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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Catalogue of Practical and Scientific Books - -Author: Henry Carey Baird - -Release Date: May 21, 2017 [EBook #54752] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CATALOG--PRACTICAL, SCIENTIFIC BOOKS *** - - - - -Produced by deaurider and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - - CATALOGUE - - OF - - PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC BOOKS, - - PUBLISHED BY - HENRY CAREY BAIRD, - INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHER, - - No. 406 WALNUT STREET, - PHILADELPHIA. - - ------------------ - - ☞ Any of the Books comprised in this Catalogue will be sent by mail, - free of postage, at the publication price. - - ☞ This Catalogue will be sent, free of postage, to any one who will - furnish the publisher with his address. - - ------------------ - - - - -=ARMENGAUD, AMOUROUX, AND JOHNSON.—THE PRACTICAL DRAUGHTSMAN’S BOOK OF -INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, AND MACHINIST’S AND ENGINEER’S DRAWING COMPANION=: - - Forming a complete course of Mechanical Engineering and Architectural - Drawing. From the French of M. Armengaud the elder, Prof. of Design in - the Conservatoire of Arts and Industry, Paris, and MM. Armengaud the - younger and Amouroux, Civil Engineers. Rewritten and arranged, with - additional matter and plates, selections from and examples of the most - useful and generally employed mechanism of the day. By WILLIAM - JOHNSON, Assoc. Inst. C. E., Editor of “The Practical Mechanic’s - Journal.” Illustrated by 50 folio steel plates and 50 wood-cuts. A new - edition, 4to., $10.00 - - -=ARROWSMITH.—PAPER-HANGER’S COMPANION=: - - A Treatise in which the Practical Operations of the Trade are - Systematically laid down: with Copious Directions Preparatory to - Papering; Preventives against the Effect of Damp on Walls; the Various - Cements and Pastes adapted to the Several Purposes of the Trade; - Observations and Directions for the Panelling and Ornamenting of - Rooms, &c. By JAMES ARROWSMITH, Author of “Analysis of Drapery,” &c. - 12mo., cloth, $1.25 - - -=BAIRD.—THE AMERICAN COTTON SPINNER, AND MANAGER’S AND CARDER’S GUIDE=: - - A Practical Treatise on Cotton Spinning; giving the Dimensions and - Speed of Machinery, Draught and Twist Calculations, etc.; with notices - of recent Improvements: together with Rules and Examples for making - changes in the sizes and numbers of Roving and Yarn. Compiled from the - papers of the late ROBERT H. BAIRD. 12mo., $1.50 - - -=BAKER.—LONG-SPAN RAILWAY BRIDGES=: - - Comprising Investigations of the Comparative Theoretical and Practical - Advantages of the various Adopted or Proposed Type Systems of - Construction; with numerous Formulæ and Tables. By B. BAKER. 12mo., - $2.00 - - -=BAKEWELL.—A MANUAL OF ELECTRICITY—PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL=: - - By F. C. BAKEWELL, Inventor of the Copying Telegraph. Second Edition. - Revised and enlarged. Illustrated by numerous engravings. 12mo. Cloth, - $2.00 - - -=BEANS.—A TREATISE ON RAILROAD CURVES AND THE LOCATION OF RAILROADS=: - - By E. W. BEANS, C. E. 12mo. (In press.) - - -=BLENKARN.—PRACTICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF WORKS EXECUTED IN ARCHITECTURE, -CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND IN ROAD MAKING AND SEWERING=: - - To which are added a series of practically useful Agreements and - Reports. By JOHN BLENKARN. Illustrated by fifteen large folding - plates. 8vo., $9.00 - - -=BLINN.—A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP COMPANION FOR TIN, SHEET-IRON, AND -COPPER-PLATE WORKERS=: - - Containing Rules for Describing various kinds of Patterns used by Tin, - Sheet-iron, and Copper-plate Workers; Practical Geometry; Mensuration - of Surfaces and Solids; Tables of the Weight of Metals, Lead Pipe, - etc.; Tables of Areas and Circumferences of Circles; Japans, - Varnishes, Lackers, Cements, Compositions, etc. etc. By LEROY J. - BLINN, Master Mechanic. With over One Hundred Illustrations. 12mo., - $2.50 - - -=BOOTH.—MARBLE WORKER’S MANUAL=: - - Containing Practical Information respecting Marbles in general, their - Cutting, Working, and Polishing; Veneering of Marble; Mosaics; - Composition and Use of Artificial Marble, Stuccos, Cements, Receipts, - Secrets, etc. etc. Translated from the French by M. L. BOOTH. With an - Appendix concerning American Marbles. 12mo., cloth, $1.50 - - -=BOOTH AND MORFIT.—THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMISTRY, PRACTICAL AND -THEORETICAL=: - - Embracing its application to the Arts, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, - Geology, Medicine, and Pharmacy. By JAMES C. BOOTH, Melter and Refiner - in the United States Mint, Professor of Applied Chemistry in the - Franklin Institute, etc., assisted by CAMPBELL MORFIT, author of - “Chemical Manipulations,” etc. Seventh edition. Complete in one - volume, royal 8vo., 978 pages, with numerous wood-cuts and other - illustrations., $5.00 - - -=BOWDITCH.—ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL VALUATION, PURIFICATION, AND USE OF COAL -GAS=: - - By Rev. W. R. BOWDITCH. Illustrated with wood engravings. 8vo., $6.50 - - -=BOX.—PRACTICAL HYDRAULICS=: - - A Series of Rules and Tables for the use of Engineers, etc. By THOMAS - BOX. 12mo., $2.00 - - -=BUCKMASTER.—THE ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL PHYSICS=: - - By J. C. BUCKMASTER, late Student in the Government School of Mines; - Certified Teacher of Science by the Department of Science and Art; - Examiner in Chemistry and Physics in the Royal College of Preceptors; - and late Lecturer in Chemistry and Physics of the Royal Polytechnic - Institute. Illustrated with numerous engravings. In one vol. 12mo., - $2.00 - - -=BULLOCK.