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Ferrari World Number 36--December 1996/january 1997
London FW Publications Ltd. 1997 First Edition Softcover Fine
Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with dozens of color photos. Cover feature stories are: F1, Out of the Red; Mansell, True Brit; 250 MM; 456 GTA, Automatically Brilliant. This is the English edition of the periodical, which is also published in Italian and German. ; Remainder; Color Photographs; 8 1/4 x 11 3/4; 69+ pages; Black remainder mark on bottom. Cover has light rubbing and shelfwear, couple of small liquid ring.
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11.50 USD
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Miguel Angel Roca: Architectural Monographs #36
Northbrook, IL Academy Group 1994 1854902768 / 9781854902764 First Edition Printer Wrapper Fine with no dust jacket
Cover has some scufifng, rubbing, edge wear. Stiff boards have front and back flaps. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper. Black remainder mark on side of pages. Richly illustrated with 100+ color photos and drawings. Has essays on how civic architecture fits in urban life, the city center as cathedral, and architecture and commitment. 120 pages covering Roca's projects in Argentina and Bolivia; a chronology of his works and a biography. Oversized. ; Remainder; Color Illustrations; 4to ; 144 pages
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William Alsop And Jan Stormer: Architectural Monographs #33
London Academy Group 1993 1854902644 / 9781854902641 First Edition Soft Cover Near Fine
Cover has some scuffing and rubbing, light edge wear. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper. Has 100+ color and b/w photos, drawings and diagrams. Includes a section with biographies, selected projects and awards. Oversized, 4#. ; Academy Editions Series; Photographs; 4to, 10 x 12; 144 pages
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(Propeller Club Of The United States) River And Harbor Improvements How They Are Initiated, Authorized and Completed
Cleveland, OH Thomas A. Scott 1938 First Edition (?) Hardcover Very Good+
Cover is maroon with gold lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if virtually unused. Tipped in is card which reads: '11-20-48 Received from: River & Harbor Improvement Association, 200 Nineteenth St. , NW, Washington 9, DC'. Some of the chapters are: Law; Economic Justification; Illustrative Projects; Organization of US Engineer Department; Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors; Beach Erosion and Shore Protection Boards. ; Charts; 6 x 9 1/4; 64 pages; Cover has slight bumping and edge wear, also a few light scuffs.
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15.25 USD
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Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING
Englewood Cliffs, Nj, Usa Prentice Hall 1979 0137701640 / 9780137701643 Second Edition Hard Cover Near Fine with no dust jacket
Cover is blue ground with orange and white lettering and picture; light bumping, edge wear, rubbing. Pages are clean and tight. Some of the sections are: Fluids and Pressure; Compression Cycle Components; Evaporators; Compressors; Psychrometrics; Basic Airflow Principles; Trouble-Shooting; and four glossaries. Very large, extra heavy book; oversized. ; 4to ; 863 pages
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12.50 USD
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Austin, Alan and Anthony Dicks Great Fighting Planes World War I to the Present Day
New York Military Press 1985 0517603926 / 9780517603925 First Edition Thus Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Published by the Military Press, NY, 1985. Cover is blue with white outlined fighter plane on front and white lettering on spine. Blue endpapers with b/w plane. Dozens of color drawings and b/w plans of fifty of the world's all time most successful fighting aircraft. Sections are: World War I, 1914-1918; Between the Wars; World War II, 1939-1945; Post War; index. Oversized, 4#; Color and B/W Illustrations; 8 3/4 x 11; 207 pages; Cover has some bumping and edge wear. DJ has edge wear, rubbing/scuffing, bumping.
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8.50 USD
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Bennett, Chris and Oliver Holt BEHIND THE SCENES WITH BENETTON FORMULA 1 RACING TEAM
Osceola, WI Motorbooks International Publ. 1995 0760302219 / 9780760302217 Original Wraps Near Fine
Cover has some light rubbing and edge wear. Spine is black with white and blue lettering. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper; this is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with 100 + color photos. Chapters are on In Search of Perfection; Countdown to a Grand Prix, Grand Prix Weekend. Oversized. ; Color Photographs; 4to , 8 1/2 x 11 1/4; 96 pages
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Berard, M. F. and D. R. Wilder Fundamentals Of Phase Equilibria In Ceramic Systems
Marietta, OH R. A. N. Publishers 1990 187890700X / 9781878907004 First Edition (?) Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket
Hardcover is black with gold lettering on spine. Overall, pages are clean and tight, except that the segment from the title page to page 8 appears to have the stitching loose at bottom and middle; still attached at the top. Probable ISBN is 187890700X; but is not listed in or on the book [probably on the DJ]. Printed in India. Filled with 100+ b/w charts, graphs, diagrams, formulae, etc. An excellent book on materials engineering. Chapters are: Equilibrium and Transformation Kinetics; Phase Rule; Polymorphism; Phase Equilibria in One-Component Systems; Binary Systems Without Solid Solution; Binary Systems with Solid Solution; Ternary Systems Without Solid Solution; Ternary Systems with Solid Solution; Quaternary Systems; three appendices. ; Charts, Tables & Graphs & Forumlae; 5 1/2 x 9; 225 pages; Cover has light shelf wear and bumping; tiny black mark on front endpaper. First gather of pages is loose, but still attached. No DJ.
