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1 GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd. Established 1945 Postal Address: (A.C.N ) Electronic communications: P.O. Box 1030, Telephone: +61 (0) Ivanhoe, Melbourne, ABN: FAX: +61 (0) Victoria, 3079, Australia. Short List No A Technical Miscellany. Engineering, Applied Science, Technology, Industry, Mechanics & Metalwork, etc.

2 1 Admiralty: NAVAL MARINE ENGINEERING PRACTICE. Volume I. Cr. 4to, First Edition, Second Impression; pp. xii, 298, [2] (blank); 1 coloured plate, 179 figures, 2 appendices, index; original cloth; a very good copy. London; Her Majesty s Stationery Office; 1959 (1963). #32443 A$40.00

3 2 (Amerongen, C. van). THE WAY THINGS WORK. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology. First U.S. Edition; pp. 292(last 2 blank); very numerous illustrations, index; original cloth (a little silverfishing of corners of last few leaves); a very good copy. New York; Simon and Schuster; (1967). ***Translated from the German and first published in Great Britain as The Universal Encyclopedia of Machines or how things work. An excellent reference with a page of text to each topic faced by clear diagrams in red & black (some in colour). #60075 A$50.00

4 3 Architecture: ARCHITECTURE. Books on engineering, industrial arts and sciences, garden design, theatres & festivals, travel, costume, furniture, ornament & decoration, sculpture, etc. The Property of Henry Sotheran Ltd. 4to; pp. 154(last blank); numerous illustrations; original stiff wrappers. London; Christie s; ***Listing 447 lots. #53780 A$20.00

5 4 Aston Martin: ASTON MARTIN OWNERS CLUB QUARTERLY. A good run of 12 issues from Number 65 to Number parts, large 8vo & 4to, each pp. 48 approx. (pp. in total 580); numerous illustrations; original wrappers; fine copies. [Essex; Aston Martin Owners Club; ]. ***Classic, Veteran and Vintage Aston Martins before they became completely overpriced. #16458 A$35.00

6 5 Ball, Max W. THIS FASCINATING OIL BUSINESS. Illustrations by Jack Housez. Maps by Sven W. Reims and C. G. Mundy. First Edition; pp. [v]-420(as issued); 2 endpaper maps, 8 fullpage maps, numerous illustrations, 4 appendices, index; original cloth (spine a little dull; name card affixed to front endpaper); a very good copy. Indianapolis; The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers; (1940). #39876 A$35.00

7 6 Barton, J. J. SMALL-BORE HEATING AND HOT-WATER SUPPLY FOR SMALL DWELLINGS. Cr. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. [viii], 156(last 3 blank); several figures, plans & tables, 6 appendices, index; original slick boards; a very good copy. London; Newnes- Butterworths; (1970). #16010 A$20.00

8 7 Betz, Carl E. PRINCIPLES OF MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], 528(last 3 blank); coloured frontispiece, 227 figures, 8 tables, appendix, bibliography, index; original cloth; a nice copy in torn dustwrapper. Chicago, Illinois; Published by Magnaflux Corporation; #40096 A$35.00

9 8 Betz, Carl E. PRINCIPLES OF PENETRANTS. Med. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. xl, 466; coloured frontispiece, 191 figures, 17 tables, 6 appendices, bibliography, index; original vinyl; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Chicago, Illinois; Published by Magnaflux Corporation; (1969). #40780 A$35.00

10 9 Biles, Sir John Harvard. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS. Vol. II.--Stability, Resistance, Propulsion, and Oscillations of Ships. With 316 Illustrations, including 4 Folding Plates. Second Edition, Revised. Second Edition; pp. [ii], x, 428; 4 folding plates, 316 figures, index; original cloth (slightly flecked; spine faded); a very good copy. London; Charles Griffin and Company, Limited; ***Volume II only, complete in itself. #32174 A$65.00

11 10 Billington, David P. THE TOWER AND THE BRIDGE. The New Art of Structural Engineering. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], xx, 306, [8](blank); numerous illustrations, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; Basic Books, Inc., Publishers; (1983). #39590 A$30.00

12 11 Bryan, George S. EDISON. The Man and His Work. The Star Series.; First Edition; pp. x, 350; portrait frontispiece, 6 plates, chronology, appendix, bibliography, index; original cloth (spine a little dull); a very good copy. Garden City, New York; Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.; (1926). #39974 A$25.00

13 12 Burton, Anthony. THE PAST AT WORK. Photography by Clive Coote. 4to, First Edition; pp. 176(last blank); 16 coloured plates (included in pagination), gazetteer, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Andre Deutsch, British Broadcasting Corporation; (1980). ***Industry before and after the industrial revolution. #39650 A$30.00

