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Docks And Harbors:

Giles, 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)
$39.00Rennie, Sir John. ON THE ANCIENT HARBOUR OF OSTIA
London 1845. Octavo, pp. 307-313, eight engraved plates, seven of which are foldout maps/plans, removed from Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. Has titlepage from original volume. VG. (a73920)
$140.00 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 Miller, Daniel . STRUCTURES IN THE SEA, WITHOUT COFFERDAMS; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS OF THE NEW ALBERT HARBOUR AT GREENOCK
London 1863. Octavo, pp.417-500, 2 illustrated foldout plates, removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a78675)
$50.00 Clark, L. I. . FLOATING DOCKS
London 1905. Octavo, 113pp., discussion, 2 large foldout plates, 20 text illustrations, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CLXI and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a86692)
$55.00 Wheeler, W. H. . LITTORAL DRIFT: IN ITS RELATION TO THE OUTFALLS OF RIVERS AND TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENACE OF HARBOURS ON SANDY COASTS
London 1896. Octavo, pp. 2-88, 1 foldout plate and 3 woodcut text illustrations, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXXV and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a86739)
$49.00 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 Hayter, Harrison . HOLYHEAD NEW HARBOUR
London 1876. Wales. Octavo, pp.95-130, paper and discussion, plus 2 foldout plates (one a detalied map of the Harbor and other pictures of the machinery involved), and 11 woodcut text illustrations, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XLIV and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a86811)
$45.00 Donaldson, Hay Frederick . COLD STORAGE AT THE LONDON AND INDIA DOCKS
London 1897. Octavo, 48p. plus 2 foldout plates and 12 woodcut text illustrations. paper and discussion thereof, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXXIX and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a86827)
$49.00 Bruce, William Duff; Apjohn, James Henry . THE KIDDERPUR DOCKS, CALCUTTA; NOTE ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE WALLS OF THE KIDDERPUR DOCKS
London 1895. Two separate articles on the Docks. Octavo, pp. 88-151 plus 2 foldout plates, 11 text woodcut illustrations and discussion and correspondence in response to article, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXXI and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87469)
$55.00Hawkshaw, 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)
$45.00Colson, Charles. EXPERIMENTS ON THE PORTLAND CEMENT USED IN THE PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD EXTENSION WORKS
London 1875. Octavo, pp. 125-157 plus due Appendix of data on analyses of material and cement and details of experiments on the cement, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XLI and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87494)
$55.00 Vernon-Harcourt, Leveson Francis . THE PARIS NAVIGATION CONGRESS OF 1900; RECENT WORKS ON THE LOWER SEINE; HARBOUR WORKS AT HAVRE AND AT ZEEBRUGGE; IMPROVEMENTS BY THE FRENCH LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE
London 1901. Octavo, pp. 298-333 with 1 foldout plate and 7 woodcut text illustrations plus Appendix, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXLV and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87509)
$45.00 Shears, William . IRON DOCK-GATES AT SEVASTAPOL AND THE MACHINERY USED IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION
London 1847. Article on 47-56, 6 folding plates, 4 woodcuts, discussion, appendix, extracted from Institution of Civil Engineers Volume VI 1847 and rebound in later wraps. Octavo. VG. (a88159)
$44.00 Stoney, B B . CONSTRUCTION OF HARBOUR AND MARINE WORKS WITH ARTIFICIAL BLOCKS OF LARGE SIZE
London 1874. first edition. Article and discussion on article. pp. 332-380 with 2 foldout plates and one woodcut. Removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Volume XXXVII and rebound in later wraps. VG . no ownership marks. (a89330)
$35.00 Savile, Leopold Halliday; Henderson, Robert . LOWERING THE SILL OF THE RANSDEN DOCK, BARROW-IN-FURNESS; BURNTISLAND HARBOUR: CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST DOCK
London 1904. first edition. Two Articles, discussion and correspondence on articles. pp. 106-153 with 3 foldout plates and 4 text woodcuts. Removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Volume CLVIII and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a89350)
$65.00 Browne, Walter Raleigh . THE RELATIVE VALUE OF TIDAL AND UPLAND WATERS IN MAINTAINING RIVERS, ESTUARIES AND HARBOURS
London 1881. first edition. Article with discussion and correspondence , on pp. 1-85 with 1 engraved foldout plate and 13 text woodcut illustrations. Removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Volume LXVI and rebound in later wraps. VG . no ownership marks. (a89406)
$35.00 Kidd, William . ON THE BLASTING AND REMOVAL OF ROCK UNDER WATER AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DEEP WATER QUAY AT BLYTH HARBOUR
London 1885. Octavo, pp. 302-314 with one long engraved foldout plate . Removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXXXI and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a89419)
$35.00 Shield, William . HARBOUR WORKS IN ALGOA BAY, CAPE COLONY
London 1887. first edition. Octavo, pp. 359-367 with one engraved foldout plate. Removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. LXXXVIII and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a90383)
$27.00 Seyrig, Theophilus . THE IRON SKELETON OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY ON BEDLOE'S ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBOR
London 1887. first edition. Octavo, pp. 424-428 with 2 woodcut illustrations in text. Removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. LXXXVIII and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a90384)
$29.00 Hurtzig, A C . ALEXANDRA DOCK, HULL
London 1888. first edition. Octavo, pp. 144-186 with appendices "Amount of work done, materials and plant employed", discussion, correspondence, 1 engraved foldout plate and 3 woodcut text illustrations. Removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. XCII and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a90412)
$32.00 Kinipple, W R; J. Kyle; A E Carey; J. Strype; J Willet; A A Langley . CONCRETE AND HARBORS: CONCRETE UNDER WATER; COLOMBO HARBOUR WORKS CEYLON; HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS NEWHAVEN SUSSEX; WICKLOW HARBOUR; FISHING BOAT HARBOURS OF FRASERBURGH SANDHAVEN ANDPORTSOY; LOWESTOFT HARBOUR WORKS (6 articles)
London 1886. first edition. Six articles on use of concrete in harbour construction. pp. 65-240 . Articles bound together with appendixes, discussion, correspondence, 8 engraved foldout plates and 11 text woodcut illustrations. Octavo. Removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXXXVII and rebound in later wraps. VG . (a90417)
$65.00 Lyster, George Fosbery . RECENT DOCK EXTENSIONS AT LIVERPOOL WITH A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MERSEY DOCK ESTATE, THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL AND THE RIVER MERSEY
London 1890. first edition. Octavo. pp. 2-114 plus 4 foldout engraved plates and 4 text woodcut illustrations; appendix, discussion and correspondence on article as well. Removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. C and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a90545)
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