7, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT, LONDON, E.C.
_January, 1901._
CROSBY LOCKWOOD & SON’S
Catalogue of
Scientific, Technical and Industrial Books.
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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. YOUNG,
C.E. 8vo, cloth =£1 4S.=
“To such of our readers as are interested in the subject of
fires and fire apparatus we can most heartily commend this
book.”—_Engineering._
STONE-WORKING MACHINERY.
A Manual dealing with the Rapid and Economical Conversion of Stone. With
Hints on the Arrangement and Management of Stone Works. By M. POWIS BALE,
M.I.M.E. Second Edition, enlarged. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth.
[_Just Published._ =9/0=
“The book should be in the hands of every mason or student of
stonework.”—_Colliery Guardian._
“A capital handbook for all who manipulate stone for building
or ornamental purposes.”—_Machinery Market._
PUMPS AND PUMPING.
A Handbook for Pump Users. Being Notes on Selection, Construction, and
Management. By M. POWIS BALE, M.I.M.E. Third Edition, Revised. Crown 8vo,
cloth. [_Just Published._ =2/6=
“The matter is set forth as concisely as possible. In fact,
condensation rather than diffuseness has been the author’s
aim throughout; yet he does not seem to have omitted anything
likely to be of use.”—_Journal of Gas Lighting._
“Thoroughly practical and simply and clearly written.”—_Glasgow
Herald._
MILLING MACHINES AND PROCESSES.
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LATHE-WORK.
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SCREW-THREADS,
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TABLES AND MEMORANDA FOR ENGINEERS, MECHANICS, ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, &c.
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POCKET GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS.
English-French, French-English; with Tables suitable for the
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THE ENGINEER’S YEAR BOOK FOR 1900.
Comprising Formulæ, Rules, Tables, Data and Memoranda in Civil,
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THE PORTABLE ENGINE.
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IRON AND STEEL.
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By CHARLES HOARE, Author of “The Slide Rule,” &c. Ninth Edition. 32mo,
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CONDENSED MECHANICS.
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THE SAFE USE OF STEAM.
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HEATING BY HOT WATER.
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THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.
The Autobiography of an Old Locomotive Engine. By ROBERT WEATHERBURN,
M.I.M.E. With Illustrations and Portraits of GEORGE and ROBERT
STEPHENSON. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ _Net_ =2/6=
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—PROLOGUE.—CYLINDERS.—MOTIONS.—CONNECTING
RODS.—FRAMES.—WHEELS.—PUMPS, CLACKS, &C.—INJECTORS.—BOILERS.—SMOKE
BOX.—CHIMNEY.—WEATHER BOARD AND AWNING.—INTERNAL DISSENSIONS.—ENGINE
DRIVERS, &C.
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THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT.
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between 1803 and 1896. By CLEMENT E. STRETTON, C.E. Fifth Edition,
Enlarged. With 120 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._
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LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE DRIVING.
A Practical Manual for Engineers in Charge of Locomotive Engines. By
MICHAEL REYNOLDS, Member of the Society of Engineers, formerly Locomotive
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THE MODEL LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER,
Fireman, and Engine-Boy. Comprising a Historical Notice of the Pioneer
Locomotive Engines and their Inventors. By MICHAEL REYNOLDS. Second
Edition, with Revised Appendix. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._
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with.”—_English Mechanic._
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everyone in the kingdom who has ever laid, or is to lay, hands
on a locomotive engine.”—_Iron._
CONTINUOUS RAILWAY BRAKES.
A Practical Treatise on the several Systems in Use in the United Kingdom:
their Construction and Performance. With copious Illustrations and
numerous Tables. By MICHAEL REYNOLDS. 8vo, cloth =9/0=
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STATIONARY ENGINE DRIVING.
A Practical Manual for Engineers in Charge of Stationary Engines. By
MICHAEL REYNOLDS. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth =4/6=
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his readers shall not only know something about the stationary
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ENGINE-DRIVING LIFE.
Stirring Adventure and Incidents in the Lives of Locomotive
Engine-Drivers. By MICHAEL REYNOLDS. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth =1/6=
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THE ENGINEMAN’S POCKET COMPANION,
And Practical Educator for Enginemen, Boiler Attendants, and Mechanics.
