FS: Sept 98 Toolemera Press Book List pt 1
GRoberts
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Abbreviations: (HC = hardcover, SC= softcover, DJ = dustjacket, Illus =
illustrated, pgs = total pages, CVR = cover, Ex Lib = ex library, Half
tone = early method of photo reproduction, 1904/1914 - first printing
date/printing date of item for sale), First: first edition
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In print Titles (limited quantities)
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1. łThe Wheelwrightąs Shop˛ George Sturt. Cambridge University Press, 1993
reprint of the 1923 original. SC. 5.25x8.5. 236 pgs. New. ł... a vital
document in the history of labour at the turn of the century.˛ from E. P.
Thompsonąs forward. Not just a recitation of the technical aspects of the
wheelwrights trade. This book reveals the world of the rural skilled
craftsman. Price: $18.00
2. łInstruments Of Change: New Hampshire Hand Tools and their makers,
1800-1900.˛ The New Hampshire Historical Society. 1985. Catalog of the
exhibition. SC. 9x12. 113 pgs. New. Simply the most clearly narrated, well
illustrated and fully organized exhibition catalog of antique tools. A
must for the book shelf of all tool collectors. If you are Śjust a userą,
this book will help to convert you. Price: $22.00
3 A. Holtzapffel: "Turning & Mechanical Manipulation, Vol.'s 1, 2, 3: Vol
1; Materials, Their Differences, Choice and Preparation, Various Modes of
Working Them, Generally Without Cutting Tools. Vol 2: The Principles of
Construction, Action and Application of Cutting Tools used by Hand And
Also of Machines Derived From The Hand Tools. Vol 3: Abrasive and
Miscellaneous Processes, Which Cannot be Accomplished With Cutting Tools."
1993 reprint of the 1850 classic by Charles Holtzapffel. TEE Publishing,
Great Britain. 6x9.25. each vol approx 1400 pgs. New from the publisher.
TEE has informed me that they will not be re-printing this set. Once their
stock is sold, that will be that. I think that the TEE edition is highly
superior to the Dover edition. Better quality binding, paper and sharper
text / graphics reproduction. Price for the set: $74.00
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Out of Print Books
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4. SOLD łThe Industrial and Artistic Technology of Paint and Varnish˛.
Alvah Horton Sabin. 1906. ExLib. HB 5.75x9. 372 pgs. Illustrations include
a few interesting ones of piano factory finishers at work. Minor cvr wear.
Typical yellowing to pages. Gd overall. A fascinating read on the history
of varnishes. Contents includes; history, linseed oil, tung oil, rosin,
spirit varnishes, pyroxylin, chinese and japanese varnishes, etc. Price:
$32.00
5. "American Woodworking Tools", Paul Kebabian, Dudley Witney, New York
Graphic Society, 1978. 8.75"x11". 213 pgs. HB. Color and B&W illust.
Interior excellent. DJ has small tears in a few places. Picture of Boxwood
Sandusky Center Wheel plow on DJ. The most attractive book ever produced
on tools. Heavily illustrated with color and B&W photographs of both rare
and commonplace tools. Accompanying text is thorough and descriptive.
Every tool collector or user should have a copy to drool over. Price:
$68.00
6. SOLD łAncient Carpentersą Tools˛. Henry Mercer. 1929/1975. Fifth
Edition. 6.5x9.5. 339 pgs. Exlib with lib pocket, stamp and taped on mylar
DJ. DJ in mylar, lib label in two places. Book vg with exceptions as
noted. The book that started it all. Were we would be without Mercer and
Goodman? Price: $70.00
7. łWith Hammer in Hand˛ Charles F. Hummel. 1968/73. 9x12. 424 pgs. DJ in
mylar, lightly soiled and some tears. Book in vg condition throughout. A
must for the bookshelf of an tool aficianado. Price: $75.00
8.˛Pipe and Tube Bending and Jointing.˛ Stanley Marks. 1929. 5x7.5. 159
pgs. HB. Vg condition throughout. Illustrated with haltone and engravings.