14 13 Chorost, Michael. WORLD WIDE MIND. The Coming Integration of Humanity, Machines, and the Internet. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 244(last blank); 18 figures, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; The Free Press; (2011). #64899 A$35.00

15 14 Civil Engineering: AUSTRALIAN CIVIL ENGINEERING. The twelve issues for 1969, plus index (issued in March 1970). 4to; pp. in total over 400 (bound without wrappers or advertisement leaves); numerous illustrations, index; binders cloth (library labels on endpapers, only, but fine and clean). Place Unknown; [Thomson Publications (Aust) Pty Ltd]; ***Including many articles on Dams and other major works, as well as one on Army engineers in Vietnam. #30261 A$15.00

16 15 Cooke, J. Herbert. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. THE VELVET AND CORDUROY INDUSTRY. A Brief Account of the Various Processes connected with the Manufacture of Cotton Pile Goods. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 116, [2](adv.), 24(adv.); 13 illustrations, 7 diagrams, index; original papered boards; a very good copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons; N.D. [c. 1925]. #39404 A$25.00

17 16 Craik, David. THE PRACTICAL AMERICAN MILL- WRIGHT AND MILLER: Comprising the Elementary Principles of Mechanics, Mechanism, and Motive Power, hydraulics, and hydraulic motors, mill dams, saw-mills, grist-mills, the oat-meal mill, the barley mill, wool carding and cloth fulling and dressing, windmills, steam power, etc. Illustrated by numerous wood engravings and folding plates. First Edition, Later Impression; pp. [ii], x, [17]-432, 26(adv., last 3 blank); frontispiece, 5 folding diagrams, 43 text figures, index; original cloth (worn); a good, sound copy. Philadelphia; Henry Carey Baird & Co., Industrial Publishers; ***First published in #39498 A$30.00

18 17 Dearden, John. IRON AND STEEL TO-DAY. Second Edition; pp. 272(last blank); 23 plates, 33 figures, 19 tables, appendix, index; original cloth; a nice copy in worn dustwrapper. London; Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press; ***First published in No. 13 in The Pageant of Progress Series. #40851 A$25.00

19 18 Dumville, J. and Kershaw, S. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. THE WORSTED INDUSTRY. Fourth Edition. Cr. 8vo, Fourth Edition; pp. xii, 158(last blank); 48 illustrations, glossary, appendix, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a very good copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons; N.D. [c. 1930]. #39415 A$20.00

20 19 Evans, Arthur F. THE HISTORY OF THE OIL ENGINE. A review in detail of the development of the oil engine from the year 1680 to the beginning of the year 1930, With illustrations and including name index and an index of important patents. A foreword by Sir Dugald Clerk. First Edition; pp. xviii, 318; 192 figures on 64 plates, name index, patent index; original cloth (spine foxed; some internal foxing & a few pen marks in patent index); a very good copy. London; Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.; N.D. [1930]. #40069 A$35.00

21 20 Fincham, John, Esq.; Late Master Shipwright of Her Majesty s Dockyard, Portsmouth. A TREATISE ON MASTING SHIPS & MAST MAKING. Explaining their principles and practical operations, the mode of forming and combining made-masts, etc., etc., etc. Roy. 8vo, Facsimile Edition; pp. xx, 364(last blank); numerous figures on 4 plates, numerous tables, glossary; original papered boards; a fine copy in clipped dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1982). ***Facsimile of the third, enlarged edition of 1854; first published in #31940 A$50.00

22 21 Firefighting: MANUAL OF FIREMANSHIP. A Survey of the Science of Firefighting. Part 7. Fireboats and Ship Fires. First Edition; pp. ii, 150(last blank); 4 full-page coloured plates, 24 half-page b/w. plates, numerous figures, appendix, Errata slip; original wrappers; a very good copy. London; Published by His Majesty s Stationery Office; N.D. [1944]. #30340 A$65.00

23 22 [Ford, Eddie L.; Editor & Publisher]. RESTORED CARS AUSTRALIA. A complete run from No. 1, Vol. 1 (Nov-Dec 1973) to Number 39 (Mar-Apr 1980). 39 parts, 4to; each pp. 52 (first 25 issues) & 56 (remaining 14 issues); very numerous b/w. illustrations (& many coloured in later issues); original colour-illustrated wrappers; a fine run in fine condition. Newstead, Vic.; Ford Publishing; ***Containing a wealth of interesting and useful information on Classic, Veteran and Vintage Motor Cars and their restoration. #16455 A$175.00

