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Ewing, W.W.. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND MACHINERY IN URUGUAY
Wash 1920 GPO. Wraps. 59p. Numerous fullpage photo illus. VG. (A15147)
$38.00 Sindacato Fascista Ingegneri . CATALOGO DELLA PRODUZIONE TECNICA ITALIANA IL MATERIALE ITALIANO DA COSTRUZIONE
Roma MCMXXXIX 1939. Sindacato Fascista Ingegneri della provincia di Roma. In Italian. Thick Sm.4to., plates, photos, numerous pictorial advertisements. original printed wraps with artistic picture of machinery on front panel done by L. Giovenale. A catalog of technical and construction products and construction companies and engineers by the Sindacato Fascista Ingegneri. Good plus, a bit of wear to spine, small chip edge of front cover, some fraying of edges of cover and text . (a18132)
$150.00 New York State Building . NEW YORK STATE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL CONVENTION ISSUE
December 1929. 4to., 242pp., photos, wraps with cloth spine. Lists hundreds of builders, civil engineers and contractors with addresses. Good plus, light cover wear; very hard to find. (a19784)
$35.00 Johnson, J.B. . THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN FRAMED STRUCTURES DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND FOR ENGINEERS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
NY 1909 8th Wiley. Hardcover. 4to., 561pp., photo illustrations, charts, diagrams, cloth. Technical and detailed. Near Fine. (a4123)
$75.00 (general electric) . Q-FLOOR WIRING DATA MANUAL
Bridgeport n.d. (c.1950). 4to., 43pp., photo illustrations plus about 35 full page diagrams and photo plates, printed spiral bound stiff wraps. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a49068)
$35.00 Reps, William F. and Emil Simiu . DESIGN, SITING, AND CONSTRUCTION OF LOW-COST HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS TO BETTER WITHSTAND EARTHQUAKES
Washington 1974. National Bureau of Standards, Building Science Series 48. 4to., 132pp., photo illustrations, illustrated boards. Depository Library stamp and a few numbers on half tite, residue of label on front. VG. (a49227)
$45.00(roads). ROADWAY DESIGN SYSTEM. METRIC USER MANUAL
Washington 1977 first edition. US Department of Transportation. 4to wraps. about 900pp., with diagrams. Small depository library stamp on front and on first page. Some ink numbers on front. Good Plus, front wrap has small chip at top edge and angular fold, head of spine a bit worn, light soiling, light wear. (a50923)
$85.00 (aviation fuel) . AVIATION FUEL CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM
Washington (1985). 4to., 733pp., photo illustrations, diagrams, wraps. Small depository library stamp and some ink numbers on front. Number stamp on title page. VG. (a50924)
$145.00 (construction) . INDUSTRIAL BUILDING VOLUME I PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONGRESS HELD IN CONJUCTION WITH THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL BUILDING EXPOSITION , NEW YORK, DECEMBER, 1960
NY 1961. 8vo., 232pp., a few photo illustrations, printed cloth. VG, some spotting and a few stains on cover, no DJ. (a54734)
$35.00 (construction) . NATIONAL FIRE CODES VOL. V ELECTRICAL 1960-61
Boston 1960 National Fire Protection Association. 8vo., about 800pp., original printed hardcover. Steel Institute label and blind stamp on title page, residue of pocket on lower margin of final text page (not affecting text) with some discoloration on recto side. VG, narrow tape repair to chip at bottom edge of final leaf. (a55566)
$35.00 Knab, Lawrence I and Felix Y. Yokel . A STUDY OF LUMBER USED FOR BRACING TRENCHES IN THE UNITED STATES
1980 Department of Commerce. NBS Building Science Series 122. 4to., about 150pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Depository library stamp and numbers on cover and titlepage. VG. (a56665)
$65.00 (italian) . IMPRESE ITALIANE ALL'ESTERO S.P.A. 1929 - 1959
Milan c 1959. In Italian. 4to., about 80 pages, fully illustrated with monochrome and a few color photographs, charts, diagrams, overlays of viaducts, hydroelectric plants, ports and so on built by this Italian corporation all over the world, spiral binding. Good, cover a bit soiled, a few pages have stuck together and a bit of photo image pulled off when separated, in Good DJ, light wear, some browing. (a68986)
$60.00Giles, Alfred. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS
1858. Octavo, pp. 550-554, one large engraved foldout plate, removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. Good plus. (a72833)
$39.00 Bruce, George Barclay . DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD OF BUILDING BRIDGES UPON BRICK WELLS, IN SANDY FOUNDATIONS; ILLUSTRATED BY THE VIADUCT OVER THE RIVER POINEY ON THE LINE OF THE MADRAS RAILWAY