—THE AMERICAN COTTAGE BUILDER=: - - A Series of Designs, Plans, and Specifications, from $200 to $20,000 - for Homes for the People; together with Warming, Ventilation, - Drainage, Painting, and Landscape Gardening. By JOHN BULLOCK, - Architect, Civil Engineer, Mechanician, and Editor of “The Rudiments - of Architecture and Building,” etc. Illustrated by 75 engravings. In - one vol. 8vo., $3.50 - - -=BULLOCK.—THE RUDIMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING=: - - For the use of Architects, Builders, Draughtsmen, Machinists, - Engineers, and Mechanics. Edited by JOHN BULLOCK, author of “The - American Cottage Builder.” Illustrated by 250 engravings. In one - volume 8vo., $3.50 - - -=BURGH.—PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF LAND AND MARINE ENGINES=: - - Showing in detail the Modern Improvements of High and Low Pressure, - Surface Condensation, and Super-heating, together with Land and Marine - Boilers. By N. P. BURGH, Engineer. Illustrated by twenty plates, - double elephant folio, with text., $21.00 - - -=BURGH.—PRACTICAL RULES FOR THE PROPORTIONS OF MODERN ENGINES AND -BOILERS FOR LAND AND MARINE PURPOSES=. - - By N. P. BURGH, Engineer. 12mo., $2.00 - - -=BURGH.—THE SLIDE-VALVE PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED=: - - By N. P. BURGH, author of “A Treatise on Sugar Machinery,” “Practical - Illustrations of Land and Marine Engines,” “A Pocket-Book of Practical - Rules for Designing Land and Marine Engines, Boilers,” etc. etc. etc. - Completely illustrated. 12mo., $2.00 - - -=BYRN.—THE COMPLETE PRACTICAL BREWER=: - - Or, Plain, Accurate, and Thorough Instructions in the Art of Brewing - Beer, Ale, Porter, including the Process of making Bavarian Beer, all - the Small Beers, such as Root-beer, Ginger-pop, Sarsaparilla-beer, - Mead, Spruce beer, etc. etc. Adapted to the use of Public Brewers and - Private Families. By M. LA FAYETTE BYRN, M. D. With illustrations. - 12mo., $1.25 - - -=BYRN.—THE COMPLETE PRACTICAL DISTILLER=: - - Comprising the most perfect and exact Theoretical and Practical - Description of the Art of Distillation and Rectification; including - all of the most recent improvements in distilling apparatus; - instructions for preparing spirits from the numerous vegetables, - fruits, etc.; directions for the distillation and preparation of all - kinds of brandies and other spirits, spirituous and other compounds, - etc. etc.; all of which is so simplified that it is adapted not only - to the use of extensive distillers, but for every farmer, or others - who may wish to engage in the art of distilling. By M. LA FAYETTE - BYRN, M. D. With numerous engravings. In one volume, 12mo., $1.50 - - -=BYRNE.—POCKET BOOK FOR RAILROAD AND CIVIL ENGINEERS=: - - Containing New, Exact, and Concise Methods for Laying out Railroad - Curves, Switches, Frog Angles and Crossings; the Staking out of work; - Levelling; the Calculation of Cuttings; Embankments; Earth-work, etc. - By OLIVER BYRNE. Illustrated, 18mo., $1.25 - - -=BYRNE.—THE HANDBOOK FOR THE ARTISAN, MECHANIC, AND ENGINEER=: - - By OLIVER BYRNE. Illustrated by 11 large plates and 185 Wood - Engravings. 8vo., $5.00 - - -=BYRNE.—THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRACTICAL MECHANICS=: - - For Engineering Students, based on the Principle of Work. By OLIVER - BYRNE. Illustrated by Numerous Wood Engravings, 12mo., $3.63 - - -=BYRNE.—THE PRACTICAL METAL-WORKER’S ASSISTANT=: - - Comprising Metallurgic Chemistry; the Arts of Working all Metals and - Alloys; Forging of Iron and Steel; Hardening and Tempering; Melting - and Mixing; Casting and Founding; Works in Sheet Metal; the Processes - Dependent on the Ductility of the Metals; Soldering; and the most - Improved Processes and Tools employed by Metal-Workers. With the - Application of the Art of Electro-Metallurgy to Manufacturing - Processes; collected from Original Sources, and from the Works of - Holtzapffel, Bergeron, Leupold, Plumier, Napier, and others. By OLIVER - BYRNE. A New, Revised, and improved Edition, with Additions by John - Scoffern, M. B., William Clay, Wm. Fairbairn, F. R. S., and James - Napier. With Five Hundred and Ninety-two Engravings; Illustrating - every Branch of the Subject. In one volume, 8vo. 652 pages, $7.00 - - -=BYRNE.—THE PRACTICAL CALCULATOR=: - - For the Engineer, Mechanic, Manufacturer of Engine Work, Naval - Architect, Miner, and Millwright. By OLIVER BYRNE. 1 volume, 8vo., - nearly 600 pages, $4.50 - - -=CABINET MAKER’S ALBUM OF FURNITURE=: - - Comprising a Collection of Designs for the Newest and Most Elegant - Styles of Furniture. Illustrated by Forty eight Large and Beautifully - Engraved Plates. In one volume, oblong, $5.00 - - -=CALVERT.=—=LECTURES ON COAL-TAR COLORS, AND ON RECENT IMPROVEMENTS AND -PROGRESS IN DYEING AND CALICO PRINTING=: - - Embodying Copious Notes taken at the last London International - Exhibition, and _Illustrated with Numerous Patterns of Aniline and - other Colors_. By F. GRACE CALVERT, F. R. S., F. C. S., Professor of - Chemistry at the Royal Institution, Manchester, Corresponding Member - of the Royal Academies of Turin and Rouen; of the Pharmaceutical - Society of Paris; Société Industrielle de Mulhouse, etc. In one - volume, 8vo., cloth, $1.50 - - -=CAMPIN.=—=A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING=: - - Comprising Metallurgy, Moulding, Casting, Forging, Tools, Workshop - Machinery, Mechanical Manipulation, Manufacture of Steam-engines, etc. - etc. With an Appendix on the Analysis of Iron and Iron Ores. By - FRANCIS CAMPIN, C. E. To which are added, Observations on the - Construction of Steam Boilers, and Remarks upon Furnaces used for - Smoke Prevention; with a Chapter on Explosions. By R. Armstrong, C. - E., and John Bourne. Rules for Calculating the Change Wheels for - Screws on a Turning Lathe, and for a Wheel-cutting Machine. By J. LA - NICCA. Management of Steel, including Forging, Hardening, Tempering, - Annealing, Shrinking, and Expansion. And the Case-hardening of Iron. - By G. EDE. 8vo. Illustrated with 29 plates and 100 wood engravings., - $6.00 - - -=CAMPIN.