Gerald Byrrard

The Modern Shotgun in Three Volumes

Southampton, Ashford Press Publishing, 1985 . Cloth. A fine three volume set of The Modern Shotgun, an illustrated guide inscribed by the author's daughter. Early edition of The Modern Shotgun by Gerald Burrard in the original publisher's green cloth binding.Reprints of the third edition. Complete in three volumes. Illustrated throughout the text with line drawings and monochrome plates. Includes the following works and their respective plates. Collated, complete.Volume I, The Gun has fifteen monochrome plates. Volume II, The Cartridge has twenty monochrome plates. Volume III, The Gun and the Cartridge has twenty three monochrome plates. Sir Gerald Burrard was a British army officer who served as Surveyor General of India in the early twentieth century. All works are inscribed and dated by Burrard's daughter to the first free endpapers of each volume: "To Nick, With love from the Author"s daughter. 25 Sept. 89".With gilt to the front boards and spines. In the original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, excellent. There is some slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 834W25

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Modern Shotgun Gerald Burrard Inscribed Third edition Gerald Burrard Complete set Illustrated Not stated

Francois Chastel; Francois Arlaud

Recueil de Tables Progressives Pour Les Vibrations Du Regulateur; Table

Geneve [Geneva], Luc Sestie, 1805-1817 . First edition. Hardback. Two very scarce works from French watchmakers bound together, with 'Recueil de Tables Progressives pour les Vibrations du Regulateur' signed by Chastel himself. Two very scarce works, both in the original French, from French watchmakers.These vanishingly scarce works facilitating wheelwork calculations for watch and clockmakers.The first work is the 1817 first edition of horologer Francois Chastel's 'Recueil de Tables Progressives pour les Vibrations du Régulateur&apos. Signed by Chastel himself to the tail of the final leaf of the preface. Chastel signed all copies, 'as this work requires a lot of accuracy in printing&apos.His work presents a table of vibrations and revolutions of parts of watches, with information derived from years of study. The introduction notes that 'some of his results move away a little from the rigorous precision towards which the Mathematician tends; but they have sufficient accuracy for all watchmaking needs&apos.The second work is the 1805 second edition of horologer Francois Arlaud's work on the mechanics of watchmaking, written after spending a number of years observing the construction methods of workers in watch factories. His tables present the revolutions of cogs and wheels within watches.Two very scarce works bound together, and held in a cloth covered clamshell box.With the bookplate of Leon Leroy to the front pastedown, and the inscription of Henry Alliez to the front free endpaper. Contemporary inscriptions and notations to the verso of the first title page, and the head of page 1 of the first work. Further notations to page 20 of the second work. In paper covered boards, held in a cloth covered clamshell box. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with paper label to back strip lightly age toned. Clamshell box in excellent condition. Bookplate to front pastedown, with inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, but generally clean and bright. Contemporary inscriptions and notations to the verso of the first title page, and the head of page 1 of the first work. Further notations to page 20 of the second work. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 891F15

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: horology watchmaking horologer francois chastel watchmaking None

Francis Chichester

Sun Compass

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1944 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this book about the sun compass including a small pocket sun compass. First edition of Sun Compass by Francis Chichester in the original publisher's cloth binding. A very scarce work on the history and importance of a sun compass, with directions on how to use it. Includes a double sided pocket sun compass inserted into the front board. Written by Francis Chichester, who was a Air Navigation Specialist who was awarded the Johnston Memorial Trophy for Navigation in 1931. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, loosely bound. The pages are bound together but loose from the binding. The pages are bright and clean. The compass is in very good condition. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 840W52

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Sun Compass Francis Chichester Scarce Technology Francis Chichester None

Leonard G Cramp

Space, Gravity and the Flying Saucer

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 Saucers?', 'Mirage of Facts?' and 'Mechanics of the Flying Saucer&apos. Written by Leonard George Cramp, a member of the British Interplanetary Society. With an introduction by Desmond Leslie, a British pilot, writer and film maker. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Unclipped dust wrapper, very smart with light chipping to the extremities. The odd mark to the wrapper an a couple of small closed tears. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with slight age toning only. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 840T56

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Space Gravity Flying Saucers Gravity None

James Raley Cravath and Van Rensselaer

Practical Illumination

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A scarce edition of this work on interior lighting. First edition, second impression. Illustrated with numerous monochrome photographs. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with dampstaining to the boards, and bumping to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Ink stamps to front pastedown and front free-endpaper. Hinges are strained. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just a few instances of foxing, and some ink stamps. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN27-I-13

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Interior Lighting Electricity Illumination Electricity None

H. H. Creasey

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

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, considering gas fire, heaters and heating systems water heating by gas and other related topics. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some bumping to the head of the spine and extremities. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 845B11

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Town's Gas: Services, Meters, Appliances and their Installation technology gas technology Not Stated

Edward Cressy

Discoveries and Inventions of the Twentieth Century

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 in a beautiful armorial school prize binding from the presigious Dulwich College dated 1936 and awarded to a J.R. Jammadge. Includes a frontispiece and plates, illustrations and diagrams throughout. In a gilt half calf armorial binding with cloth boards. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed and faded in places. Internally, very bright and clean, with some mild spots to the first and last pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: LTH10-E-9

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Dulwich J R Jammadge History Invention J R Jammadge None

