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diff --git a/old/64155-0.txt b/old/64155-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index eb7d801..0000000 --- a/old/64155-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5427 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of Crosby Lockwood & Son's Catalogue of -Scientific, Technical and Industrial Books, January, 1901, by Various - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Crosby Lockwood & Son's Catalogue of Scientific, Technical and - Industrial Books, January, 1901 - -Author: Various - -Release Date: December 28, 2020 [eBook #64155] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -Produced by: deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at - https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images - generously made available by The Internet Archive) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CROSBY LOCKWOOD & SON'S CATALOGUE -OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL BOOKS, JANUARY, 1901 *** - - - - - - 7, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT, LONDON, E.C. - - _January, 1901._ - -CROSBY LOCKWOOD & SON’S - -Catalogue of - -Scientific, Technical and Industrial Books. - - PAGE - - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1 - - CIVIL ENGINEERING 10 - - MARINE ENGINEERING, &c. 17 - - MINING & METALLURGY 19 - - COLLIERY WORKING, &c. 21 - - ELECTRICITY 23 - - ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING 25 - - SANITATION & WATER SUPPLY 27 - - CARPENTRY & TIMBER 28 - - DECORATIVE ARTS 30 - - NATURAL SCIENCE 32 - - CHEMICAL MANUFACTURES 34 - - INDUSTRIAL ARTS 36 - - COMMERCE, TABLES, &c. 41 - - AGRICULTURE & GARDENING 43 - - AUCTIONEERING, VALUING, &c. 46 - - LAW & MISCELLANEOUS 47 - - - - -MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, &c. - - -THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER’S POCKET-BOOK. - -Comprising Tables, Formulæ, Rules, and Data: A Handy Book of Reference -for Daily Use in Engineering Practice. By D. KINNEAR CLARK, M. Inst. -C.E., Fourth Edition. Small 8vo, 700 pp., bound in flexible Leather -Cover, rounded corners =6/0= - -SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—MATHEMATICAL TABLES.—MEASUREMENT OF SURFACES AND -SOLIDS.—ENGLISH AND FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—MONEYS.—SPECIFIC -GRAVITY, WEIGHT, AND VOLUME.—MANUFACTURED METALS.—STEEL PIPES—BOLTS -AND NUTS.—SUNDRY ARTICLES IN WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, COPPER, BRASS, -LEAD, TIN, ZINC.—STRENGTH OF TIMBER.—STRENGTH OF CAST IRON.—STRENGTH -OF WROUGHT IRON.—STRENGTH OF STEEL.—TENSILE STRENGTH OF COPPER, LEAD, -&C.—RESISTANCE OF STONES AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS.—RIVETED JOINTS -IN BOILER PLATES.—BOILER SHELLS.—WIRE ROPES AND HEMP ROPES.—CHAINS AND -CHAIN CABLES.—FRAMING.—HARDNESS OF METALS, ALLOYS, AND STONES.—LABOUR OF -ANIMALS.—MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES.—GRAVITY AND FALL OF BODIES.—ACCELERATING -AND RETARDING FORCES.—MILL GEARING, SHAFTING, &C.—TRANSMISSION OF -MOTIVE POWER.—HEAT.—COMBUSTION: FUELS.—WARMING, VENTILATION, COOKING -STOVES.—STEAM.—STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS.—RAILWAYS.—TRAMWAYS.—STEAM -SHIPS.—PUMPING STEAM ENGINES AND PUMPS.—COAL GAS, GAS ENGINES, &C.—AIR IN -MOTION.—COMPRESSED AIR.—HOT AIR ENGINES.—WATER POWER.—SPEED OF CUTTING -TOOLS.—COLOURS.—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. - - “Mr. Clark manifests what is an innate perception of what - is likely to be useful in a pocket book, and he is really - unrivalled in the art of condensation. It is very difficult to - hit upon any mechanical engineering subject concerning which - this work supplies no information, and the excellent index at - the end adds to its utility. In one word, it is an exceedingly - handy and efficient tool, possessed of which the engineer will - be saved many a wearisome calculation, or yet more wearisome - hunt through various text-books and treatises, and, as such, we - can heartily recommend it to our readers.”