A how to text explaining how to bend, shape and form lead, copper, brass,
zinc and steel piping. The section on lead work is particularly
interesting as it is dead art. However, I donąt think that OSHA would
appreciate the working conditions. Price:
9.˛ Hodgsonąs New Hardwood Finishing, Including Wood Manipulation,
Staining and Polishing.˛ Fred T. Hodgson. 1904. 5.25x7.75. 203 pgs.
Illust. Clean red cloth cvr with minimal usage wear. Spine lettering
mostly rubbed off. Interior vg. No foxing or staining. Overall a very nice
copy. Price: $30.00
10. łMaking and Operating Model Railroads.˛ Raymond Francis Yates. 1938.
Exlib. 5.25x8. 315 pgs. Red library binding. Average cvr wear. Interior
vg. Yatesą first book on model railroading. Price: $19.00
11. "The Modern Machinist, A Practical Treatise on Modern Machine Shop
Methods....describing in a comprehensive manner, the most approved
methods, processes, and appliances employed in present practice for
cutting, shaping fitting, erecting and finishing metal work, on the vise,
floor, lathe, planing, shaping, slotting, milling, drilling, grinding and
other machines". By John Usher. 1896. 5.25x8. 322 pgs A lesser known title
than Joshua Roseą but just as comprehensive. If you need to erect a
traction engine, you need this book. Clth cvr minor use wear, surface
soiled. Should be cleaned and waxed. Interior vg. Price: $36.00
12. "The Slide Valve Practically Explained, embracing simple and practical
demonstrations of the operations of each element in a slide valve
movement, and illustrating the effects of variations in their
proportionsm, by examples carefully selected from the most recent and
successful practice". By Joshua Rose. 1880. First. Illus with 35 eng.
5x7.25. 100 pgs with 22 pg catalog of Baird pub titles. Obviously,
directions for operation of the slide valve on steam engines, locomotives
and marine engines. Rose certainly got around. Maroon clth cvr in vg
condition. Interior excellent. One of the better copies. Price: $25.00
13. "Maxims And Instructions for the Boiler Room, Useful to Engineers,
Firemen & Mechanics, relating to steam generators, pumps, appliances,
steam heating, practical plumbing, etc. Comprising instructions and
suggestions on the construction, setting, control and management of
various forms of steam boilers; on the theory and practical operation of
the steam pump; steam heatiing; practical plumbing; also rules for the
safety valve, strength of boilers, capacitiy of pumps, etc" By N. Hawkins.
Theo. Audel, Publishers. 1897/1898/1903. 5.5x8.5 331 pgs. Navy clth cvr,
gilt lettering and gilt edge pages. Cvr vg with minor use wear. Interior
excellent. Everything you need to know to keep your boiler running. Unlike
many steam texts, this one has not been harmed by damp. Price: $24.00
14. łMaking and Operating Model Railroads.˛ Raymond Francis Yates. 1938.
5.25x8. 315 pgs. Dj good with minor edge wear and a few small tears.
Silver cloth binding. Minimal cvr wear. Minor spotting of paper edges.
Interior vg. Yatesą first book on model railroading. Price: $26.00
15. łThe Bench Saw, Jointer and Shaper, Their Use and Application˛. 1934.
Walker Turner. Includes Instruction sheet with parts list for Craftsman
Model 472 Bench Saw (made by WT). SB. 6x9. 71 pgs. Lightly creased cvr
edge. Else vg throughout. Just what you need if you have one of the WT
benchtop machines. Price: $$18.00
16. łGrinding Practice; Typical Machines and Methods Used in a Wide
Variety of Work.˛ Fred Colvin, Frank Stanley. 1950. 6x9. 419 pgs. DJ in gd
condition. Navy clth cvr, excellent. Interior exc. Price: $27.00
17. łTables of The Properties of Steam and other vapors and
Temperature-Entropy Table˛. Cecil Peabody, Professor Emeritus of Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering, Massashusetts Institute of
Technology. 1888/1909. 5.75x9. 133 pgs. Includes foldout of Mollier
Diagram. Owner notes in rear flyleaf. We all need a little entropy in our
lives at time. Minor cvr shelf wear, else vg all around. Price: $13.00
18. łPractical Treatise on Gearing.˛ Brown & łSharpe. 8th Edition, 1905.
