Biles James J (3 results)

Condition: Very Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: Wiley Pub Date: 3/10/1980 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 368 first edition.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 60, No 4, pp. 541-555, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet else VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Dark red covers with gilt lettering on spine are lightly marked, and rubbed at corners and spine-ends. Light foxing to text-block edges. Sound binding. Occasional light foxing to prelims, otherwise clean pages. Fold-out plates are clean and intact. Contents include: Proceedings of the meeting in Glasgow on 1st September 1885; On the Iron Trade of Scotland, by F J Rowan; On the Rise and Progress of the Scotch Steel Trade, by James Riley; On the Present Position and Prospects of Processes for the Recovery of Tar and Ammonia from Blast Furnaces, by William Jones; On a New Form of Cupola Furnace, by James Riley; On the Value of Silicon Pig to the Ironfounder, by Charles Wood; Notes on Shipbuilding, by J H Biles; On the Forth Bridge, by Benjamin Baker; Tract - The Interest of Great Britain in Supplying Herself with Iron Impartially Considered; The Progress of the Iron and Steel Industries of the United Kingdom in 1885; The Iron and Steel Industries of Foreign Countries in 1885. Fold-out plates showing: Production and Stocks of Scotch Pig Iron - to illustrate Mr Rowan's Paper; Statistics of Production, Stocks, Prices, etc, of Iron and Coal in Scotland - to illustrate Mr Rowan's Paper; Cupola Furnace, to illustrate Mr Riley's Paper; Comparison of Different Existing Bridges with Forth Bridge. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 02617053137. All our books are sent by tracked mail.