—_The Engineer._ - - “It would be found difficult to compress more matter within a - similar compass, or produce a book of 650 pages which should - be more compact or convenient for pocket reference.... Will be - appreciated by mechanical engineers of all classes.”—_Practical - Engineer._ - - -MR. HUTTON’S PRACTICAL HANDBOOKS. - - -THE WORKS’ MANAGER’S HANDBOOK. - -Comprising Modern Rules, Tables, and Data. For Engineers, Millwrights, -and Boiler Makers; Tool Makers, Machinists, and Metal Workers; Iron and -Brass Founders, &c. By W. S. HUTTON, Civil and Mechanical Engineer, -Author of “The Poetical Engineer’s Handbook.” Sixth Edition, carefully -Revised, with Additions. In One handsome Volume, medium 8vo, strongly -bound. [_Just Published._ =15/0= - -☞ _The Author having compiled Rules and Data for his own use in a -great variety of modern engineering work, and having found his notes -extremely useful, decided to publish them—revised to date—believing that -a practical work, suited to the DAILY REQUIREMENTS OF MODERN ENGINEERS, -would be favourably received_. - - “Of this edition we may repeat the appreciative remarks we made - upon the first and third. Since the appearance of the latter - very considerable modifications have been made, although the - total number of pages remains almost the same. It is a very - useful collection of rules, tables, and workshop and drawing - office data.”—_The Engineer_, May 10, 1895. - - “The author treats every subject from the point of view of one - who has collected workshop notes for application in workshop - practice, rather than from the theoretical or literary aspect. - The volume contains a great deal of that kind of information - which is gained only by practical experience, and is seldom - written in books.”—_The Engineer_, June 5, 1885. - - “The volume is an exceedingly useful one, brimful with - engineer’s notes, memoranda, and rules, and well worthy of - being on every mechanical engineer’s bookshelf.”—_Mechanical - World._ - - “The information is precisely that likely to be required in - practice.... The work forms a desirable addition to the library - not only of the works’ manager, but of any one connected with - general engineering.”—_Mining Journal._ - - “Brimful of useful information, stated in concise form, Mr. - Hutton’s books have met a pressing want among engineers. - The book must prove extremely useful to every practical man - possessing a copy.”—_Practical Engineer._ - - -THE PRACTICAL ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK. - -Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines and Boilers, Marine, Locomotive, -and Stationary. And containing a large collection of Rules and Practical -Data relating to Recent Practice in Designing and Constructing all kinds -of Engines, Boilers, and other Engineering work. The whole constituting -a comprehensive Key to the Board of Trade and other Examinations for -Certificates of Competency in Modern Mechanical Engineering. By WALTER S. -HUTTON, Civil and Mechanical Engineer, Author of “The Works’ Manager’s -Handbook for Engineers,” &c. With upwards of 370 Illustrations. Fifth -Edition, Revised with Additions. Medium 8vo, nearly 500 pp., strongly -bound. [_Just Published._ =18/0= - -☞ _This Work is designed as a companion to the Author’s_ “WORKS’ -MANAGER’S HANDBOOK.” _It possesses many new and original features, and -contains, like its predecessor, a quantity of matter not originally -intended for publication, but collected by the Author for his own use in -the construction of a great variety of_ MODERN ENGINEERING WORK. - -_The information is given in a condensed and concise form, and is -illustrated by upwards of 370 Woodcuts; and comprises a quantity -of tabulated matter of great value to all engaged in designing, -constructing, or estimating for ENGINES, BOILERS, and OTHER ENGINEERING -WORK._ - - “We have kept it at hand for several weeks, referring to it as - occasion arose, and we have not on a single occasion consulted - its pages without finding the information of which we were in - quest.”