By MICHAEL REYNOLDS. With 45 Illustrations and numerous Diagrams. Fourth
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“This admirable work is well suited to accomplish its object,
being the honest workmanship of a competent engineer.”—_Glasgow
Herald._
CIVIL ENGINEERING, SURVEYING, &c.
LIGHT RAILWAYS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM, INDIA, AND THE COLONIES.
A Practical Handbook setting forth the Principles on which Light Railways
should be Constructed, Worked, and Financed; and detailing the Cost of
Construction, Equipment, Revenue and Working Expenses of Local Railways
already established in the above-mentioned countries, and in Belgium,
France, Switzerland, &c. By J. C. MACKAY, F.G.S., A.M. Inst. C.E.
Illustrated with Plates and Diagrams. Medium 8vo, cloth. [_Just
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will do well to buy Mr. Mackay’s book.”—_Engineer._
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system on a large scale to England is at last being mooted.
In its pages we find all the information that the heart of
man can desire on the subject ... every detail in its story,
founded on the experience of other countries and applied to the
possibilities of England, is put before us.”—_Spectator._
PRACTICAL TUNNELLING.
Explaining in detail Setting-out the Works, Shaft-sinking, and
Heading-driving, Ranging the Lines and Levelling underground,
Sub-Excavating, Timbering and the Construction of the Brickwork of
Tunnels, with the amount of Labour required for, and the Cost of, the
various portions of the work. By FREDERICK W. SIMMS, M. Inst. C.E. Fourth
Edition, Revised and Further Extended, including the most recent (1895)
Examples of Sub-aqueous and other Tunnels, by D. KINNEAR CLARK, M. Inst.
C.E. Imperial 8vo, with 34 Folding Plates and other Illustrations. Cloth.
[_Just Published._ =£2 2S.=
“The present (1896) edition has been brought right up to date,
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should have ready access, and to which engineers who have
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the younger members of the profession is invaluable, as from
its pages they can learn the state to which the science of
tunnelling has attained.”—_Railway News._
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many years cannot be more truly expressed than in the words
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Tunnelling.’”—_Architect._
THE WATER SUPPLY OF TOWNS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER-WORKS.
A Practical Treatise for the Use of Engineers and Students of
Engineering. By W. K. BURTON, A.M. Inst. C.E., Professor of Sanitary
Engineering in the Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan, and Consulting
Engineer to the Tokyo Water-works. Second Edition, Revised and Extended.
With numerous Plates and Illustrations. Super-royal 8vo, buckram. [_Just
Published._ =25/0=
I. INTRODUCTORY.—II. DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF WATER.—III. QUANTITY OF
WATER TO BE PROVIDED.—IV. ON ASCERTAINING WHETHER A PROPOSED SOURCE OF
SUPPLY IS SUFFICIENT.—V. ON ESTIMATING THE STORAGE CAPACITY REQUIRED
TO BE PROVIDED.—VI. CLASSIFICATION OF WATER-WORKS.—VII. IMPOUNDING
RESERVOIRS.—VIII. EARTHWORK DAMS.—IX. MASONRY DAMS.—X. THE PURIFICATION
OF WATER.—XI. SETTLING RESERVOIRS.—XII. SAND FILTRATION.—XIII.
PURIFICATION OF WATER BY ACTION OF IRON, SOFTENING OF WATER BY ACTION OF
LIME, NATURAL FILTRATION.—XIV. SERVICE OR CLEAN WATER RESERVOIRS—WATER
TOWERS—STAND PIPES.—XV. THE CONNECTION OF SETTLING RESERVOIRS, FILTER
BEDS AND SERVICE RESERVOIRS.—XVI. PUMPING MACHINERY.—XVII. FLOW
OF WATER IN CONDUITS—PIPES AND OPEN CHANNELS.—XVIII. DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS.—XIX. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE EXTINCTION OF FIRE.—XX. PIPES
FOR WATER-WORKS.—XXI. PREVENTION OF WASTE OF WATER.—XXII. VARIOUS
APPLICATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH WATER-WORKS.
APPENDIX I. By PROF. JOHN MILNE, F.R.S.—CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING
THE PROBABLE EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES ON WATER-WORKS, AND THE SPECIAL
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN EARTHQUAKE COUNTRIES.
APPENDIX II. By JOHN DE RIJKE, C.E.—ON SAND DUNES AND DUNE SAND AS A
SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY.
