Technical Reference from Brass DolphinBooks

Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, 1978. 4th Edition . Trade Paperback. Fair-/No Jacket. A very strange/scarce item. Rather worn 284 page trade paperback dealing with computer programming. Front cover worn and has 3/4" tear. Spine worn lower has 2" tear top back at spine. 1st endsheet thas neatly scissored upper edge, perhaps 6 sq." cut away. I am… Read more about this item

Albert Lea MN: Enderes Tool Co., 1968. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. Strange group. Historically we have had some interest in things farrier/gait related/horseshoeing. The listed title is offered with others from course work from a California agricultural college in the 70s. Some loose covers, creasing, and scrubbiness are present. The other 4 are Simpson's "The Mechanics of Shoeing… Read more about this item

Denver: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 2005. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Appears to be new, thick trade paperback, 605 pages. I am starting to think the govt. exempted itself from isbn, none is seen here. Handsome book, perfect bound, spine uncreased, but, I note a dent at it's middle.

NY: McGraw-Hill, 1972. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. There are 2 Richmonds who wrote under this title. This one is Allan Edwin who wrote as A.E. the other is Edward A. Both initially wrote before isbn. Their books are utterly confused, seemingly, on-line. This is the 2nd printing of the A.E.s calculus book that was eventually… Read more about this item

Blue Ridge Summit: TAB, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This listing is for the above hardcover (balance of title "18 antique designs for the woodworker") and 2 oversize trade paperbacks on the same subject. They are sold as a group at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. This one has label… Read more about this item

NY: McGraw-Hill, 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/None. Large, thick burgundy hardcover, 727 pages. In great shape, stated first edition, with no additional printings. Book seems wholly unmarked with one notable flaw, bumping to the front upper corner. Handsome, heavy text. Foto will follow. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and… Read more about this item

Chicago: American Technical Society, 1923. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 4 Volumes, done in the semi-stiff leather covers of the era, all edges red stained.Owner name penned at head of each title page. Customary mild wear but overall astonishingly sound, the one exception being the blueprint section of volume one where the many gatefolds newsprint… Read more about this item

NY: Orange judd, 1926. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A very old book reprint of the 1903 original, much battered charm, sub-title "a complete manual on the building, heating, ventilation and arrangement." Many fotos and illustrations. Spine sunned, bit of splotching back board, expected tip wear. Binding a bit gappy in places, no text loose… Read more about this item

NY: Pergamon Press, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Straight, handsome hardcover copy. "Proceedings of the International Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario, Aug.27-28, 1990." No marking, tight, bright. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For… Read more about this item

Chicago: Industrial Publications, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Neat little hardcover, no marking, clean, tight. From the title page,"What They Are, How To make Them, How They Are Used." A collection of material from Ceramic Industry magazine, 206 pages. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed… Read more about this item

Providence: B & S, 1941. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. A beautiful, small 512 page compendium of toolmakers, milling and other tools for exacting purposes. Illustrations are swell, richly done. Label of NY hardware store front cover. Foto will follow. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books… Read more about this item

Chicago: American School, 1925. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. I'm assuming that this oddly formatted book is from a correspondence course in the subject. The pamphlets covering the individual (watt-hour meters, care of storage batteries, knob and tube wiring, flexible conduit wiring) topics are laid in twixt string gathered boards held un place by cord and open… Read more about this item

Wash D.C.: War Dept et al, 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. An unusual 4 volume study prepared for WD, Corps of Eng, by Consulting Geologist Hodge. They were clearly in a firms library at one point (the pockets glues have warped the front 'boards') though they are unmarked with the company name. One plate… Read more about this item

Alsip, Il: SDC, 2002. Pamphlet w/ Stiff Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A neat little staple bound pamphlet, mfgrs. product but seems to be overview of the subject, 79 pages. Interior unmarked, cover has traces of scuffing. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described,… Read more about this item

Singapore: World Scientific, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Shipped worldwide flat rate priority at our cost if you order thru entity allowing us to adjust shipping. Book is clean, unmarked, straight. Jacket has the odd trace wear, newish. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass… Read more about this item

NY: McGraw Hill, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Newish looking hardcover, bright unmarked text, clean and straight. The sole flaw of note is upper corner tip bumps and these seem mild to me. from the cover, "for residential design and construction." *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately.… Read more about this item

London: John Baker, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. A scholarly look at boatbulders/ wheelwrights/ brick moulders and many other craft workers. UK book, priced hardcover in jacket. Edition not stated. Book quite sharp, straight, wholly unmarked. Jkt. has a tear and some edgewear looks attractive in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should… Read more about this item

Indanapolis: Audel, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Charming little book, hard red/black boards. Spine sunned, book unmarked, binding sound, 440 pages. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have… Read more about this item

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Handsome item, hardcover with a trace of very mild smudge back board, Text unmarked (tiny penned not inside front board) binding solid, text bright. Full number line. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin… Read more about this item

Reading: Addison Wesley, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Book is ex-library and so marked on first endsheet. The jacket was taped to the pastedowns. The removable of the tape left scars on the pastedowns. Book is straight and decent with a sound binding and clean text. Many photographs and illustrations are present. The jacket has chips out (especially back panel),… Read more about this item