—_Athenæum._ - - “A thoroughly good practical handbook, which no engineer can go - through without learning something that will be of service to - him.”—_Marine Engineer._ - - “An excellent book of reference for engineers, and a valuable - text-book for students of engineering.”—_Scotsman._ - - “This valuable manual embodies the results and experience of - the leading authorities on mechanical engineering.”—_Building - News._ - - “The author has collected together a surprising quantity of - rules and practical data, and has shown much judgment in the - selections he has made.... There is no doubt that this book is - one of the most useful of its kind published, and will be a - very popular compendium.”—_Engineer._ - - “A mass of information set down in simple language, and in - such a form that it can be easily referred to at any time. - The matter is uniformly good and well chosen, and is greatly - elucidated by the illustrations. The book will find its way on - to most engineers’ shelves, where it will rank as one of the - most useful books of reference.”—_Practical Engineer._ - - “Full of useful information, and should be found on the office - shelf of all practical engineers.”—_English Mechanic._ - - -STEAM BOILER CONSTRUCTION. - -A Practical Handbook for Engineers, Boiler-Makers, and Steam Users. -Containing a large Collection of Rules and Data relating to Recent -Practice in the Design, Construction, and Working of all Kinds of -Stationary, Locomotive, and Marine Steam-Boilers. By WALTER S. HUTTON, -Civil and Mechanical Engineer, Author of “The Works’ Manager’s -Handbook,” “The Practical Engineer’s Handbook,” &c. With upwards of 500 -Illustrations. Third Edition, Revised and much Enlarged, medium 8vo, -cloth =18/0= - -☞ THIS WORK _is issued in continuation of the Series of Handbooks -written by the Author, viz._:—“THE WORKS’ MANAGER’S HANDBOOK” _and_ -“THE PRACTICAL ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK,” _which are so highly appreciated -by engineers for the practical nature of their information; and is -consequently written in the same style as those works_. - -_The Author believes that the concentration, in a convenient form -for easy reference, of such a large amount of thoroughly practical -information on Steam-Boilers, will be of considerable service to those -for whom it is intended, and he trusts the book may be deemed worthy of -as favourable a reception as has been accorded to its predecessors._ - - “One of the best, if not the best, books on boilers that has - ever been published. The information is of the right kind, - in a simple and accessible form. So far as generation is - concerned, this is, undoubtedly, the standard book on steam - practice.”—_Electrical Review._ - - “Every detail, both in boiler design and management, is - clearly laid before the reader. The volume shows that boiler - construction has been reduced to the condition of one of the - most exact sciences; and such a book is of the utmost value - to the _fin de siècle_ Engineer and Works Manager.”—_Marine - Engineer._ - - “There has long been room for a modern handbook on steam - boilers; there is not that room now, because Mr. Hutton has - filled it. It is a thoroughly practical book for those who are - occupied in the construction, design, selection, or use of - boilers.”—_Engineer._ - - “The book is of so important and comprehensive a character that - it must find its way into the libraries of every one interested - in boiler using or boiler manufacture if they wish to be - thoroughly informed. We strongly recommend the book for the - intrinsic value of its contents.”