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the details of construction well illustrated.... The work
should be specially valuable to civil engineers engaged in work
in Japan, but the interest is by no means confined to that
locality.”—_Engineer._
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shown in the preparation of this work.... The plates
and diagrams have evidently been prepared with great
care, and cannot fail to be of great assistance to the
student.”—_Builder._
“The whole art of water-works construction is dealt with in a
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Burton’s practical treatise shows in all its sections the fruit
of independent study and individual experience. It is largely
based upon his own practice in the branch of engineering of
which it treats.”—_Saturday Review._
THE WATER SUPPLY OF CITIES AND TOWNS.
By WILLIAM HUMBER, A.M. Inst. C.E., and M. Inst. M.E., Author of “Cast
and Wrought Iron Bridge Construction,” &c., &c. Illustrated with 50
Double Plates, 1 Single Plate, Coloured Frontispiece, and upwards of
250 Woodcuts, and containing 400 pp. of Text. Imp. 4to, elegantly and
substantially half-bound in morocco _Net_ =£6 6S.=
LIST OF CONTENTS.
I. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SOME OF THE MEANS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED FOR THE
SUPPLY OF WATER TO CITIES AND TOWNS.—II. WATER AND THE FOREIGN MATTER
USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IT.—III. RAINFALL AND EVAPORATION.—IV. SPRINGS
AND THE WATER-BEARING FORMATIONS OF VARIOUS DISTRICTS.—V. MEASUREMENT AND
ESTIMATION OF THE FLOW OF WATER.—VI. ON THE SELECTION OF THE SOURCE OF
SUPPLY.—VII. WELLS.—VIII. RESERVOIRS.—IX. THE PURIFICATION OF WATER.—X.
PUMPS.—XI. PUMPING MACHINERY.—XII. CONDUITS.—XIII. DISTRIBUTION OF
WATER.—XIV. METERS, SERVICE PIPES, AND HOUSE FITTINGS.—XV. THE LAW OF
ECONOMY OF WATER-WORKS.—XVI. CONSTANT AND INTERMITTENT SUPPLY.—XVII.
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.—APPENDICES, GIVING TABLES OF RATES OF SUPPLY,
VELOCITIES, &C., &C., TOGETHER WITH SPECIFICATIONS OF SEVERAL WORKS
ILLUSTRATED, AMONG WHICH WILL BE FOUND: ABERDEEN, BIDEFORD, CANTERBURY,
DUNDEE, HALIFAX, LAMBETH, ROTHERHAM, DUBLIN, AND OTHERS.
“The most systematic and valuable work upon water supply
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characterised almost throughout by an exhaustiveness much more
distinctive of French and German than of English technical
treatises.”—_Engineer._
RURAL WATER SUPPLY.
A Practical Handbook on the Supply of Water and Construction of
Water-works for small Country Districts. By ALLAN GREENWELL, A.M.I.C.E.,
and W. T. CURRY, A.M.I.C.E., F.G.S. With Illustrations. Second Edition,
Revised. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =5/0=
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HYDRAULIC POWER ENGINEERING.
A Practical Manual on the Concentration and Transmission of Power by
Hydraulic Machinery. By G. CROYDON MARKS, A.M. Inst. C.E. With nearly 200
Illustrations. 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ _Net_ =9/0=
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—PRINCIPLES OF HYDRAULICS.—THE OBSERVED FLOW OF
WATER.—HYDRAULIC PRESSURES, MATERIAL.—TEST LOAD PACKINGS FOR SLIDING
SURFACES.—PIPE JOINTS.—CONTROLLING VALVES.—PLATFORM LIFTS.—WORKSHOP,
FACTORY, AND DOCK CRANES.—HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATORS.—PRESSES.—SHEET METAL
WORKING AND FORGING MACHINERY.—HYDRAULIC RIVETTERS.—HAND, POWER, AND
STEAM PUMPS.—TURBINES.—IMPULSE AND RE-ACTION TURBINES.—DESIGN OF
TURBINES.—WATER WHEELS.—HYDRAULIC ENGINES.—RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS.—TABLES.
“We have nothing but praise for this thoroughly valuable work.
