Francois Peyrey

Les Premiers Hommes-Oiseaux

Paris, Henri Guiton, 1908. Leather. A finely bound very scarce copy of this fascinating work looking into the revolutionary flights of the Wright brothers. Illustrated throughout, and written in the original French. A very scarce work. Written in the original French. With a half-title. Illustrated with a vignette to the title page, and twelve plates. Bound with many blanks to the rear. Collated from a copy held at the Library of Congress, complete. This work documents the work of the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who were two American aviation pioneers. The brothers invented, built, and flew the first successful airplane, making their first flight in 1803 in their plane the Wright Flyer. The breakthrough creation was of their three-axis control system, which is still the standard on fixed-wing aircrafts today. They found their inspiration from bicycles, seeing the unstable bike and the control and balance that people had whilst riding them. This work looks in detail at the monumental work of the brothers, and how they developed the science behind their airplanes and flight. Europe took a negative stance against the Wright brothers at the time, disbelieving their flight, however this work is supportive of ths brothers. Written by Francois Peyrey, who was a French aviation journalist. From the library of the Irish international hot air balloonist Wilf Woollett. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally, smart. Some light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very small closed tear to the fore edge of the half-title. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 657P31

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: Les Premiers Hommes-Oiseaux flight aeronautics wright brothers flight wilbur wright will and orv Not Stated

[George Pocock]

A Treatise on the Aeropleustic Art, or Navigation in the Air, by Means of Kites or Buoyant Sails: With a Description of the Charvolant, or Kite Carriage. And Containing Numerous Most Amusing and Interesting Anecdotes Connected with Several Extraordinary Excursions Both by Sea and Land

London, Longman, Brown, and Co., 1851. Leather. A lovely morocco bound second edition copy of this very scarce volume by George Pocock, detailing his aeropleustic science and his designs for the Charvolant. A very scarce work.The second edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding plate, and six plates. All plates are present.The folding plate depicts the patent kite and Charvolant. The other plates show a shipwreck being saved by a kite, a group of children being dragged into water by a strong kite, a successful sail from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, Charvolants travelling in different directions by the same wind, a steersman dashing boldly out upon the turf, and a woman shouting that a kite hit the board outside her shop. Collated, bound without the advertisement leaf to the rear. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.An important work on aerial navigation and the aeropleustic science, particularly through the means of kites.George Pocock invented the 'Charvolant', a kite drawn carriage, the design and usage of which is detailed in this work. Pocock patented the design of his Charvolant buggy in 1826, after many experiments from which he concluded that kites were capable of lifting the weight of humans - he often conducted experiments on his children to test this theory. In this work Pocock details that the buggy was able to go to twenty miles an hour over considerable distances. On one occasion, a Chavorlant overtook the coach of the Duke of Gloucester, a large breach of etiquette.The author was the grandfather of W. G. Grace, a famous cricketer who was important in the development of the sport, and is considered to be one of the greatest cricketers of all time.Curiously this second edition relates a story in Pocock's voice in which his family proposed a visit to London in the summer of 1846, but Pocock died in 1843.Plates are by Rose Gilbert after David Cox Junior. In a full morocco binding. Externally, smart. Front board is a little sprung. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Very small closed tear to the fold of the folding plate. Near Fine . Ill.: Rose Gilbert; David Cox Junior. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 805P11

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: A Treatise on the Aeropleustic Art, or Navigation in the Air, By Means of Kites Aeropleustic Art flying george pocock Aeropleustic Art airplanes aeroplanes Rose Gilbert; David Cox Junior

Ernest Pull

Engineering Workshop Manual for Students, Apprentices, Fitters, Turners, and General Machinists

London, The Technical Press Ltd, 1941. Cloth. An enlarged and revised edition of this popular and profusely illustrated engineering workshop manual by Ernest Pull. The ninth revised and enlarged edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. An engineering workshop manual from the Technical Press Manuals series, for students, apprentices, fitters, turners, and general machinists. This work contains practical information on micrometers, verniers, tools, fitting, screw-cutting, workshop arithmetic, geometry, mensuration, gear-cutting, capstan and turret lathes, precision grinding, general machine work, and blue-print reading. With notes, rules, tables and numerous illustrations. Ernest Pull was the author of many well-received books concerning engineering. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with a little fading to the spine. Spine is slightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 885M18

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: Engineering Ernest Pull Machinery Ernest Pull Not Stated

William Redman

Illustrated Handbook of Information on Pewter and Sheffield Plate

Bradford , Bottomley Bros , 1903. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this study of the marks on old pewter and Sheffield plate. A study of old gold, silver, and other valuable metal plate and the marks connected with the same, a useful source of identification of the marks and forms of old pewter and Sheffield plates. The first edition.Featuring numerous black and white illustrations of examples of touch marks and makers' marks and various collections of pewter.Written by W. Redman, with advertising bookplate of his works to front pastedown, further advertisement to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, head and tail of spine and extremities lightly bumped, with slight damp mark to boards. Internally, binding generally firm. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 825A47

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: pewter first editions sheffield plate first editions Not Stated