—_Machinery Market._ - - -PRACTICAL MECHANICS’ WORKSHOP COMPANION. - -Comprising a great variety of the most useful Rules and Formulæ in -Mechanical Science, with numerous Tables of Practical Data and Calculated -Results for Facilitating Mechanical Operations. By WILLIAM TEMPLETON, -Author of “The Engineer’s Practical Assistant,” &c., &c. Eighteenth -Edition, Revised, Modernised, and considerably Enlarged by WALTER S. -HUTTON, C.E., Author of “The Works’ Manager’s Handbook,” “The Practical -Engineer’s Handbook,” &c. Fcap. 8vo, nearly 500 pp., with 8 Plates and -upwards of 250 Illustrative Diagrams, strongly bound for workshop or -pocket wear and tear =6/0= - - “In its modernised form Hutton’s ‘Templeton’ should have a - wide sale, for it contains much valuable information which the - mechanic will often find of use, and not a few tables and notes - which he might look for in vain in other works. This modernised - edition will be appreciated by all who have learned to value - the original editions of ‘Templeton.’”—_English Mechanic._ - - “It has met with great success in the engineering workshop, as - we can testify; and there are a great many men who, in a great - measure, owe their rise in life to this little book.”—_Building - News._ - - “This familiar text-book—well known to all mechanics and - engineers—is of essential service to the every-day requirements - of engineers, millwrights, and the various trades connected - with engineering and building. The new modernised edition is - worth its weight in gold.”—_Building News._ (Second Notice.) - - “This well-known and largely-used book contains information, - brought up to date, of the sort so useful to the foreman and - draughtsman. So much fresh information has been introduced as - to constitute it practically a new book. It will be largely - used in the office and workshop.”—_Mechanical World._ - - “The publishers wisely entrusted the task of revision of this - popular, valuable, and useful book to Mr. Hutton, than whom a - more competent man they could not have found.”—_Iron._ - - -ENGINEER’S AND MILLWRIGHT’S ASSISTANT. - -A Collection of Useful Tables, Rules, and Data. By WILLIAM TEMPLETON. -Eighth Edition, with Additions. 18mo, cloth =2/6= - - “Occupies a foremost place among books of this kind. A more - suitable present to an apprentice to any of the mechanical - trades could not possibly be made.”—_Building News._ - - “A deservedly popular work. It should be in the ‘drawer’ of - every mechanic.”—_English Mechanic._ - - -THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER’S REFERENCE BOOK. - -For Machine and Boiler Construction. In Two Parts. Part I. GENERAL -ENGINEERING DATA. Part II. BOILER CONSTRUCTION. With 51 Plates and -numerous Illustrations. By NELSON FOLEY, M.I.N.A. Second Edition, Revised -throughout and much Enlarged. Folio, half-bound, net =£3 3S.= - -PART I.—MEASURES.—CIRCUMFERENCES AND AREAS, &C., SQUARES, -CUBES, FOURTH POWERS.—SQUARE AND CUBE ROOTS.—SURFACE OF -TUBES.—RECIPROCALS.—LOGARITHMS.—MENSURATION.—SPECIFIC GRAVITIES -AND WEIGHTS.—WORK AND POWER.—HEAT.—COMBUSTION.—EXPANSION AND -CONTRACTION.—EXPANSION OF GASES.—STEAM.—STATIC FORCES.—GRAVITATION AND -ATTRACTION.—MOTION AND COMPUTATION OF RESULTING FORCES.—ACCUMULATED -WORK.—CENTRE AND RADIUS OF GYRATION.—MOMENT OF INERTIA.—CENTRE OF -OSCILLATION.—ELECTRICITY.—STRENGTH OF MATERIALS.—ELASTICITY.—TEST -SHEETS OF METALS.—FRICTION.—TRANSMISSION OF POWER.—FLOW OF -LIQUIDS.—FLOW OF GASES.—AIR PUMPS, SURFACE CONDENSERS, &C.—SPEED OF -STEAMSHIPS.—PROPELLERS.—CUTTING TOOLS.—FLANGES.—COPPER SHEETS AND -TUBES.—SCREWS, NUTS, BOLT HEADS, &C.—VARIOUS RECIPES AND MISCELLANEOUS -MATTER.—WITH DIAGRAMS FOR VALVE-GEAR, BELTING AND ROPES, DISCHARGE AND -SUCTION PIPES, SCREW PROPELLERS, AND COPPER PIPES. - -PART II.