6x9. 178 pgs. Blue cloth cvr, beveled edges, gilt lettering (no
illustration by this date). Moderate wear to edges of cvr. Interior exc.
Price: $29.00
19. łPractical Uses of the Steel Square and Itąs Application To Everyday
Use; being an exhaustive collection of steel square problems and
solutions, old and new, with many original and useful addtions, forming a
complete encyclopedia of steel square knowledge, together with a brief
history of teh square, and description of tables, keysa and other aids and
attachments. In 2 vol.˛ Fred Hodgson. Vol 1 only. 1903. 5.25x7.75. 242 pgs
plus house plan supplement. Green cloth cvr, red leather quarter binding.
Leather spine top tip missing 1/2 ł (this is why you should never grab a
book by the edge of the spine!). Else a few stains and spots, Interior vg.
Includes interesting brief reference to the Tops Framing square. Price:
$20.00
20.˛How to Run a Lathe: The Care and Operation Of A Screw-Cutting Lathe.˛
South Bend Lathe Works. 1914/1944. 5x8. 128 pgs. SC. Damp staining to
lower right edge, othewise gd condition. Price: $10.00
21. "A Practical Workshop Companion for Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Plate
Workers, containing rules for describing various kins of patterns used by
the sheet iron, and copper plate workers, practical geometry, mensuration
of surfaces and solides, tables of the weights of metals, lead pipes, etc,
tables of areas and circumfernces of circles, japans, varnishes, lackers,
cements, compositions etc. etc. etc." By Leroy J. Blinn, master mechanic.
1864/1888. 5x8. 184 pgs with 33 pg catalog of Baird titles. Cvr moderate
use wear, spine worn at ends. Interior very good. A hard to find title in
the Baird series of industrial titles. If you are into geometry, this is
the book for you. Price: $38.00
22. SOLD˛Machine Shop Operations, 1&2. 1: Lathe Operations. 2: Milling
Machine Operations.˛ Lewis King.1944. Two SC books. 5.5x8.5. 115 pgs and
123 pgs. Minor sun fading to edges, else vg condition. Comprehensive
introductory texts for the voc tech crowd. Author was the instructor in
Machine Shop, Detroit Public Schools. Price as a set: $30.00
23. łLumber Inspection Rules; containing rules governing the manufacture
and inspection of the different kinds of lumber, weights of lumber,
comparative strenght of building timbers and other information useful to
the buyer and consumer of lumber.˛ Compiled by Lumber Inspection Rules.
Fourth Edition. 1921. 4.5x5.5. 341 pgs. Soft clth cvr, minor surface soil
and usage wear. Interior vg. Last 55 pgs are dimensioned molding patterns,
including flooring, roofing, siding, ceiling, etc. for Yellow Pine,
Souther Pine, White Pine, Cypress, NC Pine German Siding., the Tonawanda
Market, etc. Price: $32.00
24. ˛The Artistąs Guide and Mechanics Own Book Embracing The Portion of
Chemistry Applicable to the Mechanic Arts, with Abstracts of Electricity,
Galvinism, Magnetism, Pnuematics, Optics, Astronomy and Mechanical
Philosophy also Mechanical Exercises in Iron, Steel, Lead, Zinc, Copper
and Tin Soldering and a Variety of Useful Receipts extending to Every
Profession and Occupation Of Life, Particularly Dyeing, Silk, Woollen,
Cotton and Leather˛ by James Pilkington, Boston. 1847. HB. 5x7.75. 490
pgs. Embossed Cvr worn with surface spotting and at spine. Interior minor
foxing front and rear cvr sheets. Index signature loose. Signed Emerson
Goddards, Petersham, Mass. Else good. Price: $23.00
25. SOLD˛20th Century Bricklayerąs and Masons Assistant. Part 1: The
Bricklayerąs Guide and Assistant. Part 2; The Stone Masonąs Assistant.˛
Fred Hodgson.1905. 5.5x7.75. 311 pgs. HB. Minimal usage wear to cvr. Red
clth with gilt lettering. Interior exc. One of the harder to find of the
Hodgson titles. The stonemasonąs section is particularly interesting.