24 23 Franklin, Stan. ARTIFICIAL MINDS. First Edition, Fourth Paperback Impression; pp. xiv, 450(last blank); numerous figures, notes, references, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Cambridge, Massachusetts; A Bradford Book, The MIT Press; (1999). ***First published in A comprehensive guide to the interdisciplinary studies of artificial life, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, neuroscience and robotics. #45809 A$45.00

25 24 Gaster, Leon and Dow, J. S. MODERN ILLUMINANTS AND ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING. With 204 Illustrations. First Edition; pp. [ii], xiv, 462, [2](blank); 204 illustrations, appendix (bibliography), index; original cloth; a nice copy; scarce. London; Whittaker & Co.; ***A comprehensive work, including illumination and the eye, colour and the eye, gas lighting, electric lighting, etc. #39874 A$75.00

26 25 Gibb, Sir Alexander. THE STORY OF TELFORD. The Rise of Civil Engineering. With 31 illustrations and 3 maps. First Edition; pp. xxii, 358, [2](adv., verso blank); 3 double-page maps, 26 plates, chronology, list of works, bibliography, index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Alexander Maclehose & Co.; #40095 A$45.00

27 26 Gilbert, Linney; Edited by. THE BEAUTIES AND WONDERS OF NATURE AND SCIENCE: A Collection of Curious, Interesting, & Valuable Information, for the Instruction & Improvement of the Enquiring Mind. Edited by Gilbert Linney, A/M/, Assisted by his Literary Friends. With numerous illustrative engravings. First Edition; pp. [iv], iv, 280(but lacking pp. 95/6); 39 full-page & 3 double-page plates (of 58?) & vignette on title-page; binders cloth, (considerable minor soiling; tear in one plate repaired). London; Published by Thomas Holmes, (Successor to Edward Lacey,); N.D. [c. 1839?]. ***Of some interest for its account of printing and papermaking, also whaling & much else. #39877 A$40.00

28 27 Griffiths, Denis. BRUNEL S GREAT WESTERN. Small square 4to, First Edition; pp. 160; 55 figures, 7 appendices, references, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Wellingborough; Patrick Stephens; (1985). #32251 A$50.00

29 28 Hawthorne, Edward P. THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 196(last 3 blank); a few figures, references, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; McGraw-Hill Book Company (UK) Limited; (1978). #51818 A$25.00

30 29 Hitchings, Bill. WEST GATE. First Edition; pp. [viii], 172; several illustrations, a couple of text diagrams; original stiff wrappers; (front endpaper & half-title slightly soiled); a very good copy. (Collingwood, Victoria); Outback Press; (1979). ***The building of the bridge and the tragedy of its collapse. #48862 A$45.00

31 30 Hood, Christopher. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. IRON AND STEEL. Their Production and Manufacture. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 150, 36(adv.); coloured frontispiece & 24 illustrations, appendix, index; original cloth (a little flecked); a very good copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons; N.D. [c. 1920]. #39406 A$25.00

32 31 Hornsby, Jeremy. THE STORY OF INVENTIONS. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 142, [2](blank); numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in defective dustwrapper. London; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; (1977). ***From antiquity until modern times. #39596 A$25.00

33 32 Howard-Williams, Jeremy. SAILS. First Edition; pp. 400; 32 plates, very numerous figures, several tables, 11 appendices, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. (London); Adlard Coles Limited; ***Everything one needs to know: from the blurb: This is the first really comprehensive book on the subject of sails, amply and exhaustively analysed. #38585 A$65.00

34 33 Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Automobile Division. A COLLECTION OF OVER FIFTY PAPERS ON ALL ASPECTS OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING. 4to, mostly First Editions or Advance Issues; pp. several hundred in total; numerous illustrations, figures & diagrams, references; stapled, as issued; in very good condition. London; Published by the Institution; ***Together with Journal and Proceedings of the Institution for March 1945, June 1947-September 1949, and a couple of odd parts of the Automobile Division Proceedings ( ). Not collated in detail, but apparently all sound and complete, with a wealth of information on automobile engineering from the tyres to engines, brakes, visibility, etc., etc. #64916 A$65.00

35 34 Jaguar Cars Limited: SPARE PARTS CATALOGUE FOR JAGUAR MARK V. 2 1/2 / 3 1/2 Litre Models. 4to, Facsimile Edition; pp. [224](irregularly paginated); numerous plates showing exploded diagrams of all parts of the vehicle, index; original post & hole binding, lettered in gilt; a fine copy; very scarce. No Imprint [Melbourne; Jaguar Car Club of Victoria; c. 1978]. ***First published in 1949, this is a Facsimile of the Revised Second Edition of Only about 50 copies of this invaluable guide for the Jaguar enthusiast were done. #64535 A$135.00