—TREATING OF POWER OF BOILERS.—USEFUL RATIOS.—NOTES ON -CONSTRUCTION.—CYLINDRICAL BOILER SHELLS.—CIRCULAR FURNACES.—FLAT -PLATES.—STAYS.—GIRDERS.—SCREWS.—HYDRAULIC TESTS.—RIVETING.—BOILER -SETTING, CHIMNEYS, AND MOUNTINGS.—FUELS, &C.—EXAMPLES OF BOILERS AND -SPEEDS OF STEAMSHIPS.—NOMINAL AND NORMAL HORSE POWER.—WITH DIAGRAMS FOR -ALL BOILER CALCULATIONS AND DRAWINGS OF MANY VARIETIES OF BOILERS. - - “The book is one which every mechanical engineer may, with - advantage to himself, add to his library.”—_Industries._ - - “Mr. Foley is well fitted to compile such a work.... The - diagrams are a great feature of the work.... Regarding the - whole work, it may be very fairly stated that Mr. Foley has - produced a volume which will undoubtedly fulfil the desire - of the author and become indispensable to all mechanical - engineers.”—_Marine Engineer._ - - “We have carefully examined this work, and pronounce it - a most excellent reference book for the use of marine - engineers.”—_Journal of American Society of Naval Engineers._ - - -COAL AND SPEED TABLES. - -A Pocket Book for Engineers and Steam Users. By NELSON FOLEY, Author of -“The Mechanical Engineer’s Reference Book.” Pocket-size, cloth =3/6= - - “These tables are designed to meet the requirements of - every-day use; are of sufficient scope for most practical - purposes, and may be commended to engineers and users of - steam.”—_Iron._ - - -TEXT-BOOK ON THE STEAM ENGINE. - -With a Supplement on GAS ENGINES, and PART II. on HEAT ENGINES. By T. -M. GOODEVE, M.A., Barrister-at-Law, Professor of Mechanics at the Royal -College of Science, London; Author of “The Principles of Mechanics,” “The -Elements of Mechanism,” &c. Fourteenth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth =6/0= - - “Professor Goodeve has given us a treatise on the steam engine - which will bear comparison with anything written by Huxley or - Maxwell, and we can award it no higher praise.”—_Engineer._ - - “Mr. Goodeve’s text-book is a work of which every young - engineer should possess himself.”—_Mining Journal._ - - -ON GAS ENGINES. - -With Appendix describing a Recent Engine with Tube Igniter. By T. M. -GOODEVE, M.A. Crown 8vo, cloth =2/6= - - “Like all Mr. Goodeve’s writings, the present is no exception - in point of general excellence. It is a valuable little - volume.”—_Mechanical World._ - - -A TREATISE ON STEAM BOILERS. - -Their Strength, Construction, and Economical Working. By R. WILSON, C.E. -Fifth Edition. 12mo, cloth =6/0= - - “The best treatise that has ever been published on steam - boilers.”—_Engineer._ - - “The author shows himself perfect master of his subject, and - we heartily recommend all employing steam power to possess - themselves of the work.”—_Ryland’s Iron Trade Circular._ - - -THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER’S COMPANION - -of Areas, Circumferences, Decimal Equivalents, in inches and feet, -millimetres, squares, cubes, roots, &c.; Weights, Measures, and other -Data. Also Practical Rules for Modern Engine Proportions. By R. EDWARDS, -M. Inst. C.E. Fcap. 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =3/6= - - “A very useful little volume. It contains many tables, - classified data and memoranda, generally useful to - engineers.”—_Engineer._ - - “This small book is what it professes to be, viz.:—‘a handy - office companion,’ giving as it does, in a succinct form, a - variety of information likely to be required by mechanical - engineers in their everyday office work.”—_Nature._ - - -A HANDBOOK ON THE STEAM ENGINE. - -With especial Reference to Small and Medium-sized Engines. For the Use of -Engine Makers, Mechanical Draughtsmen, Engineering Students, and users -of Steam Power. By HERMAN HAEDER, C.E. Translated from the German with -considerable additions and alterations, by H. H. P. POWLES, A.M.I.C.E., -M.I.M.E. Second Edition, Revised. With nearly 1,100 Illustrations. Crown -8vo, cloth =9/0= - - “A perfect encyclopædia of the steam engine and its details, - and one which must take a permanent place in English - drawing-offices and workshops.”