Price: $25.00
26. łThe Steel Square. Voląs 1&2˛. Fred Hodgson. 1903/1916. Sears Roebuck
edition. 4.5x7. 156 pgs in total (page count continues through the second
vol). Minimal usage wear to cvrs. Cvrs clean and clear. Interior exc.
Price: $24.00
27. łComplete Practical Machinist: Embracing Lathe Work, Vise Work, Drills
and Drilling, Taps and Dies, Hardening and Tempering, The Making and Use
of Tools, Tool Grinding, Marking Out Work, Machine Tools, etc.˛ Joshua
Rose. Henry Carey Baird, Publisher. 1894/1905. 5.25x8. 504 pgs. plus Baird
titles catalog. Minor shelf wear to cvr. Front hinge loose, repaired with
hinge tape. Interior vg. Roseąs classic text for the turn of the century
machinist. Heavily illustrated. Price: $52.00
28. SOLD łThe Art Of Organ Building, Vol II˛ George Ashdown Audsley. DOVER
1965 reprint of 1905 original. 6.5x9.5. 758 pgs. HB with DJ. Vg condition
all around with very minor shelf wear. Vol. II goes deeply into the
construction particulars. Price: $36.00
29. łMillers Falls Handbook for Mechanics˛. Compiled by Edward Markham for
Millers Falls. 1916. 4.5x7. 63 pgs. Sft cvr, minimal usage wear. Interior
vg. Interesting item produced by MF. Compilation of facts and suggestions
for the complete mechanic. Price: $18.00
30. SOLD łA Treatise On Practical Wax Recording˛. Everitte K. Barnes, M.
E., Recording Engineer. The Universal Microphone Co. Inglewood,
California. 1936. 5.75x8.5. 34 pgs. Orange Sft cvr, Moderate staining
around edges of cvr, otherwise bright and clean with minimal wear.
Interior vg. Illustrated. A fascinating read that introduces you to wax
sound recording in all itąs facets, including theory, cutting tool
production and operation of recording machines. Price: $22.00
31. łHandbook On Astronomy: A handbook of Descriptive and Practical
Astronomy. Vol 1; The Sun, Planets and Comets. Vol 2; Instruments and
Practical Astronomy.˛ George F. Chambers, F.R.A.S.. Oxford
University/Clarendon Press.1889. Both 6x9. vol 1 = 676 pgs, vol 2 = 554
pgs. Blue clth cvrs. beveled edges, usage worn. Vol 1 spine loose at rear
edge & repaired. Damp staining to first three pgs. Interior g with average
yellowing. Vol 2 cvr intact with usage wear. List of illustrationsą
signature is loose. Else vg. Rear pocket contains 2 pull out sectional
plans for Śbackyard observatoriesą; Romsey Observatory for 6 Ft telescope
and transit. Observatory for a 7Ft telescope and transit. Vol 1
concentrates on what is known at that time of the celestial bodies. Vol 2
begins with 241 pgs devoted to equipment; equatorial telescope, transits,
sextant, misc equipment, observatories, practical hints on the conduct of
observations and a history of the telescope. Note that this set does not
include Vol 3 (The Starry Heavens). Set price: $98.00
32. łFactory Equipment.˛ Joseph Roe and Charles Lytle. International
Textbook Comp, Pub. 1935. 5.5x9. 517 pgs. Semisoft cvr, black with gilt
lettering. Average shelf wear. Interior vg with average yellowing. łIn the
preparation of this volume the authors have had in mind the needs of the
engineer who must know production machinery either from the point of view
of its selection or from that of application for economic production.˛ An
interesting overview of light and heavy machinery for the industrial shop.
Heavily illustrated. Price: $21.00
33. łMaxims and Instructions for the Boiler Room: useful to engineers,
firemen & mechanics relating to steam generators, pumps, appliances, steam
heating, practical plumbing, etc.˛. N. Hawkins. Theo. Audel &Co Pub. 1890.
6x8.75. 331 pgs. Cvr lightly soiled... could use a cleaning and waxing.
Hinges taped, otherwise interior vg. łThis work is fraternally inscribed
to W. R. Hawkins, R. F. Hawkins and F. P. Hawkins˛ printed on inside leaf.
Everything to late 19th C mechanician needed to know about boilers. Price:
$21.00
34.˛ Turning and Boring Practice.˛ Fred Colvin and Frank Stanley. 1948.
