Foster Horatio A (68 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Engineering Valuation of Public Utilities and Factories. Book.

Full-Leather. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1599 pages with index and ads for other books by publisher in rear. Book is 2 inches thick; has gild page edges;thumbnail indentations; Pages toght; slight yellowing; very thin paper; Black faded leather with gild letters on front; Leather has severe chipping exposing underlaying cardboard along edges, corners, spine creases in front and back. Actual leather spine is excised exposing glued page sections but pages are tight and intact. Nunerous illustations and drawings; Extensive table of contents with over 40 sections. Topics include: Symbols, units, instruments; Measurements; Magnetic properties; Electromagnets; Cable testing; Dynamos and motors; Static Transformers; Lighting; Electric railways; Storage batteries; Switchboards; Meters; Telegraphy; Use of electircity in the U S Navy and Army; Conductors; Steam and water-power; Shafting, pulleys, belting, rope-driving, etc.A VERY RARE VINTAGE DICTIONARY BOOK ON ELECTRICITY.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: Fair. 1918. 7th Edition, Revised. 1599 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Creasing to both boards.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. 1599 pp., Illus, Orig Blk Leatherette Flex Hardback, Gilt title, AEG, Orig thumb-tabs along opening edge, owner ink name title page and on bottom edgepapers, light edgewear but otherwise VG & Tight, 5th Ed (2.5 Inches thick).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Electrical Engineer's Pocket-book. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Electrical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Hand-book of Useful Data for Electricians and Electrical Engineers. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket as Issued. 3rd Edition. 991 pages, plus 10 pages of rear adverts; wrap-around soft leather covers with gilt spine titles and folding flap with "Foster" in gilt; "Third Edition, Corrected, Eighth Thousand"; illustrated throughout with black & white charts and drawings; all edges gilt; former owner's name in pencil to front free endpaper; some general age-toning and tiny blemishes; mild wear to covers, with chipping/splitting at top of spine and at flap edges; contents generally clean and bright; binding sound. A very good plus copy. An early example of this technical sciences classic. Bormay & Co. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original 1912 4to hardcover volume in black gold embossed cloth. Spine and boards good and tight with very little wear. End papers not split or marked. This is a scarce original copy of this book. 345 pages + a 27 page catalog. Contents very clean.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book from the late 19th century provides essential guidance for the efficient management and finances of central electrical stations. Often underfunded and inexpertly organized in their early years, the author aimed to help such facilities break from their reliance on guesswork and haphazard methods, urging the adoption of scientific principles and careful bookkeeping as the only viable path to sustained success. A must-read for anyone interested in the early history of public utilities. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book details a classication of accounts and a system of reports for electrical central stations so that management can have full knowledge of their business. It details a system of Operating Expense, Income from Operation, and Prot and Loss accounts with subdivisions for every facet of the business. The classication may be customized to t the needs of the station to best track the areas that are key to their success. By studying this book, management will gain the tools to know the exact costs of delivering electrical power to their customers and will be better equipped to grow their business as well as ensure they have correct prot and loss statements. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…