Circa:
1909
Price: $85.00 USD Description: This is a rare and hard to find, hard cover, 1st edition of "A Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture and Building", "COMPILED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, PROFUSELY ILLUSTATED" Publisher "INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATION COMPANY 1909" COPYRIGHT SECURED 1909 BY INDUSTIAL PUBLICATION COMPANY". This book has a a good green cloth covered hard cover, slight fading on the color, some minor edge dings, and two small spot where the cloth is torn through on the side edge of the front and back cover, otherwise very clean. The front cover is marked in white lettering "DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING TERMS", slightly diffent title word order than the inside title mentioned earlier. The white lettering on the front cover is worn off in some spots but legiable. The spine title is pressed, but no lettering color, a bit hard to see. The hardcover has 104 pages. Many of the terms defined are terms used for various building features from the Roman era, to present. Lots of illustrations! This book measures 5 x 7.5". Also included is a folded group of reference architectural that also has a few additional pages of ornamental architectural pictures, most not shown in the book. These pages were folding and in the book when I bought it, so I am including them in this offer! Many designs that are not in most books I have seen on this subject!
Circa:
1939
Price: $120.00 USD Description: Offering this very nice set of 7 different volumes on similar subject matter, Steam turbines, engines, boilers etc.. All are in very good used condition, all have dark blue semi-hard covers with gold lettering on the spine, and raise lettering on the front cover, inside a fancy designed logo. All are published by International Textbook Company Scranton PA. U.S.A., and all are the same size and design 5" x 7.6". Copyright dates range from 1934 to 1939 on these 10 volumes, edition printing dates in this same year range. All have marbles inside cover pages, all have a red white and blue sticker on the inside blank page, small sticker with no writing on them. Here is a list of titles: 454 PUMPS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, 460C ENGINE MANAGEMENT AND INSTALLATION, 461B STEAM TURBINES AND CONDENSERS, 583 STEAM ENGINE TESTING, 348 MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES, 232B STRENGTH OF MATERIALS-STEAM BOILERS DESIGN, 218E STEAM BOILERS AND VALVE SETTING. These numbers are volume numbers of a very large library of textbooks offered by this same company. The 7 numbered volumes listed are the select volumes offered in this sale, the same as in the pictures. Each book was written as a complete reference guide on the title subject. These are very well illustrated books, some have various types of diagrams, all designed for instruction on specifics about the title subject. Text is easy to understand. All these books have very clean pages, we couldn't find any with any damage to pages, or bindings, very clean overall. A few have very slight rubs on the spine or covers, but still rate in very good condition overall. A very nicely printed set of instruction books!
Circa:
1939
Price: $130.00 USD Description: Offering this very nice set of 10 different volumes on similar subject matter, electricity, wiring, meters, relays, motors etc.. All are in very good used condition, all have dark blue semi-hard covers with gold lettering on the spine, and raise lettering on the front cover, inside a fancy designed logo. All are published by International Textbook Company Scranton PA. U.S.A., and all are the same size and design 5" x 7.6". Copyright dates range from 1934 to 1939 on these 10 volumes, edition printing dates in this same year range. All have marbles inside cover pages, all have a red white and blue sticker on the inside blank page, small sticker with no writing on them. Here is a list of titles: 146E ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, 147B D.C. MOTORS AND GENERATORS, 148B ALTERNATING CURRENTS, 150C RECTIFIERS-CONVERTERS-MOTOR APPLICATIONS, 155D SWITCHGEAR AND VOLTAGE REGULATION, 158 ELECTRONIC TUBES-CONTROL OR LIGHTING CIRCUITS, 549B PRACTICAL ELECTRICAL WIRING 562 RELAYS AND ELECTORMAGNETS 577B WATTHOUR METERS, 603 THEORY OF INDUSTIAL ELECTORNIC TUBES. These numbers are volume numbers of a very large library of textbooks offered by this same company. The 10 numbered volumes listed are the select volumes offered in this sale, the same as in the pictures. Each book was written as a complete reference guide on the title subject. These are very well illustrated books, some have various types of diagrams, all designed for instruction on specifics about the title subject. Text is easy to understand. All these books have clean pages, with a few minor exceptions, some minor spotting on about 10 pages of the last two volumes mentioned, we couldn't find any with any damage to pages, or bindings, very clean overall. A few have very slight rubs on the spine or covers, but still rate in very good condition overall. A very nicely printed set of instruction books!
