Resultados de búsqueda: Technical from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

Toronto,ON: Construction Safety Association of Ontario, 1975 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Stated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black cloth on boards. DJ taped to endpapers. Signed by L. Sylvester, General Manager, and G.J. Samson, Executive Director. Part I treats of Mobile Cranes, while Part II deals with Tower Cranes. It is intended as a working guide for training personnel and as a standard guide for the same use of cranes. Large format will need extra postage. 304 pp. plus blank note pages..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941 Book. Illus. by Charts. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth on boards. Policies, Management and Operations, Research and Technology, Politics, Regulations, Statistics. 248 pp..

Montreal: Thomas Robertson & Co., Ltd. Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original blue cloth on boards. Front cover creased from bending. No other damage and no writing. A full line of pipe, fittings, valves, specialties and supplies. 247 pp..

Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd., 1933 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original brown cloth on boards. DJ has four spots on rear. Previous owner's light name stamp. First free endpaper excised. Serious students of railway history will devour this book, for it provides so much more textual information than the average railroad book. There are several photos, however. Both authors are trained engineers with years of related experience in England and Canada. Whether looking for the broad picture, or the history of a single line or location, readers will learn something new. 402 pp..

N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1909 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. Annother little gem of knowledge ! Many illustrations. Previous owner's name. 139 pp. with index. Gutter strain at pages 72-73, so glued..

London: Bibliographical Society, 1947 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original tan paper boards. Pressmen's Scales, Apprenticeship, Compositors, Disputes, First Composing Machine Scales. Appendix. Index. 528 pp..

Concord, NH: Rumford Press Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original dark blue cloth on boards. No writing or damage, Milling Cutters, Hobs, Reamers, Twist Drills, Taps, Dies, and Screw Plates. Faint marks from tape used to secure dust jacket. No DJ. 496 pp. with index..

Southampton, N.Y.: The Moles, 1993 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original beige softcover book of 196 pp. A "yearbook" of an organization of workers in construction which started with the 1936 reunion of people who had worked on projects around Newark Bay, New Jersey, about 1914-1917. It now includes all members of engineering and construction firms as welll as suppliers of building materials. Previous owner's initials are M.J.G. No other writing or damage..

London: Bell and Daldy, 1871 Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth bordered in black on beveled boards. Previous owner's name. Hinges cracked. Binder's sticker (Burns). Translated from the Italian by Mrs. John Brogden. Gems are listed and described in alphabetical order. Laid in is a two-sided flyer from Philipp Becker & Co., Stonecutters, showing colours and shapes. 241 pp..

Toronto: C.A. Dunham Company, Limited Book. Illus. by Drawings. Good Plus. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original soft cover company catalog. Circa 1920. Cover and edges grubby, but interior clean and sound. Fully describes various types of heating systems and company products. 270 pp..

London: Faber and Faber, 1959 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First - First Published 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth on boards. DJ price-clipped with no other damage and no writing. A thorough exposure to the whole process of photographing the heavens, including cameras, lenses, filters, darkroom equipment, emulsion speeds, developers, and papers when shooting through a telescope. 232 pp..

London: E. And F.N. Spon, Ltd., 1920 Book. Illus. by 17 Plates and 99 Illustrations.. Very Good. Hardcover. Fifth Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. No writing or damage. A complete description of materials, tools, and processes. Several foldouts. 527 pp. plus ads. Heavy book will need extra postage..

London: Andre Deutsch/ Country Life, 1988 Book. Illus. by B/W Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First - First Published 1988. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original red cloth on boards. DJ price-clipped. "A book of sumptuous elegance which traces the history of taste in relation to the style, furnishing and decoration of the English country house."- DJ. Brief gift inscription inside back cover. 263 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage..

London: Fishing News (Books) Ltd., 1962 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dark blue cloth on boards. No writing and no damage. Mesh Size, Net Making Machines, Loom Planning, Shaping Netting, Hanging Netting, Seine Net Patterns, Trawls, Pound Nets, Surround Nets, Appendix, Dictionary of Fishing Gear and Terminology, and Commercial Announcements. 40 diagrams plus Appendix and Charts. 95 pp. plus ads..

Halifax: Canadian Industries Limited Book. Illus. by Drawings. Very Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original blue softcover. Everything you need to know about which paint to use on which surface, as well as preparation and application. Circa 1945, since it uses "ash cans", "linoleum", and other dated terms. No writing or damage. 103 pp..

Athol, MA: L.S. Starrett Company, 1930 Book. Fair. Soft Cover, Stapled. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original red card softcover. Back cover and last free endpaper missing, so half price. Last two extant pages (Numerical Index) have tears and corners missing. Illustrations are large and clear. 381 pp..

Detroit, MI: Chas. A. Strelinger & Co., 1895 Book. Illus. by Photos and Wood Engravings. Good Plus to Very Good. Cloth Card Cover. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth on flexible card covers, stapled. Second Edition. One of the most sought-after tool books, full of no-nonsense descriptions, photos, and wood engravings. Everything from micrometers to steam engines ! Previous owner's name. Light soil to covers and edges. Clean inside. 526 pp..

Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press, 2007 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Near Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original heavy black paper boards. Unclipped DJ. ISBN 978-0-7603-2976-4. Large, heavy book will need extra postage. Extensive use of colour illustrations from photos and ads. Did you know the Boy Scouts of America still offer a merit badge in railroading ? On the same page is an image of the author's two-year-old son sitting on a rail - scary ! 256 pp..

Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth Book. Illus. by Photos (683 Abbildungen). Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original maroon cloth on boards. All text in German. Brief pencil note inside cover. No other marks. Full-page photos without tissue guards tend to stick together, but are easily separated with no damage. Cover mottled/faded. Laid in is a large page showing two chairs, a commode, and a buffet which was removed from a different book. 320 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage..

Vancouver: Acropolis/ Book Express, 1997 Book. Illus. by Colour Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. First (Number Line Begins in 1). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original laminated paper boards. Gift note. DJ duplicates cover. All kinds of engines and trains in use around the world, and powered by steam, Diesel, or electricity. 256 pp..