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THE JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS VOL. 81
Written by P.F. Rowell.
Stock no. 2110412
Published by E. & F.N. Spon Limited. 1937. Very good condition.

Green leather. Large format. Gilt title to spine. 1937, July - December. Some wear to cover edges. Browning to some pages. Small split to front joint. Numbers in ink to front endpaper.

THE JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS VOL. 84
Written by P.F. Rowell.
Stock no. 2110411
Published by E. & F.N. Spon Limited. 1939. Very good condition.

Green leather. Large format. Gilt title to spine. 1939, January - June. Some wear to cover edges. Browning to some pages. Numbers in ink to front endpaper.

STEPPING MOTORS AND THEIR MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLS
Written by Takashi Kenjo.
Stock no. 1707667
Published by Clarendon Press. 1990. Very good condition.

Monographs in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16. A brief history as well as the theory, terminology, control systems, and likely applications associated with stepping motors. Red & blue cardwraps. B/w diagrams and charts. viii and 244 pages including index. ISBN: 0198593392. 'DAMAGED' stamp to colophon page although a flick through does not show any damage... Very slight fading to spine. Edges lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Pencil erasure and creasing to top corner of front fly-leaf. Contents otherwise clean.

UNDERSTANDING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
Written by Sid Deutsch; Alice Deutsch.
Stock no. 1707664
Published by IEEE Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Describing how the nervous system (including the brain) communicates with, sends signals to, and receives input from the sensory organs. Provides engineers with simplified models of the auditory system, visual system and how the brain functions Card wraps. 394 pages. ISBN: 0879422963. Pencil annotation inside rear cover. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Light creases to page corners.

ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVE SYSTEMS
Written by C.B. Gray.
Stock no. 1707650
Published by Longman Scientific & Technical. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

The principles of electromechanical energy conversion, its implementation and utilisation within drive systems and its relevance to integrated power networks. Cardwraps. xviii and 446 pages including index. ISBN: 0582305403. Text block browned, contents clean.

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
Written by Mohamed E. El-Hawary.
Stock no. 1207493
Published by Reston Publishing Company Inc.. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

This book is intended to provide an introduction to a number of important topics in engineering, for those interested in learning the fundamental concepts of power systems analysis and related designs. Orange pictorial glazed boards. B/w diagrams. x and 785 pages including index. ISBN: 0835916278. Boards scuffed and grubby, lower edges rubbed, spine faded and is worn at top & tail. Text block browned. Name & place name in pencil to front endpaper. Contents are clean.

THE BOOK OF MODERN ENGINES (6 VOLUMES)
Written by Rankin Kennedy.
Stock no. 1806583
Published by Caxton Publishing Company Limited. Good condition.

An Entirely New and Revised Edition. 6 volumes. A practical work on prime movers and the transmission of power steam, electric, water, gas, and hot air. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. 2 volumes have elaborate colour diagrams at front of book. Top & tail of spines worn with fraying to cloth. Volume I - spine is split to both sides and backstrip is worn, one hinge is broken so that contents are in two halves. Foxing to text blocks. Contents are generally clean. A good working copy.

THOMPSON AND PEPPERCORN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Written by H.C.B. Rogers.
Stock no. 2108347
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book analyses dispassionately and in great depth the work of the two successors to the incomparable Gresley. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711009104. Spine faded. Bookplate to front endpaper. Wrapper is faded to spine.

DYNAMO CONSTRUCTION: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR THE USE OF ENGINEER-CONSTRUCTORS AND ELECTRICIANS-IN-CHARGE
Written by John W. Urquhart.
Stock no. 2107929
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 2nd 1895. Very good condition.

Second edition, revised and enlarged. Includes a new chapter on the Multiphase Dynamo, and several other additions. Embracing Framework building, field magnet and armature winding and grouping, compounding, etc., with examples of leading English, American, and continental dynamos and motors. B/w illustrations and diagrams. xvi and 368 pages incluing index plus publisher adverts to rear. Front cover is a bit bowed. Corners and spine are lightly rubbed. Some scuff marks to covers. Text block browned. A few foxspots and margin marks. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight.

THE OCEAN ON A PLANK
Written by W.A. Doust.
Stock no. 2107235
Published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Remarkable Life of a Marine Salvage Engineer. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854220887. Wrapper is price-cut with browning/fading to spine.

HIGH TEMPERATURE WATER HEATING
Written by Paul L. Geiringer.
Stock no. 1805958
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Its theory and practice for district and space heating applications. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. Spotting to spine and, to a lesser extent, boards. Minor foxing to endpapers else contents clean. Charts present in rear pocket. Wrapper is edge-worn and grubby with small chip to lower edge of rear panel.

TECHNICAL PAMPHLETS OF DRAUGHTSMEN'S AND ALLIED TECHNICIANS' ASSOCIATION SESSION 1964-65
Written by G. Pallett; et al.
Stock no. 817238
Published by Draughtsmen's & Allied Technicians' association. 1965. Very good condition.

Session 1964-65. Vol XLV. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Contains: An Introduction to Heat Conduction; Some Useful Hints in Practical Surveying, Building Construction and Other Memoranda; Overhead Runway Beam Design; Notes on the Design of Mild Steel Chimneys; An Introduction to the Pneumatic Circuit; Gear Manufacture Book 3 Spiral and Helical Gears; Gear Manufacture Book 4 Straight Bevel Gears; Safety Principles in Machinery Design; Use of Analog Computers in Design. Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. Light browning and foxing to text block. Else a clean bright copy.