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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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1869 An Address on the General Principles Which Should Be Observed in the Construction of HospitalsLondon: 1869The first edition of this scarce address on the construction of hospitals in Great Britian, given to the British Medical Association at Leeds in 1869. -
1923 WindmillsLondon: 1923A lovely first edition of this illustrated book dedicated to windmills of Europe, with coloured designs by Frank Brangwyn. -
1916 Petrol Motors and Motor CarsLondon: 1916A scarce, illustrated, technical study of the petrol motor and motor car, from mechanical and motor engineer Thomas Hyler White. -
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1925 The Building of Satellite TownsLondon: 1925A wonderful first edition copy of this urban planning work, which details how to build effective satellite towns and garden cities, with a typewritten and signed letter from the author Charles Purdom enclosed in the work. -
1907 How It is MadeLondon: [1907]A fascinating juvenile guide to manufactures by Archibald Williams. -
1975 The Lives of George and Robert StephensonLondon: 1975A lovely Folio Society edition of this biography of prolific railway engineers George and Robert Stephenson, with colour plates and other illustrations. -
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. -
c1935 J. D. Beardmore Buyers' and Shippers' Guide Cabinet and BrassfoundryLondon: c1935A charming and scarce catalogue of items sold by a leading London manufacturer in the areas of cabinetry hardware and brass foundry. -
c1855 The Builder's Practical DirectorLeipzig: c1855The supplementary series of this guide for builders, complete with all 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. -
1867 Railways, Steamers and TelegraphsLondon: 1867The uncommon first edition of this account of the progress in the development of railways, steamers, and telegraphs in mid-nineteenth century. -
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. -
1896 The Wire Rope and its ApplicationsBirmingham: 1896A colourfully illustrated trade catalogue for a Birmingham based rope manufacturer, detailing the many varied uses for their wire rope. -
c1910 How It Works Dealing in Simple Language With Steam, Electricity, Light, Heat, Sound, HydraulicsLondon: c1910An illustrated volume looking into the question 'how does it work' in regards to many feats of engineering and technology, by Archibald Williams. -
1931 The Nag Hammadi Barrage, Upper EgyptLondon: 1931A very scarce paper discussing the construction of this barrage along the Nile, written by an engineer involved in the project. -
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. -
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1921 The Measurement of the Nile Through the Sluices of the Assuan DamWestminster: 1921A presentation copy of this very scarce report on the volumes of water discharged through the sluices of the Assuan dam. -
1869 Engineering An Illustrated Weekly Journal Volume VILondon: 1869Volume VI of 'Engineering', a nineteenth-century British periodical edited by Zerah Colburn. A scarce work. -
1933 The Design and Construction of the Sarda CanalLondon: 1933A very scarce publication regarding the construction of the irrigation canal on India's Sharda river, illustrated with folding plates. -
1914 Run-Off of Main Drains in Lower EgyptLondon: 1914A very scarce discussion of water run-off in early twentieth century Egypt under British administration. The author's own copy. -
1926 Gebel Aulia Dam and other Subsidiary Works on the White Nile, SudanWestminster: 1926A very scarce printing of a contract composed buy the Egyptian government for the construction of the White Nile's Gebel Aulia dam. -
1971 Uhren und Messinstrumente des 15 bis 19 FahrhundertsZurich: 1971A flawless copy of this work on clocks and measuring instruments from the 15th to the 19th century, in the original dust wrapper. In German. -
1933 Gebel Aulia Dam and other Subsidiary Works on the White Nile, SudanWestminster: 1933The fascinating and very scarce contract made between the Egyptian Government and the engineers employed to construct the Gebel Aulia Dam on the White Nile. -
1922 Contract for the Construction of A Dam and Subsidiary Works at MakwarLondon: 1922The very scarce contract made between the Sudan Government and the engineers employed to construct the Sennar Dam on the Blue Nile, revealing fascinating insights into the irrigation techniques of the day. -
1929 Use of the Waters of the River Nile for Irrigation PurposesLondon: 1929A very scarce published account of diplomatic negotiations regarding the use of the waters of the Nile for irrigation, illustrated with folding maps and charts. -
1932 The Wady Rayan Reservoir and The Drainage in EgyptCairo: 1932A very scarce discussion of water storage and drainage in Egypt under the British Empire, addressed to a Minister of Public Works whom the author feels is misunderstanding the irrigation needs of the area. -
1918 Computations and Note on Water Required and Available for the Sudan Gezira SchemeCairo: 1918A very scarce and fascinating insight into the plans and calculations for one of the world's largest irrigation projects, The Gezira Scheme. -
1932 An Ancient Subterranean Aqueduct West of MatruhGiza: 1932A very scarce technical survey of an ancient Egyptian aqueduct, illustrated with colour diagrams and commissioned under British Occupation. -
1906 The Building News and Engineering Journal: Volume the NinetiethLondon: 1906A very scarce early twentieth century volume of an important architectural periodical. Illustrated throughout, and providing fascinating insights into the architecture of historical buildings in England, including Hampton Court Palace. -
1905 The Building News and Engineering Journal: Volume the Eighty-EightLondon: 1905A very scarce early twentieth century volume of an important architectural periodical. Illustrated throughout, and providing fascinating insights into the architecture of historical buildings in England.