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Engineering
We stock books on engineering both Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering through a wide timeframe. Of course we always have a great variety of works from the Victorian heyday of engineering, a time when anything seemed achievable.
Please do have a look at our Engineering works. If something catches your eye, feel free to ask a question. If we don't have what you are looking for please contact us and we will keep an eye out for it for you.
We post out every day from our Georgian property in Bath Uk and post all over the world.
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1851 Cours Complementaire d'analyse et de Mecanique RationnelleParis: 1851The first edition of this very mid-nineteenth French language guide to mechanics and mathematics, illustrated with four folding plates. -
1862 Brevet d'Invention pour la Suppression des VibrationsBruxelles: 1862A very scarce copy of D Marchal's patent for the suppression of vibrations. -
1846 Tables and RulesLondon: 1846The very scarce first edition of this engineering reference work by J B Huntington. -
1894 Valve Models for Marine EngineersLondon: [1894]A very scarce set of valve models for marine engineers by Tower Publishing Company. -
1873 Amalgamated Society of Engineers &c Monthly ReportsLondon: 1873-80A very scarce group of three volumes containing reports from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, spanning 1861 to 1880. -
1835 The Gun; or, A Treatise on Various Descriptions of Small Fire-ArmsLongman: 1835The very scarce first edition of firearms expert and inventor William Greener's pioneering study of the gun. -
1987 Die Uhr aus der FabrikKlagenfurt: 1987A lovely first edition of this uncommon German book dedicated with the American Waltham Watch Company. -
1871 The Pocket Estimator for the Building TradeLondon : 1871A first edition, illustrated copy of The Pocket Estimator for the Building Trade. -
1914 ICS Reference LibraryLondon: 1914A textbook on construction and architecture by the I.C.S. Reference Library. -
c1955 Correspondence between Sir Alexander Gibb and Ministry of SupplyNot Stated: c1955An interesting collection of facsimile documents regarding the building of Munitions Factories during the Second World War. -
1826 Memorial de l'Officier du Genie, ou, Recueil de Memoires, Experiences, Observations etParis: 1826A scarce French work studying military engineering, illustrated with four folding plates. -
1837 A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of LevellingLondon: 1837An early edition of this scarce work on levelling and road-building by British civil engineer Frederick Walter Simms. -
1903 Design of DynamosLondon: 1903Leather-bound first edition of this scarce study of dynamo engineering by Silvanus P. Thompson. -
1806 The Young Surveyor's Guide; or, a Treatise on Practical Land SurveyingLondon: 1806A very rare first edition of this 19th century guide to land surveying, illustrated with wood engravings. -
1844 A Practical Treatise on Warming Buildings by Hot WaterLondon: 1844A very scarce early edition of this scientific book regarding the ventilation of buildings. -
1850 Foundations and Concrete WorksLondon: 1850A scarce first edition of this nineteenth century treatise on foundations and concrete works. -
1884 A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of LevellingLondon: 1884Seventh edition of this work concerning the practice and application of levelling, by Frederick Simms. -
1976 The Old TelegraphsLondon: 1976A first edition copy of this comprehensive historical book about telegraphs in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. -
1856-1857 The Popular EducatorLondon: 1856-1857A scarce and complete illustrated six volume educational encyclopaedia. Illustrated with nineteen folding maps, and discussing a wide array of subjects. -
1918-20 Thread-Cutting Methods; Gages, Gaging and Inspection; Diemaking and Die DesignNew York; London: 1918-20Three first editions of these instructional and informational texts on machinery and technology, all of which are illustrated throughout. -
1938 Constructive MetalworkLondon: 1938The very scarce first edition of this book on metal work from the early twentieth century with illustrations. -
1903 Illustrated Handbook of Information on Pewter and Sheffield PlateBradford : 1903First edition of this study of the marks on old pewter and Sheffield plate. -
1932 Man's GeniusLondon: 1932Lovely copy of the scarce first edition of E. Buller Barwick's study of the development of famous inventions. -
1933 A Treatise on Pewter and its ManufactureLondon: 1933The first edition of this charming work dedicated to the manufacturing of pewter, a copy presented by the Worship Company of Pewterers. -
1923 WindmillsLondon: 1923A lovely first edition of this illustrated book dedicated to windmills of Europe, with coloured designs by Frank Brangwyn. -
1907 How It is MadeLondon: [1907]A fascinating juvenile guide to manufactures by Archibald Williams. -
1923 The Romance of Modern MechanismLondon: 1923A later printing of this work celebrating progress in mechanics by Archibald Williams, in a full calf school prize binding. -
1851 A Treatise on the Aeropleustic Art, or Navigation in the Air, By Means of KitesLondon: 1851A lovely morocco bound second edition copy of this very scarce volume by George Pocock, detailing his aeropleustic science and his designs for the Charvolant. -
1864-68 Working, Drawings and Designs: Mechanical Engineering & Machine MakingEdinburgh and London: 1864-68A rare work on mechanical engineering, richly illustrated with plates. -
1927 Une Nouvelle Conquete de l'Homme, L'AirParis: 1927A richly detailed and illustrated French language study of the aeronautic advancements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. -
1892 The Gas WorldLondon: 1892A scarce volume for 1892 of this weekly journal dedicated to industrial gas news, trade, companies, development. -
1866 The Manufacture and Distribution of Coal-GasLondon: 1866The fourth edition of this comprehensive treatise on the manufacture and distribution of coal-gas by Samuel Clegg. -
1866 The Manufacture and Distribution of Coal-GasLondon: 1866The fourth edition of this comprehensive treatise on the manufacture and distribution of coal-gas by Samuel Clegg. -
1921 Continuous Carbonization in Vertical RetortsManchester : [1921]An illustrated report on the Glover-West system of continuous carbonisation in vertical retorts, a very scarce copy. -
1929 Johnstone and Russell on the Gezira Irrigation SchemeLondon: 1929Two very scarce papers discussing the construction of Sudan's Gezira Irrigation Scheme, illustrated with folding diagrams. -
1903 The Building News and Engineering Journal: Volume the Eighty-FifthLondon: 1903A very scarce early twentieth century volume of an important architectural periodical, illustrated throughout with impressively detailed architectural plans of such impressive British buildings as Liverpool Cathedral.