The author has succeeded in rendering his subject interesting
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“Can be unhesitatingly recommended as a useful and up-to-date
manual on hydraulic transmission and utilisation of
power.”—_Mechanical World._
HYDRAULIC TABLES, CO-EFFICIENTS, & FORMULÆ.
For Finding the Discharge of Water from Orifices, Notches, Weirs,
Pipes, and Rivers. With New Formulæ, Tables, and General Information on
Rain-fall, Catchment-Basins, Drainage, Sewerage, Water Supply for Towns
and Mill Power. By JOHN NEVILLE, Civil Engineer, M.R.I.A. Third Edition,
revised, with additions. Numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =14/0=
“It is, of all English books on the subject, the one nearest to
completeness.”—_Architect._
HYDRAULIC MANUAL.
Consisting of Working Tables and Explanatory Text. Intended as a Guide
in Hydraulic Calculations and Field Operations. By LOWIS D’A. JACKSON,
Author of “Aid to Survey Practice,” “Modern Metrology,” &c. Fourth
Edition, Enlarged. Large crown 8vo, cloth =16/0=
“The author has constructed a manual which may be accepted
as a trustworthy guide to this branch of the engineer’s
profession.”—_Engineering._
WATER ENGINEERING.
A Practical Treatise on the Measurement, Storage, Conveyance, and
Utilisation of Water for the Supply of Towns, for Mill Power, and for
other Purposes. By C. SLAGG, A.M. Inst. C.E. Second Edition. Crown 8vo,
cloth =7/6=
“As a small practical treatise on the water supply of towns,
and on some applications of water-power, the work is in many
respects excellent.”—_Engineering._
THE RECLAMATION OF LAND FROM TIDAL WATERS.
A Handbook for Engineers, Landed Proprietors, and others interested
in Works of Reclamation. By ALEXANDER BEAZELEY, M. Inst. C.E. With
Illustrations. 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ _Net_ =10/6=
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reclaiming land from the sea, and the best way of doing it. The
work contains a great deal of practical and useful information
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the enclosure of salt marshes, and to land owners intending to
reclaim land from the sea.”—_The Engineer._
“The author has carried out his task efficiently and well,
and his book contains a large amount of information of great
service to engineers and others interested in works of
reclamation.”—_Nature._
MASONRY DAMS FROM INCEPTION TO COMPLETION.
Including numerous Formulæ, Forms of Specification and Tender, Pocket
Diagram of Forces, &c. For the use of Civil and Mining Engineers. By C.
F. COURTNEY, M. Inst. C.E. 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =9/0=
“The volume contains a good deal of valuable data, and
furnishes the engineer with practical advice. The author deals
with his subject from the inception to the finish. Many useful
suggestions will be found in the remarks on site and position,
location of dam, foundations and construction.”—_Building News._
RIVER BARS.
The Causes of their Formation, and their Treatment by “Induced Tidal
Scour;” with a Description of the Successful Reduction by this Method of
the Bar at Dublin. By I. J. MANN, Assist. Eng. to the Dublin Port and
Docks Board. Royal 8vo, cloth =7/6=
“We recommend all interested in harbour works—and, indeed,
those concerned in the improvements of rivers generally—to read
Mr. Mann’s interesting work.”—_Engineer._
TRAMWAYS: THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND WORKING.
Embracing a Comprehensive History of the System; with an exhaustive
Analysis of the Various Modes of Traction, including Horse Power, Steam,
Cable Traction, Electric Traction, &c.; a Description of the Varieties
of Rolling Stock; and ample Details of Cost and Working Expenses. New
Edition, Thoroughly Revised, and Including the Progress recently made in
Tramway Construction, &c., &c. By D. KINNEAR CLARK, M. Inst. C.E. With
400 Illustrations. 8vo, 780 pp., buckram. [_Just Published._ =28/0=
“The new volume is one which will rank, among tramway engineers
and those interested in tramway working, with the Author’s
world-famed book on railway machinery.”—_The Engineer._
PRACTICAL SURVEYING.
