The Railroad Spiral; The Theory of the Compound Transition Curve, Reduced to Practical Formulae and Rules for Application in Field Work
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons / Chapman & Hall, Ltd., New York / London, 1897
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Seller: Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Complete tables of deflections and ordinates for five hundred spirals. Limp leather in Very Good condition, thin 12mo, pages: vii,95. Full leather with fore-edge closure flap (see photo), spine titles in gold, all edges gilt, brown-coated end-papers, charts and tables. Fifth edition, third thousand (apparently first published in 1882). Prior owner name on flyleaf (Philip Merrill / Worcester Polytechnic Inst. / 1900). Moderate wear, leather edges rubbed, spine titles somewhat rubbed, contents VG; Bookseller accession no.: XR467. William Henry Searles, 1837-1921, was a Cincinnati-born engineer and author of a number books on railroad engineering.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Railroad Spiral; The Theory of the Compound Transition Curve, Reduced to Practical Formulae and Rules for Application in Field Work
- Author
- Searles, William H.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons / Chapman & Hall, Ltd., New York / London
- Publication year
- 1897
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller
Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
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I am a bookseller specializing in Natural History and Literature, although with a wide range of interests and a wide-ranging inventory. Having recently (2021) moved from Massachusetts, I have opened a brick-and-mortar bookshop in the town of Ulysses (near Trumansburg), New York; see "Ulyssesbookstore.com" for information. I am a proud member of Independent Online Bookseller Association (IOBA).
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Aerobiology Instruction and Research, LLC
6416 State Route 227
Trumansburg, NY U.S.A. 14886
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