Rooke Books

The Book of Electrical Installations Electric Light, Power, Traction and Industrial Electrical Machinery

Rankin Kennedy · 0

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London , Caxton Publishing Company, c1915. Cloth. An Edwardian work on electricity from Rankin Kennedy. Including chapters on recording instruments, commutating, induction motors and more. Illustrated with many diagrams in the text and twenty-one tinted plates, along with a fo...

A History of the Thermometer and Its Uses in Meteorology

W.E. Knowles Middleton · 1966

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Baltimore, The John Hopkins Press, 1966. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this history of the different kinds of thermometers and their uses in science. This well illustrated history is written by Knowles-Middleton, a prolific writer of the history and scien...

History of British Friesian Cattle, with the History of the British Friesian Cattle Society 1909 to 1930

British Friesian Cattle Society · 1930

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Lewes, British Friesian Cattle Society; W. E. Baxter Ltd. 1930. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition, populated with frequent historic photographs. An incredibly scarce first edition title, in original blue cloth binding, with smart gilt decoration. This w...

The Mechanics&Apos; Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette

The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette · 1823

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, J. C. Robinson; Knight and Lacey; M. Salmon, 1823-1842 . First edition. Cloth. Eight informative and illustrated first edition volumes of 'The Mechanics' Magazine', a periodical from the nineteenth century covering important developments in the world of ...

Town&Apos;S Gas: Services, Meters, Appliances and Their Installation

H. H. Creasey · 1929

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Gresham Publishing Company , 1929. Cloth. A scarce guide to gas appliances and their installation, with illustrations. A scarce volume. Town's Gas is a guide to services, meters, appliances and how to install them with illustrations throughout the text, consider...

The Cape Peninsula Automatic Telephone System & Trunk Exchange

Siemens Brothers · 1933

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London , Siemens Brothers & CO , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and fascinating volume on The Cape Peninsula Automatic Telephone System & Trunk Exchange, with illustrations and folding plates. A very scarce volume. The Cape Peninsula Automatic Telephone System & Tr...

Space, Gravity and the Flying Saucer

Leonard G Cramp · 1954

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Werner Laurie, 1954. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first edition of this work exploring the reality of flying saucers and rocket ships. First edition. Illustrated throughout with 3 plates. Collated complete. This exciting work includes chapters on: 'Rockets or...

Illustrated Manual of Hand and Eye Training on Educational Principles

Dr. Woldemar Goetze · 1894

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London , O. Newman & Co, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A smart scarce first edition copy of this training manual, with illustrations throughout. A first edition Specimen Copy of this work. With a Specimen Copy stamp to the title page. Illustrated Manual of Hand and Eye Training...

Le Fondement de L&Apos;Artifice Universel, de L&Apos;Illuminãƒâ© Docteur Raymond Lulle

Raymond Lulle · 1632

£2,200.00 (€2,637.05 | $2,906.51 | ¥464,132)

Paris, De L'Imprimerle d'Ant Champe-nois , 1632. First edition. Leather. An early edition of this work, which is sometimes regarded as the first work on computer science. Complete in two parts. Comprising a late version of the 'Ars Brevis' and also 'L...

Recueil de Plusieurs Machines Militaries Et Feux Artificiels Pour la Guerre

Jean Appier · 1620

£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)

Pont-A-Mousson, Charles Marchant, 1620. First edition. Vellum. A scarce, first edition copy of this important work on military and recreational fireworks. Being parts I-V of this eventual seven part work. Jean Appier produced the text and the engravings for this work. His fath...

Lucas Flasher Indicator Equipment; Lucas Quality Equipment: Popular Selected Genuine Spare Parts

1860

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Birmingham, Joseph Lucas Ltd. c1950. Paperback. Two very scarce illustrated automative parts catalogues from Joseph Lucas Limited. Very scarce.Collection comprised of:Lucas Flasher Indicator Equipment;Lucas Quality Equipment: Popular Selected Genuine Spare Parts.In the publish...

Discoveries and Inventions of the Twentieth Century

Edward Cressy · 1930

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1930. Leather. A detailed and interesting copy of Edward Cressy's history of Discoveries and Inventions of the Twentieth Century, written on request by Routledge as a continuation of Robert Routledge's Nineteeth Century edition. Set...

Guide Du Mecanicien Constructeur Et Conducteur de Machines Locomotives

MM. L. Le. Chatelier; E. Flachat, J. Petiet et C. Polonceau · 1859

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Paris, Librarie Administrative de Paul Dupoint and Librarie Industriale de Lacroix et Baudry, 1859. Leather. A set of guides to the mechanical construction and operation of locomotives. A set of guides to the mechanical construction and operation of locomotives. The first volu...

Specification Manual of Printing Machinery

1961

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, British Printer, 1961-1962 . Cloth. A scarce comprehensive catalogue on printing machines, with coloured illustrations. A very scarce work.In a full decorative cloth binding.Copiously illustrated throughout, with many in colour. Including sections such as auto-platens...

Modern Lifting 56th Edition

1933

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Loughborough, Herbert Morris, Ltd. 1933 . Cloth. A scarce fifty sixth edition of this manufacturers catalogue of lifting and shifting machinery. The 56th edition of the work.In the original black cloth binding. Published by Herbert Morris, manufacturers of electric, pneumatic...

Couriers of the Clouds: The Romance of Air Mail

Edward Shenton · 1930

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Philadelphia, MacRae Smith Company, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce story of air mail from American author Edward Shenton, with colour plates. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, and num...

Cassell&Apos;S Cyclopaedia of Mechanics

Paul N. Hasluck [editor] · 1908

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1908. Cloth. A smart six volume set of this special edition cyclopaedia of mechanics from Cassell. Six volumes of an eight volume set. Lacking volumes VII and VIII. Special edition. Each volume is illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thre...

The Oil Fields of Russia

A. Beeby Thompson · 1908

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1908 . Cloth. The scarce second edition of Arthur Beeby-Thompson's discussion of work on the oil fields of present day Azerbaijan. The scarce second edition of this work, which was first published four years prior.Illustrated with a photog...

Modern Electric Practice

Magnus Maclean [ed]; Dane Sinclair; W. B. Esson; et al. · 1905

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, The Gresham Publishing Company, 1905. Cloth. A scarce six volume set on electricity and electrical engineering, richly illustrated with diagrams and photographs throughout. A six-volume set in the publisher's original Talwin Morris cloth bindings. Very hard to fin...

Working Drawings & Designs in Mechanical Engineering & Machine Making

W. Walker, Francis Lightbody; A. B. Brown, Robert Davis · 1864

£5,950.00 (€7,132.02 | $7,860.78 | ¥1,255,265)

Edinburgh; London, A. Fullarton, 1864-8. Paperback. A fascinating work showcasing Victorian mechanical engineering and design, here in 8 volumes. These volumes showcase in meticulous detail the scientific principles and mechanical design of machines. Included are 48 plates of ...