Richard Engineer (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 120 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.28 inches. In Stock.

A Fine Hardcover. Condition: New. Paper Engineer: Richard Ferguson (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 10 by 10 inches. Soundboard does not operate, not sure if battery can be replaced. Traces the history of the universebeginning with the Big Bang, discussing the structure of the solar system, planets, stars, galaxies, how the Hubble telescope functions, and the spaceships used in space exploration, in a text with pop-ups and flaps.

Condition: Good. Stated first ed.; ex-lib., with usual stamps and labels from the U.S. Army Engineer School Library, Fort Belvoir, Va.; 358 p., clean and otherwise unmarked; paper strong and only mildly age-toned; flexible dark red boards issued without d.j.; legible gilt lettering on spine; volume square and firm but spine cracked between pp.56 & 57; slighy bumping at edges, rubbing at crown and foot of spine.

Hardcover. 302 p.; 34 pl., 1 map, 1 drawing in text; 22.5 cm. Based on author's remarkable collection of letters, documents & artifacts Fair orig. navy cloth. Upper joint ripped, 4 cm. torn from spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Xi, 384 Pp. Green Cloth. First Printing. Near Fine, No Marks. Dust Jacket With Losses Along Upper Front Flap Fold And Left Top Edge Of Rear Panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Maizels, Jennie (illustrator). 10 pp., bound in pictorial boards. In fine condition. 30 x 28 cm.

Stipple engraving, from Knight's "Gallery of Portraits", some spotting in surround,

Atlas folio. Approx. 46x32 cm. With 9 engraved plates by Alex. Zakrzewski, Alexandre r. St. Dominique St. Germain, and E. de Tere; also lithography by Gordon r. Gueinegaud mounted on tabs; all plates being trimmed and with possible minor loss at the extremities (such as a title). Modern quarter dark brown cloth, original marbled boards, original marbled endsheets retained. Two embossed perforated stamps of the Franklin Institute Library, Philadelphia. Very good. Rare. This is the atlas volume of plates showing the process of iron metallurgy in France. A text volume (370 pages) was also issued, not available here. This volume is bound without any cover-title, nor a title-page. / "The Catalan forge, or forges with Catalan, is a set of technological processes intended to obtain iron, by direct reduction of the ore â" without going through the intermediary of the cast iron as in a blast furnace . . . The Catalan forge uses a hydraulic force to operate, on the one hand, a hammer or swift, and on the other hand a ventilation system, the trunk, intended to maintain the combustion of the fireplace. The term refers to both technology in itself and the building where this activity is carried out. Contrary to what its name may suggest, this type of forge was used everywhere from the 17th to the 19th century in mountain areas, Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees, but also by the first American settlers." PROVENANCE [2]: Charles Edward Smith, was president of Reading Railroad, Philadelphia, his gift to the Franklin Institute Library â" Franklin Institute Library. See: E. Alexander Scott, Memoir of Charles E. Smith, president of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad and iron master. 1820 to 1900.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce First Edition. Illustrated with 4 folding Plates. 8vo. Contemporary paper boards (soiled), rebacked. 202pps. + 194pps. + ads. Uncut. Very Good copy.

In very good condition, on one side each of two skins of vellum. Robinson's signature and seal in red wax at the foot of the attached skins, and the customary embossed tax stamps on both. Ruled borders in red ink. Docketed on reverse of first skin. The document begins: 'To all to whom these Presents shall come. Moncure Robinson of the City of Philadelphia in the United States of America and now residing in Bond Street in the County of Middlesex in Great Britain Esquire sends Greeting'. The document next discusses 'a Deed Poll or Letter of Attorney under the Common Seal of "The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company" duly incorporated by that name in the said United States which deed poll or letter of Attorney is also signed by Elihu Chauncey Esquire the President of the said Company and attested by Richard Fenn Lardner their Treasurer and bears date the nineteenth day of November One thousand eight hundred and thirty six'. The document appoints 'Thomson Hankey the elder John Alexander Hankey and Thomson Hankey the younger of Mincing Lane in the City of London Merchants' as the company's agents. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company is considered Robinson's greatest achievement. From the Hankey banking archive.

Col. Porter was not on aircraft. Signed in blue ink by Capt. Theodore Van Kirk over his standing figure, "Dutch Van Kirk Navigator - Enola Gay 6 Aug. 1945".

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1964 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 36 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 36 Volume 1964 Nisbet, Richard A,Montana. Office of Traffic Engineer,United States. Bureau of Public Roads.

In this letter Tower describes his personal experience of the winning of the North Sea trophy by C. L. Salaman's 35-ton yacht Dianthus. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged paper chipped at head. Folded for postage. Addressed to 'My dear Dick' and signed 'Beauchamp Tower'. A long letter with 105 lines of text. He begins by congratulating Harington 'on getting an Indian judge ship which will enable you to marry, though I and all your other friends will be very sorry to lose you'. Writing from on board the winning yacht 'Dianthus', he describes how the contest for the North Sea Trophy began at Dover, with the 'Dianthus' racing 'the Inyone and Wave Queen'. In the nighttime fog the 'Dianthus' encounters '[a] steamer which we supposed to be the Ostend boat', which 'only just stopped her engines in time to avoid running us down. The next day the fog cleared and we were abreast of the North Hinder at noon distant about 5 miles. (We had to leave all the light ships on the Dutch and German coasts on the starboard hand)'. He continues his account of the contest, with reference to 'the Haaks light ship' and those of 'Terschelling' and 'Borthum'. Eventually 'we sighted Heligoland right ahead. Inyone crossed the line at 9.32 pm and we crossed it at 9.51 but as Inyone had to allow us 4 hours we were the winner by 3 hours 21 minutes. The winning line was a search light ray thrown from a man of war and when our sails were illuminated by the ray they fired a gun and we knew it was over. The Emperor's yacht "Haarzollern" was there as well as the man of war "Mars". They told us if we waited 2 hours a tug would tow us to the Elbe but we remained hove to in a heavy sea, till 4 am and no tug coming we sailed to the Elbe, a torpedo boat towed us up the last reach to the canal entrance and nearly pulled us under water.' Eventually they are 'presented to the Emperor who gave us the cup and talked to us about our voyage'. After 'a big dinner' with 'sweet Champagne' they sail from Kiel, arriving at Copenhagen, from where they will shortly sail to Gothenburg.