=—=THE PRACTICE OF HAND-TURNING IN WOOD, IVORY, SHELL, ETC.=: - - With Instructions for Turning such works in Metal as may be required - in the Practice of Turning Wood, Ivory, etc. Also, an Appendix on - Ornamental Turning. By FRANCIS CAMPIN; with Numerous Illustrations, - 12mo., cloth, $3.00 - - -=CAPRON DE DOLE.=—=DUSSAUCE.=—=BLUES AND CARMINES OF INDIGO.= - - A Practical Treatise on the Fabrication of every Commercial Product - derived from Indigo. By FELICIEN CAPRON DE DOLE. Translated, with - important additions, by Professor H. DUSSAUCE. 12mo., $2.50 - - -=CAREY.=—=THE WORKS OF HENRY C. CAREY=: - - CONTRACTION OR EXPANSION? REPUDIATION OR RESUMPTION? Letters to Hon. - Hugh McCulloch. 8vo., $.38 - - FINANCIAL CRISES, their Causes and Effects. 8vo. paper, $.25 - - HARMONY OF INTERESTS; Agricultural, Manufacturing, and Commercial. - 8vo., paper, $1.00 - - Do. do. cloth, $1.50 - - LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Paper, $.75 - - MANUAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. Condensed from Carey’s “Principles of Social - Science.” By KATE MCKEAN. 1 vol. 12mo., $2.25 - - MISCELLANEOUS WORKS: comprising “Harmony of Interests,” “Money,” - “Letters to the President,” “French and American Tariffs,” - “Financial Crises,” “The Way to Outdo England without Fighting Her,” - “Resources of the Union,” “The Public Debt,” “Contraction or - Expansion,” “Review of the Decade 1857—’67,” “Reconstruction,” etc. - etc. 1 vol. 8vo., cloth, $4.50 - - MONEY: A LECTURE before the N. Y. Geographical and Statistical - Society. 8vo., paper, $.25 - - PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. 8vo., $2.50 - - PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. 3 volumes 8vo., cloth, $10.00 - - REVIEW OF THE DECADE 1857—’67. 8vo., paper, $.38 - - RECONSTRUCTION: INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, AND POLITICAL. Letters to the - Hon. Henry Wilson, U. S. S. 8vo. paper, $.38 - - THE PUBLIC DEBT, LOCAL AND NATIONAL. How to provide for its discharge - while lessening the burden of Taxation. Letter to David A. Wells, - Esq., U. S. Revenue Commission. 8vo., paper, $.25 - - THE RESOURCES OF THE UNION. A Lecture read, Dec. 1865, before the - American Geographical and Statistical Society, N. Y., and before the - American Association for the Advancement of Social Science, Boston, - $.25 - - THE SLAVE TRADE, DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN; Why it Exists, and How it may - be Extinguished. 12mo., cloth, $1.50 - - THE WAY TO OUTDO ENGLAND WITHOUT FIGHTING HER. Letters to the Hon. - Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives United - States, on “The Paper Question,” “The Farmer’s Question,” “The Iron - Question,” “The Railroad Question,” and “The Currency Question.” - 8vo., paper, $.75 - - -=CHEVALIER.=—=THE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDENT.= - - A Complete Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Photography. - Translated from the French of A. CHEVALIER. Illustrated by numerous - engravings. (In press.) - - -=CLOUGH.=—=THE CONTRACTOR’S MANUAL AND BUILDER’S PRICE-BOOK=: - - Designed to elucidate the method of ascertaining, correctly, the value - and Quantity of every description of Work and Materials used in the - Art of Building, from their Prime Cost in any part of the United - States, collected from extensive experience and observation in - Building and Designing; to which are added a large variety of Tables, - Memoranda, etc., indispensable to all engaged or concerned in erecting - buildings of any kind. By A. B. CLOUGH, Architect, 24mo., cloth, $.75 - - -=COLBURN.=—=THE GAS-WORKS OF LONDON=: - - Comprising a sketch of the Gas-works of the city, Process of - Manufacture, Quantity Produced, Cost, Profit, etc. By ZERAH COLBURN. - 8vo., cloth, $.75 - - -=COLBURN.=—=THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE=: - - Including a Description of its Structure, Rules for Estimating its - Capabilities, and Practical Observations on its Construction and - Management. By ZERAH COLBURN. Illustrated. A new edition. 12mo., $1.25 - - -=COLBURN AND MAW.=—=THE WATER-WORKS OF LONDON=: - - Together with a Series of Articles on various other Water-works. By - ZERAH COLBURN and W. MAW. Reprinted from “Engineering.” In one volume, - 8vo., $4.00 - - -=DAGUERREOTYPIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER’S COMPANION=: - - 12mo., cloth, $1 25 - - -=DAVIS.=—=A TREATISE ON HARNESS, SADDLES, AND BRIDLES=: - - Their History and Manufacture from the Earliest Times down to the - Present Period. By A. DAVIS, Practical Saddler and Harness Maker. (In - press.) - - -=DESSOYE.=—=STEEL, ITS MANUFACTURE, PROPERTIES, AND USE.= - - By J. B. J. DESSOYE, Manufacturer of Steel; with an Introduction and - Notes by ED. GRATEN, Engineer of Mines. Translated from the French. In - one volume, 12mo. (In press.) - - -=DIRCKS.=—=PERPETUAL MOTION=: - - Or Search for Self-Motive Power during the 17th, 18th, and 19th - centuries. Illustrated from various authentic sources in Papers, - Essays, Letters, Paragraphs, and numerous Patent Specifications, with - an Introductory Essay by HENRY DIRCKS, C. E. Illustrated by numerous - engravings of machines. 12mo., cloth, $3.50 - - -=DIXON.=—=THE PRACTICAL MILLWRIGHT’S AND ENGINEER’S GUIDE=: - - Or Tables for Finding the Diameter and Power of Cogwheels; Diameter, - Weight, and Power of Shafts; Diameter and Strength of Bolts, etc. etc. - By THOMAS DIXON. 12mo., cloth, $1.50 - - -=DUNCAN.=—=PRACTICAL SURVEYOR’S GUIDE=: - - Containing the necessary information to make any person, of common - capacity, a finished land surveyor without the aid of a teacher. By - ANDREW DUNCAN. Illustrated. 