Engineering, Industrial, Trade
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Steam Power Plant
$40.00 Add to cartSimon-Carves Ltd
Stockport: Simon-Carves Ltd, 1955. -
Hubbuck’s Diary 1926, Telegraphic Code and Export Price List
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21cm x 13.5cm. 7 plates, 52, [120], liv pages. Original green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration.
Extensive export price list of paints, varnishes, etc. of the firm Thomas Hubbuck & Son. This year with the firm’s registered labels for Spain, Japan, and China mounted in and including 7 photographic plates showing various sports: 1. Cricket, England V. South Affrica at Lords; 2. Polo, Jodhpur V. Eaton in final champion cup at Hurlingham; 3 & 4. Henley Regatta, Fourth Day; 5. Golf, Amateur championship at Westward Ho; 6. Golf, Open championship at Prestwick, Ayrshire; 7. Tennis at Wimbledon. The calendar is unmarked, the first page of memorandum has been ruled in pencil for use as a ledger, but has not been used.
Very minor general wear. Bookseller’s label. Near Fine Condition. -
Water For Every Farm Using the Keyline Plan
$80.00 Add to cartP. A. Yeomans
Sydney: Murray Book Distributors, 1978.
Combined edition of Water for Every Farm (1965) and The Keyline Plan (1954). Yeoman’s Keyline systems of land development has been adopted by farms in almost every country in the world. -
Cellular Telephone Russian Roulette: A Historical and Scientific Perspective
$300.00 Add to cartRobert C. Kane
New York: Vantage Press, 2001.
A denouncing of mobile phones and the telecommunications industry by a former engineer. “They are everywhere, but should they be? While most consumers assume that cellular phones have been thoroughly tested and proven safe, that is not the case. You pick up the phone, once, twice, ten times a day- or only a few times a month. But, each and every time, you’re gambling that ‘this time’ won’t be the occasion when the radiation causes irreparable damage to your brain.” (from cover) -
The Service Station and Motor Mechanics’ Manual
$150.00 Add to cartGeorge George
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1947.
A Manual for Service Stations, Motor Mechanics and Engineers, Fleet Operators, Owner-Drivers, and Technical College Students. -
Engineering The Outback: A History of the Western Queensland Consulting Engineers, George Bourne & Associates
$55.00 Add to cartPeter Forrest; Sheila Forrest
Barcaldine: George Bourne and Associates, 2006. -
Craftsmen of the Australian Army: The Story of RAEME
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First Edition.
30cm x 22cm. xvi, 333 pages, black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
History of the Corps of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Water For Every Farm Using the Keyline Plan
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23.5cm x 15.5cm. 251 pages. Illustrated cloth, illustrated jacket.
Ex-Tamworth Technical College Library, stamps and sticker. Minor general wear. Good Condition (ex-library). -
Yorkshire Imperial (February, 1978)
$20.00 Add to cartYorkshire Imperial Australia
Sydney: Yorkshire Imperial Australia, 1978.
Catalogue of capillary fittings by Yorkshire Imperial. -
The Air Seasoning and Kiln Drying of Wood
$120.00 Add to cartHiram L. Henderson
New York: J. B. Lyon Company, 1936. -
Explosives Users’ Guide
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Third Edition.
15.5cm x 10.5cm. [vi], 178 pages, black and white illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt lettering.
“Issued as a guide to those whose duties involve the use or handling of explosives and detonators, with the object of obviating as far as possible misfires and accidents, the advice contained in this book is based on practical experience extending over many years in a wide variety of conditions.” (preface)
Rubbing and minor soiling to cloth. Crease to upper board. Previous owner’s name and stamps of District Engineer Department of Main Roads Townsville. Good Condition. -
The Bridge: From the Story Broadcast by Dr. J. J. C. Bradfield
$300.00 Add to cartJ. J. C. Bradfield
Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., No date.
John Job Crew Bradfield (1867-1943) was the Australian engineer who helped to conceive of, and then supervise, the design and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was involved in constructing other major Australian infrastructure projects including Sydney’s Underground Railway and Brisbane’s Story Bridge. This 1930s booklet, illustrated with numerous sepia-tone photographic illustrations and one full page colour illustration, The Great Bridge by Moonlight, by John Charles Allcot (1888-1973, tells Bradfield’s story of the creating the Bridge from figment to reality. -
Integrated Design of Water Treatment Facilities
$100.00 Add to cartSusumu Kawamura
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1991.
Includes: Management of a Design Project, Preliminary Studies, Design of Basic Treatment Process Units, Subordinate Plant Facilities, Design of Plant Components, Elements of Detailed Design, Specific Water Treatment Processes, Management of Procurement and Construction Phases, Operations and Maintenance Manual and Operator Training, and Plant Start-up and Follow-up Services. -
Sulzer Centrifugal Pump Handbook
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Third Edition.
22cm x 17cm. 341 pages, illustrations, some colour (some folding). Spiral binding in boards.