—_A Foreman Pattern-maker._ - - “This is an excellent book, and should be in the hands of - all who are interested in the construction and design of - medium-sized stationary engines.... A careful study of its - contents and the arrangement of the sections leads to the - conclusion that there is probably no other book like it in this - country. The volume aims at showing the results of practical - experience, and it certainly may claim a complete achievement - of this idea.”—_Nature._ - - “There can be no question as to its value. We cordially commend - it to all concerned in the design and construction of the steam - engine.”—_Mechanical World._ - - -BOILER AND FACTORY CHIMNEYS. - -Their Draught-Power and Stability. With a chapter on _Lightning -Conductors_. By ROBERT WILSON, A.I.C.E., Author of “A Treatise on Steam -Boilers,” &c. Crown 8vo, cloth =3/6= - - “A valuable contribution to the literature of scientific - building.”—_The Builder._ - - -BOILER MAKER’S READY RECKONER & ASSISTANT. - -With Examples of Practical Geometry and Templating, for the Use of -Platers, Smiths, and Riveters. By JOHN COURTNEY, Edited by D. K. CLARK, -M.I.C.E. Third Edition, 480 pp., with 140 Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo =7/0= - - “No workman or apprentice should be without this book.”—_Iron - Trade Circular._ - - -REFRIGERATING & ICE-MAKING MACHINERY. - -A Descriptive Treatise for the Use of Persons Employing Refrigerating and -Ice-Making Installations, and others. By A. J. WALLIS-TAYLER, A.M. Inst. -C.E. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo, -cloth. [_Just Published._ =7/6= - - “Practical, explicit, and profusely illustrated.”—_Glasgow - Herald._ - - “We recommend the book, which gives the cost of various systems - and illustrations showing details of parts of machinery and - general arrangements of complete installations.”—_Builder._ - - “May be recommended as a useful description of the machinery, - the processes, and of the facts, figures, and tabulated physics - of refrigerating. It is one of the best compilations on the - subject.”—_Engineer._ - - -TEA MACHINERY AND TEA FACTORIES. - -A Descriptive Treatise on the Mechanical Appliances required in the -Cultivation of the Tea Plant and the Preparation of Tea for the Market. -By A. J. WALLIS-TAYLER, A.M. Inst. C.E. Medium 8vo, 468 pp. With 218 -Illustrations. [_Just Published._ _Net_ =25/0= - -SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—MECHANICAL CULTIVATION OR TILLAGE OF THE -SOIL.—PLUCKING OR GATHERING THE LEAF.—TEA FACTORIES.—THE DRESSING, -MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TEA BY MECHANICAL MEANS.—ARTIFICIAL -WITHERING OF THE LEAF.—MACHINES FOR ROLLING OR CURLING THE -LEAF.—FERMENTING PROCESS.—MACHINES FOR THE AUTOMATIC DRYING OR FIRING OF -THE LEAF.—MACHINES FOR NON-AUTOMATIC DRYING OR FIRING OF THE LEAF.—DRYING -OR FIRING MACHINES.—BREAKING OR CUTTING, AND SORTING MACHINES.—PACKING -THE TEA.—MEANS OF TRANSPORT ON TEA PLANTATIONS.—MISCELLANEOUS MACHINERY -AND APPARATUS.—FINAL TREATMENT OF THE TEA.—TABLES AND MEMORANDA. - - “The subject of tea machinery is now one of the first interest - to a large class of people, to whom we strongly commend the - volume.”—_Chamber of Commerce Journal._ - - “When tea planting was first introduced into the British - possessions little, if any, machinery was employed, but now - its use is almost universal. This volume contains a very full - account of the machinery necessary for the proper outfit of a - factory, and also a description of the processes best carried - out by this machinery.”