6x9. 531 pgs. Vg condition throughout. Price: $28.00
35. łSubmarine Cable Laying and Repairing; Newly and completely revised
edition.˛ H. D. Wilkinson. 1896/1908. Ex lib (Harvard). Marked NAVSHIPS
93085. 5.5x8.5. 557pgs. Illustrated. Clth cvr. average usage wear. Front
hinge loose but intact. Can be repaired if you request it. A different
sort of book for the ship enthusiast. Ilustrations included engravings and
halftones of equipment used and of cable laying ships. Calculations,
laying, repairs, etc. Just what you need to lay that cable in your .
Price: $18.00
36.˛Design of Metal Cutting Tools.˛ Frederic Woodcock. McGraw-Hill. 1948.
6x9. 406 pgs. Exc condition throughout. Price: $26.00
37. łEducational Woodworking for School and Home˛. Joseph C. Park.
1908/1922. Ex Lib. 5x7.5. 310 pgs. Clth cvr, minor shelf wear. Interior
vg. Heavily illustrated with engravings and line drawings. 118 pgs devoted
to hand and stationary tools, rest of book encompasses receipts and
exercises. Nice example of an early 20thC text on introductory
woodworking. Price: $25.00
38. łThe Practice of Lubrication: an engineering treatise on the origin,
nature and testing of lubricants, their selection, application and use.˛
T. C. Thompsen. 1920. 6x9. 607 pgs. Steam engines, textile machinery,
railroad machinery. mine cars, gasoline, etc. etc. Cvr vg with minor shelf
wear. Interior exc. Price: $19.00
39. łDeveloping a Gaging System for Interchangeable Manufacture. An
abstract of a treatise describing the principles involved and the
procedure followed in the development of a gaging system for
interchangeable manufacture based upon the experience of the Pratt &
Whitney Co. in furnishing gaging equipment for small arms and heavy
ordnance work.˛ Erik Oberg, editor of Machinery, Machineryąs Handbook and
Machineryąs Encyclopedia. 1919. 6x9.25. 55 pgs. Hrdbck clth cvr in vg
condition. Interior vg. Fully illustrated. Price: $16.00
40. łStarting a Small Machine Shop.˛ Fred Colvin. 1948. 5x7.5. 212 pgs.
Brick red cloth cvr in vg cond. Interior vg. An interesting book by Colvin
for the newly returned service man who wants to start up his own shop.
Price: $18.00
41. łRadio for Everybody.˛ Austin Lescarboura, Managing Editor, the
Scientific American Publishing Co. 1924. 5.25x7.75. 361 pgs. Hdbk cvf in
vg condition. Minor edge wear. Green clth cvr with gilt illustration.
Interior vg, fully illustrated. Everymanąs introduction to radio... get
out those vasuum tubes and that single wire antenna. Price: $24.00
42. łTool Steel Simplified; A handbook of modern practice for the man who
makes tools˛. Frank Palmer. The Carpenter Steel Co. 1937. 316 pgs. VG
condition, book in mylar sleeve. NOTE: I have two copies of this title,
varying years, all vg condition. Price: $30.00
43. łAmerican Axes.˛ Henry Kauffman. 1972. 8.5x11.25. 151 pgs. HB with DJ.
Dj missing piece at lower edge. Book vg with minimal wear. Owner signed
first page. The classic and hard to find seminal text on the American axe.
Heavily illustrated. Price: $43.00
44.˛ łSteel Square: The Carpentersą Steel Square and itąs uses, being a
description of the square and its uses in obtaining the lengths and bevels
of all kinds of rafters, hips, groins, braces, brackets, purloins, collar
beams and jack rafters; also, itąs appliction in obtaining the bevels and
cuts for hoppers, spring mouldings, octagons, stairs diminished stiles,
etc, etc, etc. illustrated by nearly one hundred fine engravings.˛ Fred
Hodgson. 1891. Third Edition. 5x7.5. 98 pgs. No gilt in cvr lettering. No
foxing, hinges exc. A very clean and solid copy.. Price: $28.00
45. łThe Practical Treatise on the Steam Engine Indicator, aka Hawkins
Indicator Catechism˛ 1898/1903. N. Hawkins. Clean and bright all around.
