Engineering & Architecture from Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
New Arrivals
A First Electrical Book for Boys
by Alfred Morgan
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Edition
- 1st edition; 1st printing "A".
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Maroon heavy cloth over black boards. Black titles.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$18.00
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Youth-oriented 1935 discard from "Young Men's Library Association, Ware, Massachusetts" bookplate. Tidy heavy cloth tape repair to binding. Later long edge, and upper corner chewing (1.5-inches; suspect: teething dog or smallish bear). Text not compromised. Illustrations show historic progression and technical information including development of Morse code. telegraph services, equipment, models to build, electric bell illustration, advances to 1935. Also,… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
How to Build a Wood-Frame House (Dover Pictorial Archives, 73)
by Anderson, L O
- Condition
- Used - Very good. Minor cover wear. Clean interior.
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780486229546
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$8.00
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New York.: Dover Publications., 1973. Trade paperback. Very good. Minor cover wear. Clean interior.. 1 Trade paperback, 9x11 in. Glued binding. 223 p. Pen & Ink diagrams. Glossary. Audience: General/trade. "With 179 Illustrations and 11 Tables", subtitle. First published in 1973 is an unabridged and unaltered republication of there revised 1970 edition of Agriculture Handbook No 73., "Wood-Frame… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.00
Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture; Selected Writings 1894-1940
by Wright, Frank Lloyd, and Gutheim, Frederick Albert (Edited with an Introduction, Preface by)
- Condition
- Used - Good. Light damp stain, lower outside edge. Soiling moderate: covers, edges. Clean text pages.
- Edition
- 1941 first copyright, Duell, Sloan & Pearce.
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$7.00
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New York.: The Universal Library / Grosset & Dunlap., 1941. 1941 first copyright, Duell, Sloan & Pearce.. Trade paperback. Good. Light damp stain, lower outside edge. Soiling moderate: covers, edges. Clean text pages.. 1 Trade paperback. xviii, 275 p. 14 x 21 cm. Declaration of Faith, 1894-1908; In the Cause of Architecture, 1908-1918; The Nature of Materials, 1918-1928;… Read more about this item Item Price
$7.00
From Bauhaus to Our House
by Wolfe, Tom James
- Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Light edge wear, random light soiling. Near fine.
- Edition
- 4th printing.
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780374158927
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$17.00
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New York.: Farrar Straus Giroux., 1981. 4th printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light edge wear, random light soiling. Near fine.. Kanai, Kiyoshi (Jacket design by).. 1 Text in English, Spanish. Goldenrod and turquoise cloth over boards. Colorful jacket. Titles in white and black. Clean protective clear cover over jacket. 143 p. Audience: General/trade.… Read more about this item Item Price
$17.00
The Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding Design and Practice
by The Lincoln Electric Company, Staff of
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Light edge, corner wear.
- Edition
- Eleventh Edition.
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$22.00
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Cleveland OH.: The Lincoln Electric Company., 1957. Eleventh Edition.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Light edge, corner wear.. 1 Red cloth over boards. Gold titles. B&W photos, diagrams, charts. 23 cm. Professional technical skills. Contents: Aids, History, Equipment, Nomenclature; Welding Steel; Weldability of Metals; Basic Design and Production Data; Machinery Design; Arc Welded Structures; Applications; Reference… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Arborist Equipment: A Guide to the Tools and Equipment of Tree Maintenance and Removal
by Blair, Donald F, and Noonan, Sam (Preface by), and Kruidenier, Bill (I.S.A. Executive Director's Foreword by)
- Condition
- New in fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- 2nd printing.
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9781881956129
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$165.00
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Savoy IL.: International Society of Arboriculture., 1995. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. New in fine dust jacket.. Shetterly, Robert (Illustrated by), and Rascher, Amy (Cover and Interior Designs by).. 1 291 p. Dark blue cloth over boards. Silver cover, spine titles; Illustrated glossy paper jacket. 22x29cm. B&W photos, charts, diagrams, Pen&Ink art. Contents: Work Order; When the Oak Man… Read more about this item Item Price
$165.00
The Generation of Electricity by Wind Power
by Golding, Edward William, and Harris, R.I.