A Text-Book for Students preparing for Examinations or for Survey-work
in the Colonies. By GEORGE W. USILL, A.M.I.C.E. With 4 Plates and
upwards of 330 Illustrations. Sixth Edition. Including Tables of Natural
Sines, Tangents, Secants, &c. Crown 8vo, cloth =7/6=; or, on THIN PAPER,
leather, gilt edges, for pocket use. [_Just Published._ =12/6=
“The best forms of instruments are described as to their
construction, uses and modes of employment, and there are
innumerable hints on work and equipment such as the author, in
his experience as surveyor, draughtsman and teacher, has found
necessary, and which the student in his inexperience will find
most serviceable.”—_Engineer._
“The latest treatise in the English language on surveying, and
we have no hesitation in saying that the student will find it
a better guide than any of its predecessors. Deserves to be
recognised as the first book which should be put in the hands
of a pupil of Civil Engineering.”—_Architect._
SURVEYING WITH THE TACHEOMETER.
A practical Manual for the use of Civil and Military Engineers and
Surveyors. Including two series of Tables specially computed for the
Reduction of Readings in Sexagesimal and in Centesimal Degrees. By NEIL
KENNEDY, M. Inst. C.E. With Diagrams and Plates. Demy 8vo, cloth. [_Just
Published._ _Net_ =10/6=
“The work is very clearly written, and should remove all
difficulties in the way of any surveyor desirous of making use
of this useful and rapid instrument.”—_Nature._
AID TO SURVEY PRACTICE.
For Reference in Surveying, Levelling, and Setting-out; and in Route
Surveys of Travellers by Land and Sea. With Tables, Illustrations, and
Records. By LOWIS D’A. JACKSON, A.M.I.C.E. 8vo, cloth =12/6=
“A valuable _vade-mecum_ for the surveyor. We recommend this
book as containing an admirable supplement to the teaching of
the accomplished surveyor.”—_Athenæum._
“The author brings to his work a fortunate union of theory and
practical experience which, aided by a clear and lucid style of
writing, renders the book a very useful one.”—_Builder._
ENGINEER’S & MINING SURVEYOR’S FIELD BOOK.
Consisting of a Series of Tables, with Rules, Explanations of Systems,
and use of Theodolite for Traverse Surveying and plotting the work with
minute accuracy by means of Straight Edge and Set Square only; Levelling
with the Theodolite, Casting-out and Reducing Levels to Datum, and
Plotting Sections in the ordinary manner; Setting-out Curves with the
Theodolite by Tangential Angles and Multiples with Right and Left-hand
Readings of the Instrument; Setting-out Curves without Theodolite on
the System of Tangential Angles by Sets of Tangents and Offsets; and
Earthwork Tables to 80 feet deep, calculated for every 6 inches in
depth. By W. DAVIS HASKOLL, C.E. With numerous Woodcuts. Fourth Edition,
Enlarged. Crown 8vo, cloth =12/0=
“The book is very handy; the separate tables of sines and
tangents to every minute will make it useful for many other
purposes, the genuine traverse tables existing all the
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we strongly recommend it to all professional men engaged in the
gold-mining industry.”—_Mining Journal._
THE CYANIDE PROCESS OF GOLD EXTRACTION.
Including its Practical Application on the Witwatersrand Gold Fields in
South Africa. By M. EISSLER, M.E., Author of “The Metallurgy of Gold,”
&c. With Diagrams and Working Drawings. Second Edition, Revised and
Enlarged. 8vo, cloth =7/6=
“This book is just what was needed to acquaint mining men with
the actual working of a process which is not only the most
popular, but is, as a general rule, the most successful for the
extraction of gold from tailings.”—_Mining Journal._
“The work will prove invaluable to all interested in gold
mining, whether metallurgists or as investors.”—_Chemical News._
DIAMOND DRILLING FOR GOLD & OTHER MINERALS.
A Practical Handbook on the Use of Modern Diamond Core Drills in
Prospecting and Exploiting Mineral-Bearing Properties, including
Particulars of the Costs of Apparatus and Working. By G. A. DENNY, M.N.E.
Inst. M.E., M.I.M. and M. Author of “The Klerksdorp Goldfields.” Medium
8vo, 168 pp., with Illustrative Diagrams. [_Just Published._ =12/6=
“There is certainly scope for a work on diamond drilling,
and Mr. Denny deserves grateful recognition for supplying a
decided want. We strongly recommend every board of directors
to carefully peruse the pages treating of the applicability of
diamond drilling to auriferous deposits, and, under certain
conditions, its advantages over shaft sinking for systematic
prospecting, both from the surface and underground. The
author has given us a valuable volume of eminently practical
data that should be in the possession of those interested in
mining.”—_Mining Journal._
“Mr. Denny’s handbook is the first English work to give a
detailed account of the use of modern diamond core-drills
in searching for mineral deposits. The work contains much
information of a practical character, including particulars of
the cost of apparatus and of working.”—_Nature._
FIELD TESTING FOR GOLD AND SILVER.
