Vacuum Continuous Automatic Brake Universal (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Basically a trade catalogue illustrating in detail the working of the Vacuum brake. Nd c. 1886. This copy has a presentation inscription from one of the engineers, Alfred L. Sacre to Mr. Joseph Brindle. There is also some ephemera included. An interesting association copy. Some water staining to top corner which only slightly affects the title page. Bound in original half leather with gilt lettered cloth covered boards. Top and bottom of spine badly rubbed and frayed. All edges & spine rubbed. Cloth marked in places. Scarce. 10 fine coloured plates, some double page. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Thirteen pages printed recto only. Page one is a description of the Vacuum Brake; two is a listing of the railway companies using the Vacuum Brake; three is a page of instructions for working the Brake; page four is a foldout diagram of a locomotive showing the brake mechanism; page five is a diagram of the tender showing the braking mechanism; page six is lacking, the diagram of the carriage; page seven is a diagram of the guard van; and pages eight through thirteen are illustrations of the Brake parts. Laid in is a large folded diagram titled "Arrangement of Vacuum Automatic Brake, (System C.) for express Bogie Passenger Engine & Tender." Bound in black quarter leather over gray cloth boards printed in gilt. Offsetting to the endpapers. Despite lacking page six, the book remains a very good copy. Book.…

Condition: Bueno. The Vacuum Brake Co. London ca. 1885, holandesa en media piel, cubiertas rozadas, por lo demás buen estado, incluye 10 láminas (10 drawings, )36,5x32 cm.//// Nota de la librería: Si no se especifica en la descripción anterior, los libros no tienen subrayados, anotaciones, firmas o defectos reseñables. ATENCIÓN: EL ENVÍO GRATUITO ES ORDINARIO SIN NÚMERO DE SEGUIMIENTO, y puede sufrir retrasos de varios días. Le dejarán un aviso en el buzón PARA LA RECOGIDA EN OFICINA. PRIORITARIO/CERTIFICADO CON ENTREGA A DOMICILIO POR SOLO 2,90 euros. L3-3104.…