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Light shelf, reading wear.
- Edition
- First published 1955, revised, reprinted 1977, twice.
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780419110705
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$34.00
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London / New York.: E. & F.N. Spon Ltd. / John Wiley & Sons., 1977. First published 1955, revised, reprinted 1977, twice.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Light shelf, reading wear.. 1 Silver-toned B&W photo-illustrated paper over boards. B&W photos; line art, diagrams, charts. Electric power-plants, Wind Power. Contents begins with the History of Windmills. International… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.00
The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made: The Life and Times of A.C. Gilbert, the Man Who Saved Christmas
by Watson, Bruce
- Condition
- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First edition. 1st printing.
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780670031344
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$14.00
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New York.: Viking Books., 2002. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1 Paper over boards. 212 p. B&W photos (section), facsimile ads. Audience: General/trade. The Erector Set was created by A.C. Gilbert, 1884-1961, in 1913, and 30 million sets were sold by his company. Gilbert was an Olympic athlete, marketing genius, and millionaire.… Read more about this item Item Price
$14.00
Oddities: A Book of Unexplained Facts
by Gould, Rupert T., and Shepard, Leslie (Introduction by)
- Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Tight, clean text pages w/ edge random foxing.
- Edition
- First edition. "a" begins print line, this edition.
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780517180129
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$18.00
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New York.: Bell Publishing by arr. w/ University Books., 1965. First edition. "a" begins print line, this edition.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Tight, clean text pages w/ edge random foxing.. Critchlow, Dennis (Jacket design by).. 1 Brick red paper over boards. Gold spine titles. 228 p. 24 cm. Index. Audience: General/trade. Containing the… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
Building the Book Cathedral
by Macaulay, David (Text and Architectural Pen&Ink drawings by)
- Condition
- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First edition. 1st printing.
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780395921470
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$28.00
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Boston MA.: Houghton Mifflin., 1999. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1 Glossy illustrated paper over boards. 112 p. 36 cm. Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. David Macaulay's large format architectural volumes are always instructive in their detail. This volume amps up that opportunity. On the 25th anniversary of the his publication, "Cathedral: The Story… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.00
Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology
- Condition
- Used - Very good. Minor aging to staples. Appears unread.
- Edition
- Reprint. Reprint at Company's cost w/ permission.
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$8.00
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Boston MA.: Boston Edison Company/ U.S. Govt. Printing Office., 1979. Reprint. Reprint at Company's cost w/ permission.. Trade paperback. Very good. Minor aging to staples. Appears unread.. 1 25 p. Trade paperback. Stapled binding. Illustrated tan card stock covers. Interior off-white pages w/ brown test and artwork. African-American professionals (48), each w/ portrait drawing and brief biography, 2… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.00
Natural Spaces: All about Domes
- Condition
- Used - Good. Ex-library. Clean with minor cover stress. Binding very good.
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$14.00
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North Branch MN.: Natural Spaces Inc., 1985. Trade paperback. Good. Ex-library. Clean with minor cover stress. Binding very good.. 1 64 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams. White glossy card stock covers; black Pen&Ink cover drawing, titles. Stapled binding. 28 cm. B&W photos. Pen&Ink technical artwork. Architectural innovation of the 1970s-1980s. This company offers numerous illustrated options with plans available,… Read more about this item Item Price
$14.00
Tinkers and Genius, The Story of the Yankee Inventors (American Procession Series)
by Fuller, Edmund, and Alsberg, Henry G (Series Edited by)
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Sun-fade to spine. Well-bound. Clean.
