The Mechanics' Handbook: A Convenient Reference Book; For All Persons Interested in Mechanical Engineering, Steam Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Railroad Engineering, Hyraulic Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Etc.

Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2." 330 pages, complete. Black and white illustrations and diagrams, complete. Four pages of blank "Memoranda" (for writing notes) in the back. Sixteen additional pages for an advertisement of another book in the back. This advertised book is about receiving promotions through expertise in engineering and related fields. Small stamp of "L. M. Olsen" in the back, a reference to the Olsen Publishing Company. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. Excerpt from the Preface: "It has been the aim of the publishers, from the first, to present to the public a handbook of a size convenient to carry in the coat or hip pocket--a pocketbook in reality--which would contain rules, formulas, tables, etc. in most common use by engineers, together with explanations concerning them and practical examples illustrating their use." Alphabetical index in the front.…