Gilt edging. Price: $30.00
46. łHow to Build A Model Railroad: A Step by Step Handbook for Beginners
and Veterans˛ Harold V. Loose. Editor, The Model Craftsman and The
Miniature Railroad. 1938. 8x11. 64 pgs. SC. Front cvr loose. Cvr fragile.
Interior without foxing and good. Price: $10.00
47. "Elements of Mechanism". By Peter Schwamb, Allyne Merrill and Walter
James all of MIT. 4th edition revised. J Wiley pub. 1904/1930. 6.25x9. 372
pgs. Even if I don't understand anything in this book. I love the title. I
guess that is why I always buy a copy when I see one. Red clth cvr very
good with a few minor stains that could be cleaned. Interior excellent.
Price: $22.00
48.˛The Universal Assistant and Complete Mechanic, containing over one
million industrial facts, calculations, receipts, processes, trade
secrets, rules, business forms, legal items, etc in every occupation from
the household to the manufactory.˛ R. Moore. 1882. Nice opening
illustration of the Brooklyn Bridge. 5x7.5. 1016 pgs. Worn but intact cvr.
Front hinge loose but holding. Pgs yellowed and without foxing. Nice
reading when youąre snowed in. Price: $24.00
49. ł1948 Model Railroad Annual˛ 1947. Model & Hobby Industry, Pub. 5.5x8.
224 pgs. HB maroon cvr with gilt lettering. Owner plate front page.
Minimal usage wear, vg all around. Index of clubs. articles, suppliers,
railroad car color chart, lettering guide, scale conversion charts. etc.
Price: $18.00
50. łArt and Education in Wood Turning.˛ William Klenke. The Manual Arts
Press. 1921. 6x9. 110 pgs. Hrdbk cvr, edges bumped, minor shelf wear.
Interior vg. Just what you need to make that croquet set youąve been
dieing for. Price: $18.00
51. łSteel Square: The Carpentersą Steel Square and itąs uses, being a
description of the square and its uses in obtaining the lengths and bevels
of all kinds of rafters, hips, groins, braces, brackets, purloins, collar
beams and jack rafters; also, itąs appliction in obtaining the bevels and
cuts for hoppers, spring mouldings, octagons, stairs diminished stiles,
etc, etc, etc. illustrated by over seventy woodcuts.˛ Fred Hodgson. 1883.
Second Edition. 5x7.5. 95 pgs. Cvr has average usage wear. Gilt lettering
on green cloth. Front hinge loose but connected. A few minor foxing spots
here and there. Price: $20.00
52. łBrookes Twentieth Century Machine Shop Practice: Arithmetic,
practical geometry, mensuration, applied mechanics, properties of steam,
the indicator, horsepower, electricity, measuring devices, machinist
tools, shop tools, machine tools, auxilliary machines, portable tools,
misc tools, plain and spiral indexing machines, notes on steel, gas
furnaces, shop talks, shop kinks, medical aid, tables.: L. Elliott
Brookes. 1906. 5.5x7.75. 632 pgs. HB. green illustrated cvr. Moderate
shelf/usage wear to cvr. Interior vg. Heavily illustrated with engravings
and numerous pull out sections of hand tools, measuring devices and shop
machinery. Attractive cvr illustrations. A very comprehensive introduction
to early 20th C machine shop equipment and processes. Price: $28.00
53. łA Treatise on the Use of Belting for the Transmission of Power˛. John
Cooper. 1878. ExLib rebound. 5.5x9. 309 pgs. Heavily illust. Minor shelf
wear to cvr, interior vg with lib pocket. Consists of excerpts from trade
journals, cycolpedias and personal correspondence from engineers and
mechanics. Just what you need when you design or re-belt you workshop.
Price: $25.00
54. łThe Motor Boating and Yachting Manual˛. Compiled by the staff of
Motor Boat & Yachting. Temple Press LTD, London. 1960. 5.75x8.75. 431 pgs.