12mo., cloth, $1.25 - - -=DUSSAUCE.=—=A NEW AND COMPLETE TREATISE ON THE ARTS OF TANNING, -CURRYING, AND LEATHER DRESSING=: - - Comprising all the Discoveries and Improvements made in France, Great - Britain, and the United States. Edited from Notes and Documents of - Messrs. Sallerou, Grouvelle, Duval, Dessables, Labarraque, Payen, - René, De Fontenelle, Malapeyre, etc. etc. By Prof. H. DUSSAUCE, - Chemist. Illustrated by 212 wood engravings. 8vo., $10.00 - - -=DUSSAUCE.=—=A GENERAL TREATISE ON THE MANUFACTURE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION -OF SOAP=: - - Comprising the Chemistry of the Art, with Remarks on Alkalies, - Saponifiable Fatty Bodies, the apparatus necessary in a Soap Factory, - Practical Instructions on the manufacture of the various kinds of - Soap, the assay of Soaps, etc. etc. Edited from notes of Larmé, - Fontenelle, Malapeyre, Dufour, and others, with large and important - additions by Professor H. DUSSAUCE, Chemist. Illustrated. In one - volume, 8vo. (In press.) - - -=DUSSAUCE.=—=A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE PERFUMER=: - - Being a New Treatise on Perfumery the most favorable to the Beauty - without being injurious to the Health, comprising a Description of the - substances used in Perfumery, the Formulæ of more than one thousand - Preparations, such as Cosmetics, Perfumed Oils, Tooth Powders, Waters, - Extracts, Tinctures, Infusions, Vinaigres, Essential Oils, Pastels, - Creams, Soaps, and many new Hygienic Products not hitherto described. - Edited from Notes and Documents of Messrs. Debay, Lunel, etc. With - additions by Professor H. DUSSAUCE, Chemist. (In press, _shortly to be - issued_.) - - -=DUSSAUCE.=—=PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE FABRICATION OF MATCHES, GUN -COTTON, AND FULMINATING POWDERS.= - - By Professor H. DUSSAUCE. 12mo., $3.00 - - -=DUSSAUCE.=—=TREATISE ON THE COLORING MATTERS DERIVED FROM COAL TAR=: - - Their Practical Application in Dyeing Cotton, Wool, and Silk; the - Principles of the Art of Dyeing and of the Distillation of Coal Tar, - with a Description of the most Important New Dyes now in use. By Prof. - H. DUSSAUCE. 12mo., $3.00 - - -=DYER AND COLOR-MAKER’S COMPANION=: - - Containing upwards of two hundred Receipts for making Colors, on the - most approved principles, for all the various styles and fabrics now - in existence; with the Scouring Process, and plain Directions for - Preparing, Washing-off, and Finishing the Goods. In one vol. 12mo., $1 - 25 - - -=EASTON.=—=A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON STREET OR HORSE-POWER RAILWAYS=: - - Their Location, Construction, and Management; with General Plans and - Rules for their Organization and Operation; together with Examinations - as to their Comparative Advantages over the Omnibus System, and - Inquiries as to their Value for Investment; including Copies of - Municipal Ordinances relating thereto. By ALEXANDER EASTON, C. E. - Illustrated by 23 plates, 8vo., cloth, $2.00 - - -=ERNI.=—=COAL OIL AND PETROLEUM=: - - Their Origin, History, Geology, and Chemistry; with a view of their - importance in their bearing on National Industry. By Dr. HENRI ERNI, - Chief Chemist, Department of Agriculture. 12mo., $2.50 - - -=ERNI.=—=THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY OF FERMENTATION=: - - Comprising the Chemistry of Wine, Beer, Distilling of Liquors; with - the Practical Methods of their Chemical Examination, Preservation, and - Improvement—such as Gallizing of Wines. With an Appendix, containing - well-tested Practical Rules and Receipts for the manufacture, etc., of - all kinds of Alcoholic Liquors. By HENRY ERNI, Chief Chemist, - Department of Agriculture. (In press.) - - -=FAIRBAIRN.=—T=HE PRINCIPLES OF MECHANISM AND MACHINERY OF -TRANSMISSIO=N: - - Comprising the Principles of Mechanism, Wheels, and Pulleys, Strength - and Proportions of Shafts, Couplings of Shafts, and Engaging and - Disengaging Gear. By WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, Esq., C. E., LL. D., F. R. S., - F. G. S., Corresponding Member of the National Institute of France, - and of the Royal Academy of Turin; Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, - etc. etc. Beautifully illustrated by over 150 wood-cuts. In one volume - 12mo., $2.50 - - -=FAIRBAIRN.=—=PRIME-MOVERS=: - - Comprising the Accumulation of Water-power; the Construction of - Water-wheels and Turbines; the Properties of Steam; the Varieties of - Steam-engines and Boilers and Wind-mills. By WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, C. E., - LL. D., F. R. S., F. G. S. Author of “Principles of Mechanism and the - Machinery of Transmission.” With Numerous Illustrations. In one - volume. (In press.) - - -=FLAMM.=—=A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ECONOMICAL HEATING -APPLICATIONS FOR SOLID AND GASEOUS FUELS=: - - With the Application of Concentrated Heat, and on Waste Heat, for the - Use of Engineers, Architects, Stove and Furnace Makers, Manufacturers - of Fire Brick, Zinc, Porcelain, Glass, Earthenware, Steel, Chemical - Products, Sugar Refiners, Metallurgists, and all others employing - Heat. By M. PIERRE FLAMM, Manufacturer. Illustrated. Translated from - the French. One volume, 12mo. (In press.) - - -=GILBART.=—=A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON BANKING=: - - By JAMES WILLIAM GILBART. To which is added: THE NATIONAL BANK ACT AS - NOW (1868) IN FORCE. 8vo., $4 50 - - -=GOTHIC ALBUM FOR CABINET MAKERS=: - - Comprising a Collection of Designs for Gothic Furniture. Illustrated - by twenty-three large and beautifully engraved plates. Oblong, $3.00 - - -=GRANT.=—=BEET-ROOT SUGAR AND CULTIVATION OF THE BEET=: - - By E. B. GRANT. 12mo., $1.25 - - -=GREGORY.=—=MATHEMATICS FOR PRACTICAL MEN=: - - Adapted to the Pursuits of Surveyors, Architects, Mechanics, and Civil - Engineers. By OLINTHUS GREGORY. 