JOHN SMEATON
Written by A.W. Skempton.
Stock no. 1830766
Published by Thomas Telford. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the famous engineer who was involved with everything from mills, bridges and fen drainage to the Eddystone Lighthouse. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 291 pages including index. ISBN: 007277088X. Boards clean. Personal gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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ROBERT MYLNE: ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 1733 TO 1811
Written by A.E. Richardson.
Stock no. 1830728
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Robert Mylne was a famous eighteenth century architect. The diaries show by their day to day entries the way in which a busy eighteenth century architect worked, and, in the case of Mylne, the many long journeys he contstantly undertook and his meticulous care in carrying out his commissions, large or small. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 220 pages. Board corners lightly rubbed/worn. Foxing mainly to text block and prelims, some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby, edge-rubbed, worn at corners with slight loss, browned to spine, some foxing.

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THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Written by H.E. Wimperis.
Stock no. 1830526
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 2015. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition, new and revised. A Text-Book for the Use of Students and Engineers. Dark Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front board. B/w diagrams. xvi and 319 pages including index. Top & tail of spine and board corners lightly worn. A few minor scuff marks to boards. Front spine edge has a couple of tiny holes in cloth. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Small name & date in faded green ink to front pastedown. Front joint split. Hinges pulled else binding tight.

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WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AERO ENGINES
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1830483
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Arranged in alphabetical order, listing every major aeroplane engine manufacturer throughout the world. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 185 Pages including index and glossary. ISBN: 085059717X. Reprint. A few minor marks to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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SUPPORT OF UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS IN HARD ROCK
Written by E. Hoek; P.K. Kaiser; W.F. Bawden.
Stock no. 1830440
Published by Taylor & Francis. 2006. Very good condition.

The safe and economical construction of tunnels, underground mining excavations and underground power caverns depends upon a large number of factors, one of which is the correct choice of support systems to ensure that the excavations remain stable. This book deals with the investigations required to establish support requirements, with the methods which are used to design support systems and with many of the practical details of correct support installation. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and diagrams. XII and 215 pages including index. Digitally printed. ISBN: 9054101873. A few minor marks and scuffs to covers. Corners lightly rubbed. Top of spine knocked. Contents clean.

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ALL ABOUT ENGINES
Written by Edward Cressey.
Stock no. 1830430
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Good condition.

For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index. Spine faded, boards marked and grubby. Text block browned. Frontis is detached but present. Foxing throughout. One plate partially detached.

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THE DOWTY STORY PART II 1961-1971
Written by L.T.C. Rolt.
Stock no. 1830393
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1973. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Dowty Group was a leading British manufacturer of aircraft equipment. Sections include: The growth of the Group; Ten years of Technical Achievement. Red cloth boadrs, silver titles. B/w photos. 64 pages. Light rubbing to top and tail of spine. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is scuffed and lightly worn at lower edge.

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I.C.S. REFERENCE LIBRARY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830144
Published by International Correspondence Schools Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

New Edition. A series of textbooks (bound as one) prepared for students of the international Correspondence Schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers used in their various courses. Subjects included: Mixing Cast Iron; Machine Moulding; Foundry Appliances; Malleable Casting; Motor-Engine Castings; Brass Founding. B/w diagrams. Brown cloth boards bound as imitation leather with raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. All edges red. Edges and corners lightly worn with some loss of cloth. Name in ink to fly-leaf. Some annotation and underlining else a reasonable copy, binding is tight.

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THE GREAT CANAL
Written by Roderick Grant.
Stock no. 1830030
Published by Gordon & Cremonesi. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An epic tale of the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 156 pages including index. ISBN: 0860330710. Lower corners of boards bumped, light vertical crease to spine. Text block lightly browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims.Dustwrapper has a circular mark left by a label to rear panel with some removal of surface paper.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF PISTON AERO ENGINES
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1829875
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From the Wrights to Microlights: a century of evolution and still a power to be reckoned with. 2nd Edition. B/w photos and diagrams. 231 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605995. Reprint. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF JET AND TURBINE AERO ENGINES
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1829845
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 3rd 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

3rd Edition. The largest and heaviest transport aircraft, the highest flying reconnaissance aeroplanes and the fastest and most agile fighters are all powered by jet or gas-turbine engines.This updated edition examines all of the recent developments, such as Boeing's announcement to abandon plans for a stretched 747, to cut back on future development of the 767, and to develop a possible dynamic passenger aircraft called the Sonic Cruiser. How jet and gas-turbine engines work, the differences between jet, gas-turbine, rocket, ramjet, turboprop, and helicopter turboshaft engines. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams & photos. 253 pages including index. ISBN: 1852606096. A lovely copy, feels unread!

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ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: THE STORY OF BRITISH MILITARY BRIDGING
Written by J.H. Joiner.
Stock no. 1829812
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The use and development of British military bridging from Edward I's invasion of Wales in 1282 to up-to-the-minute operations such as support for the United Nations' intervention in the Balkans. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xix and 476 pages including index. ISBN: 0850527880. A lovely copy!

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