Plans, cutting lists, articles on engines with descriptions and specs, etc
etc. Light spine fading, else vg all around. Price. $24.00
55. łDe Re Metallica. by George Agricola˛ Translated by Herbert Clark
Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. Dover, 1950. 6.75x10.75. 638 pgs. 289
illustrations. SC version of the Dover reprint. łThe famous Hoover
translation of the unabridged edition of the greatest treatise on
technological chemistry, mining, geology and engineering of early modern
times˛. First published in 1556 Cvr creased at one corner, average shelf
wear. Interior vg. Price: $28.00
56. łThe Steel Square and Itąs Uses: A complete up to date encyclopedia on
the practical uses of the Steel Square, showing how it can be used by the
carpenter in his daily work, together with a detailed discussion of the
various devices now on the market which aim to simplify the work which can
be done with this wonderful tool. Two parts in one volume.˛ William
Radford. 1941. 5.5x8.5. 485 pgs. HB. green cloth with silver illustration.
Cvr shelf worn on edges. Minor foxing inside front and rear cvrs. Else
interior clean and vg. Next to Hodgson, this is the second most usefull
text on the carpenters steel square. Price: $22.00
57. łThe Young Mechanic: containing Directions for the use of all kinds of
tools, and for the construction of steam engines and mechanical models,
including the art of wood turning in wood and metal˛. by The Author (no
kidding, that is how he signs this book. Apparently he was an instructor
at Kings College in Britain). 5.5x8. 346 pgs. 1871/1877. Red cloth cvr
with gilt and black embossing, Gilt illus of young man at a workbench
using a plane. Cvr has average shelf wear, all gilt is intact. Interior vg
without any foxing or staining. All in all a very nice copy of this title.
I know that you have heard this from me before... but you should read this
book. I particularly like the part on how to make a steam engine. Price:
$42.00
58. łLives of the Engineers, Vol 2˛. Samuel Smiles. New introduction by
L.T.C. Rolt. 1968 reprint of 1862 original. Unexpurgated edition. 6x9. 502
pgs. David & Charles, London, Publishers. Light fading of DJ spine, book
exc. Lives of John Smeaton, John Rennie and Thomas Telford. Price: $24.00
59. łCarpentry, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4.˛ Prepared by Gilbert Townsend for the
American School of Correspondence. 1912/1920. 5.5x8.25. 249 pgs in total
(each vol is numbered consecutively). Red cloth cvrs with black lettering.
Very minor usage wear to cvrs, interiors vg. Each vol has a short test at
the end to see if you really read the book. Townsendąs typically thorough
coverage of house carpentry, from math to tools to framing (timber and
balloon) to finish work. Illustrated with engravings and thoroughly
narrated. Price: $26.00
60. łBrassfoundersą Alloys; A practical handbook containing many useful
tables, notes and data for the guidance of manufacturers and tradesmen;
together will several illustrations and descriptions of approved modern
methods and appliances for melting and mixing the alloys. ˛ 1909. John F.
Buchanan, brass founder. US imprint of 1901 British edition. Green clth
cvr with bright gilt lettering. Minor usage wear to cvr, interior exc.
Includes descriptions of furnace design. Price: $28.00
61. łThe Modern House-Carpenterąs Companion and Builderąs Guide; Being a
hand book for workmen and a manual of reference for contrators and
builders; Rules for getting the lengths and finding the bevels for rafters
for pitch, hip, and valley roofs, the construction of french and mansard
roofs, several forms of trusses, stairs, splayes and circular work, etc.
Table of braces, sizes and weights of window sash, and frames for the
same; Table of board, plank and scantling measure, etc. Also information
for the convenience of builders and contractors in making estimates;
explanations of the uses of the various markings on rules and squares; the
slide rule, and how to use itą strength of materials; and rules for
estimating the sizes of beams, columns, etc; and several plans for houses.
Making the most comprehensive work for the price yet published.Forty five
full plates. ˛ 1883. W. A. Sylvester, Boston, MA. 5x7.75. 210 pgs. Dark
green clth cvr, gilt lettering. Average usage wear to cvr.) Pages lightly
yellowed but clear without foxing. Classic text for the working carpenter
of the late 19th C. Particularly nice section on the use of the carpenters
slide rule. Price: $44.00
Gary Roberts <grob...@shore.net>
The Toolemera Press
Boston, MA