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36.50 USD
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Bergeron, L. & M. T. Maiullari-Pontois Industry, Architecture And Engineering: American Ingenuity 1750-1950
New York Harry N. Abrams 2000 0810934736 / 9780810934733 Hardcover
This is a brand new book, still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Book and DJ are NEW. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with dozens of photographs. Comprehensively showcases the way America was transformed in architecture and civil engineering by the Industrial Revolution. Among the important sites featured and discussed are textile factories, steel mills, and the Hoover Dam, all of which, in turn, transformed how America and Americans saw themselves, their place on this continent and in the world, standards of living, everyday technology, and so forth. Covers America from before the USA existed, when transportation was by water, foot or horses and oxen, through the age of trains, to the age of automobiles and airplanes. Absolutely fascinating study of American history from a very unusual point of view. Very oversized, 5#. ; Photographs; 10 x 11 1/2; 287 pages; New.
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35.00 USD
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Bob Drake Reproductions Inc. Street & Original: 1932-1948 Ford Parts Catalog Summer 1988: Catalog #18
Grants Pass, OR Bob Drake Reproductions, Inc. 1988 First Edition (?) Plastic comb binding Very Good+
Paper cover is black cardboard bound with a black plastic comb. Overall pages are clean and tight; except as noted. Exhaustively illustrated with hundreds of b/w photos and drawings of parts. Insides of both covers are one big ad for company. Catalog is divided into 26, alphabetically organized sections, with index 347-352. Out of print catalog, very hard to find. Oversized, 4#. ; B&W Illustrations; 9 x 11; 352 pages; Cover has rubbing/scuffing, light shelf wear, some bumping and creasing, little nicks; top of first 12 or so pages show exposure to damp, but doesn't interfere with text or pictures; table of contents page has some black scuffing marks. Light corner curl, as if thumbed through several times.
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33.50 USD
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Bracco, Frediano V. , Ed. Turbulent Reactive Flows Numbers 1-6
New York City Gordon and Breach Science Publishers 1976 Softcover Very Good
Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w photos, diagrams, formulae, charts. Extremely scarce scientific periodical. Combustion Science and Technology is an international journal which provides for open discussion and prompt publication of new results, discoveries and developments in the ..field of combustion. Contains 12 articles by various contributors. ; Combustion Science and Technology Series; Vol. 13; B&W Illustrations; 7 1/2 x 10 1/2; 275 pages; Cover has edge wear, bumping, rubbing/scuffing, some minor creasing, slight fraying at top and tail of spine; owner's name neatly blacked out in top corner, front. A few pages have some creasing of corners.
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75.00 USD
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Bradley, J. N. , Ed. Combustion And Flame The Journal of the Combustion Institute, Number 1
New York City Elsevier 1977 Softcover Very Good+
Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w figures, charts, diagrams and formulae. Has 9 articles by various authors, etc. An extremely scarce copy of this esoteric journal, which is still in publication. ; Vol. 28; B&W Illustrations; 7 x 10; 108 pages; Cover has slight edge wear and bumping, scuffing/rubbing. Owner's name neatly blacked out, in top, front corner.
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45.00 USD
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Brown, Hugh A. Radio Frequency Electrical Measurements First Edition
New York Mcgraw Hill Book Company, Inc. 1931 First Edition Hardcover Very Good
Cover is dark blue with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Chapters are: Measurement of Capacitance; Measurement of Inductance; Measurement of Resistance; Measurement of Frequency; Antenna Measurements; Electromagnetic-Wave Measurements; Thermonic-Tube Coefficients; Electromotive Force, Current, Power; Measurement of Wave Form; Transmitter, Reciever and Piezo-Electric Measurements; 7 appendices. ; Charts, Tables & Graphs; 6 x 9; 386 pages; Cover has shelf wear, rubbing, bumping, residue of damp stain marks. Light scuffing on end papers. Previous owner's name stamped in gold at bottom of front cover. Slight musty smell. This is the 1931 First Edition.
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31.50 USD
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Cady, Francis E. and Henry B. Dates Illuminating Engineering: 1925 Edition Prepared by a Staff of Specialists for Students and Engineers
New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1925 First Edition Hardcover Very Good-
1925, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ,486 pp; possible first edition. Prepared by a Staff of Specialists for Students and Engineers, in the subtitle. Cover is burgundy with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 100+ charts, tables, photos, diagrams. Chapters are: Physics of Light Production; Light Sources; Photometry; Physiological Optics; Fundamental Principles of Illumination; Light, Shade and Color; Daylight; Residence Lighting; Lighting of Public Buildings; Commercial Lighting; Industrial Lighting; Sign and Display Lighting; Street Lighting; Light Projection. Oversized, 3.5# ; Charts, Tables & Graphs; 6 x 9 1/4; 486 pages; Cover has shelf wear, bumping, fading/sunning, and damp markings. Owner's name written on front end paper. Pages vii/viii has 2 1/2" closed tear. Slight musty aroma.