Circa:
1921
Price: $135.00 USD Description: This is a clean set of Audels Engineers & Mechanics Guide Set, a complete set of 8 volumes printed in 1921 and copyright in 1921, a first edition set. A great reference book sets for information on machanical issues from the 1940's. Each book is 5" x 6.7" has a black leather like pressed cloth semi soft boards, gold gilt spine lettering, and gold pages edges. These are in good to good++ condition, covers are clean, very little wear overall. Spines are all tight except a slight seperation from the binding on volumes 4 & 6, on the exterior, inside papers are fine. Pages are very clean on volumes 1-6 & 8, Volume 7 has about 10 pages with a minor stain, and slight waveiness to the top section of those pages, no text damage, all pages readable. Good tight bindings, some minor wear on the gold page edges, but about 95% intact, very nice looking books overall.
A nice set of books covering steam, marine, turbine, gasoline and oil engines, and valves, corliss engines, valves, air compressors, pumps, fire engines, concrete mixers, dredges, steam shovels, steam hammers, pile drivers, trenching machinery, steam turbines, rotary engines, lubricates, heating, steam boilers, and installing heating systems, refrigeration, cranes and elevators, and in volumes 8 wiring and electrical systems. Lots of good information in this very clean 1st edition book/guide set!
Circa:
1923-27
Price: $120.00 USD Description: This is a nice set of Hawkins Electrical Guides, Volumes 1-10, a complete set, all were copyright in 1917. These are printed from 1923-27. The volume No. 2 is a few years older than the rest of the set, it is marked "IMPRESSION 1923-24", where the other 9 volumes are marked "IMPRESSION 1927". As you can see, there is a difference in the appearance of the cover on the Vol. 2, but otherwise is the text printing is the same as the 1927 printing, so the set is complete with the noted cover difference and printing date of volume 2. Although these quality made reference guides are named Hawkins, they were published by the same publisher as the later Audels guide sets (publisher Theo Audel, New York). The Hawkins set are quite hard to find in good condition, as their soft covers were a bit thinner that the later Audels guides, and a bit more delicate. This set was well cared for, but not without some wear as noted. They are all in good, to very good condition with a leather like cloth cover in black with gold gilt spine lettering and pages edges. Good bindings and hinges, clean pages with minor yellowing, no writing noted, except 9 of the volumes have the past owner's name written in on the inside cover, minimal edge wear, the inside cover pages seem a bit more darkened than the text pages, otherwise very clean inside. We do note some of the volumes have lines running down the spines, this is from holding the book in the fully opened position over the years, the spines otherwise are very good on most, a few with light wear, lettering looks to be about 90% intact overall. Hundreds of pages, with thousands of diagrams, pictures and instructions on about every known subject on electrical work in this period, including: Conductors, magnetism, induction coils, The Dynamo, The Armature, Windings, Commutation, and the commentator, brushes, and brush gear, armature construction, motors, galvanometers, ammeters, voltmeters, heating or motors, inside & outside wiring, underground wiring, alternating currents, transformers, converters, regulating and indicating devices, power stations, the telephone, telegraph, key, electric bells and lighting, electric railways, motion pictures, gas engine ignition systems, electric cars, electric elevators, cranes and pumps, and more! Perhaps the most complete library written in it's time!
Circa:
1934
Price: $32.00 USD Description: This is a nice clean 1907 1st edition (2nd printing) of "A COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK ON USES AND APPLICATIONS OF THE BAND SAW AND JIG SAW" instruction booklet. It is dated, with copyright date of 1934, Oct. 1934 printing date. Copyright by "THE WALKER-TURNER CO. INC. PLAINFIELD N.J.". This book is 6" x 9". It has over 100 photo illustrations and line drawings, and diagrams, along with text to give you a much better understanding of jig saws and band saws from the 1930's era. We note that this book doesn't focus on any particular saw model or models that this company made, but does show some application for these machines that I often forget they are capable of, like filing on a jig saw, or Inlaying metals and other decorative applications. It also show various projects like puzzles. A good text section on saw blades, speeds, set-up etc. This book has 71 pages. Condition is good to good++, pages are very clean, cover, binding and spine intact, we note a small puncture through the entire book, however all the text is still readable, it is like someone put a sharp point awl through the pages, so it didn't make a hole big enough to remove text from the pages. It is soft covered, some shop dirt noted, but overall in clean condition, no missing pages, no writing or scibbling noted. A hard to find applications booklet!