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$7.00
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New York.: Hastings House., 1955. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Sun-fade to spine. Well-bound. Clean.. 1 Light blue cloth over boards. 308 p 21 cm. Pen&Ink line drawings. Selected Bibliography. Index. American Inventiveness, beginning in the 18th century, among 16 chapters: Captain Nemo in Connecticut; Water and Wheels, Saws and Stones; Iron and Indians, Silver and… Read more about this item Item Price
$7.00
Man about Town: Frank Lloyd Wright in New York City
by Muschamp, Herbert
- Condition
- Used - Good in good dust jacket. Lower back cover, book and interior jacket damp stain.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st. No print line.
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780262131926
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$12.00
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Cambridge MA / London.: MIT Press., 1983. Presumed 1st. No print line.. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Lower back cover, book and interior jacket damp stain.. 1 Blue cloth over boards. 214 p. 24 cm. White spine titles. Color photo jacket w/ white titles. Audience: General/trade. Biography of architect visionary Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867-1959, "son of… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.00
Everyday Science and Mechanics; May 1932, Vol. 3, No. 6
by Gernsback, Hugo (Edited and Published by)
- Condition
- Used - Very good. Narrow darkening, left front, less than half-inch top to bottom; also top edge, 1/8th inch across. Lower front corner
- Edition
- Volume 3, Number 6.
- Published
- 1932
- Binding
- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$19.00
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Mount Morris IL.: A Gernsback Publication / Publishing Company of America., 1932. Volume 3, Number 6.. Wraps. Very good. Narrow darkening, left front, less than half-inch top to bottom; also top edge, 1/8th inch across. Lower front corner 2 in. short crease.. 1 503-598 p. Monthly magazine; color illustrated paper covers. 29 cm. B&W advertising; photos; Pen&Ink artwork,… Read more about this item Item Price
$19.00
Tunnels
by Boardman Jr, Fon Wyman
- Condition
- Used - Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard from public school library. DJ flaps glued to inside covers.
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$8.00
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New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc, 1960. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard from public school library. DJ flaps glued to inside covers.. 1 144 p.; 24 cm. B&W photos, credit list in Acknowledgments, p. iii. Index. A 1950s era history of the development of the tools and techniques for tunnel building, and the safeguards… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.00
Water Wheel: Your Guide to Home Water Conservation
by Ecos, Inc., Technical Editor at
- Condition
- Used - Very good. Light rust starting at center small metal circle binder. Light edge wear. Turns freely.
- Edition
- No date. Circa 1980s.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$5.00
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Framingham MA.: Greentree Marketing Inc.. No date. Circa 1980s.. Very good. Light rust starting at center small metal circle binder. Light edge wear. Turns freely.. 1 Handy guide to water saving ideas indoors and outside; colorful. Company promotion "for a complete line of water conservation products and services". Useful info without specific products. Tips for toilets; washing machine;… Read more about this item Item Price
$5.00
Welding Journal June 2010 Volume 89 Number 6
by American Welding Society
- Condition
- New. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in sealed plastic w/ recipient's address label.
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$9.00
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Miami FL.: American Welding Society., 2010. Wraps. New. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in sealed plastic w/ recipient's address label.. 1 Magazine periodical, published monthly. 29cm. Photos, diagrams, ads, instruction, trade news. American Welding Society trade journal. Features: The American Welder; Understanding Heat Treatment; Welding of Pipe and Tube; Preparations for Welding New Nuclear Power Plants. Item Price
$9.00
Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius
by Pevsner, Nikolaus, Sir
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Prior owner sketches.
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140204971
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$6.00
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Penguin Books, 1984. Reprint.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Prior owner sketches.. 0 264p. Subjects: from 1851 to 1914. Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Modern Movement (before 1914); painting, engineering, architecture. Item Price
$6.00
Conductors and Semiconductors
by Holden, Alan
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Spine sun-fade.
- Edition
- "For Educational Use".
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$4.50
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Bell Telephone Labritories Inc., 1964. "For Educational Use".. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Spine sun-fade.. 1 134 p. B&W illustrations, diagrams, portraits, index. Science history, physics, electrical current, inventors, scientific principles, biographical notes. Item Price
$4.50
