Engineering from Aardvark Rare Books

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1898. Leather-bound. Very Good. Wide quarto, 11.25 in. x 14.75 in., pp. 47, [2] (index). Half calf morocco over pebblegrain cloth, double ruled in blind. Gilt title to front. Light rubbing to extremities. Chips to top/bottom of spine. Decorative endpapers. Discrete ink stamp "677" to title page. Spine and hinges tight. This volume… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia, PA: Kimber and Sharpless, 1837. Eighth edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 216, 1-152 (Tables). Illustrated with eight fold-out plates with diagrams and drawings. Tree calf with gilt title on dark brown panel and gilt band lines to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Scuffing to board edges. Corners bumped and showing. Previous owners' signatures… Ler mais sobre este item

London, England: John Williams and Co, 1846. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 9.2 in. x 6 in., pp. 162, [2], 1-8 (advertising), 1-4 (advertising). Illustrated with nine fold-out plates, two of which have tissue guards. Dark green cloth-covered boards with embossed frame and elaborate floral decoration in blind to front and back. Gilt title and blind-stamped band lines to… Ler mais sobre este item

New Haven, Connecticut: A.C. Gilbert Company, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, 7 in. x 5 on., pp. 93, [3] (blank memorandum + advertising). Illustrated with many black and white photographs and pen drawings. Brown cloth-covered boards with blue and black pictorial and blue outlined title to front. Black title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Corners are nudged. Age-toning… Ler mais sobre este item

London, England: E. & F. N. Spon, 1895. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 7.9 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xii, 243. Illustrated with many ink drawings. Dark green beveled pebblecloth boards with and elaborate frame embossed in black to front and in blind to back; gilt titling ("Stanley's Surveying Instruments") and bars to front. Gilt title and… Ler mais sobre este item

CHICAGO, ILL: Laird & Lee, 1904. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. FIRST EDITION. "A Text-book for Students Apprentices Artisans Engineers", sections on static and current electricity, batteries, measuring instruments, direct and alternating current machinery, transformers, converters, power stations, electric railways, telegraph, electric light, telephone, wireless telegraphy, electroplating, X-rays, radium, etc. Includes 150 black and white illustrations and two special wiring… Ler mais sobre este item