Circa:
1907
Price: $35.00 USD Description: This is a nice clean 1907 (13th edition) of "Standard Wiring for Electric Light and Power" instruction booklet. It is dated, with copyrigh date of 1907, Copyright by A. B. CUSHING, also marked 13th edition. This book is 4.5" x 6.75", and is published by "H. C. CUSHING". It is loaded with pictures, charts and diagrams, along with text to give you a much better understanding of standard electrical wiring in 1907. This book has an index on page 143-146, followed by an excellent picture advertisement section, about 50 more pages. Ads are about electrical items like batteries, wall switches, light fixture, insulators, switches, fuses, boxes, wire, about anything you can think of, some outstanding pictures of antiques! Condition is good (on outside cover) to very good, very clean pages, good binding and spine, no missing pages. It is soft covered, as you can see some of the top leather is missing on the cover front mostly, and a little missing on the spine, yet the paper part of the cover is still mostly intact, and well attached to the binding. There is a few various private store or library stamps on the inside blank pages, otherwise no writing inside. Nice old book overall!
Circa:
1937
Price: $70.00 USD Description: This is a nice set of Audels with a complete set of 4 volumes copyright in 1923 - printed 1937. One of my favorite reference book sets for information on building and carpentry technics from the 1920's. The 1st volume is very good for information on tools of that days and how to care for them. Each book is 5" x 6.7" has a black leather like pressed cloth semi-soft boards, gold gilt spine lettering and page edges. All are in good condition, covers are clean, spines are tight and straight (exception volume 3 has a minor center crease on back cover and volume one has a round wear mark at the bottom center of the front cover as in the pictures, not torn through. Page edges are tipped in gold gilt, volumes 1 & 2 are very good on the gold, where 3 & 4 the gold is about 70% intact. Pages are clean, no scribbling or tears, most of the volumes are signed in ink by a previus owner. End papers have light age soiling - vol 4 has some some holes through the margin area of the first 20 pages, not in the text, but noted. Good tight bindings <br> A nice set of books covering tools, steel square, cutting tools, saw sharpening, nails, screws, joinery, furnature, math, drawings, estimating, house and roof framing, layout, foundations, doors, windows, stair building, millwork, painting, etc. Lots of good information. Shipping/insurance for continental US addresses will be 6.00
Circa:
1949
Price: $35.00 USD Description: This is an nice, clean copy of "SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL PROPAGATION METHODS OLD AND NEW" by "A. A. LONGMIRE" copyright in 1949 by the author. This is a unique binding, soft cover with a jointed double book style, having in fact, two bound sections, with two covers, yet a jointed together in one book. The first section has all illustrations, the thicker second binding is all text. The illustrations are numbers to match the text number reference. The book covers most house plants, or plant grown in greenhouses, and lists the common name, as well the original name of each plant, and it's description. The book has 142 text, and 54 illustration pages, and measures 5.2" x 8" in the folded position, spreads open to 20.5" wide, plenty of illustrations. It is a soft cover, with green cloth corner tape (original to strengthen the folds), metal staples (some minor rust on the staples), black lettering on the cover. The book is in good+ condition with good clean pages, some minor age toning on the outside cover, a few minor spots inside, none in the text, very clean overall. There is plenty of knowledge shared in this book!
