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BRITISH PISTON AERO-ENGINES AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by Alec Lumsden.
Stock no. 1327982
Published by Airlife. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. In this book are reviewed 873 types of engine, built and flown in Britain upto 1955. ISBN: 1853102946. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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FARM AND WORKSHOP WELDING
Written by Andrew Pearce.
Stock no. 1327972
Published by Old Pond Publishing. 2013. Very good condition.

First published in 1992 as Farm Welding. Glazed pictorial boards. 160 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781905523306. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Evidence of removal of a small label to top front corner. Contents fine.

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A PICTORIAL A TO Z OF VINTAGE AND CLASSIC MODEL AIRPLANE ENGINES
Written by Mike Clanford.
Stock no. 1327960
Published by Clan Enterprises. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. 213 pages. ISBN: 0951252402. Slight wear to spine and corners. Top page corner tips slightly creased.

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MARINE ENGINES AND BOATING MECHANICS
Written by Dermot Wright.
Stock no. 1327929
Published by David & Charles. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Written specifically for the amateur and with the help of many clear diagrams and photographs deals with every aspect of the inboard marine propulsion unit. ISBN: 0715359886. Second impression. Spine bumped. A few light foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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MICRO-TURBINE GENERATORS
Written by M.J. Moore.
Stock no. 1327811
Published by Professional Engineering Publishing. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Focusing on detailed descriptions of the components of an MTG, future potential developments, reliability and operating experience, design problems, etc. Pale blue pictorial boards. 107 pages. ISBN: 1860583911. Minimal rubbing at corners.

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THE GENERAL MACHINIST
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327804
Published by Ward, Lock & Co.. 1891. Good condition.

"Being a practical introduction to the leading departments of mechanism and machinery, the communication of motion or the transmission of force by belt, rope, wire rope, and pulley gearing - toothed-wheel and frictional gearing. Together with details of the component and essential parts of mechanism - shafts, pedestals, hangers, clutches, etc etc. And the methods of fitting up machines - screws, bolts, riveting etc etc." Profusely illustrated with detail diagrams and sketches, including 4 fold-out plate to the rear of the book. Brown cloth, gilt titles. 204 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit damp stained. Ink stamp to verso of front free-endpaper (Mayfield Grove). Foxing to first few pages, plates at rear are lightly browned.

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BUILDING THE "VICTORIA" A 19TH CENTURY STEAM ENGINE: CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS
Written by Andrew Smith.
Stock no. 1327474
Published by Model And Allied Publications. 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Revised edition. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0852427735. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THOMPSON AND PEPPERCORN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Written by H.C.B. Rogers.
Stock no. 1327445
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book analyses dispassionately and in great depth the work of the two successors to the incomparable Gresley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711009104. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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THE ART OF THE ENGINEER
Written by Ken Baynes; Francis Pugh.
Stock no. 1827731
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book reproduces and discusses a selection of mechanical engineering drawings made for the transport industries between the late sixteenth century and the 1980s. Large format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour. ISBN: 0718825063. Text block lightly browned, a few minor foxspots to top edge. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed-tears (no loss).

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NOVEL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND EMISSION REDUCTION
Written by Arkhilendra Pratap Singh; Avinash Kumar Agarwal.
Stock no. 1327426
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition.

Energy, Environment, and Sustainability series. Different aspects of internal combustion engines including engine performance and emissions, presenting various solutions to resolve these issues. Cardwraps. 263 pages. Colour diagrams. A physical print on demand book (printed by Lightning Source). ISBN: 9789811615849. Minimal rubbing to corners. Light creases to lower page corner tips.

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INTELLIGENT MACHINING OF COMPLEX AVIATION COMPONENTS
Written by Dinghua Zhang; Ming Luo; Baohai Wu; Ying Zhang.
Stock no. 1327425
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

Research on Intelligent Manufacturing series. The basic theoretical model and implementation method of intelligent machining technology. Orange cardwraps. 198 pages. A physical print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source. ISBN: 9789811615887. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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SIR NIGEL GRESLEY THE ENGINEER AND HIS FAMILY
Written by Geoffrey Hughes.
Stock no. 1327335
Published by The Oakwood Press. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oakwood Library of Railway History OL118. Green cardwraps. 216 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853615799. Minimal rubbing to corners. A couple of very small black marks to lower edge of textblock.

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