36 35 Jenkins, Francis A. [and] White, Harvey E. FUNDAMENTALS OF OPTICS. Third Edition. Med. 8vo, Third Edition; pp. viii, 640(last 3 blank); very numerous figures, index; original cloth; (tape marks on endpapers; some slight foxing); a very good copy. New York; Mcgraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.; #64921 A$30.00

37 36 Jones, Bernard E.; Edited by. THE AMATEUR MECHANIC. With Thousands of Photographs and Drawings. Vol. II [ONLY, of four]. Cr. 4to; pp. viii, ; very numerous figures, index; original cloth (faded). London; The Waverley Book Company Ltd.; N.D. [c. 1910]. ***Complete in itself: includes a twelve-page section on Bookbinding, with 14 illustrations; some other sections on book repair, woodwork, metalwork, etc.; and numerous handy household repair and maintenance hints. #39588 A$25.00

38 37 Jones, E. J. H.; Advisory Editor. ENGINEERING WORKS PRACTICE. 4 vols., First Edition; Vol. I, pp. xvi, 560; very numerous figures, a few tables; Vol. II, pp. 544; very numerous figures, a few tables; Vol. III, pp. 576; very numerous figures, a few tables; Vol. IV, pp. 536(last blank); very numerous figures, a few tables, classified key, index, original cloth; a fine set. London; George Newnes Limited; N.D. [c ***A veritable encyclopedia of engineering, covering everything from small workshop practice to heavy engineering such as ship-building and aircraft manufacture. #39593 A$95.00

39 38 Keable, B. B. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. COFFEE from Grower to Consumer. Revised by C. J. Parham. Third Edition. Cr. 8vo, Third Edition; pp. viii, 128(last blank), 32(adv.); double-page map, tinted frontispiece & 23 illustrations, index; original cloth (slightly marked); a very good copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.; #39486 A$25.00

40 39 Kemp, [ John F.] & Young, P[eter]. SHIP STABILITY NOTES & EXAMPLES. Second Edition, Fourth Impression; pp. 128; several figures, index; original wrappers. London; Stanford Maritime; #32173 A$20.00

41 40 [Kempe, H. R.]. KEMPE S ENGINEERS YEAR - BOOK FOR th Edition. Edited by C. E. Prockter under the direction of B. W. Pendred. 2 vols., thick cr. 8vo, 67th Edition; Vol. I, pp. i-xi(adv. including pastedown), xvi, 1324, xii-xiv(endpaper advs.) + several unumbered advertising leaves interspersed throughout text; numerous figures, a few tables; Vol. II, pp. xvi-xxv((adv.). including pastedown), viii, [iv](adv.), 1396, xxvi-xxvii(endpaper advs.) + several unumbered advertising leaves interspersed throughout text; numerous figures, a few tables, index; original cloth; (hinges repaired; a few stamps); a very good ex-library set. London; Published by Morgan Brothers (Publishers) Ltd.; #26909 A$45.00

42 41 Kiddier, William. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. THE BRUSHMAKER and the Secrets of His Craft: His Romance. With a special appendix on the fire hazards incidental to the brushmaking industry, by C. S. Johnson. Cr. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. x, 152, [2](blank), 32(adv.); 19 illustrations, appendix, index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons; N.D. [c. 1926]. #39403 A$25.00

43 42 Krass, Allan S.; Boskma, Peter; Elzen, Boelie; Smit, Wim A. URANIUM ENRICHMENT AND NUCLEAR WEAPON PROLIFERATION. First Edition; pp. xx, 296; several illustrations, figures & tables, references, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. London and New York; Taylor & Francis Ltd; ***A detailed account of the processes involved, the world situation and political considerations published for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. #39396 A$35.00

44 43 Lloyd s Register of Shipping: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF STEEL SHIPS. Roy. 4to; pp. [xx], 490; a few figures, very numerous tables; original cloth, gilt; a very good copy. London; Lloyd s; ***40-page Notice No loosely inserted. #32346 A$45.00

45 44 McCluskie, Tom. SHIPS. From the Archives of Harland & Wolff the Builders of the Titanic. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 160; numerous coloured illustrations; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); PRC; (1998). #32253 A$50.00

46 45 Mann, H. DIE MODERNE PARFUMERIE. Eine anweisung und sammlung von vorschriften zur herstellung samtlicher parfumerien und cosmetika unter besonderer berucksichtigung der kunstlichen riechstoffe, nebst einem anhang uber die parfumierung der toiletteseifen. First Edition; pp. viii, 610(last blank), [30](adv., last 2 blank); a couple of figures, numerous formulae, index; original cloth (spine faded); a very good copy. Augsburg; Verlag fur Chemische Industrie; ***Text in German. #39591 A$25.00