8vo., plates, cloth, $3.00 - - -=GRISWOLD.=—=RAILROAD ENGINEER’S POCKET COMPANION.= - - Comprising Rules for Calculating Deflection Distances and Angles, - Tangential Distances and Angles, and all Necessary Tables for - Engineers; also the art of Levelling from Preliminary Survey to the - Construction of Railroads, intended Expressly for the Young Engineer, - together with Numerous Valuable Rules and Examples. By W. GRISWOLD. - 12mo., tucks., $1.25 - - -=GUETTIER.=—=METALLIC ALLOYS=: - - Being a Practical Guide to their Chemical and Physical Properties, - their Preparation, Composition, and Uses. Translated from the French - of A. GUETTIER, Engineer and Director of Founderies, author of “La - Fouderie en France,” etc. etc. By A. A. FESQUET, Chemist and Engineer. - In one volume, 12mo. (In press, _shortly to be published_.) - - -=HATS AND FELTING=: - - A Practical Treatise on their Manufacture. By a Practical Hatter. - Illustrated by Drawings of Machinery, &c., 8vo. - - -=HAY.=—=THE INTERIOR DECORATOR=: - - The Laws of Harmonious Coloring adapted to Interior Decorations: with - a Practical Treatise on House-Painting. By D. R. HAY, House-Painter - and Decorator. Illustrated by a Diagram of the Primary, Secondary, and - Tertiary Colors. 12mo., $2.25 - - -=HUGHES.=—=AMERICAN MILLER AND MILLWRIGHT’S ASSISTANT=: - - By WM. CARTER HUGHES. A new edition. In one volume, 12mo., $1.50 - - -=HUNT.=—=THE PRACTICE OF PHOTOGRAPHY.= - - By ROBERT HUNT, Vice-President of the Photographic Society, London, - with numerous illustrations. 12mo., cloth, $.75 - - -=HURST.=—=A HAND-BOOK FOR ARCHITECTURAL SURVEYORS=: - - Comprising Formulæ useful in Designing Builder’s work, Table of - Weights, of the materials used in Building, Memoranda connected with - Builders’ work, Mensuration, the Practice of Builders’ Measurement, - Contracts of Labor, Valuation of Property, Summary of the Practice in - Dilapidation, etc. etc. By J. F. HURST, C. E. 2d edition, pocket-book - form, full bound, $2.50 - - -=JERVIS.=—=RAILWAY PROPERTY=: - - A Treatise on the Construction and Management of Railways; designed to - afford useful knowledge, in the popular style, to the holders of this - class of property; as well as Railway Managers, Officers, and Agents. - By JOHN B. JERVIS, late Chief Engineer of the Hudson River Railroad, - Croton Aqueduct, &c. One vol. 12mo., cloth, $2.00 - - -=JOHNSON.=—=A REPORT TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ON -AMERICAN COALS=: - - Applicable to Steam Navigation and to other purposes. By WALTER R. - JOHNSON. With numerous illustrations. 607 pp. 8vo., half morocco, - $6.00 - - -=JOHNSON.=—=THE COAL TRADE OF BRITISH AMERICA=: - - With Researches on the Characters and Practical Values of American and - Foreign Coals. By WALTER R. JOHNSON, Civil and Mining Engineer and - Chemist. 8vo., $2.00 - - -=JOHNSTON.=—=INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOILS, LIMESTONES, AND -MANURES.= - - By J. W. F. JOHNSTON. 12mo., $.38 - - -=KEENE.=—=A HAND-BOOK OF PRACTICAL GAUGING=, - - For the Use of Beginners, to which is added A Chapter on Distillation, - describing the process in operation at the Custom House for - ascertaining the strength of wines. By JAMES B. KEENE, of H. M. - Customs. 8vo., $1.25 - - -=KENTISH.=—=A TREATISE ON A BOX OF INSTRUMENTS=, - - And the Slide Rule; with the Theory of Trigonometry and Logarithms, - including Practical Geometry, Surveying, Measuring of Timber, Cask and - Malt Gauging, Heights, and Distances. By THOMAS KENTISH. In one - volume. 12mo., $1.25 - - -=KOBELL.=—=ERNI.=—=MINERALOGY SIMPLIFIED=: - - A short method of Determining and Classifying Minerals, by means of - simple Chemical Experiments in the Wet Way. Translated from the last - German Edition of F. VON KOBELL, with an Introduction to Blowpipe - Analysis and other additions. By HENRI ERNI, M. D., Chief Chemist, - Department of Agriculture, author of “Coal Oil and Petroleum.” In one - volume, 12mo., $2.50 - - -=LAFFINEUR.=—A= PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HYDRAULICS FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY=; - - Or a Complete Treatise on the Building of Conduits for Water for - Cities, Towns, Farms, Country Residences, Workshops, etc. Comprising - the means necessary for obtaining at all times abundant supplies of - Drinkable Water. Translated from the French of M. JULES LAFFINEUR, C. - E. Illustrated. (In press.) - - -=LAFFINEUR.=—=A TREATISE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER-WHEELS=: - - Containing the various Systems in use with Practical Information on - the Dimensions necessary for Shafts, Journals, Arms, etc., of - Water-wheels, etc. etc. Translated from the French of M. JULES - LAFFINEUR, C. E. Illustrated by numerous plates. (In press.) - - -=LANDRIN.=—=A TREATISE ON STEEL=: - - Comprising the Theory, Metallurgy, Practical Working, Properties, and - Use. Translated from the French of H. C. LANDRIN, JR., C. E. By A. A. - FESQUET, Chemist and Engineer. Illustrated. 12mo. (In press.) - - -=LARKIN.=—=THE PRACTICAL BRASS AND IRON FOUNDER’S GUIDE=: - - A Concise Treatise on Brass Founding, Moulding, the Metals and their - Alloys, etc.; to which are added Recent Improvements in the - Manufacture of Iron, Steel by the Bessemer Process, etc. etc. By JAMES - LARKIN, late Conductor of the Brass Foundry Department in Reaney, - Neafie & Co.’s Penn Works, Philadelphia. Fifth edition, revised, with - Extensive additions. In one volume, 12mo., $2.25 - - -=LEAVITT.=—=FACTS ABOUT PEAT AS AN ARTICLE OF FUEL=: - - With Remarks upon its Origin and Composition, the Localities in which - it is found, the Methods of Preparation and Manufacture, and the - various Uses to which it is applicable; together with many other - matters of Practical and Scientific Interest. To which is added a - chapter on the Utilization of Coal Dust with Peat for the Production - of an Excellent Fuel at Moderate Cost, especially adapted for Steam - Service. By H. T. LEAVITT. Third edition. 