Circa:
1908
Price: $40.00 USD Description: This is an nice, clean copy of "THE GRAPE CULTURIST" by "ANDREW S. FULLER" copyright in 1984 by ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, dated 1908 in thin new revised and enlarged edition. The title page states "A TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE NATIVE GRAPE". The book has 23 chapter, 283 pages, and measures 5.25" x 7.5", plenty of illustrations. It is a hardback, with green cloth covering, gold lettering on the spine. The book is in good+ condition with good clean pages, some minor age toning on a few pages, a past owner's name on the inside front cover in ink. We note some small white spots on the outside cover, otherwise minor edge and corner wear and slight corner bumping, good tight binding, no torn pages or missing text. There is plenty of knowledge shared in this book!
Circa:
1901
Price: $200.00 USD Description: This is a very nice, well illustrated book with over 300 portraits of every president and most every prominent character in the history of The United States of America. The portraits are black and white frames, some are two frames to a page, others are smaller 4 frames to a page. There are over 700 pages in this volume, of portraits with some text, and text covering American history, broken into various period, and administrations. On the title page it reads "ILLUSTRATED HAND-BOOK OF AMERICAN HISTORY, AND BIOGRAPHY" The inside title page says the title is "YOUNG PEOPLE'S STORY OF AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS" and the outside spine title reads "YOUNG PEOPLE'S STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY". Basically the same title except for the last word. I have no explaination as to why the difference, as the binding and cover all appear to be original. The inside title page also states "ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR THE PUBLISHERS BY AMERICA'S CELEBRATED HISTORIAN BENSON J. LOSSING L. L. D.". There is also pictures of historical places, battle seens and history buildings. This is a special edition, for subscribers only. Copyright in 1901 by "THE HOME EDUCATION LEAGUE OF AMERICA" printed and bound by "AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY NEW HAVEN CONN.". This book is 7.5" x 10", hardbound, cloth covered, with gold lettering on the front cover and spine, It also has marbled page edges. This book is in good+ condition with bumped corners and some corner and edge wear on the covers, the spine is nicely decorated, with a tooled leather appearance in place, some gold lettering wear. It has decorative inside papers, and many pictures you will enjoy. The volumes appears to be complete, and has an index for several pages, and then separate numbered pages in other sub-sections as well. It is very easy, and interesting reading, great for quick reference, or more in depth study. Design for young people, I find the writing educational and interesting as an adult. If you love American history, we feel confident you will enjoy owning this nice bound volume!
Circa:
1937
Price: $22.00 USD Description: Offering this nice technical book titled OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY TESTS by E.F. BRACKEN B.S. and LAWRENCE S. BOURST, Published by International Textbook Co, PA, 1937, No. 157C. Black leather / leatherette semi hardboards with raised lettering on front and gold gilt lettering on spine. Very clean, no spine cracks, fraying, very minor corner and spine edge rubs, very nice overall. Page edges are tipped in blue. Green marbled end papers; hinges are secure, spine is straight. All text pages are clean and crisp, no scribbling, or tears. Book measures 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Very handsome technical book, with plenty of information and pictures on electric electric motors, direct and alternating current, generators, parallel operation, alternators, voltage regulators, transformers, converters, various test proceedures etc. With plenty of diagrams charts, illustrations, and text. A very nice technical book!
Circa:
1939
Price: $20.00 USD Description: Offering this nice technical book titled ELECTRICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENTS by Paul MacGanhan and D.A. Young, Published by International Textbook Co, PA, 1939, No. 151. Black leather / leatherette semi hardboards with raised lettering on front and gold gilt lettering on spine. Very clean, no spine cracks, fraying, very minor corner and spine edge rubs, owner's name typed on inside blank page, a few tiny white specks of paint on the front outside cover. Page edges are tipped in blue. Green marbled end papers; hinges are secure, spine is straight. All text pages are clean and crisp, no scribbling, or tears. Book measures 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Very handsome technical book, with plenty of information and pictures on electric ammeters, voltmeters, synchroscopes, chemical type, vibrating-reed, induction, electrodynamometer, and electostatic type instruments, and more. Lots of great pictures of antique instruments, plenty of graphs and charts, illustrations, and text. A very nice technical book!
