London: Printed for David Steel, 1794. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xv, (2) 242, (2) 243-425, (1) 147pp., 92 plates (2 double-paged, 5 folded, plus six tables, one of them folded). Original mottled calf with gilt lettering on labels of spine, gilt tooling, ruling and raised bands. Red edges. Marbled endpapers... More about The Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship. 2 Vols
NP, n/d. Hardcover. 4 volumes, folio size. Each volumes divided into 6 sections, with separate t.p.s. and paging. Contains 218 (/219 issued) fold-out copper plate engravings, as follows: 1) vol. I: 44, numbered by chapter, as issued 2) vol. II: 55, numbered by chapter, as issued 3) vol. III: 59, with continuous numberation... More about Architectura Hydraulica (2 parts bound in 4 volumes, with altogether 24 sections). Missing one...
NP, n/d. Hardcover. Der Wagenbauer: Leipzig. Waldheim-Eberle A. G. 1920. Maroon leather portfolio with decorative folding flaps, gold lettering on cover. Title- and contents pages & 67 loose leaves with illustrations of auto and coach designs by Johann Feldwabel. Some of the designs: Mylord, Stadtkupee, Landauer, Jagdwagen. Illustrations are b/w... More about Der Wagenbauer: Lehr- und Hilfsbuch für Wagenbau und Automobil-Karosserie & 25 ORIGINAL...
Zittau & Leipzig: Johann Jacob Schöps & Friedrich Lanckischens Erben, 1753. Second edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Two works bound in one, as published. (12), 148 pp. and (8), 120, (7) pp. Three-quarter leather over paper-covered speckled boards. Raised bands. Copious handwritten notes in ink on front and end papers, dated 1762... More about Sehr geheim gehaltene und nunmehro frey entdeckte experimentirte Kunst-Stücke, di schönsten und...
Mockba (Moscow): «История фабрик и заводов» (History of Factories), 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 1/4 x 7 1/4"). 505, [3]pp. Original grey pebble cloth over red cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Ribbon marker. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated double title page in red and black lettering. Engraved... More about Istorija metro Moskvy: rasskazy stroitelej metro / История метро Москвы:...
Leipzig: Self published, 1800. First edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo. 150pp., 13 plates. Original marbled paper-covered boards with handwriting on white label of spine. Red edges. Eighteen chapters of detailed instructions to build and use various types of wood saving ovens, including suggestions for the usage of certain pots and a.... More about Holz=Spar=Kunst. Ein Buch für Jedermann. Erster Theil (Part one of two
Mexico City: Cartón y Papel de México, S.A., 1977. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/100. Oblong folio. IV, 112, [4]pp. Original beige calf over wooden boards with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Additional chromolithographic title. Title page in English and Spanish. Decorative initials. Splendid facsimile edition of this work first..... More about El Ferrocarril Mexicano 1877
New York: The Press of the American Institute of Architects, 1925. Limited ed. Hardcover. Large portfolio. [n.p.], loose sheets. Portfolio is tan cloth spine over dark blue boards with gilt lettering. Head and tail of spine bumped and rubbed, sides of spine near the head and tail starting to tear... More about Old Bridges of France: a Series of Historical Examples from Roman Times to the End of the XVIIIth...
Koblenz: K. Bädecker, 1833. Hardcover. 8vo. xxxii,375pp. Contemporary calf with gilt border and gilt decorated spine. Scuffing, rubbing, discoloration and minor staining to boards. Minor cracking to leather on spine. Wear to edges and corners. Two small pieces of cello tape inside of front and rear board. Frontispiece. Upper third..... More about Geologische und physikalische Betrachtungen über das Entstehen von Springquellen durch gebohrte...
London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 160pp (text), 23 leaves (plates). Original gold-, silver-, and blind-stamped decorative brown cloth. All edges gilt. Color frontispiece (counted as plate No. IX). Remarkable historical and critical account of the origin and progress of coinage in Great Britain and her colonial dependencies... More about The Coinage of the British Empire: An Outline of the Progress of the Coinage in Great Britain and...
Neukölln: Verlag Recht & Schutz (H. Müller), ca. 1913. Softcover. Folio. Illustrated stapled green wrappers, as issued. Interesting look at the use of horses and machinery in early 20th century construction in Germany. Illustrated with annotated b/w reproductions of photographs, plans and b/w drawings. Few plates in photogravure. Some creasing..... More about Pferd und Maschine im Baugewerbe
Prague: Waclawa Spinth, 1839. Hardcover. 8vo. 567 (7)pp. Black pebbled silk with gilt stamped ornamental decoration to boards and spine and gilt lettering to spine. All gilt edges. Red ribbon marker. Pink end papers. Very interesting Czech technological journal divided by subject in 115 chapters. Beautifully illustrated with in-text 24080technical... More about Casopis technologickn [Technological journal]: Gednoth ku Powzbuzem Promyslu w Cechach, k...