12mo., $1.75 - - -=LEROUX.=—=A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON WOOLS AND WORSTEDS=: - - Translated from the French of CHARLES LEROUX, Mechanical Engineer, and - Superintendent of a Spinning Mill. Illustrated by 12 large plates and - 34 engravings. In one volume 8vo. (In press, _shortly to be - published_.) - - -=LESLIE (MISS).=—=COMPLETE COOKERY=: - - Directions for Cookery in its Various Branches. By MISS LESLIE. 58th - thousand. Thoroughly revised, with the addition of New Receipts. 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In 1 - vol. 12mo., $3.00 - - -=MAIN AND BROWN.=—=QUESTIONS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE MARINE -STEAM-ENGINE=: - - And Examination Papers; with Hints for their Solution. By THOMAS J. - MAIN, Professor of Mathematics, Royal Naval College, and THOMAS BROWN, - Chief Engineer, R. N. 12mo., cloth, $1.50 - - -=MAIN AND BROWN.=—=THE INDICATOR AND DYNAMOMETER=: - - With their Practical Applications to the Steam-Engine. By THOMAS J. - MAIN, M. A. F. R., Ass’t Prof. Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, and - THOMAS BROWN, Assoc. Inst. C. E., Chief Engineer, R. N., attached to - the R. N. College. Illustrated. From the Fourth London Edition. 8vo., - $1.50 - - -=MAIN AND BROWN.=—=THE MARINE STEAM-ENGINE.= - - By THOMAS J. MAIN, F. R. Ass’t S. Mathematical Professor at Royal - Naval College, and THOMAS BROWN, Assoc. Inst. C. E. Chief Engineer, R. - N. Attached to the Royal Naval College. Authors of “Questions - connected with the Marine Steam-Engine,” and the “Indicator and - Dynamometer.” With numerous Illustrations. In one volume, 8vo., $5.00 - - -=MAKINS.=—=A MANUAL OF METALLURGY=: - - More particularly of the Precious Metals: including the Methods of - Assaying them. Illustrated by upwards of 50 Engravings. By GEORGE - HOGARTH MAKINS, M. R. C. S., F. C. S., one of the Assayers to the Bank - of England, Assayer to the Anglo-Mexican Mints, and Lecturer upon - Metallurgy at the Dental Hospital, London. In one volume, 12mo., $3.50 - - -=MARTIN.=—=SCREW-CUTTING TABLES, FOR THE USE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS=: - - Showing the Proper Arrangement of Wheels for Cutting the Threads of - Screws of any required Pitch; with a Table for Making the Universal - Gas-Pipe Thread and Taps. By W. A. MARTIN, Engineer. 8vo., $.50 - - -=MILES.=—=A PLAIN TREATISE ON HORSE-SHOEING.= - - With illustrations. By WILLIAM MILES, author of “The Horse’s Foot,”, - $1.00 - - -=MOLESWORTH.=—=POCKET-BOOK OF USEFUL FORMULÆ AND MEMORANDA FOR CIVIL AND -MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.= - - By GUILFORD L. MOLESWORTH, Member of the Institution of Civil - Engineers, Chief Resident Engineer of the Ceylon Railway. Second - American, from the Tenth London Edition. In one volume, full bound in - pocket-book form, $2.00 - - -=MOORE.=—=THE INVENTOR’S GUIDE=: - - Patent Office and Patent Laws; or, a Guide to Inventors, and a Book of - Reference for Judges, Lawyers, Magistrates, and others. By J. G. - MOORE. 12mo., cloth, $1.25 - - -=MOREAU.=—=PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE JEWELLER=, - - In the Application of Harmony of Colors in the Arrangement of Precious - Stones, Gold, etc., from the French of M. L. MOREAU, Jeweller and - Designer. Illustrated. (In press.) - - -=NAPIER.=—=CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO DYEING.= - - By JAMES NAPIER, F. C. S. A new and revised edition, brought down to - the present condition of the Art. Illustrated. (In press.) - - -=NAPIER.=—=A MANUAL OF DYEING RECEIPTS FOR GENERAL USE.= - - By JAMES NAPIER, F. C S. _With Numerous Patterns of Dyed Cloth and - Silk._ Second edition, revised and enlarged. 12mo., $3 75 - - -=NAPIER.=—=MANUAL OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY=: - - Including the Application of the Art to Manufacturing Processes. By - JAMES NAPIER. Fourth American, from the Fourth London edition, revised - and enlarged. Illustrated by engravings. In one volume, 8vo., $2.00 - - -=NEWBERY.=—=GLEANINGS FROM ORNAMENTAL ART OF EVERY STYLE=: - - Drawn from Examples in the British, South Kensington, Indian, Crystal - Palace, and other Museums, the Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862, and the - best English and Foreign works. In a series of one hundred exquisitely - drawn Plates, containing many hundred examples. By ROBERT NEWBERY. - 4to., $15.00 - - -=NICHOLSON.=—=A MANUAL OF THE ART OF BOOK-BINDING=: - - Containing full instructions in the different Branches of Forwarding, - Gilding, and Finishing. Also, the Art of Marbling Book-edges and - Paper. By JAMES B. NICHOLSON. Illustrated. 12mo., cloth, $2.25 - - -=NORRIS.=—=A HAND-BOOK FOR LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS=: - - Comprising the Proportions and Calculations for Constructing - Locomotives; Manner of Setting Valves; Tables of Squares, Cubes, - Areas, etc. etc. By SEPTIMUS NORRIS, Civil and Mechanical Engineer. - New edition. Illustrated, 12mo., cloth, $2.00 - - -=NYSTROM.=—=ON TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS AND -SCREW PROPELLERS=: - - For Naval and Marine Engineers. By JOHN W. NYSTROM, late Acting Chief - Engineer U. S. N. Second edition, revised with, additional matter. - Illustrated by seven engravings. 12mo., $2.50 - - -=O’NEILL.=—=CHEMISTRY OF CALICO PRINTING, DYEING, AND BLEACHING=: - - Including Silken, Woollen, and Mixed Goods; Practical and Theoretical. - By CHARLES O’NEILL. (In press.) - - -=O’NEILL.=—=A DICTIONARY OF CALICO PRINTING AND DYEING=: - - Containing a Brief Account of all the Substances and Processes in Use - in the Arts of Printing and Dyeing Textile Fabrics; with Practical - Receipts and Scientific Information. By CHARLES O’NEILL, Analytical - Chemist, Fellow of the Chemical Society of London, etc. etc. Author of - “Chemistry of Calico Printing and Dyeing.” 