—_Journal Society of Arts._ - - -ENGINEERING ESTIMATES, COSTS, AND ACCOUNTS. - -A Guide to Commercial Engineering. With numerous examples of Estimates -and Costs of Millwright Work, Miscellaneous Productions, Steam Engines -and Steam Boilers; and a Section on the Preparation of Costs Accounts. By -A GENERAL MANAGER. Second Edition. 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =12/0= - - “This is an excellent and very useful book, covering - subject-matter in constant requisition in every factory and - workshop.... The book is invaluable, not only to the young - engineer, but also to the estimate department of every - works.”—_Builder._ - - “We accord the work unqualified praise. The information is - given in a plain, straightforward manner, and bears throughout - evidence of the intimate practical acquaintance of the author - with every phase of commercial engineering.”—_Mechanical World._ - - -AERIAL OR WIRE-ROPE TRAMWAYS. - -Their Construction and Management. By A. J. WALLIS-TAYLER, A.M. Inst. -C.E. With 81 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =7/6= - - “This is in its way an excellent volume. Without going into the - minutiæ of the subject, it yet lays before its readers a very - good exposition of the various systems of rope transmission in - use, and gives as well not a little valuable information about - their working, repair, and management. We can safely recommend - it as a useful general treatise on the subject.”—_The Engineer._ - - “Mr. Tayler has treated the subject as concisely as - thoroughness would permit. The book will rank with the best on - this useful topic, and we recommend it to those whose business - is the transporting of minerals and goods.”—_Mining Journal._ - - -MOTOR CARS OR POWER-CARRIAGES FOR COMMON ROADS. - -By A. J. WALLIS-TAYLER, Assoc. Memb. Inst. C.E., Author of “Modern -Cycles,” &c. 212 pp., with 76 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =4/6= - - “Mr. Wallis-Tayler’s book is a welcome addition to the - literature of the subject, as it is the production of an - Engineer, and has not been written with a view to assist - in the promotion of companies.... The book is clearly - expressed throughout, and is just the sort of work that an - engineer, thinking of turning his attention to motor-carriage - work, would do well to read as a preliminary to starting - operations.”—_Engineering._ - - -PLATING AND BOILER MAKING. - -A Practical Handbook for Workshop Operations. By JOSEPH G. HORNER, -A.M.I.M.E. 380 pp. with 338 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =7/6= - - “The latest production from the pen of this writer is - characterised by that evidence of close acquaintance with - workshop methods which will render the book exceedingly - acceptable to the practical hand. We have no hesitation in - commending the work as a serviceable and practical handbook - on a subject which has not hitherto received much attention - from those qualified to deal with it in a satisfactory - manner.”—_Mechanical World._ - - -PATTERN MAKING. - -A Practical Treatise, embracing the Main Types of Engineering -Construction, and including Gearing, both Hand and Machine-made, Engine -Work, Sheaves and Pulleys, Pipes and Columns, Screws, Machine Parts, -Pumps and Cocks, the Moulding of Patterns in Loam and Greensand, &c., -together with the methods of estimating the weight of Castings; with -an Appendix of Tables for Workshop Reference. By JOSEPH G. HORNER, -A.M.I.M.E. Second Edition, Enlarged. With 450 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, -cloth =7/6= - - “A well-written technical guide, evidently written by a man who - understands and has practised what he has written about.... - We cordially recommend it to engineering students, young - journeymen, and others desirous of being initiated into the - mysteries of pattern-making.”—_Builder._ - - “An excellent _vade mecum_ for the apprentice who desires to - become master of his trade.”