Very minor discolouration to upper board. Previous owner’s name. Very Good Condition. -
ISO 9001:2000: A Practical Quality Manual Explained
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Second Printing.
26cm x 18cm. xiv, 282 pages, Illustrated glossy papered boards.
Minor foxing to edges. Near Fine Condition. -
Bulletin 201 – January 1939
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29.5cm x 21cm. 64 pages, black and white illustrations, map. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
Minor tanning to wrappers. Very Good Condition. -
Tacoma Manufacturers
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28cm x 21.5cm. 24 pages. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers.
A classified list of businesses in Tacoma and Pierce County, with an index.
Very minor rubbing to wrappers. Minor tanning. Near Fine Condition. -
Cement and Concrete
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Eighth Printing.
21cm x 14cm. [6], 116 pages, illustrations, some colour. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
Minor soiling, creasing and wear to wrappers. Very minor foxing and tanning. Very Good Condition. -
The Machining of Metals
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Second Printing.
24cm x 17cm. [x], 437 pages, black and white illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket.
Minor foxing to edges, endpapers, and jacket verso. Minor shelf wear and tanning to jacket, small <1cm cut to lower joint. Very Good Condition. -
The Inside Story of Dry Batteries: A Guide for Students
$10.00 Add to cartUnion Carbide Australia
Sydney: Union Carbide Australia, 1964. -
The Strength and Elasticity of New South Wales Timbers of Commercial Value
$200.00 Add to cartW. H. Warren
Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer, 1887.
“Written to accompany the timber exhibits in the New South Wales Courts at the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition and the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition.” (from preface). Plates show the testing machine, diagrams showing loads and defections in cross breaking and diagrams showing loads and compression. FERGUSON 18203. -
Open Sesame! Varnum Electric Door Engines – for Safer Safety
$200.00 Add to cartVarnum Door Engine Company
Los Angeles: Varnum Door Engine Company, No date.
Early 1920s catalogue for the Varnum Door Engine. Contains a short history of the Varnum door opening and closing engine, followed by details and photographs of them as installed in bank vaults and the gates of grand estates. Also included are letters of recommendation from happy customers, and a list of banks across the United States using the door engines. -
Gardner Gears Spare Parts Catalogue and Servicing and Maintenance Instructions (2 Volumes)
$120.00 Add to cartGardner Engines
Manchester: Gardner Engines, No date.
1: Servicing and Maintenance Instructions for the Gardner No. 3 Unit Construction Reverse Gear Type 2 And Reversing-Reducing Gear Type 3. Instruction Book No. 46-4. With updates pasted in.; 2: Spare Parts Catalogue for the 3UC Unit Construction Reversing Gear (Direct Drive) & Unit Construction Reversing-Reducing Gear. -
FAB Ball / Roller Bearings: Catalogue 41 000 E
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1966 Edition.
28.5cm x 22cm. 424 pages, black and white illustrations. Quarter cloth, white lettering.
Cocked with boards severely bowed. Minor to moderate foxing. Previous owner’s name. Fair Condition. -
Engineering in the City of the Century: A Celebration of Structural Engineering Achievements in 20th Century Chicago
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First Edition.
21.5cm x 14cm. ix, 318 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
The John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lectures at Purdue University.
Crease to tail fore-edge corner of wrappers rear panel. Very Good Condition. -
Joe G. Cabrera Symposium on Durability of Concrete Materials
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First Edition.
23cm x 15.5cm. ix, 158 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
A special volume of papers in honour of Joe G. Cabrera presented at the Sixth CANMET/ACI International Conference on Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Slag and Natural Pozzolans in Concrete, held in Bangkok, Thailand, May 31-June 5, 1998
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Distillation et Rectification des Liquides Industriels
$200.00 Add to cartCharles Mariller
Paris: Dunod, 1925.
Distillation and Rectification of Industrial Liquids including alcohols, benzols, oils, ethers, chemicals, air and liquid gases, recovery of solvents. -
Refrigeration: An Essential to National Health, Security and Progress
$200.00 Add to cartW. J. White
Adelaide: Gillingham & Co, 1929.
Scarce early Australian work on the cooling and preservation of foodstuffs. Being a practical introduction to the application of Mechanical Refrigeration, as applied to the preservation and distribution of Food, Ice and Ice Cream making and other manufacturing processes. -
Practical Information on the Use and Care of Wire Rope
$100.00 Add to cartA. Leschen and Sons Rope Co.
St. Louis: A. Leschen and Sons Rope Co., 1927.
Detailed guide to the correct usage of wire rope by American ropery A. Leschen and Sons Rope Co. -
The Lucigraph Photo Copying Machine
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First Edition.
28cm x 22cm. 8 pages, black and white illustrations. Folded sheets.
Advertising catalogue for the Lucigraph photocopier developed by Alfred Herbert. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC.
Loose, staples missing. Creased with small chips to edges. Minor foxing. Poor Condition.