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111 libri di Rooke Books
English Mechanic and Mirror of Science and Art (Vol X, No. 250-253 & 260)
Various; Ebeneezer J. Kibblewhite [ed.] · 1870
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Middlesex, E. J. Kibblewhite, 1870. First edition. Magazine. A pleasing set of scarce issues from this illustrated popular-science magazine, 'The English Mechanic and Mirror of Science&apos. First edition. Comprising five issues from Vol. X of 'The English Mechanic ...
The Royal Engineers Journal
Various · 1913
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Chatham, Royal Engineers Institute; W. & J. Mackay & Co LTD, 1913. Cloth. Two volumes of this scientific journal bound in one, an illustrated collection of essays on engineering. Two volumes of 'The Royal Engineers Journal' bound in one volume, being Volumes XVII and...
Oiling Chart for the Brown Type "a" Gyro Compass
1942
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Watford, S. G. Brown LTD, 1942. Paperback. A very scarce oiling manual for the Type A Gyro Compass by Brown, a unique World War Two era work on an important piece of technology. A very scarce copy of this World War Two manual for the Type A Gyro Compass, produced by S. G. Brow...
A Practical Treatise on Mine Engineering
G. C. Greenwell · 1869
£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)
London, E. and F. N. Spon, 1869. Leather. The second edition of this incredibly detailed treatise on mine engineering by G. C. Greenwell, illustrated throughout with colour double paged plates. The second edition of this work. An engrossing and detailed treatise on mine engine...
Little Jack of All Trades; or, Mechanical Arts Described, in Prose and Verse, Suited to the Capacities of Children
1823
£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)
London, Harvey and Darton, 1823. Leather. A delightful children's guide to the arts, trades and industries, described in prose and verse and illustrated with engravings. A new one-volume edition. This title first published under 'Little Jack of All Trades: with Suita...
Twentieth Century Catalogues and Guide Books
1936
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London; Liverpool; , W.F. Stanley & Co.; Thomas Skinner Directories; Coast Lines Limited , 1936-1982. Cloth. A comprehensive three volume set of catalogues and guides on a range of topics. A three volume set of catalogues and guides.In the original cloth bindings.Comprising of...
The National Federation Builders&Apos; Guide and Architects&Apos; Year Book
Alfred Haworth; H. Peter Hing; R. Malcom Ruston · 1924
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
Birmingham , The Midland Press Exchange Ltd. 1924-1927 . Cloth. A very scarce catalogue from the National Federation of Building Trades Employers, with illustrations. The 1924-27 edition.In full red cloth binding.Incorporating the National Federation of Building Trades Employe...
Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition Final Report 1935 Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition Final Report 1937
The Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition Council · 1935
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, The Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition Council, 1935; 1937. Cloth. An incredibly scarce pair of engineering and architectural records, richly illustrated, with many folding plates. An incredibly scarce pair of architectural and engineering record...
The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue: The Industry of All Nations 1851
The Art Journal · 1851
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, For the Proprietors, by George Virtue, 1851 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressively illustrated special edition of 'The Art Journal', detailing the beautifully designed objects exhibited at the Great Exhibition. A first edition.Illust...
An Album of Railway Engines
W. D. & H. O. Wills · 0
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, W. D. & H. O. Wills , c1938. Paperback. An original copy of this complete collection of fifty of Wills' cigarette cards illustrating railway engines. Dated from the National Railway Museum. The complete collection of fifty Wills Cigarette Cards, with colourful ill...
A New Royal and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, a-G
M. Hinde; W. Squire; T. Marshall; Thomas Cooke · 1770
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, J. Cooke, 1770 . First edition. Leather. The first volume only of the first edition thus of this very scarce, richly illustrated, two volume encyclopaedia of arts and sciences. The first volume only of this very scarce two volume reference work.Present here is volume I...
Continuous Carbonization in Vertical Retorts: Glover-West System
1921
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Manchester , West's Gas Improvement Company , [1921]. Cloth. An illustrated report on the Glover-West system of continuous carbonisation in vertical retorts, a very scarce copy. A very scarce copy of this report on the Glover-West system of continuous carbonization in ver...
The Measurement of the Nile Through the Sluices of the Assuan Dam
Sir Murdoch MacDonald; Harold Edwin Hurst · 1921
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Westminster, The Institution of Civil Engineers , 1921. First edition. Paperback. A presentation copy of this very scarce report on the volumes of water discharged through the sluices of the Assuan dam. The first edition of this report by leading hydrologist and namesake of th...
Modern Shop Practice: Home Study Course and General Reference Work on Machine Shop Work
Various [ed. by Howard Monroe Raymond] · 1944
£159.00 (€190.61 | $210.10 | ¥33,554)
Detroit, Michigan, Machine Precision Institute, 1944. Cloth. The complete eight volume set of a revised guide to the modern machine shop, written during a time of rapid progression in American industry. Modern Shop Practice: Home Study Course and General Reference Work on Mach...
The New Motoring Encyclopedia
1936
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, The Amalgamated Press Ltd. c.1936 (Undated, dated approxima. Cloth. London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd. c.1936 (Undated, dated approximately from copies held by the University of Leicester). Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 9". Not Stated. Featuring a great number of v...
The Architects&Apos; and Builders&Apos; Compendium
John Ed. Sears · 1942
£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)
London, The Compendium Publishing Co. Ltd. 1942-1950. First edition. Cloth. A copiously illustrated two volume set of architectural catalogues. A very scarce catalogue.Including two annual volumes of issue for the years 1942 and 1950.The 56th and 64th editions.Bound in green c...
Roads and Road Construction: A Monthly Record of Road Engineering and Development
The Carriers Publishing Company Ltd · 1941
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, The Carriers Publishing Company Ltd, 1941-1959. Cloth. Five volumes of the interesting and illustrated road engineering and development record series, with black and white photographs throughout. In the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated with black and white...
Erosion of the Coast and Its Prevention
F. W. S. Stanton · 1909
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, St. Bride's Press, Ltd. 1909 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this authoritative study of coastal erosion and early shoreline protection methods, illustrated with figures and a fold-out map. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. First...
Paris Port de Mer
A. Bouquet de la Grye · 1892
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
Paris, Gauthier-Villars & Fils, 1892. Leather. A very scarce and smart copy of this work, bound in half calf, with folding maps. A very scarce edition of this work, bound in black half calf and green marbled boards.With decorative marbled endpapers.An examination of the role a...
Iron Roofs, Examples of Design. Description, Illustrated with Working Drawings
Arthur T. Walmisley · 1888
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, E. & F. N. Spon, 1888. Cloth. The second edition of Arthur Walmisley's very scarce illustrated study iron railway station roofs, heavily illustrated with architectural and engineering illustrations. The second edition. First published in 1884. Illustrated with se...