47 46 Marcosson, Isaac F. THE BLACK GOLCONDA. The Romance of Petroleum. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 370(last blank); titlepage in red & black, 8 plates, index; original cloth (slightly marked); a very good copy. New York and London; Publishers Harper & Brothers; (1924). #3351 A$25.00

48 47 Marshall, Alfred. INDUSTRY AND TRADE. A study of industrial technique and business organization; and of the their influences on the conditions of various classes and nations. Third Edition, Fourth Impression; pp. xxiv, 874, [2](adv.); index; original cloth (top of spine slightly worn; small black mark on endpaper & Page v); a very good copy. London; Macmillan and Co. Limited; #39889 A$25.00

49 48 Marson, Percival. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. GLASS AND GLASS MANUFACTURE. Revised and Enlarged by L. M. Angus-Butterworth. Cr. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. x, 144(last adv.), 32(adv.); frontispiece & 26 illustrations, bibliography, index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.; (1932). #39446 A$25.00

50 49 Mathot, R. E. GAS-ENGINES AND PRODUCER-GAS PLANTS. A Practical Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas Engines and Producer Design, The Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines. Translated from the original French manuscript by Waldemar B. Kaempffert. With a preface by Dugald Clerk, M. Inst. C.E., F.C.S. Illustrated. First Edition, Second Impression(?); pp. [iii]-xiv, (as issued), [10] (adv.); 152 figures, index; original cloth (flecked); a very good copy; scarce. New York; The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company; ***First published in the previous year. #45770 A$45.00

51 50 Maxwell, F. W. NICHOLL S CONCISE GUIDE to the Local Marine Board Examinations for Mates and Masters for Volume II. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. viii, 354, [2](blank); 8 plates & charts (2 coloured, some folding); original cloth (very worn; lacking spine; a few ink & pencil annotations). Glasgow; James Brown & Son; #30419 A$30.00

52 51 Microscopy: PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE. Second Edition; pp. 72; 7 coloured illustrations, 23 b/w. figures, 5 tables, bibliography; original wrappers. [Rochester, N.Y.; Eastman Kodak Company; 1957]. #18691 A$25.00

53 52 Mosley, James & Chambers, David; Edited by. CHARLES HOLTZAPFFEL S PRINTING APPARATUS for the Use of Amateurs. Reprinted from the third greatly enlarged edition of Facsimile Edition; pp. xlii, 80, xliii-xlviii; 18 illustrations, notes; original cloth; a fine copy. (Pinner, Middlesex); Private Libraries Association; #15688 A$60.00

54 53 Norris, F. H. PAPER AND PAPERMAKING. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 354(last blank); 153 illustrations (including 3 folding diagrams), glossary, glossary, 2 appendices, index; original cloth; (neat name at head of title-page); a very good copy in worn dustwrapper; scarce. London; Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press; #47508 A$150.00

55 54 [Phillips, J. S.]. THE EXPLORERS, MINERS AND ASSAYERS COMPANION. Comprising a Practical Exposition of the various Departments of Geology, Exploration, Mining, Engineering, Assaying, and Metallurgy. Geological formations of the primitive earth, is secondary rocks, its mineral veins, minerals, metals, coal fields, etc., etc. General composition and peculiarities of mineral veins; their comportment with each other, and with cross courses, dikes, and slides. Geological and mineralogical characteristics of the most extensive mining districts. Exploration for and examination of mineral veins. Discrimination and assay of minerals, by the most available and practical methods. Mining and mechanical engineering above and below the surface, for dressing of ores, deep mining, etc. Assorting, crushing, and concentration of ores. The best methods for reducing the minerals for market, by roasting, milling, chloridizing, smelting, and chemical treatment. The recurring errors in mining. Volume I. (Complete in itself ). Sydney: Published by William Dymock, Book Arcade, 142 King Street Second Edition; pp. 672(last blank), 12(adv., last blank), [2] (Author s notice, verso blank); 81 engraved figures & 2 in the appendix; index, appendix; original gilt-illustrated cloth (marked, but sound); a very good copy; scarce. Sydney; Published by William Dymock; ***First published in 1879 (?) and printed in the U.S., the title-leaf and facing blank are cancels. The Author s introduction to the new edition is signed from San Francisco, but the inserted leaf at end details the Author s relocation to Sydney. Not in Ferguson, but probably excluded on his (erratically applied) criteria. It appears no subsequent volumes were published. #39557 A$150.00

56 55 Plimsoll, Samuel; M.P. OUR SEAMEN. An Appeal. Med. 4to, Facsimile Edition; pp. [ii]-viii, 90, [2](blank); numerous plates; original papered boards; a fine copy in very slightly scratched dustwrapper. (Havant, Hampshire; Kenneth Mason); N.D. [c. 1975]. ***A facsimile of the First Edition of 1873; one of the most important books on maritime matters ever published. #32281 A$65.00