8vo. (In press.) - - -=OVERMAN=—=OSBORN.=—=THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON IN ALL ITS BRANCHES=: - - Including a Practical Description of the various Fuels and their - Values, the Nature, Determination and Preparation of the Ore, the - Erection and Management of Blast and other Furnaces, the - characteristic results of Working by Charcoal, Coke, or Anthracite, - the Conversion of the Crude into the various kinds of Wrought Iron, - and the Methods adapted to this end. Also, a Description of Forge - Hammers, Rolling Mills, Blast Engines, &c. &c. To which is added an - Essay on the Manufacture of Steel. By FREDERICK OVERMAN, Mining - Engineer. The whole thoroughly revised and enlarged, adapted to the - latest Improvements and Discoveries, and the particular type of - American Methods of Manufacture. With various new engravings - illustrating the whole subject. By H. S. OSBORN, LL. D. Professor of - Mining and Metallurgy in Lafayette College. In one volume, 8vo. (In - press.), $10.00 - - -=PAINTER, GILDER, AND VARNISHER’S COMPANION=: - - Containing Rules and Regulations in everything relating to the Arts of - Painting, Gilding, Varnishing, and Glass Staining, with numerous - useful and valuable Receipts; Tests for the Detection of Adulterations - in Oils and Colors, and a statement of the Diseases and Accidents to - which Painters, Gilders, and - - Varnishers are particularly liable, with the simplest methods of - Prevention and Remedy. With Directions for Graining, Marbling, Sign - Writing, and Gilding on Glass. To which are added COMPLETE - INSTRUCTIONS FOR COACH PAINTING AND VARNISHING. 12mo., cloth, $1.50 - - -=PALLETT.=—=THE MILLER’S, MILLWRIGHT’S, AND ENGINEER’S GUIDE.= - - By HENRY PALLETT. Illustrated. In one vol. 12mo., $3.00 - - -=PERKINS.=—=GAS AND VENTILATION.= - - Practical Treatise on Gas and Ventilation. With Special Relation to - Illuminating, Heating, and Cooking by Gas. Including Scientific Helps - to Engineer-students and others. With illustrated Diagrams. By E. E. - PERKINS. 12mo., cloth, $1.25 - - -=PERKINS AND STOWE.=—=A NEW GUIDE TO THE SHEET-IRON AND BOILER PLATE -ROLLER=: - - Containing a Series of Tables showing the Weight of Slabs and Piles to - Produce Boiler Plates, and of the Weight of Piles and the Sizes of - Bars to produce Sheet-iron; the Thickness of the Bar Gauge in - Decimals; the Weight per foot, and the Thickness on the Bar or Wire - Gauge of the fractional parts of an inch; the Weight per sheet, and - the Thickness on the Wire Gauge of Sheet-iron of various dimensions to - weigh 112 lbs. per bundle; and the conversion of Short Weight into - Long Weight, and Long Weight into Short. Estimated and collected by G. - H. PERKINS and J. G. STOWE, $2.50 - - -=PHILLIPS AND DARLINGTON.=—=RECORDS OF MINING AND METALLURGY=: - - Or Facts and Memoranda for the use of the Mine Agent and Smelter. By - J. ARTHUR PHILLIPS, Mining Engineer, Graduate of the Imperial School - of Mines, France, etc., and JOHN DARLINGTON. Illustrated by numerous - engravings. In one volume, 12mo., $2.00 - - -=PRADAL, MALEPEYRE, AND DUSSAUCE.=—=A COMPLETE TREATISE ON PERFUMERY=: - - Containing notices of the Raw Material used in the Art, and the Best - Formulæ. According to the most approved Methods followed in France, - England, and the United States. By M. P. PRADAL, Perfumer Chemist, and - M. F. MALEPEYRE. Translated from the French, with extensive additions, - by Professor H. DUSSAUCE. 8vo., $10.00 - - -=PROTEAUX.=—=PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER AND BOARDS.= - - By A. PROTEAUX, Civil Engineer, and Graduate of the School of Arts and - Manufactures, Director of Thiers’s Paper Mill, ’Puy-de-Dômé. With - additions, by L. S. LE NORMAND. Translated from the French, with - Notes, by HORATIO PAINE, A. B., M. D. To which is added a Chapter on - the Manufacture of Paper from Wood in the United States, by HENRY T. - BROWN, of the “American Artisan.” Illustrated by six plates, - containing Drawings of Raw Materials, Machinery, Plans of Paper-Mills, - etc. etc. 8vo., $5.00 - - -=REGNAULT.=—=ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY.= - - By. M. V. REGNAULT. Translated from the French by T. FORREST BETTON, - M.D., and edited, with notes, by JAMES C. BOOTH, Melter and Refiner U. - S. Mint, and WM. L. FABER, Metallurgist and Mining Engineer. - Illustrated by nearly 700 wood engravings. Comprising nearly 1500 - pages. In two volumes, 8vo., cloth, $10.00 - - -=SELLERS.=—=THE COLOR MIXER=: - - Containing nearly Four Hundred Receipts for Colors, Pastes, Acids, - Pulps, Blue Vats, Liquors, etc. etc., for Cotton and Woollen Goods: - including the celebrated Barrow Delaine Colors. By JOHN SELLERS, an - experienced Practical Workman. In one volume, 12mo., $2.50 - - -=SHUNK.=—=A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON RAILWAY CURVES AND LOCATION, FOR YOUNG -ENGINEERS.= - - By WM. F. SHUNK, Civil Engineer. 12mo, $1.50 - - -=SMEATON.=—=BUILDER’S POCKET COMPANION=: - - Containing the Elements of Building, Surveying, and Architecture; with - Practical Rules and Instructions connected with the subject. By A. C. - SMEATON, Civil Engineer, etc. In one volume, 12mo., $1.25 - - -=SMITH.=—=THE DYER’S INSTRUCTOR=: - - Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of Dyeing Silk, Cotton, - Wool, and Worsted, and Woollen Goods: containing nearly 800 Receipts. - To which is added a Treatise on the Art of Padding; and the Printing - of Silk Warps, Skeins, and Handkerchiefs, and the various Mordants and - Colors for the different styles of such work. By DAVID SMITH, Pattern - Dyer. 12mo., cloth, $3.00 - - -=SMITH.