Gosta E. Sandstrom

The History of Tunnelling: Underground Workings Through the Ages

London, Barrie and Rockliff, 1963. Cloth. A fine copy of Gosta Sandstrom's historical overview of tunnelling Gosta Sandstrom turns his attention underground in this historical overview of tunnelling. A fine copy, with maps and 152 illustrations. Comprised of 19 chapters, Sandstrom details the importance of tunnelling for mining, sewage and water retrieval, and the railways. Includes a discussion different methods of tunnelling, along with an account of the technological developments that transformed tunnelling techniques. With price-clipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with a little rubbing to the rear of the wrap. Lightly bumped to the head and tail of the spine. Two very small tears in the wrap at the head and the tail of the front joint. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: No Stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Boeknummer: 844N9

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: The History of Tunnelling Underground Workings Through the Ages Gosta Sandstrom Railways Underground Workings Through the Ages No Stated

William Shield

Principles and Practice of Harbour Construction

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this work, which regards the construction of harbours. From the Longman's Civil Engineering Series, this is the first edition of this work. With a hand written presentation plate to the front pastedown, 'With the Authors' Compliments, 5th April 1895&apos. Illustrated, with numerous vignette diagrams. Written by William Shield, a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Executive Engineer of the National Harbour of Refuge, Peterhead. This engineering work focuses on many aspects to be considered when constructing harbours. This includes wave knowledge, movement and oscillation, the theory of tides and silting. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with light rubbing to the head and tail of spine in addition to the boards. Presentation inscription to the front pastedown, 'With the Author's Compliments 5th April 1895&apos. 'Royal Society of Edinburgh' stamp to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 638L10

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: Signed Shield ICE Engineering Shield Not Stated

Frederick W. Simms

A Treatise on the Principals and Practice of Levelling, Showing Its Application to Purposes of CIVIL Engineering, Particularly in the Construction of Roads, with Mr. Telford&Apos;S Rules for the Same: With an Appendix Containing a Description of Mr. Macneill&Apos;S Dynamometer

London, John Weale, 1837. Cloth. An early edition of this scarce work on levelling and road-building by British civil engineer Frederick Walter Simms. An early edition of this scarce work on levelling by British civil engineer Frederick Walter Simms. Comprised of three parts focussing on the principles of levelling, the practice of levelling, and the computation of earth-work and road-making, Simms offers a practical guide to taking levels. Prior owner's name inscribed in ink, 'John Hart' in Leamington, dated 1839. Prior owner's name inscribed in ink to page 1. Name a little smudged, dated 1904. In the publisher's original black cloth binding. Externally, generally sound. Lightly rubbed to the boards with a little wear to the extremities. There is some loss of cloth to the head and the tail of the spine, and wear to both the rear and front joints has led to rips in the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages foxed throughout, but spots tend to be close to the fore edge. Good . Ill.: Frederick W. Simms. Good .

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Boeknummer: 844N10

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: A Treatise on the Principals and Practice of Levelling Frederick Simms Illustrated Engineering Frederick Simms Dynamometer Frederick W. Simms

L K Spink

Principles and Practice of Flow Meter Engineering

London, Foxboro Co. 1939. Cloth. A fascinating fourth edition of L K Spink's guide for the monitoring and managing of flow meters and products for the Foxboro Company Copiously illustrated throughout, with sixteen plates and one folding plate. Established in 1908 near Boston, Massachusetts, Foxboro-Yoxall Limited was, and is to this day a leading manufacturer of industrial controls, supplying devices for monitoring and automating manufacturing processes to the chemical, oil and gas, paper, food, pharmaceutical, mining, electric, water, and scientific industries. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart with handling marks and light bumping to spine. Title to front board faded. Watermarks to front pastedown and free-endpaper. Ink signature to front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with some watermarks to pages 1-20. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN40-E-3

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: Spink Engineering Foxboro Tenchnology Engineering Factory Various

Silvanus P. Thompson

Design of Dynamos

London, E & FN Spon, 1903. First edition. Leather. Leather-bound first edition of this scarce study of dynamo engineering by Silvanus P. Thompson. The first edition of this scarce handbook of dynamo design by professor Silvanus P. Thompson. With notes on magnetic calculations, copper calculations, insulating materials, armature winding schemes, and more. Silvanus P. Thompson was an English professor and physicist known for his work as an electrical engineer and author of Calculus Made Easy. Collated, complete with half title, two folding leaves of appendices, and eight full page folding plates. Rebound in half straight up grain morocco binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, rubbed to spine, joints, and extremities of boards. Boards gently warped. Internally, firmly bound. Minor light spotting scattered to last few leaves, pages otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 844A12

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: first editions silvanus p thompson engineering physics silvanus p thompson Not Stated

John Timbs

Wonderful Inventions: From the Mariner&Apos;S Compass to the Electric Telegraph Cable

