BURN, Robert Scott (ed)

The illustrated London drawing-book

Ingram, Cooke & Co, 1853. Used - Good. Good hardback 2nd edition. 2nd edition, 1853in blind-stamped brown cloth; gilt title. Owner's name on front free end paper; foxing & wrinkling to some pages; spine faded & wear to spine, with repair to front joint; some fading on boards Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_72826_jpg.jpg.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS295437I

Robert Scott Burn

Masonry, Bricklaying and Plastering

Shaftesbury, Donhead, 2001. Hardcover. Well reproduced facsimile reprint of Burn's original, published by John G Murdock in 1871. In near fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Smart maroon cloth with bright gilt titling to front and spine. 4to. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Dodman BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 102515

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Construction

BURN ROBERT SCOTT [ EDITED BY ]

The New Guide to Carpentry, General Framing, and Joinery: Theoretical and Practical

Edinburgh, A. Fullerton & Co. 1870. Half Calf, Quarto. Book measures 28.5x23.cm. Collation, viii, 364pp, 150 full page plates. Bound in half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather label, full marble edges. Boards rubbed, some minor wear. Binding in very giood clean firm condition. Internally, light spotting to a few pages. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A nice clean, well bound copy. Very Good Plus.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 015376

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: carpentry

BURN, ROBERT SCOTT

Sanitary Science

Nabu Press. 2010. (ISBN: 9781144296269). Paperback. Used, Paperback in very good condition. Facsimile reprint of original 1872 text. HCW. Very Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 458742

Catalogue: Health & Medicine

Keywords: 9781144296269

BURN Robert Scott

The Self Aid Cyclopaedia for Self-Taught Students comprising General Drawing: Architectural, Mechanical, and Engineering Drawing; Ornamrntal Drawing and Design; Mechanics and Mechanism; The Steam Engine

London, Ward, Lock, nd, c 1880 Five books in one. 1. 143pp with 300 illustrations. 2. 144pp with over 300 illustrations. 3. 124pp with over 200 illustrations. 4. 125pp with over 2oo illustrations. 5. 142pp with over 130 illustrations. Cloth with contrasting gilt lettered and embossed spine, 22x15. Spine a little dull and worn top and bottom and rear inner hinge cracked, but contents very good and binding tight. Foredge a little dusty. Lovely clear and bright illustrations, beautifully detailed.

Inch's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 33826

Catalogue: BUILDING

Keywords: BUILDING

W. Walker; A. B. Brown; Francis Lightbody; Robert Davis and Robert Scott Burn

Working, Drawings and Designs: Mechanical Engineering & Machine Making

Edinburgh and London, A. Fullarton & Co. 1864-68. Cloth. A rare work on mechanical engineering, richly illustrated with plates. Written and illustrated by Robert Scott Burn, a Scottish engineer and author known for his works on building construction and mechanical engineering. W. Walker, A. B. Brown, Francis Lightbody and Robert Davis were also contributors.From Bath Municipal Library; with their bookplate to the front endpaper.With the ownership inscription of Alfred Jones to the title page. Undated; dated from copies on Jisc. Richly illustrated with in-text woodcuts throughout, as well as forty-eight plates from I-XLVIII and eight plates from A to H. Collated, complete.Complete with errata. In a full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a touch of wear to the recent cloth. Library bookplate to the front endpaper; ownership inscription to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are heavily spotted and discoloured throughout; they are worn to the edges. Title page has loss which has been repaired but affects the title. Good . Ill.: W. Walker; A. B. Brown; Francis Lightbody; Robert Davis and Robert Scott Burn. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 805R28

Catalogue: Engineering

Keywords: Working Drawings and Designs Engineering Mechanics Engineering W. Walker; A. B. Brown; Francis Lightbody; Robert Davis and Robert Scott Burn

Edward S Eyland; Francis Lightbody; Robert Scott Burn

Working Drawings & Designs in Architecture and Building; with Essays on Various Subjects, Richly Illustrated with Woodcuts.

Edinburgh; London, A Fullarton & Co. 1863-1868. Leather. A large volume of Architectural drawing and designs, profusely illustrated throughout with numerous plates. Featuring a series of essays by Edward S Eyland, Francis Lightbody, and Robert Scott Burn, who was also the General Editor. Robert Scott Burn, was born in the Scottish borders in 1825. An engineer as well as an author, he wrote prolifically on subjects of construction, engineering, and technical drawing. A large volume, this work offers a fascinating insight into the styles of design and architectural movements of the 19th century. With 48 plates to the rear of the volume. Dated using COPAC. Bound by R Hartley, with binders stamp to the front pastedown. Collation unavailable. In a half leather binding, with cloth covered boards. Externally smart. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, and also to the joints and to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss to the leather. Rubbing to the front and rear boards, with loss to the cloth. Agetoning to the topedge, foredge and bottomedge. Offsetting to the front and rear endpapers and pastedowns. Bookbinders label to the front pastedown. Cockling to the rear endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are agetoned throughout. Spotting throughout, heavier to several plates to the rear of the volume. The odd handling mark throughout. Tear to the central joint of Plate IX, towards to the tail. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 602C3

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Illustrated Leather Architecture Design Leather Various

SCOTT BURN Robert

Mechanics and Mechanism: being Elementary Essays and Examples for the use of Schools and Students.

London, Ward and Lock, 1858, 3rd and revised edition. Frontis, x, 125pp, 224 text figs. Embossed cloth, 21x14. Spine a trifle dull, a little discoloration to cloth, generally good, contents good and binding tight. Interesting Scott Burn work, exploring these matters, with many illustrations.

Inch's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 31732

Catalogue: BUILDING

Keywords: BUILDING Engineering

BURN. ROBERT SCOTT

Modern Building and Architecture: A Series of Working Drawings and Practical Designs; Including Numerous Examples from the Paris and Havre International Exhibitions, with Papers on Technical Subjects

London: A. Fullerton, [1870]. First Edition. Paperback with cloth spines. 510mm x 370mm (20" x 15"). 248pp. Illustrated with 52 double page wood engravings as well as numerous figures in the text. Plans, designs and details with a French flavour.. As published - in 9 divisions to be bound as a single volume. Covers worn and soiled - some divisions heavily so with annotations. Spotting to some plates as well as some of the text pages. Pin holes to corners of some plates suggesting that it has been used practically. Plate 1 has short tear to fore-edge and unfortunately half of plate 12 is missing (torn out) otherwise complete with title page to rear of the 9th. division as well as binding instructions .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: d3261

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Architecture Illustrated Books