The Colliery Engineer Co (9 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1897 edition. Front cover seperated, spine cover missing, but spine is intact. Pages very clean for age,

Leather. Condition: Good Minus. Illustrated (illustrator). Three quarter leather binding has some signs of age and wear, with some edge wear to the leather spine top and bottom. Inside there is light signs of age. Scarce book. Has a stamp with the number 3753 on the title page. Email us for a photo, we ship fast.

Three Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. b/w Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. In 3/4 brown leather over textured boards, marbled endpapers, 8vo, unpag. Volume II only; Contents: Econ. geology of coal; Prospecting for Coal.; Shafts, slopes and Drifts; methods of working Coal Mines; mechanics; Steam and Steam Boilers; Steam Engines; Air and Air compression & Hydromechanics and Pumping. (Shelfwear, soiling and rubbing to outer extremities, spine leather lightly faded). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint of the 1897 First Edition published in Scranton. PA. 8vo; 8 inches tall; 146 pages with in-text illustrations. No Flaws or Blemishes but some age toning on the spine. . with introductory chapters regarding the recent gold discoveries in the Yukon Valley, the routes to the gold fields, outfit required, and mining regulations of Alaska and the Canadian Yukon; also, a map of the Yukon Valley embracing all the information obtainable from reliable sources up to December 1st, 1897. [from original title page].

Leather Bound. Condition: Good. The Colliery Engineer Co., 1899. Half Leather. Stated First Edition. Edges, corners, and covers of book show some wear but spine is tight. Dampstain to corner of FFEP. No internal markings and NOT ex-library. No DJ as issued. Dark brown half leather over buckram boards. Leather is worn at head/heel of spine and edges of tips. Marbled endpapers. Prepard for students of the Internatinal Correspondence Schools, Scranton, PA. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. 1898 Edition. This is a VG hardcover first edition copy, brown 3/4 leather binding, brown cloth boards with gold lettering, lovely marbled endpapers, Beautiful engineering drawings, good enough to be mounted, framed and hung as art. And they did it with out computers. Photos on request. 0000 MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY, extra for airmail or international shipping.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. 2 pages have former owner name. Small number stamp on title page, 7990. Binding solid, pages lightly age toned but still crisp and clean, no markings found. Covers shiny with rubs & scuffs. Extremities lightly bumped with rubbing and fray at corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Various paginations. 23 cm. Colour and b&w illustrations, some folding out. Half leather with brown cloth. Some stains and wear to exterior. Large signature on a front leaf. Ink stamp "468" at bottom of title page. "Prepared for students of the International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, PA. Copiously illustrated with Line Drawings and Colored Plates, and Containing a Large Number of Practical Questions." Topics include the Westinghouse automatic brake, defects and remedies in brake system, operating and testing, brake gear, train air-signaling system, high-speed brake, control of heavy freight trains on grades.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st edition. 4 vols. (1 half-leather oblong quarto, 3 half-leather octavos) Tight bindings, clean throughout, edge wear, cover titles of Vol. II are rubbed, mild corner wear, Vol. III less worn than others, clear spine titles, nice set in Good to Good+ condition. Vol. I: Arithmetic, Formulas, Geometry and Trigonometry, Surveying, Land Surveying, Mapping - Vol. II: Geometrical Drawing - Vol. III: Tables and Formulas - Vol. IV: Answers to Questions.