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1870. Leather. Early edition of this study of technological progress to the late nineteenth century by John Timbs. Early edition of this work. Containing a history of some of the most impressive inventions of men up to the later half of the nineteenth century, from the mariner's compass through to lighthouses and lifeboats, the thermometer, printing, clocks and watches, and much more. With numerous vignette engravings. Written by antiquary John Timbs. Rebound in half calf over marbled boards with marbled edges and endpapers, gilt tooling to spine and titles stamped in gilt to morocco spine label. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly rubbed to back strip, joints, and extremities. Previous owner's gift inscription to front blank leaf dated 1872. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to first and last few leaves affecting title page, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 837A9

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: john timbs inventions progress development inventions Not Stated

Various

The Aeroplane Incorporating Aeronautical Engineering

London, The Aeroplane, 1943. Cloth. A wartime volume of 'The Aeroplane', a notable aeronautical magazine replete with illustrations throughout. Volume LXIV of 'The Aeroplane', a weekly aeronautical engineering magazine.This volume contains January to June 1943, notable for the issues being published in the midst of the Second World War. Flight and engineering played a large role in the war effort.Containing many articles on flight, plane engineering and design, and prominent pilots of the war.Illustrated and with adverts throughout. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the spine and extremities. Some small marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned and clean with a few odd spots. Pages 329 to 332 are working loose. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 789P25

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: The Aeroplane Incorporating Aeronautical Engineering The Aeroplane planes aeroplane The Aeroplane engineering world war two Various

Various

Flight and the Aircraft Engineer

London, Flight Publishing Co, 1939. Cloth. A unique volume of the 'Flight' magazine, this issue dating just two weeks after the outbreak of the Second World War. Volume XXXVI of 'Flight', containing issues from September to December 1939.A fascinating weekly magazine devoted to aeronautical topics, an interesting insight into the development of flight engineering.This issue is notable as the first issue is dated the 14th September, just two weeks after the outbreak of the Second World War. Flight and engineering played a large role in the war effort.Illustrated throughout.Including articles on important planes built and designed, tests for new planes, notable pilots and designers, and a variety of other news pieces relating to aeronautical developments. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just a few light spots. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 789P24

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: Flight and the Aircraft Engineer flight aircraft engineer flight world war two second world war Various

Various

North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Not Stated, 1853-6. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the first four years of 'Transactions' of the North England Institute of Mining Engineers, illustrated throughout with many folding plates and colour folding plates. The first edition of these works. In four volumes. The transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers for the years 1852 to 1856, the first four years that the Institute was in operation. The North of England Institute of Mining Engineers was founded in 1852, in Neville Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne. Notable members of the Institute include William George Armstrong, Sir Lowthian Bell, Thomas Emerson Forster, Andrew Leslie, Charles Parsons, and John Wigham Richardson. Volume I, 1852 & 1853, illustrated with one colour folding plate, eight folding plates, two double paged plates, and eight plates. Volume II, 1853 & 1854, illustrated with thirteen colour folding plates, one folding map, one folding plae, and seven colour plates. Volume III, 1854 & 1855, illustrated with one colour folding plate, eight folding plates, one folding map, one colour plae, and four plates. Volume IV, 1855 & 1856, illustrated with four colour folding plates, two folding maps, five folding plates, and thirteen plates. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, repaired with the original spines restored. Externally, generally smart. Minor rubbing to the boards and spines. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Hinges of Volume I starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only a couple of light spots and marks. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 703P22

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: mining institue engineers North of England Institue of Mining Engineers institue miners engineering Various

J. Vieille [Jules Marie Louis Vieille]

Cours Complementaire D&Apos;Analyse Et de Mecanique Rationnelle

Paris, Bachelier, 1851 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this very mid-nineteenth French language guide to mechanics and mathematics, illustrated with four folding plates. In the original French.Illustrated with four folding plates to the rear. Collated, complete.The first edition of this very scarce work.Divided into four books, author Jules Marie Louis Vieille covers a range of 'problemes de mecanique', and presents a wealth of mathematical formulas.With the stamp of the King's College London library to the title page and following leaf, and a 1904 presentation inscription to the library to the front pastedown. With a contemporary 1851 inscription to the front free endpaper. In paper covered boards. Losses of paper to back strip head and tail and joints. Joints starting, with boards holding firm. Inscription to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamp to title page and following leaf. The odd pencil inscription. Foxing to first and last few leaves, with further spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 861F23

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: maths Rational Mechanics g plarry Rational Mechanics Not Stated

Major A. V. T. Wakely

Some Aspects of Imperial Communications

London, Sifton Praed & Co, 1924. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this detailed work on engineering and Imperial communications, illustrated with fourteen folding plates. The first edition of this work. A fascinating engineering work, discussing Imperial Communications. The author outlies the various problems in language, for non-technical readers, originally intended to be read by students.Illustrated with fourteen folding plates.Collated, complete.Written by Major A. V. T. Wakely of the Royal Engineers. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Minor marks to the boards and spine, with a heavier mark to the spine and to the front board. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd light spot. Small clsoed tear to the bottom of plate VIII. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 711P34

Catalogus: Engineering

Trefwoorden: Some Aspects of Imperial Communications a. v. t. wakely royal engineers engineering a. v. t. wakely imperial communications education Not Stated