57 56 Poole, J. THE PRACTICAL TELEPHONE HANDBOOK AND GUIDE TO THE TELEPHONIC EXCHANGE. Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Cr. 8vo, Fifth Edition; pp. xx, 138, 138a-b, , 421a-d, , [8](adv.); 527 illustrations (including full-page plates & figures), several tables, appendix, index; original cloth; a very good copy. London; Whittaker & Co.; #39585 A$25.00

58 57 Pudney, John. BRUNEL AND HIS WORLD. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 128; numerous illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Thames and Hudson; (1974). #39397 A$25.00

59 58 Rhead, E. L. METALLURGY. An Elementary Textbook. With illustrations. Seventh Edition, Fourth Impression; pp. xii, 392; 184 illustrations, a few tables, appendix, index; original cloth; a very good copy. London; Longmans, Green and Co.; (1942). ***First published in #41177 A$20.00

60 59 Richardson, M. T.; Compiled and Edited by. PRACTICAL BLACK-SMITHING. A collection of articles contributed at different times by skilled workmen to the columns of The Blacksmith and Wheelwright and covering nearly the whole range of blacksmithing from the simplest job of work to some of the most complex forgings. Illustrated. Four volumes in one, originally published in separate volumes in 1889, 1890, and With a Foreword by Dona Z. Meilach. Med. 8vo, Facsimile Edition; pp. xl, 224, [vi], 262, [viii], 308(last blank), [viii], 276, [16](old advertisements, last 3 blank); very numerous figures, index to each vol.; original vinyl; a very good copy in dustwrapper. New York; Weathervane Books; (1978). #39594 A$65.00

61 60 Ries, Richard. BUILDING YOUR PERFECT BIKE. From Bare Frame to Personalized Superbike. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 128; numerous coloured illustrations, list of suppliers, index; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Osceola, WI); Bicycle Books from Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholesalers; (1997). #64917 A$20.00

62 61 Rolt, L. T. C. ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL. A Biography. First Edition; pp. xvi, 348(last 3 blank); 16 plates, appendix, note, bibliography, index; original cloth; (some foxing); a very good copy. London; Longmans, Green and Co; (1957). #46317 A$35.00

63 62 Rolt, L. T. C. THOMAS TELFORD. First Edition; pp. xvi, 212(last blank); 4 maps, 12 plates, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in worn & soiled dustwrapper. London; Longmans, Green and Co; (1958). ***The famous roadmaker and bridge-builder. #7956 A$30.00

64 63 Rosner, Charles. PRINTER S PROGRESS. A Comparative Survey of the Craft of Printing to, First U.S. Edition; pp. [xxiv], 8, 8a-d, 9-59, [59a](verso), 60-70(recto), [67](pagination irregular); numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations & plates, a few mounted, notes; original buckram (partly faded; half-title stained from removal of some previously affixed clipping); a very good copy. Cambridge; Harvard University Press; ***First published, and produced, in the U.K. in the same year. #62373 A$50.00

65 64 Salkield, T. ROAD MAKING AND ROAD USING. With a Foreword by Sir Henry P. Maybury. Second Edition. Second Edition; pp. xx, 180(last blank); 17 illustrations & diagrams, index; original cloth (a few fox spots); a very good copy in worn & slightly defective dustwrapper. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.; #39873 A$25.00

66 65 Shankland, E. C. MODERN HARBOURS. A Work of Descriptive and Technical Reference. By Commander E. C. Shankland, R.N.R., Chief Harbour Master and River Superintendent Port of London. With Illustrations and Plans. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 244; 9 maps & plans (5 folding), 13 photographic plates, numerous figures, index, bibliography; original cloth; (inscription on half-title); a nice copy. Glasgow; James Brown & Son, Nautical Publishers; (1926). #30366 A$100.00

67 66 Shipbuilding: NORTH EAST COAST INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS. Transactions. Edited by the Secretary. Vol. LI. Part 7. May-June, Roy. 8vo; pp. xxviii, [321]- 370, [2], [D83]-D136, xxix-xxx(adv.); several figures & illustrations, several tables (2 large & folding); original wrappers; a nice copy. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne; Published by the Institution; ***With a paper by Robert F. Hand on Ocean Transportation of Petroleum in Bulk, another on Ship Collisions by H. E. J. Camps, and interesting discussions in the later section on ship vibration, and fatigue in modern engine design. #31953 A$30.00