—_English Mechanic._ - - -MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TERMS. - -(Lockwood’s Dictionary of). Embracing those current in the Drawing -Office, Pattern Shop, Foundry, Fitting, Turning, Smiths’, and Boiler -Shops, &c., &c. Comprising upwards of 6,000 Definitions. Edited by JOSEPH -G. HORNER, A.M.I.M.E. Second Edition, Revised, with Additions. Crown 8vo, -cloth =7/6= - - “Just the sort of handy dictionary required by the various - trades engaged in mechanical engineering. The practical - engineering pupil will find the book of great value in his - studies, and every foreman engineer and mechanic should have a - copy.”—_Building News._ - - -TOOTHED GEARING. - -A Practical Handbook for Offices and Workshops. By JOSEPH HORNER, -A.M.I.M.E. With 184 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =6/0= - - “We must give the book our unqualified praise for its - thoroughness of treatment, and we can heartily recommend it to - all interested as the most practical book on the subject yet - written.”—_Mechanical World._ - - -FIRE PROTECTION. - -A Complete Manual of the Organisation, Machinery, Discipline and General -Working of the Fire Brigade of London. By CAPTAIN EYRE M. SHAW, C.B., -Chief Officer, Metropolitan Fire Brigade. New and Revised Edition, Demy -8vo, cloth _Net_ =5/0= - - -FIRES, FIRE-ENGINES, AND FIRE BRIGADES. - -With a History of Fire-Engines, their Construction, Use, and Management; -Foreign Fire Systems; Hints on Fire-Brigades, &c. By CHARLES F. T. 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Crown 8vo, cloth [_Just Published._ =3/6= - -SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—PREFATORY REMARKS.—OBJECTS OF -PLANTING.—CHOICE OF A FORESTER.—CHOICE OF SOIL AND SITE.—LAYING -OUT OF LAND FOR PLANTATIONS.—PREPARATION OF THE GROUND FOR -PLANTING.—DRAINAGE.—PLANTING.—DISTANCES AND DISTRIBUTION OF TREES IN -PLANTATIONS.—TREES AND GROUND GAME.—ATTENTION AFTER PLANTING.—THINNING -OF PLANTATIONS.—PRUNING OF FOREST TREES.—REALIZATION.—METHODS OF -SALE.—MEASUREMENT OF TIMBER.—MEASUREMENT AND VALUATION OF LARCH -PLANTATION.—FIRE LINES.—COST OF PLANTING. - - “Mr. Curtis has in the course of a series of short pithy - chapters afforded much information of a useful and practical - character on the planting and subsequent treatment of - trees.”—_Illustrated Carpenter and Builder._ - - -THE ELEMENTS OF FORESTRY. - -Designed to afford Information concerning the Planting and Care of Forest -Trees for Ornament or Profit, with suggestions upon the Creation and Care -of Woodlands. By F. B. HOUGH. 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TOOLS -USED FOR MARBLE PAINTING AND METHOD OF MANIPULATION.—5, 6. ST. REMI -MARBLE; EARLIER OPERATIONS AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—7. METHODS OF SKETCHING -DIFFERENT GRAINS, KNOTS, &C.—8, 9. ASH: PRELIMINARY STAGES AND FINISHED -SPECIMEN.—10. METHODS OF SKETCHING MARBLE GRAINS.—11, 12. BRECHE -MARBLE; PRELIMINARY STAGES OF WORKING AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—13. MAPLE; -METHODS OF PRODUCING THE DIFFERENT GRAINS.—14, 15. BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE; -PRELIMINARY STAGES AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—16. METHODS OF SKETCHING THE -DIFFERENT SPECIES OF WHITE MARBLE.—17, 18. WHITE MARBLE; PRELIMINARY -STAGES OF PROCESS AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—19. MAHOGANY; SPECIMENS OF -VARIOUS GRAINS AND METHODS OF MANIPULATION.—20, 21. MAHOGANY; EARLIER -STAGES AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—22, 23, 24. SIENNA MARBLE; VARIETIES OF -GRAIN, PRELIMINARY STAGES AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—25, 26, 27. JUNIPER -WOOD; METHODS OF PRODUCING GRAIN, &C.; PRELIMINARY STAGES AND FINISHED -SPECIMEN.—28, 29, 30. 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