Engineering from Greystone Books

Wadhurst, Sussex: KHL International, 1998. VG+/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. It was probably the Romans who built the first significant network of roads. But while the Romans relied on slave labour to construct their roads, the road builders of later centuries turned to very specialised road building eqipment. The produstion of steam… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1917. VG. First edition. No d/w; now protected in a non-adhesive, archival, acetate, clear d/w. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. Sub-titled, 'A Theoretical and Practical Handbook of Flour Manufacture for Millers, Millwrights, Flour-Milling Engineers, and others Engaged in the Flour-Milling Industry'. xii,584pp. A well-researched and authoritative study of flour milling: including a chapter 'Historical… Read more about this item

Turvey, Bedfordshire.: National Traction Engine Club, 1969. VG+. Later printing; November 1969 (same year as first edition). Paperback. 126pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings of traction engines. A well-researched and authoritative study of traction engines and their history and manufacturers. A very good plus copy of an SCARCE publication. NO inscriptions.. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

New York, NY, USA: Cornell Maritime Press, 1945. VG+. First Edition, First Printing. Bound in blue cloth, lettered in red on front cover and spine. No d/w. Profusely illustrated with frontispiece and 47 photographs and line-drawings. With Terminology, Glossary and Index. Age-tanning to endpapers and paste-downs; light spotting to half-title page; minor rubbing to head and tail of spine; else… Read more about this item

London: Yeoman, 1982. NrF. First edition. No d/w, (as published). Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Sandwich, Kent based generator manufacturing company, Petbow Limited. A near fine copy of the UNCOMMON first edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Tadworth, Surrey: World's Work, 1981. VG+/VG+. First edition in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ALAN BLOOM, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'Good wishes from/Alan Bloom'. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. An excellent study and history over 250 years of the steam engine in all its forms; marine, railway, agricultural, road vehicles, steam rollers,… Read more about this item

Ashford, Kent: Privately Published, 2007. NrF/NrF. First edition in d/w price clipped. Only 1000 copies were published. Illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Ashford Railway Works in Kent from its nineteenth century beginnings until its closure in 1984. Will interest transport and local historians. With Appendixes and Bibliography. A near fine copy, in a near fine… Read more about this item

Derby, England: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, 1998. Fine. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 131pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Rolls-Royce company, its products, people and diversification while sited at Ansty from 1935 to 1982. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR..… Read more about this item

The 1708 Locomotive Preservation Trust, 1979. VG. First edition. Stapled booklet. 16pp.Illustrated with photographs. A history of locomotive 1708 and the Midland open cab 0-6-0 tanks. Some dusting to covers; else a very good copy of the SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First Edition. Stapled Booklet. Very Good.

Upton-Upon-Severn, Worcestershire: Images, 1994. NrF. First edition, first printing. Large paperback. 285pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Channel Tunnel projects from 1802 to 1994. With Appendixes, Chronology, Bibliography and Index. A near fine copy of the 1994 first paperback edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First edition, First … Read more about this item

London: Black Dog, 2004. VG+. First edition, first printing. Large paperback. SIGNED BY PAUL RODGERS, without dedication or inscription on front endpaper. 334pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative sourcebook which provides an insight into the minds of eighteen of the world's most distinguished designers. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED… Read more about this item

Keighley, Yorkshire: George Hattersley & Sons , 1912. VG. 1912 edition. No d/w; now protected by an archival, acetate, clear d/w. Blue cloth lettered black on front cover and spine. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A trade catalogue for George Hattersley & Sons Limited who were a textile machinery manufacturer, founded in 1789 and defunct in 1983. Two catalogues… Read more about this item

Liverpool: Northern Publishing, 1949. VG. First edition, first printing. No d/w. Illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative study of the machinery and manufacture of tablets used in the pharmaceutical, food and manufacturing industries. With Glossary and Index. Single entry in blank 'Notes' pages at rear of book; small area of surface loss to spine; else a very good copy… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1952. VG+/VG. Revised third edition in d/w not price clipped. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative study of steam traps and steam trapping and air venting methods. With Appendixes and Index. D/w has small losses to head and tail of spine and corners of the d/w; d/w front fold flap has a tear at the fold;… Read more about this item

Manchester: Emmott, 1954. VG/VG. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. Illustrated with graphs and line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative study of the friction coefficient for circular pipes at turbulent flow. An important reference for all engineers who are concerned with the conveyance of fluids by means of pipes. With Bibliography and Index. Some fading to bottom edges… Read more about this item

Hinckley, Leicestershire: TEE Publishing, 1982. NrF. First edition. Oblong paperback. (40)pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, with captions, of a variety of steam traction engines. A near fine copy of the UNCOMMON first edition. NO inscriptions.. First Edition. Oblong Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2013. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A history of London Bridge, and details of its sale and reconstruction in Arizona, United States. With Bibliography. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: W & R Chambers, 1956. VG/VG. First edition in d/w not price clipped. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. Richard Sutcliffe Limited, based in Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire, were pioneers in the manufacture of belts used in mining and assembly line industries. In this book, the author, Technical Director of Sutcliffe's, deals with the practical side of the… Read more about this item

London: J & A Churchill, 1949. VG/VG. Expanded and revised seond edition in d/w not price clipped. Illustrated with line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative study of practical public health problems: including milk, water, food, canned food supplies. With Index. Spotting to top-edge; d/w has some dusting, spotting and age tanning, with small losses to head and tail of spine; else… Read more about this item

London.: John Weale. VG. SIX JOHN WEALE PUBLICATIONS BOUND INTO ONE VOLUME. Three-quarter leather, lettered gilt on spine; with marbled paper covered boards. The six books are, 'A RUDIMENTARY TREATISE ON THE STEAM ENGINE' by Dr Lardner. First edition. 1848. iv,130pp. Illustrated. 'TUBULAR AND OTHER IRON GIRDER BRIDGES' by G Drysdale Dempsey. First edition. 1850. viii,132pp. Illustrated. 'RUDIMENTARY TREATISE ON… Read more about this item