68 67 Shippen, Katherine B. MR. BELL INVENTS THE TELEPHONE. Illustrated by Douglas Gorsline. Special Edition; pp. 84; several tinted illustrations; original wrappers; a fine copy. [No Place]; Bell System; [1964]. ***For children. #51165 A$25.00

69 68 Snowling, Steve. BICYCLE MECHANICS. In Workshop and Competition. 4to, Third Edition; pp. 160; numerous illustrations, appendix, index; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire); Springfield Books Ltd; (1993). #64918 A$20.00

70 69 Soulard, Robert. A HISTORY OF THE MACHINE. (Adapted from the French by Peter Chaitin). Pott folio (263 x 168mm.), First British Edition; pp. 112; nearly 200 illustrations (including many coloured & full-page), chronology; original cloth; a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Leisure Arts Limited Publishers; (1965). ***The eleventh volume of a projected series of 12 volumes later expanded to 24 volumes in The New Illustrated Library of Science and Invention, Designed and produced by Erik Nitsche. #17614 A$18.00

71 70 Sparey, Lawrence H. THE AMATEUR S LATHE. With a Foreword by D. A. Russell, M.I.Mech.E. Fifth Edition; pp. 224; 229 figures, a few tables, appendix, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Hemel Hempstead, Herts.; Model & Allied Publications Ltd.; (1972). #40850 A$30.00

72 71 Steeds, W. ENGINEERING MATERIALS MACHINE TOOLS AND PROCESSES. Third Edition, Third Impression; pp. xii, 426, [2](blank); 406 figures, index; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Longmans, Green and Co.; (1962). ***First published #39875 A$30.00

73 72 Steel, etc. IRON. The Journal of Science, Metals & Manufactures, with which is incorporated The Mechanics Magazine, established Foreign Edition. No. 272, March 30, Folio; pp. [385]- 416; several illustrations; sewn, as issued; (a little minor fraying and staining). London; The Proprietors; ***Articles on Railways, Shipping, Engineering, etc. #53406 A$20.00

74 73 Summers, A Leonard. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. ASBESTOS and the Asbestos Industry. The World s Most Wonderful Mineral, and other Fireproof Materials. With illustrations by the Author and from photographs. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 110(last 3 blank), 16(adv.); frontispiece & 33 illustrations, index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons; N.D. [c. 1910]. #39472 A$30.00

75 74 [Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Hong Kong Ltd.; The]. FIFTY YEARS OF SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING IN THE FAR EAST. 4to, First Edition; pp. 172; numerous illustrations & a few diagrams; original cloth, gilt; a fine ex-library copy, with a single stamp on title-page & markings on rear endpaper only. London; Published by Technical Advertising Service; N.D. [1954]. ***Attractively produced. #32309 A$70.00

76 75 Talbot, Frederick A. Conquests of Science. THE OIL CONQUEST OF THE WORLD. Illustrated. First Edition; pp. x, 310; 63 plates, index; original cloth (worn; some worming to margins & considerable minor soiling; a reading copy only). London; William Heinemann; (1914). ***An interesting well-illustrated book from the days when gushers were still commonplace, and terrible fires occurred at blowouts; containing also information on fish oils, whale oil, etc. #39830 A$15.00

77 76 Thearle, Samuel J[ames] P[ope]. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE: a Treatise on Laying Off and Building Wood, Iron, and Composite Ships. Cr. 8vo; pp. 380, [4](adv.); 39 figures, index; original cloth (worn; small piece torn from title-page). London and Glasgow; William Collins, Sons, & Co., Limited; N.D. [c. 1890]. ***Collins Advanced Science Series. Text volume only; a separate volume of plates was also published. #53000 A$25.00

78 77 Turri, George G. THE NEW 1910 INVENTORS GUIDE TO PATENTS. [List of 10 topics and other articles]. Cr. 8vo, New Edition; pp. 144; several illustrations; binder s cloth, with original wrappers (a little frayed) bound in; a very good copy; scarce. Melbourne; G. G. Turri & Co., Publishers; #39401 A$75.00

79 78 Tweney, C. F. & Hughes, L. E. C.; Edited by. CHAMBERS S TECHNICAL DICTIONARY. Comprising Terms used in Pure and Applied Science: Medicine: the chief Manufacturing Industries: Engineering: Construction: The Mechanic Trades. With Definitions by recognised Authorities. First Edition; pp. viii, 960(last 3 blanks for notes); a few text illustrations, several appendices, bibliography; original cloth; a fine copy. London and Edinburgh; W. & R. Chambers & Sydney, Angus & Robertson, Ltd.; (1940). ***With lists of Principal Contributors and of Subjects and Abbreviations. #20095 A$60.00