Circa:
1937-38
Price: $45.00 USD Description: Offering this pair technical books one titled ELECTRIC ILLUMINATION by C.E. Weitz, Published by International Textbook Co, PA, 1938, No. 152B the other ELECTRIC HEATING by J. C. Woodson Published by International Textbook Co, PA, 1937, No. 153B. Black leather / leatherette semi hardboards with raised lettering on front and gold gilt lettering on spine. Very clean, no spine cracks, fraying, minor staining on inside blank pages, very minor corner and spine edge rubs. Page edges are tipped in blue. Green marbled end papers; hinges are secure, spine is straight. All text pages are clean and crisp, no scribbling, or tears. Book measures 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Very handsome technical books, with plenty of information and pictures on electric lighting and heating appliances, and systems, including boiler systems, and steam heating systems. Lots of great pictures of antique light bulbs and fixtures, plenty of graphs and charts. A very nice set of technical books!
Circa:
1939
Price: $22.00 USD Description: Offering this book titled Storage Batteries by Ralph Ritter and E W Allen. Published by International Textbook Co, PA, 1939. Black leather / leatherette semi hardboards with raised lettering on front and gold gilt lettering on spine. Very clean, no spine cracks, fraying, minor staining on inside blank pages, very minor corner and spine edge rubs. Page edges are tipped in blue. Green marbled end papers; hinges are secure, spine is straight. Most text pages are clean and crisp, minor stains on the contents pages, no scribbling, or tears. Book measures 7 1/2 x 5 inches. A handsome informative book, with plenty of pictures of vintage batteries, and about 100 pages of text on theory, design and use of batteries in the late 1920's.
Circa:
1946-48
Price: $75.00 USD Description: This is a nice, clean set of Audels Plumbers & Steam Fitters Guides, Volumes 1-4, Volume 1-3 are a 1948 printing, Volume 4 is a 1946 printing, all are(Copyright in 1925. 1938) and 1942 on volume 1-3). They are all in good condition with a leather like cloth covers in black, with gold lettering. The outside semi-hard covers are in good+ to very good shape, Volume 2 has a slight 2" long crease on the lower center of the front cover, otherwise very clean, and minimal wear. All have good bindings and hinges, clean pages, no scribbling noted, minimal corner wear or minor bumped corners. The page edges are red on this set, with minimal wear, each has a slightly different shade of red, in a few small areas, due to fading I suppose, considered minor edge wear or fading. Overall a nice looking, and complete 4 volume set!
Size of each book: 5.0" x 6.7".
About 1900 pages total, with thousands of diagrams, pictures and text instructions on about every known subject on plumbing work in this period, including: Mathematics, physics, measuring devices, materials, sheet metal, tools, lead work soldering, joint wiping, bending beating, sanitation water supply, drainage, sewage disposal, Soil pip and joints, fittings, valves faucets and cocks, fixtures, boiler fittings, marine pipe fitting, flexible water tubing, heating & ventilation, steam heating boilers, refrigeration, air conditioning, oil burners, gas burners, meters etc., gas appliances, drawings, how to read drawings, geometry, pattern cutting, boiler plate work, blacksmithing, brazing, gas engines, oil engines, electric motors, are many of the subjects covered in this set. About the best instruction manuals available at the time they were printed. A top quality used, vintage, complete set!
Circa:
1925
Price: $125.00 USD Description: This is a super nice, clean, 1925 edition of "CARPENTRY AND THE STEEL SQUARE"! It was published by "INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY SCRANTON PA. 1925". The subject matter on the title page is "CARPENTRY, MECHANICS OF CARPENTRY, JOINERY, and THE STEEL SQUARE". We note that there is plenty of instruction on timber, growth of timber, choice and choosing the correct lumber, and grading lumber also. Most lumber grown in North America is covered. The title page claims "392 illustrations", and from what I can see, many are full single page illustrations, as well as some fold-out illustrations. This book measures 6.2" x 9", and is in near fine condition with very little wear. It has an interest page numbering system, with most chapters numbers individually, but has a good contents index to guide you to the information you are looking for. Each page has a chapter number, and a page number on it, so you know where you are in the book. I would estimate there are about 400 pages in all. International printed many different grades of instruction books, this one is one of the nicest we have seen to date! The exterior is hard covered cloth, with a two-tone color scheme, red & green, with matching red page tips. The spine has gold decoration and lettering, and there is an addition gold strip near the two-tone seam. The end papers are beautiful green/tan/blue marbled, both front and back. The hardboards are in near fine condition, very minor corner rubs, the spine is straight and secure, no cracks or fraying; with a few small, minor smudges, and some minor gold leaf wear, the pages have very minor age toning, clean, no tears, smudges, or scribbling; and all the fold outs are in fine condition. Will make an excellent gift item, for a new or experience carpenter!
