Tall 8vo. xiv, [2], 518, [2] pp. 100s of diagrams, photos, illusts. Orange cloth, blue & blk lettrng (ex-lib mrkngs on endpapers, fore-edges & title), w/ d.j. (mnr shlfwr), G/VG copy. First edition of this excellent history and critical early work on the rotary engine developed by Felix Wankel, and adopted by Mazda automobiles.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Wankel engine. Design, development, applications.

Publisher

Chilton Book Co., [1971]., Philadelphia:

Publication Date

1971

Language

English

ISBN 10

0801955912

ISBN 13

9780801955914

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Felix Wankel

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In this 518 page book, the author discusses "the automotive rotary power plant, otherwise known as the Wankel Engine, developed principally by Felix Wankel and now the subject of intense concentration on the part of automotive engineers around the world."

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