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Steam Technology:

(gamma rays) . GAMMA RAY RADIOGRAPHIC STANDARDS OF THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING FOR STEEL CASTINGS FOR STEAM PRESSURE SERVICE
September 1938. Reproduced with permission of the Navy Department by the Canadian Radium and Uranium Corporation, New York City. 8vo., 33 photographic plates with titles and accompanying line drawings, bound in metal ring binder. Owner name stamps on title and verso. VG. (a19494)
$150.00 (steam) . 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE PROPERTIES OF STEAM
NY 1970 American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Held in 1968 in Japan. 4to., 239pp., original printed wraps. Addenda sheet laid in. Good, light wear. (a55658)
$49.00 (steam) . HEAT EXCHANGE INSTITUTE STANDARDS FOR STEAM SURFACE CONDENSERS
NY 1955 Fourth Edition. 4to., 18pp., diagrams, wraps. Three ring holes at left for binder. VG. (a44333)
$40.00 Angus, S. ands D.M. Newitt, F.R.S. . THE MEASUREMENT OF THE SPECIFIC ENTHALPY OF STEAM AT PRESSURE OF 60 TO 1000 BAR AND AT TEMPERATURES OF 400 TO 700 C.
London 1965. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 4to., pp. 107-132, wraps. VG plus. (a17699)
$35.00 Armstrong, Robert . ON HIGH SPEED STEAM NAVIGATION AND ON THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF THE SCREW PROPELLER AND PADDLE WHEELS
London 1857 Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Article and discussion. Octavo, pp.327-370, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73881)
$45.00 Babcock & Wilcox . FACTS
1895 Bacock & Wilson. Promotional brochure for Babcock & Wilson Steam Boilers. 4to., 23pp., illustrations, bound in illustrated cardboard. Good, binding soiled. (a47595)
$35.00 Babcock and Wilcox Company. . STEAM ITS GENERATION AND USE
NY 1930 4th edition. Detailed technical survey of steam machinery. Hardcover 4to., 383pp., monochrome photo illustrations, gilt decoarted cloth Owner signed. VG, some light soiling and light wear, no DJ. (a73113)
$30.00 Bodmer, J. G. . THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING STATIONARY AND MARINE ENGINES WITH HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM, EXPANSIVELY AND AT GREAT VELOCITIES OF THE COMPENSATING OR DOUBLE-CRANK SYSTEM
London 1845. Octavo, pp. 372-399, five foldout engraved plates of Engines, removed from Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73922)
$75.00 Bourne, John . A CATECHISM OF THE STEAM ENGINE IN ITS VARIOUS APPLICATIONS TO MINES, MILLS, STEAM NAVIGATION, RAILWAYS, AND AGRICULTURE WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND MANAGEMENTS OF ENGINES OF EVERY CLASS
NY 1875 new and revised editions, Appleton. Small octavo, 419pp., illustrations, original hardcover. Near Fine, light cover wear. (a65697)
$175.00 De Laval . DE LAVAL HIGH EFFICIENCY CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS - CATALOG B
May 1914 De Laval Steam Turbine Co. Octavo, 298pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Owner signed. VG, some light staining on rear board. (a67717)
$99.00 Foley, D.D.; R.Q. Wilson and R.B. Filbert, Jr. . EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF A MODEL HIGH-PRESSURE BOILER
Columbus 1954 Battelle Memorial Institute. 4to., 18pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Number in ink at lower left on front. VG. (a47734)
$40.00 Lansing, N F (editor) . WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS: APPLICATIONS OF FIRESIDE ADDITIVES TO UTILITY BOILERS
Palo Alto 1981. Electric Power Research Institute. 4to., about 90pp., original printed wraps. Ex-university library with usual markings. Good, chip on rear wrap. (a59717)
$65.00 Lewsi, G.E.H. . FACTORY STEAM PLANT AS PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FUEL ECONOMY
London 1949. 8vo., 290pp., photo illus., index. VG in Fair DJ, worn and chipped. (a43128)
$50.00 Meyers, G. J. . STEAM TURBINES - A TREATISE COVERING U. S. NAVAL PRACTICE
Annapolis 917 US Naval Institute. 4to., 246pp., hardcover. Good, new endpapers, some chips on cover. (a62951)
$45.00 Palacios, Daniel . TRATADO PRACTICO DE CALDERAS DE VAPOR
Mexico 1890 Fomento. In Spanish. Hardcover. 4to., 87pp. with many fine plates, some with one or two colors, 3/4 leather with red cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Good, leaves lightly and evenly browned, cover worn on corners and two big chips on spine. (a33966)
$110.00 Pichal, M. and O. Sifner (editors) . PROPERTIES OF WATER AND STEAM PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
NY 1990 Hemisphere. ISBN1-56032-042-7. Hardcover. Octavo, 551pp., printed boards. VG plus. (a33867)
$28.00 Sawyer, Thomas Spencer . ON SHEARING, PUNCHING, RIVETING AND FORGING MACHINERY
London 1858 Minutes of Institution of Civil Engineers. Octavo, pp.173-194, one large engraved foldout plate, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73870)
$65.00 Scott, David . THE ENGINEER AND MACHINIST'S ASSISTANT BEING A SERIES OF PLANS, SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS OF STEAM ENGINES, SPINNING MACHINES, MILLS FOR GRINDING TOOLS &c (Plate volume only)
Glascow (c. 1847. Blackie and Son. Lg.4to., 132 plates (list of plates at the beginning calls for 122 plates), rebound in later wraps. (a63913)
$175.00 Thuillier, R H and R L Mancuso . BUILDING EFFECTS ON EFFLUENT DISPERSION FROM ROOF VENTS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Palo Alto 1980. Electric Power Research Institute. 4to., about 150pp., original printed wraps. Ex-university library with usual markings. Good, chip on rear wrap. (a59718)
$95.00 Winter, E. F. and H. A. Havemann . STEAM TURBINES
London and Glasgow 1954 Blackie. Volume 3 in Engineering Dynamics Series. 4to., 264pp., diagrams, index, charts in rear pocket, hardcover. VG, slight bumping to corners, in Good DJ. (a40269)
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