19pp, foolscap 8vo. On five bifoliums. Neatly and closely written. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Tower's letter begins: 'My dear Dick | I enclose a chart [not present] which will show you at a glance my yachting cruises during the past season'. The rest of letter consists of extracts from Tower's diary, 4 April to 12 September 1901, describing with the care one would expect from an engineer, 'one of the best long vacation cruises on record', and ending with a table of 'Distances sailed by me in Gwnfa', from Brightlingsea to Harwich, Antwerp, 'Abortive attempt from Flushing', Flushing, Dover, Portsmouth, Dieppe, Maestrand, Copenhagen, Kiel, Brunsbutell, Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Lowestoft', totalling 2135 miles. Tower adds this to the total steamed in another ship ('Ingani'?), 'making a grand total for the seaon of 1901 of 3508 miles'. In businesslike fashion Tower notes times, position, weather, and significant incidents. A representative entry reads: 'Tues 13th. Very fine weather Lat 54.40 N Long 6.22 E by obs. At noon | Wind dropped at 4.pm. We were amongst a fleet of German steam trawlers. Sent a boat to one of them and got a bucket full of fine Plaice | becalmed all night'. See Tower's obituary in Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol.162 (1905) pt 4, which describes his connection with the sea, his 'principal work' being 'the gyroscopic "steady platform" for guns and searchlights [] The device was submitted to the Admiralty, and after being thoroughly tested, was fitted to two gunboats, on which it answered very well; but ultimately the Admiralty rejected the apparatus on account of the extra weight involved [] Mr. Tower nevertheless proceeded to adapt the platform for passenger-seats on cross-channel steamers'. The recipient Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet (1861-1931) would not succeed to the baronetcy until the death of his father in 1911. Himself a keen yachtsman, he was a Puisne Judge in the High Court of Justice at Fort William in Bengal between 1899 and 1913. From the Harington family papers.

Comb binding. Condition: Very good. Unpaginated (32 pages, printed on single side of the sheet, plus covers). Rear cover creased. Maps. Fold-outs. Illustrated front cover. RARE surviving copy. This report is a comparison of merits of Crystal Springs town site and Aurora town site (located in Southern Nevada, adjoining the Nevada Atomic Test Site) to serve the people employed at Mercury Test Site and Test Site Area #3. The plan consists of construction of a lake, newly created community, encompassing complete services for residential and commercial, recreational, hospital, schools, electricity, water, gas, sewer systems to serve the needs of the people employed at Mercury Test Site and Test Site Area #3. The report concludes that "It is obvious that Crystal Springs Town Site, being approximately one-half the distance between Mercury and Test Site Area #3, will better serve the employees rather than the Aurora Town Site. Among the factors considered were location, water analysis, recreation, irrigation, Soil's report, time element, financing, and comparison of merits. Information in this document indicates it was prepared circa 1962. Crystal Springs is a ghost town in the Pahranagat Valley region of Lincoln County, Nevada in the United States. The ghost town is located at the junction of State Route 318 and State Route 375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), just northwest of U.S. Route 93. It is a popular destination for passersby who want to visit the towns of Hiko and Rachel. The namesake of the ghost town, the Crystal Springs, lies nearby; it is a large group of marshes and springs along the White River. Crystal Springs provides irrigation for multiple nearby ranches and farms, some of which lie over 5 miles away from the springs. The ghost town is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 205 (Crystal Springs). It is located not far from the Nevada Test Site. Aurora is a ghost town in Mineral County in the west central part of the US state of Nevada, approximately 22 miles southwest of the town of Hawthorne, three miles from the California border. The town was dominated by a harsh climate with violent and unpredictable weather, which made a permanent settlement increasingly difficult without outside support. There were a few attempts to revive the city, but those were not successful with the last attempt ending in 1918. Presumed First Edition, First printing of a limited number of copies.

Original lithographed map of lots for sale in Lagoon Heights and Martha's Vineyard (70 x 92 cm overall, map dimensions 65 x 87 cm), with a bird's-eye-view of the harbour and two architectural vignettes of Victorian summer homes. Minor inking to upper margin not affecting map, generally an excellent example. Lagoon Heights was located between Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs. According to text in the lower left of print the promoters of Lagoon Heights were J. & W.R. Wing of New Bedford, Mass. outfitters of the whaling trade, Charles F. Allen of Worcester, Mass. and Barling & Davis of New York. By the 1870s a thriving commercial town in Oak Bluffs began to develop in the area where Methodists and Baptists had gathered for summer meetings beginning several decades earlier. Lagoon Heights, an elevated area on the west side of the headland, facing a sheltered lagoon and with sweeping views Vineyard Sound, was part of the transformation of the area to a more secular vacation grounds. However, despite the careful planning of the development as evidenced by this work, it was derailed by the Panic of 1873, the year the map was published, that ushered in a long depression.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1929. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Pages:- 68, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 68 68.