London 1857 Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Article and discussion. Octavo, pp.449-457, text illustrations, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73885)
$35.00 Lukin, Augustus Stephen and Charles Edward Conder (Percy Bysshe Shelley) . ON THE DISTURBANCES OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES AND THE MODES OF COUNTERACTING THEM
London 1857 Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Article and discussion. Octavo, pp.458-478, text illustrations, tabels, removed and rebound in later wraps. Includes discussion of Niagara Falls Bridge. Of special interest as brief note just above beginning of Lukin article is a note that:The following Candidates were balloted for, and duly elected: Lieut. George Henry Basevi, William Christopher Bennett, Charles Percy Bysshe Shelley and Joseph Wright. VG. (a73886)
$60.00Redman, John Baldry. GRAVESEND TERRACE PIER - ACCOUNT OF THE NEW CAST IRON PIER AT MILTON-ON-THAMES NEXT GRAVESEND IN THE COUNTY OF KENT WITH DETAILS OF THE MODE OF CONSTRUCTION ADOPTED IN ITS ERECTION
London 1845. Octavo, pp. 222-250, one engraved foldout chart of structural details and one steel engraved plate illustrating the iron pier, removed from Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a73919)
$75.00 Hawthorn, Thomas . ACCOUNT OF THE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES AT MARSEILLES
London 1865. Removed from The Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, pp. 144-183, two large foldout plates, rebound in later wraps. VG. (a76986)
$45.00 Dobson, James Murray . BUENOS AYRES HARBOUR WORKS
London 1899 Octavo. pp. 170-243. Paper and discussion thereof. Plus 1 foldout plate and 9 woodcut text illustrations. Removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXXXVIII and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a86808)
$45.00 Potter, William Furniss . RAILWAY WORK IN JAPAN
London 1879. Octavo, pp. 2-23 plus 1 foldout plate and discussion of the article, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. LVI and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87479)
$45.00 Patterson, Robert Charles . ON THE BEST METHODS OF RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COUNTRIES, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE RAILWAY SYSTEMS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
London 1879. Octavo, pp. 24-92 plus 3 foldout plates, 3 appendices with detailed information on construction of South Australian Railways 1878, and discussion of the article, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. LVI and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87480)
$49.00Hawkshaw, John Clarke. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALBERT DOCK AT KINGSTON-UPON-HULL
London 1875. Octavo, pp. 92-123 plus 3 foldout plates, Appendix of Tables referred to in the article and discussion of the article, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XLI and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87493)
$45.00Pilbrow, James. ON THE SEPARATE SYSTEM OF SEWERING THE DISTRICT OF TOTTENHAM, MIDDLESEX IN 1851-52
London 1875. Octavo, pp. 171-190 plus 2 text woodcut illustrations and detailed Appendices on details of cost of materials and of works, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XLI and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87496)
$35.00 Ball, James Benjamin; Somers Howe Ellis; John Hammersley-Heenan . TESTS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES ON THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY; COROSION OF STEEL WHARVES AT KOWLOON; CONCRETING IN FREEZING WEATHER AND THE EFFECT OF FROST UPON CONCRETE
London 1915. Three articles. Octavo, pp. 123-229 plus 25 text woodcut illustrations, plus discussion and correspondence relating to the articles, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXCIX and rebound in later wraps. VG. Three technical papers on concrete and related matters. (a87502)
$75.00 Lea, Frederick Charles . INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS FOR AN ARCH-RIB HINGES AT THE ENDS ONLY
London 1915. Concerns the arch in steel and reinforced concrete used in railway bridges and spans. Octavo, pp. 347-369 and 1 foldout plate, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXCIX and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87504)
$39.00 Husband, Joseph . THE AESTHETIC TREATMEAT OF BRIDGE STRUCTURES
London 1901. Octavo, pp. 139-244 with 2 foldout plates and 22 woodcut text illustrations plus Appendix, Discussion and Correspondence relating to the article,removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXLV and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87507)
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