Circa:
1922
Price: $55.00 USD Description: Offering this two volumes book library, "MACHINE TOOLS AND THEIR OPERATION COLVIN AND STANLEY" the publisher "MCGRAW-HILL". The first book covers lathes, drills, and drilling, hand and automatic screw machines, screw machine tools, and boring, the 2nd volume covers planers, shapers, slotters, broaching, milling, gear cutting and grinding. Published by McGraw-Hill Book Co, New York, copyright 1922, First Edition although not stated in print, the authors preface is also date 1922. Green textured cloth hardboard cover with raised lettering on front cover, gold lettering on spine. Very good condition, no spine cracks or stains, very clean; very minimal rubs on corners and spine edges. Inside hinges are secure. Pages are clean and crisp, no tears, scribbling, or stains (end papers and first & last blank pages have some age soiling). Lots of illustrations, photos, and charts. Book measures 9 1/4 x 6 1/4. A nice addition to your machinists library! Lots of valued information from the 1920's technology!
Circa:
1929-1931
Price: $135.00 USD Description: Offering this 10 volume set, Volumes 1-10 of Audel's New Electric Library, published by The Audels Co, New York. The copyright dates vary from volume to volume by a few years, most are 1929, a few 1930, one volume has a printed date, and that is 1932. Red leather or leatherette soft covers with raised lettering on front and gold gilt lettering on spines, and gold gilt page edges on all 3 sides (in very nice shape a few very minor flaws noted on the page edges). All are in Good+ condition, no spine cracks or fraying, very clean with some darkening and slight variations in the red color, some black smudges noted on the covers of a few volumes, wouldn't clean off with professional book cleaner. No rips on the covers or spines, most of the minor wear is shelf or storage wear, with some rubs and edge color fading, a few minor stains noted on the front and back cover, still quite nice looking however, a few small and minor cover creases noted. Pages are clean and tight, no scribbles, a few minor tears on a few page margins, and a few minor spots or stains noted on a few pages in a few of the volumes, no printing blotted out. 5,690 pages on magnetism, armature winding, repairs, dynamos D-C motors Trouble Shooting, Electrical Testing & tests, Storage Battery Construction and repairs, Alternating Current Principles & Diagrams, House Wiring, Railway Signals, Elevators, Auto Aero Ignition Starters, and much more. A great set of books for your technical library and use! Very attractive in appearance, with the gold gilt highlights!
Circa:
1929-1932
Price: $155.00 USD Description: Offering this 10 volume set, Volumes 1-10 of Audel's New Electric Library, published by The Audels Co, New York. The copyright dates vary from volume to volume by a few years, most are 1929, a few 1930, one volume has a printed date, and that is 1932. Red leather or leatherette soft covers with raised lettering on front and gold gilt lettering on spines, and gold gilt page edges on all 3 sides (in very nice shape a few very minor flaws noted on the page edges). All are in Good+ condition, no spine cracks or fraying, very clean with some darkening and slight variations in the red color. No rips on the covers or spines, most of the minor wear is shelf or storage wear, with some rubs and edge color fading, a few minor stains noted on the front and back cover, still quite nice looking however, a few small and minor cover creases noted. Pages are clean and tight, no scribbles, a few minor tears on a few page margins, and a few minor spots or stains noted on a few pages in a few of the volumes, no printing blotted out. 5,690 pages on magnetism, armature winding, repairs, dynamos D-C motors Trouble Shooting, Electrical Testing & tests, Storage Battery Construction and repairs, Alternating Current Principles & Diagrams, House Wiring, Railway Signals, Elevators, Auto Aero Ignition Starters, and much more. A great set of books for your technical library and use! Very attractive in appearance, with the gold gilt highlights!