Industrial History
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Panama Fever; the Battle to Build the Canal
by Parker, Matthew
London: Hutchinson, 2007. 1st edition, large 8vo, 444pp, photo illustrations, VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A$23.26
The Iron Bridge; Symbol of the Industrial Revolution
by Cossons, Neil; Trinder, Barrie
Bradford on Avon: Moonraker Press, 1979. 1st edition, square 4to, 140pp, cold and b/w photo illustrations, previous owner's name front pastedown; o/w VG Copy in VG DJ very mildly creased at top edge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$11.63
Ballooning (King Penguin)
by Gibbs-Smith, C H
London: Penguin Books, 1948. 1st edition as No 36 in the King Penguin series, 12mo, 38pp + 32 plates; previous owner's name head of ffep, some lean to text block, and wear to all extrems of covers o/w G Copy, no DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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A$7.75
Engineering Economics. 2 Volume Set. Book 1 - Elements of Industrial Organisation and Management, Book 2 - Works Organisation and Management.
by Burnham, T. H
London: Pitman, 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume one, 288 pages plus adverts, Volume 2, 330 pages including index plus adverts. 1.5Kg. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Volume one a little marked and both with inscriptions to front end-papers, o/w Very Good with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w plates and line drawings. This 4th Edition includes updates to comply with the factories act 1937. Owing to the weight,...
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A$66.29
Industrial History from the Air
by Hudson, Kenneth
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984. 1st edition, large 4to, 139pp, photo illustrations, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$13.57
Industrial Britain: The Humberside Region
by Lewis, Peter; Jones, Philip N
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970. 1st edition in soft cover format, large 8vo, 235pp, photo illustrations, line maps; card covers; VG Copy a little sunned at spine. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A$5.81
The construction and management of steam Boilers
by R Armstrong
London: Crosby Lockwood and Co, 1878. Very informative book on the management and construction of steam boilers,eighth edition ann original publication from 1878. Contains 184 pages plus 48 pages of adverts all in bright clean condition just very light browning to endpapers, many B/w illustrations, all present as called for plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer embossed boards are very slightly darkened from handling over the years, origiginal paper title on spine a little browned and slight...
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A$57.18
Northern Life (Pictures from the Past)
by Atkinson, Frank
Newton Abbot: Select Editions, 1993. Reprint in soft cover format, 4to, 96pp, archive photo illustrations; card covers; VG+/Fine Copy. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$5.81
The Knight Family and the British Iron Industry, 1695-1902
by Ince Laurence
Birmingham, Great Britain: Ferric Publications, 1991. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. A5. 1st edition. A5. 131 pages including index. Contains 10 good black and white photographic plates , lots of tables, charts and detailed information on the Knight family and their influence on the British iron industry. In attractive pictorial (map) yellow card covers. Fine. This is a new book - never issued
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A$20.35
Handboek voor de Rubbercultuur in Nederlandsch-Indië
by Swart, Rutgers
Amsterdam: J H De Bussy, 1921. Very informative book on the Rubber industry in the Dutch East Indies, TEXT in DUTCH NO ENGLISH translation, 777 pages plus 14 page index, in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text in DUTCH, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are lightly rubbed on edges and slightly darkened with age and gold lettering a little dull. VERY HEAVY BOOK 3Kg with sound packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. A...
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A$73.65
Bauxite: A Treatise
by Cyril S. Fox
London,: Crosby Lockwood and Son , 1927. Very informative book, A Treatise Discussing in detail the Origin, Constitution, known Occurences, and Commercial Uses of Bauxite. 312 pages in bright clean condition just some light foxing to endpapers and very faint foxing to title page, Many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are bright and clean, small bumps to corners, HEAVY BOOK 1.3 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR...
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A$73.65
The Control of Water as Applied to Irrigation Power and Town Water Supply Purposes
by Philip A Morley Parker
London: George Routledge and Sons Limited, 1932. Very informative book on this subject, second edition, second impression. 1055 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w technical illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text. HEAVY BOOK 1.4 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. NO dustwrapper, outer boards are bright and clean just the very lightest of rubbing on edges, a very nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second...
