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The Construction of the Balance.

BRAUER, E: · 1909

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Incorporated Society of Inspectors of Weights and Measures,1909, third and completely revised edition by Fr. Lawaczeck, D.E., translated by H.C.Walters, pp.xvi ,314, numerous folding plates. One plate mis-folded and dusty at edge,else very good in original cloth,the back cover...

Papers on Mechanical Subjects.

WHITWORTH, Sir Joseph: · 1882

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Spon, [1882] Part 1, small 4to, pp.71. True Planes, Screw Threads and Standard Measures. Original card covers, a bit used and dusty, spine worn, but a sound copy.

Aerial Navigation. A Practical Handbook on the Construction of Dirigible Balloons, Aerostats, Aeroplanes and Airships.

WALKER, Frederick: · 1910

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Crosby Lockwood, 1910, second edition revised and enlarged, pp. xii, 164 plus adverts. Original cloth, very good condition.

The History and Development of Steam Locomotion on Common Roads.

FLETCHER, William: · 1891

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Spon, 1891, pp. xii, [4], 307 with very many illustrations including eight folding plates. Original cloth, a little rubbed, but very sound.

The Theory of Relativity.

MOLLER, C: · 1952

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1952, pp. xii, 386. Original cloth, with dent to back cover, but good, sound condition.

Elements of the Art of Assaying Metals. In two parts. The first containing the theory, the second the practice of the said art. The whole deduced from the true properties and nature of fossils. Translated from the Latin.

CRAMER, John Andrew: · 1741

£700.00 (€839.06 | $924.80 | ¥147,678)

London, for Tho Woodward and C. Davis, 1741, first edition in Englsh, 8vo, pp. [12], 470, [8], with six folding plates. Contemporary calf with porobably later leather title label. Small blank torner torn from one leaf, short, clean split to one fold of plate 2, else very good,...

Explosives, their Manufacture, Properties, Tests and History.

MARSHALL, Arthur: · 1915

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

J & A Churchill, London, 1915, 4to, pp. xvi, 624, illustrated. Original red cloth. Ink stamps of a Halifax chemical company on endpaper and title page. Please note that the back cover is marked with old damp stains, there is a tiny hole in the edge of the spine and a neat litt...

Electric Science; Its History, Phenomena and Applications.

BAKEWELL, F.C: · 1853

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Ingram, Cooke, London, 1853, pp. 200, illustrated. Original cloth, rubbed and dull, but sound. Marginal tear to frontispiece, early name and address written across title page ( Blas Rangel, a recorded Victorian photographer), lightly used, stitching a little weak, but a reason...

The Technology of Industrial Fire and Explosion Hazards,

SMART, R. Cecil: · 1947

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Chapman and Hall, 1947, two volumes complete, pp.202 and 184.Original cloth ibn dust jackets. Please note that the jackets are rubbed and dusty, otherwise this is a good, sound set.

Scientific Treatise on Smoke Abatement.

HAMILTON, H: · 1917

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Manchester, Sherratt & Hughes, 1917, 4to, pp. xiii, 155, illustrated. Binding dull, stain to top edge of back cover, name inside, but good, sound condition in the original cloth.

Modern Electro-Plating.

HUGHES, W.E: · 1923

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton,1923, pp.160,illustrated, Library labels to endpapers,stamp on verso of title-page,and a couple of other small stamps, but a good,sound copy in the original cloth. A guide book for platers,works chemists and engineers.