Alexander Cumming

The Elements of Clock and Watch-Work

London, A Millar and D Wilson , 1766. First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition, first issue of Alexander Cumming"s informative treatise on clock and watch-work. Collated, complete, with sixteen folding plates. Errata leaf to the rear. The folding plates remain in a bright, crisp condition. Bookplate to the front pastedown, M Sainsbury. ESTC reference no: T140747. The ESTC entry for this work questions whether this is a large paper issue. Alexander Cumming or Cummings was a Scottish watchmaker and inventor who was the first to patent the flush toilet in 1775. He invented the S trap to retain water permanently in the waste pipe to prevent sewer gases from entering buildings. This is Cummings" major publication and explains pendulums, mechanisms, and the functioning of watches and clocks. It also contains an essay on the "Improvement of Watch-work" which has a separate title page. In a modern half calf binding, with cloth covered boards. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Bookplate to the front pastedown, "M Sainsbury". Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional scattered spots, heavier to the first and last few pages in addition to pages 120-132. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 723L20

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Watch Clocks Watchmaker Clocks None

Brysson Cunningham

A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Dock Engineering

London , Charles Griffin and Company, 1922. Cloth. A third edition copy of A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Dock Engineering, with folding plates. A third edition copy of A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Dock Engineering by Brysson Cunningham. This volume considers dock design, constructive appliances, materials, locks, jetties, warehouses and repairing docks. With forty-nine folding plates and over six hundred illustrations in the text.Collated, complete. With adverts to the front of the volume. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some fading to the spine and light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some light marks to the boards. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 856B28

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Dock Engineering technology engineering docks technology Not Stated

A. Daviel

Pratique Des Cours D&Apos;Eau

Paris , Chez Fanjat, 1824 . First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this French work on watercourses. An uncommon volume. In the first edition.This volume details the practice of watercourses or is a concordance of laws and general regulations on navigation and timber floating, land irrigation, fishing and construction of any kind on watercourses. Written by Alfred Daviel. Rebound in quarter leather with marbled boards. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 863B41

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Pratique des Cours D'Eau Practice of watercourses irrigation of land, fishing and constructions French Practice of watercourses None

Robert H. Davis.

Breathing in Irrespirable Atmospheres.

London , The Saint Catherine Press LTD. c1950. Cloth. A study of the equipment developed to filter and aid in respiration. Includes a variety of black and white illustrations and photographs of apparatus, their construction and the men involved in its use, invention and manufacture. The book looks at the physiology of respiration, the evolution of breathing appliances, the history that made the equipment necessary, their use at high altitudes and in mines, as well as the modern state of the technology at the time. Graphs, equations and conversion tables also included. In a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with blindstamped, gilt lettering on front board. Sunning to spine and head of both boards. Ink inscription on spine and bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound though front free end-paper has been removed. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: GEN30-I-15

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Respiration Technology Air Scuba Diving Technology Breathing None

Charles Thomas Davis

A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Bricks, Tiles, Terra-Cotta, Etc

Philadelphia, Henry Carey Baird and Co, 1884. First edition. Leather. A smart, uncommon first edition of this comprehensive guide to the historical and practical manufacture of industrial clay products. Bound in modern green crushed morocco, with gilt lettering, stamped decoration, and raised bands. Featuring 228 engraved illustrations and 6 plates, including a tissue guarded frontispiece. With a catalogue of clay machinery to the rear. Bound in modern green crushed morocco, with gilt lettering, stamped decoration, and raised bands.There is very little wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally clean and the odd spot or mark, some offsetting to the free-endpapers Near Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: LTH1-D-12

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: History Tiles Terracotta Building Tiles Construction Bricks Not stated

Deighton

Deighton&Apos;S Patent Flue and Tube Co. Ltd

Leeds , Vulcan Works, c1900. Cloth. A record of patented flues and tubes from Vulcan Works, Leeds. Rare original industrial heritage source material. Illustrated throughout with many photographs and graphs. In a cloth binding with silver lettering. Externally, sound, though with some marks and bumping. Label to front board. Hinges have failed, and boards are detached from textblock edge. Internally, binding tender. Presentation bookplate to front pastedown. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: GEN27-B-6

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Vulcan Works Technology Flue Technology None

Edward Dobson; Edited by Alfred B. Searle

A Rudimentary Treatise on the Manufacture of Bricks and Tiles

London , The Technical Press Ltd. 1936. Cloth. A study of the manufacture of bricks and tiles, based on works by Edward Dobson. Fourteenth edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous vignettes. Edward Dobson (1816/17? – 19 September 1908) was Provincial Engineer for the Canterbury Province from 1854 to 1868. In a cloth binding with original dustwrapper. Externally, sound, though with some bumping. Dustwrapper is sound, though with some chipping, small closed tears, ink stamp to front, and some handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Ink signature to first page of preface. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.

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Boeknummer: GEN30-E-15

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Edward Dobson Engineering Bricks Tiles Engineering None

Duncker and Humblot

Prakticsche Bermerkungen Uber Die Ausbildung Der Gerwerbtriebenden Classen

Berlin , Garnier Freres, 1827. Hardback. A scarce German language copy of this work by German politician Henry Brougham. Roughly translated as Practical Observations on the training of tradesmen, addressed to the artisans and manufacturers, this volume reflects Brougham's desire to drop the barrier between the ruling and working classes during his life. Contains inkstamp to front free endpaper. In cloth covered boards. Externally quite smart, with only some light wear to extremities, boards and backstrip. Internally, the pages are firmly bound but are foxed throughout, as well as featuring a few instances of run off. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: FGN12-C-16

Catalogus: Technology

Trefwoorden: Technology Working Classes Tradesmen Working Classes None