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A$30.99
The Darbys of Coalbrookdale
by Trinder Barrie
London, Great Britain: Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1981. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good++. 8vo. This is a 1981 reprint of a book which was first published in 1974. 79 pages including detailed index and Darby family tree. There are also 15 good black and white photographic plates which are gathered together in the middle of the book. A very detailed yet readable account. In original attractive pictorial card covers. Very Good++. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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A$6.78
Tales from the Old Inland Waterways
by Corrie, Euan
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1998. 1st edition, 4to, 192pp, photo illustrations and line drawings, VG+ Copy in VG+ price clipped DJ a shade curled at edges. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$10.66
England's Vanishing Windmills
by Shillingford A E P
London, Great Britain: Godfrey Cave Associates Ltd, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. 4to. 157 pages including detailed index. Lavishly illustrated throughout with excellent drawings and good black and white photographic plates. This is a very good survey of English windmills. Attractive pictorial end papers. In original bright attractive dark blue leather-look gilt hard cover binding which has a tiny circular depression near top...
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A$14.54
Civil Engineering Heritage, Northern England
by Barbey, M F
London: Thomas Telford, 1981. 1st edition, 8vo, 178pp, photo illustrations; illustrated laminated boards; VG+ Copy, no DJ probably as issued. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A$11.63
Reaching for the Skies.
by Rendall, Ivan
New York: BBC Books, 1988. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages. 980g. Brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with colour and b/w photographs throughout. A history of aviation from its earliest beginnings up to modern times. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required..
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A$11.63
300 Years of Industrial Design; Function, Form, Technique 1700-2000
by Heath, Adrian; Heath, Ditte; Jensen, Aage Lund
London: Herbert Press, 2000. 1st edition in soft cover format, large 4to, 272pp, photo illustrations, line drawings and iagrams; card covers; VG+/Fine Copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$23.26
Windmills of Hampshire (Down memory lane)
by Triggs, Anthony
Horndean: Milestone Publications, 1982. Book. Fine. Stapled Card Covers. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 48 pages, 110g. Oblong format stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs..
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A$15.51
Bristol Seaport: a Pictorial History from the 1950s to the Present Day
by Momber, Colin
Tiverton: Redcliffe Press, 1997. 1st edition in soft cover format, 4to, 176pp, photo illustrations; card covers; minor splash to bottom edge o/w VG+ Copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$17.44
Hafodlas Slate Quarry, Bettws-Y-coed
by Jones, Griff .R
Blaenau Ffestiniog: Published By the Author, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft Card Cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209 pages. 860g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to edges, Near FINE. Signed by the author on front end-paper. Illustrated with b/w photographs, site plans, scaled line drawings and maps. A history of the slate quarry, which in 1997 won the prestigious Fieldwaork and Recording Award of the Association of Industrial Archaeology..
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A$77.53
London's Water Supply 1903-1953, a Review of the Work of the Metropolitan Water Board
by Chevalier, W S
London: Staples Press Ltd, 1953. 1st edition, 8vo, 368pp, photo illustrations, fold-out line schematics and maps; tipped in is a one-page, type-written (maybe copied) circular which is a little soiled, to staff from Mr Chevalier of this volume to mark the Jubilee of the Metropolitan Water Board; previous owner's name and address scribbled out rather excessively on fr pastedown o/w VG Copy, no DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A$29.07
Corn Windmills in Norfolk A Contemporary Survey
by Smith Arthur C
Stevenage, Great Britain: Stevenage Museum, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good++. A4. 1st edition. A4. 51 pages. This is a detailed account of the Norfolk windmills and is well illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates. In original attractive pictorial off-white card covers. Very Good++. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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A$24.23
The Artist and the Bridge 1700-1920
by Sweetman, John
Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 1999. 1st edition, square 4to, 208pp, colour and b/w photo illustrations, VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$19.38
CORNISH MINING
by Roger Burt (edit.)
David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1969 1st edition, hardback with wrapper, 210 pp. VG/vg. No inscriptions, not price clipped, light dust staining to top edges.
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A$27.13