80 79 Untracht, Oppi. METAL TECHNIQUES FOR CRAFTSMEN. A Basic Manual for Craftsmen on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals. Impl. 8vo, First Edition, Twelfth Impression; pp. xiv, 514(last 5 blank); over 1000 illustrations, several tables, sources of supply, glossary, bibliography, index; original cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Garden City, New York; Doubleday & Company, Inc.; ***With the dustwrapper of the U.K. publisher, Robert Hale. #12346 A$65.00

81 80 Veitch, F. P. and Donk, M. G. WOOD TURPENTINE: Its Production, Refining, Properties, and Uses. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 76; 4 figures, several tables; original wrappers (slightly silverfished). Washington; Government Printing Office; ***U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Chemistry, Bulletin No #64638 A$25.00

82 81 Walton, Thomas. KNOW YOUR OWN SHIP: A Simple Explanation of the stability, trim, construction, tonnage and freeboard of ships, together with a fully worked out set of the usual ship calculations (from drawings). Specially arranged for the use of ships officers, superintendents, engineers, draughtsmen, and others. Revised by John King. Twenty-second edition. With Numerous Illustrations. Cr. 8vo, 22nd Edition; pp. [ii], xxii, 392; 145 figures (including 2 folding), several tables, 2 appendices, index; original cloth; a very good copy. London; Charles Griffin and Company, Limited; #31937 A$45.00

83 82 Wedlake, G. E. C. SOS. The story of radio-communication. First Australian Edition; pp. 240; 8 plates, 21 figures, 8 tables, 3 appendices including chronological table, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. (Melbourne); Wren; (1973). #40073 A$35.00

84 83 White, Benjamin. Pitman s Common Commodities and Industries. GOLD. Its Place in the Economy of Mankind. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 132(last blank), 16(adv.); 15 illustrations, 2 folding & several other tables, index; original cloth (rather marked; internally very good). London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons; N.D. [c. 1920]. #53920 A$20.00

85 84 Whitehead, Don. THE DOW STORY. The History of the Dow Chemical Company. First Edition; pp. [x], 298, [4](blank); 16 plates, index; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. New York; MCGraw-Hill Book Company; (1968). #39487 A$35.00

86 85 Williams, Archibald. VICTORIES OF THE ENGINEER. Second Edition. Cr. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. 488(last blank); 259 illustrations & figures, index; original pictorial cloth; (tear to one leaf repaired); a very good copy. London; Thomas Nelson and Sons; N.D. [c. 1900]. ***Railways, shipbuilding, bridges, canals, tunnels, mining, etc. #39400 A$35.00

87 86 Woodworth, Joseph V. DIES. Their Construction and Use for the Modern Working of Sheet Metals. A treatise on the design, construction and use of dies, punches, tools, fixtures and devices, together with the manner in which they should be used in the power press, for the cheap and rapid production of sheet metal and articles. Comprising fundamental designs and practical points by which sheet metal parts may be produced at the minimum of cost to the maximum of output: with special reference to the hardening and tempering of press tools, the use of files, and to the classes of work which may be produced to the best advantage by the use of dies in the power press, the design and manufacture of small dies in quantities for making sheet metal articles, and the design, manufacture and use of heavy dies for forming sheet metal automobile body sections. Seventh Edition. Med. 8vo, Seventh Edition; pp. [3]-426(as issued), 40(adv., last blank); 545 figures, index; original cloth; a nice copy. New York; The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company; #28808 A$65.00

88 87 Yates, M. T.; Edited by. The Graphic Story Books. GRAPHIC STORIES OF INVENTIONS. Coloured Illustrations. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 256, [16](adv.); 8 coloured plates; original pictorial cloth (a little worn; some minor soiling). London and Glasgow; William Collins, Sons, & Co. Ltd; N.D. [c. 1900]. ***For children. #39835 A$20.00

89 88 Yates, Raymond Francis. ABC OF TELEVISION or Seeing by Radio. A Complete and Comprehensive Treatise Dealing with the Theory, Construction and Operation of Telephotographic and Television Transmitters and Receivers. Written especially for Home Experimenters, Radio Fans and Students. Includes a brief history of television, a glimpse into its future, as well as its immediate possibilities. Explains in easily-understood language the theory of photo-electric cells, scanning discs, neon tubes, Kerr cells, selenium cells, and the underlying factors involved in the successful transmission of still and living scenes. Outlines the various television and telephotographic systems in use today and tells how to build and use simple home-made equipment. Fully illustrated with line drawings and photographs. First Edition; pp. [ii], 210, 36(adv.); 13 plates, 78 figures, index; original cloth; a very good ex-library copy with marks on endpapers and a single stamp at head of Page 3. New York; The Norman W. Henley Publishing Co.; #39394 A$45.00

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