x20.5 cm. . French text. A well-illustrated book on many manufacturing processes. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. Weight: 5.4 lb. 414 gravures. Item Price
A$177.01