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26.50 USD
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Calvesi, Maurizio, Ed. and Lorenzo Canova Rejoice 700 Years of Art for the Papal Jubilee
New York City Rizzoli 1999 0847822362 / 9780847822362 First American Edition Hardcover New in Near Fine dust jacket
Cover is taupe with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Originally written in Italian, translated by Luisa Sacchi. Lushly illustrated with 100+ color and b/w photos. Book starts with the Jubilee of 1300 and Giotto and makes its way through to the Jubilee of 2000 for Pope John Paul II. And of course, let's not forget that some of the finest art was done for, or purchased by the popes and vatican, so there's good reason to celebrate 700 years of it! Oversized, 6#. ; Photographs; 9 3/4 x 12 1/4; 239 pages; DJ has light edge wear, bumping, some crinkling at top and bottom; in a Brodart cover.
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45.00 USD
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Carlson, Gerald A. , David Zilberman, and John A. Miranowski Agricultural And Environmental Resource Economics
New York Oxford University Press 1993 0195076516 / 9780195076516 Hardcover Near Fine
Covers are boards. Pages are clean and tight; printed on acid-free paper. Illustrated with hundreds of graphs, charts, equations, etc. Some of the chapters are: Some Microeconomics of Agricultural Resource Use; Economics of Nonrenewable and Renewable Resources; Pesticides and Pest Management; Economics of Water Use in Agriculture; index. Oversized, 4#. ; Remainder; Charts, Tables & Graphs; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 528 pages; Cover has light shelf wear, rubbing; black remainder mark.
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11.75 USD
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Center For American Architecture and Design The Final Decade Architectural Issues for the 1990s and Beyond
New York Rizzoli 1992 0847855538 / 9780847855537 First Edition Softcover Very Good+
Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with 100+ color and b/w photos and b/w drawings. Contains eight essays, each by a different author[s]. Oversized. ; Center, a Journal for Architecure in America Series; Vol. 7; Photographs; 8 1/4 x 11; 122 pages; Cover has edge wear, bumping, rubbing/scuffing along spine and across back. Bottom corner is bumped on cover and pages.
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10.50 USD
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Clason Edward and Anders Franzen Wasa Fynd Och Bargning
Stockholm Nordiska Uppslagbocker AB, Stockholm 1959 First Edition (?) Hardcover Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket
Cover is yellow with green lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 50+ b/w photos and drawings. Tipped in is a newspaper article, in English, from "The Detroit News" 3 January 1971. Text is in Swedish. Article says 'Detroit is to get an inside view of the Wasa, the Swedish navy ship that was a disaster in the 17th century but has proved a triumph in the 20th...64-gun ship, the most heavily aremed battlewagon of her day, when she turned turtle and sank 10 August 1628 on her maiden voyage. ' Shades of the Titanic! Of her crew of 200 men, 50 drowned. The ship is on permanent display in Stockholm, in a specially built museum from 1990. Looks to be a recovered and displayed ship, similar to the "Mary Rose" in Portsmouth, England, the warship of Henry VIII. Oversized. ; B&W Illustrations; 8 1/2 x 11; 64 pages; Cover has some light edge wear, bumping; sunning on front end paper; inscription [in Swedish? ] on front endpaper. Pages 3563 have water ripples on bottom corner, but does not intrude into text. DJ has tears, creases, rubbing, bumping, fading; in a Brodart cover.
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25.00 USD
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Cook, Nigel P. Introductory DC/AC Circuits
Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall 1996 0132151057 / 9780132151054 Third Edition Hardcover New
880+ pages. Cover is glazed boards. Pages are clean and tight, still crisp. This is a NEW book . Extensively illustrated with hundreds of drawings, diagrams, and charts. Three main sections are: Fundamentals of Electricity; Direct-Current Electronics; Alternating-Current Electronics; 10 appendices. Oversized, 5.5#. 2 copies available. ; Diagrams, drawings; 8 1/4 x 10 1/4; 880+ pages; New.
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22.00 USD
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Crosbie, Michael J. Centerbrook Reinventing American Architecture
Rockport, MA Rockport Publishers 1993 1564960536 / 9781564960535 First Edition Second Printing; Hardcover New in Near Fine dust jacket
1993 New reprint, by Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA. Cover is dark green with silver lettering on spine. Green endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Printed on high quality, glossy paper. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of color photos and b/w plans. The firm has designed everything from private homes, laboratories, water treatment plant, auditoriums, a winery, various business centers, museums, a private library, etc.. Oversized, 4#. ; Color Illustrations; 10 1/4 x 10; 192 pages; Slight bumping and edge wear to cover. DJ has some edge wear and rubbing/scuffing; in a mylar cover.
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14.50 USD
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