Samuel Nicolson (14 results)

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

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

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj iw/unclipped price, n mylars 198 clean, unmarked pages/index.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a comprehensive history of and guide to the Nicholson Pavement, an innovative wood-based paving system invented by the author during the mid-1800s. Exploring the historical context of urban development and transportation in the United States, the author details the challenges faced by cities in maintaining safe, durable, and aesthetically pleasing streets. The Nicolson Pavement is presented as a solution to these challenges, with the author explaining the pavement's composition, construction methods, and advantages over traditional paving materials. The author also shares testimonials from city officials, engineers, and residents who have experienced the benefits of the Nicolson Pavement firsthand. Through a combination of historical analysis, technical explanations, and practical insights, this book sheds light on a significant chapter in urban infrastructure history and offers valuable insights for contemporary urban planners and policymakers. 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.

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Paperback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 94.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. 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. Reprinted from 1859 edition. 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 and contains approximately 32 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English.

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Presentation copy of the first edition of the author s treatise on his recently invented means of roadwork. Stab-stitched in publisher s wrappers. An excellent copy with just a few little spots at some margins, else Fine. Only 8 copies listed on OCLC, and no appearances in the sales records since Truman beat Dewey. *** The burgeoning young nation was in need of inventive souls and Nicolson made his contribution.*** Wood block pavement was more commonly called Nicolson pavement. Samuel Nicolson was the superintendent of Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation when he invented the process in 1848. He was trying to solve a number of problems related to early paving methods. Nicolson wanted a safe, durable, quiet, clean way to pave the streets used by the Mill Corporation. He achieved most of these objectives; the only problem with his method was durability. The first road lasted seven years before requiring replacement. *** By 1853, Nicolson had been contracted by the city of Boston to pave a number of streets. His method made it to Chicago in November 1856 *** The wooden blocks used for Nicolson pavement were four by five inches wide, and twelve to fifteen inches long. These were laid together loosely on the four inch side. Before laying the blocks, a sand foundation was put down, upon which boards serving as stringers were placed. The blocks are then laid on the boards, and the spaces between the blocks were filled with a mix of gravel and coal tar.*** Chicago s Civil Engineer in the 1850s, Samuel Greeley, was enthusiastically in favor of Nicolson pavement, writing in an 1859 Tribune article: Wooden pavementmight have great advantages in a city, where suitable stone was scarce, where lumber was the great staple of the market, and where the foundation was new and yielding. However, wood pavement was not long lasting on heavily trafficked streetsBy the 1890s, wood pavement was considered by many to be an anachronistic failure. During this period, more durable and cost-efficient pavement methods like Macadam and Stone blocks came into use. Most notably, wood pavement was largely replaced by the Belgian blocks that in some places have lasted to this day. (Forgotten Chicago)***Please email us for better pricing.***. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Twenty Volume Hardback set. No Dust jackets. 1926 to 1930 dates for all tttwenty volumes. First Printing. Bound in green cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine. Good to Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with with dust soiling to top edge, minor brown stains and spots sprinkled through out the twenty volumes, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. Nice complete set otherwise. Section 1, Shelf 5. No Signature.