München: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. [66],413,[67-70],pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering and silver decoration on cover. The decoration is of an eagle flying across the sun with a swastika in its center. Head and tail of spine, corners and parts of edges slightly rubbed. Date..... More about Handbuch der Luftfahrt (Jahrgang 1936
Berlin-Westfalen: Ford Motor Company A. G, (1928). Softcover. 8vo. 32pp. Original stapled wraps with b/w photographic reproduction of a portrait of Henry Ford. Published to accompany a special exhibition by the Ford Motor Company, held in 1928 in Berlin, introducing the "neue Ford". Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs of... More about Henry Ford
Mexico City: Cartón y Papel de México, S.A., 1977. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/2500. Oblong folio. IV, 112, [4]pp. Original green leatherette with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Additional chromolithographic title. Title page in English and Spanish. Decorative initials. Splendid facsimile edition of this work first published in 1877..... More about El Ferrocarril Mexicano 1877
NP, n/d. Hardcover. Ex-library. Unpaginated (240pp). Total of 38 patents (* see below) with text and reproductions of b/w drawings of many inventions & designs. Bound in stiff boards covered with orange cloth. Includes 2 original typewritten pages on "a machine for forging screws, beads, etc.", author not stated. All... More about Appendix to Report of Committee on Science
München: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1939. Second edition (Zweite, unveränderte Auflage). Hardcover. 4to. [44],596pp. Blue paper-covered boards with silver lettering and silver decoration on cover in original dust jacket. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly rubbed. Minor creasing and rubbing on dj. Three-inch closed tear on fore-edge of..... More about Handbuch der Luftfahrt, ehemals Taschenbuch der Luftflotten (Jahrgang 1939
Dresden: NP, ND. Softcover. Oblong 8vo. Letter-stamped original wraps. Fourteen page 'engineering overview' of the Naumann Erika typewriter. The typewriter was manufactured in the 1930's by the German company Seidel & Naumann. The company was founded in 1868 by Karl Robert Bruno Naumann. In 1869 Emil Seidel invested into the... More about Naumann Erika
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1959. Second printing. Hardcover. Folio. xxx, 485 plates. Original illustrated dustjackets, white lettering on spine, over blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine; housed in a black cardboard slipcase., protected by modern mylar, with printed illustrated label. Illustrated throughout with 485 full-page plates. "Artists, illustrators... More about A Diderot Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trades and Industry: Manufacturing and the Technical Arts in...
New York: Principal Off ice of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1898. Hardcover. 4to. 216, 120 pp. 120 fold-out pages of architectural renderings. Gilt-stamped brown cloth. Binding shows wear. Bottom edge of front cover and bottom of text block near the spine appear to have been gnawed... More about Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Vol. VI
London: Charles Griffin & Company, 1906. Second edition completely revised and greatly expanded. Hardcover. Two octavo volumes with continuous pagination. Vol. 1: xxxii, 528pp. Vol. 2: 529-1064pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on spines. Thick, black coated, decorative endpapers. ppLavishly illustrated throughout with numerous b/w and red maps, plates, (some... More about Petroleum: A Treatise on the Geographical Distribution and Geological Occurrence of Petroleum and...
London: Sotheby's, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Small folio. 320pp. Photo-illustrated beige dust jacket with black lettering on the front cover and spine. Light brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. The lavishly illustrated book is a study and visual survey of the scientific instruments used during... More about Early Scientific Instruments, Europe 1400-1800
New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, (1884). Hardcover. 8vo. 720pp. Three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine. Two title plates with gilt titles. Bottom corners slightly bumped an some wear to edges and corners. Decorated page edges. Small stamp of library to top and bottom page edges. Marbled endpapers... More about Blakelee's Industrial Cyclopedia: How to Make and How to Mend
Midland, Texas: Randall Gibson, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 1/1500 unnumbered. Quarto. 280pp. Light blue faux leather with embossed silver emblem and lettering on cover, embossed silver lettering and ruling on spine. Light blue endpapers. Frontispiece photograph. "The Krieghoff Luger has always been a rare and highly prized collection piece ever... More about The Krieghoff Parabellum
Zurich: Pro Telephon, 1939. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 67, [1]pp. Original decorative dust-jacket over soft covers. Remarkable work on the history of telephony in switzerland. This work was published at the occasion of the schweizerische landesausstellung (swiss national exhibition) or "landi" in 1939, and is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w... More about Unser Telephon