=—=PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS=: - - Or Practical Notes on Country Residences, Villas, Public Parks, and - Gardens. By CHARLES H. J. SMITH, Landscape Gardener and Garden - Architect, etc. etc. 12mo., $2.25 - - -=STOKES.=—=CABINET-MAKER’S AND UPHOLSTERER’S COMPANION=: - - Comprising the Rudiments and Principles of Cabinet-making and - Upholstery, with Familiar Instructions, Illustrated by Examples for - attaining a Proficiency in the Art of Drawing, as applicable to - Cabinet-work; The Processes of Veneering, Inlaying, and Buhl-work; the - Art of Dyeing and Staining Wood, Bone, Tortoise Shell, etc. Directions - for Lackering, Japanning, and Varnishing; to make French Polish; to - prepare the Best Glues, Cements, and Compositions, and a number of - Receipts particularly for workmen generally. By J. STOKES. In one vol. - 12mo. With illustrations, $1.25 - - -=STRENGTH AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF METALS.=: - - Reports of Experiments on the Strength and other Properties of Metals - for Cannon. With a Description of the Machines for Testing Metals, and - of the Classification of Cannon in service. By Officers of the - Ordnance Department U. S. Army. By authority of the Secretary of War. - Illustrated by 25 large steel plates. In 1 vol. quarto, $10.00 - - -=TABLES SHOWING THE WEIGHT OF ROUND, SQUARE, AND FLAT BAR IRON, STEEL, -ETC.=, - - By Measurement. Cloth, $.63 - - -=TAYLOR.=—=STATISTICS OF COAL=: - - Including Mineral Bituminous Substances employed in Arts and - Manufactures; with their Geographical, Geological, and Commercial - Distribution and amount of Production and Consumption on the American - Continent. With Incidental Statistics of the Iron Manufacture. By R. - C. TAYLOR. Second edition, revised by S. S. HALDEMAN. Illustrated by - five Maps and many wood engravings. 8vo., cloth, $6.00 - - -=TEMPLETON.=—=THE PRACTICAL EXAMINATOR ON STEAM AND THE STEAM-ENGINE=: - - With Instructive References relative thereto, for the Use of - Engineers, Students, and others. By WM. TEMPLETON, Engineer. 12mo., - $1.25 - - -=THOMAS.=—=THE MODERN PRACTICE OF PHOTOGRAPHY.= - - By R. W. THOMAS, F. C. S. 8vo., cloth, $.75 - - -=THOMSON.=—=FREIGHT CHARGES CALCULATOR.= - - By ANDREW THOMSON, Freight Agent, $1.25 - - -=TURNBULL.=—=THE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH=: - - With an Historical Account of its Rise, Progress, and Present - Condition. Also, Practical Suggestions in regard to Insulation and - Protection from the effects of Lightning. Together with an Appendix, - containing several important Telegraphic Devices and Laws. By LAWRENCE - TURNBULL, M. D., Lecturer on Technical Chemistry at the Franklin - Institute. Revised and improved. Illustrated. 8vo., $3.00 - - -=TURNER’S (THE) COMPANION=: - - Containing Instructions in Concentric, Elliptic, and Eccentric - Turning; also various Plates of Chucks, Tools, and Instruments; and - Directions for using the Eccentric Cutter, Drill, Vertical Cutter, and - Circular Rest; with Patterns and Instructions for working them. A new - edition in one vol. 12mo., $1.50 - - -=ULRICH=—=DUSSAUCE.=—=A COMPLETE TREATISE ON THE ART OF DYEING COTTON -AND WOOL=: - - As practised in Paris, Rouen, Mulhausen, and Germany. From the French - of M. LOUIS ULRICH, a Practical Dyer in the principal Manufactories of - Paris, Rouen, Mulhausen, etc. etc.; to which are added the most - important Receipts for Dyeing Wool, as practised in the Manufacture - Impériale des Gobelins, Paris. By Professor H. DUSSAUCE. 12mo., $3.00 - - -=URBIN=—=BRULL.=—=A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PUDDLING IRON AND STEEL.= - - By ED. URBIN, Engineer of Arts and Manufactures. A Prize Essay read - before the Association of Engineers, Graduate of the School of Mines, - of Liege, Belgium, at the Meeting of 1865—6. To which is added a - COMPARISON OF THE RESISTING PROPERTIES OF IRON AND STEEL. By A. BRULL. - Translated from the French by A. A. FESQUET, Chemist and Engineer. In - one volume, 8vo., $1.00 - - -=WATSON.=—=A MANUAL OF THE HAND-LATHE.= - - By EGBERT P. WATSON, Late of the “Scientific American,” Author of - “Modern Practice of American Machinists and Engineers.” In one volume, - 12mo. (In press.) - - -=WATSON.=—=THE MODERN PRACTICE OF AMERICAN MACHINISTS AND ENGINEERS=: - - Including the Construction, Application, and Use of Drills, Lathe - Tools, Cutters for Boring Cylinders, and Hollow Work Generally, with - the most Economical Speed of the same, the Results verified by Actual - Practice at the Lathe, the Vice, and on the Floor. Together with - Workshop management, Economy of Manufacture, the Steam-Engine, - Boilers, Gears, Belting, etc. etc. By EGBERT P. WATSON, late of the - “Scientific American.” Illustrated by eighty-six engravings. 12mo., - $2.50 - - -=WATSON.=—=THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF WEAVING BY HAND AND -POWER=: - - With Calculations and Tables for the use of those connected with the - Trade. By JOHN WATSON, Manufacturer and Practical Machine Maker. - Illustrated by large drawings of the best Power-Looms. 8vo., $7.50 - - -=WEATHERLY.=—=TREATISE ON THE ART OF BOILING SUGAR, CRYSTALLIZING, -LOZENGE-MAKING, COMFITS, GUM GOODS=, - - And other processes for Confectionery, &c. In which are explained, in - an easy and familiar manner, the various Methods of Manufacturing - every description of Raw and Refined sugar Goods, as sold by - Confectioners and others, $2.00 - - -=WILL.=—=TABLES FOR QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.= - - By Prof. HEINRICH WILL, of Giessen, Germany. Seventh edition. - Translated by CHARLES F. HIMES, Ph. D., Professor of Natural Science, - Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., $1.25 - - -=WILLIAMS.=—=ON HEAT AND STEAM=: - - Embracing New Views of Vaporization, Condensation, and Expansion. By - CHARLES WYE WILLIAMS, A. I. C. E. 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