A Practical Manual for Prospectors and Miners. By W. H. MERRITT,
M.N.E. Inst. M.E., A.R.S.M., &c. With Photographic Plates and other
Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, leather. [_Just Published._ _Net_ =5/0=
“As an instructor of prospectors’ classes Mr. Merritt has the
advantage of knowing exactly the information likely to be most
valuable to the miner in the field. The contents cover all
the details of sampling and testing gold and silver ores. The
work will be a useful addition to a prospector’s kit.”—_Mining
Journal._
“It gives the gist of the author’s experience as a teacher
of prospectors, and is a book which no prospector could use
habitually without finding it pan out well.”—_Scotsman._
THE PROSPECTOR’S HANDBOOK.
A Guide for the Prospector and Traveller in search of Metal-Bearing or
other Valuable Minerals. By J. W. ANDERSON, M.A. (Camb.), F.R.G.S.,
Author of “Fiji and New Caledonia.” Eighth Edition, thoroughly Revised
and much Enlarged. Small crown 8vo, cloth, =3/6=; or, leather,
pocket-book form, with tuck. [_Just Published._ =4/6=
“Will supply a much-felt want, especially among Colonists, in
whose way are so often thrown many mineralogical specimens the
value of which it is difficult to determine.”—_Engineer._
“How to find commercial minerals, and how to identify them
when they are found, are the leading points to which attention
is directed. The author has managed to pack as much practical
detail into his pages as would supply material for a book three
times its size.”—_Mining Journal._
THE METALLURGY OF SILVER.
A Practical Treatise on the Amalgamation, Roasting, and Lixiviation of
Silver Ores. Including the Assaying, Melting, and Refining of Silver
Bullion. By M. EISSLER, Author of “The Metallurgy of Gold,” &c. Third
Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth =10/6=
“A practical treatise, and a technical work which we are
convinced will supply a long-felt want amongst practical
men, and at the same time be of value to students and others
indirectly connected with the industries.”—_Mining Journal._
“From first to last the book is thoroughly sound and
reliable.”—_Colliery Guardian._
“For chemists, practical miners, assayers, and investors alike
we do not know of any work on the subject so handy and yet so
comprehensive.”—_Glasgow Herald._
THE METALLURGY OF ARGENTIFEROUS LEAD.
A Practical Treatise on the Smelting of Silver-Lead Ores and the Refining
of Lead Bullion. Including Reports on various Smelting Establishments
and Descriptions of Modern Smelting Furnaces and Plants in Europe and
America. By M. EISSLER, M.E., Author of “The Metallurgy of Gold,” &c.
Crown 8vo, 400 pp., with 183 Illustrations, cloth =12/6=
“The numerous metallurgical processes, which are fully and
extensively treated of, embrace all the stages experienced in
the passage of the lead from the various natural states to its
issue from the refinery as an article of commerce.”—_Practical
Engineer._
“The present volume fully maintains the reputation of the
author. Those who wish to obtain a thorough insight into the
present state of this industry cannot do better than read this
volume, and all mining engineers cannot fail to find many
useful hints and suggestions in it.”—_Industries._
METALLIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINING.
By D. C. DAVIES, F.G.S., Mining Engineer, &c., Author of “A Treatise
on Slate and Slate Quarrying.” Fifth Edition, thoroughly Revised and
much Enlarged by his Son, E. HENRY DAVIES, M.E., F.G.S. With about 150
Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =12/6=
“Neither the practical miner nor the general reader, interested
in mines, can have a better book for his companion and his
guide.”—_Mining Journal._
“We are doing our readers a service in calling their attention
to this valuable work.”—_Mining World._
“As a history of the present state of mining throughout the
world this book has a real value and it supplies an actual
want.”—_Athenæum._
MACHINERY FOR METALLIFEROUS MINES.
A Practical Treatise for Mining Engineers, Metallurgists, and Managers of
Mines. By E. HENRY DAVIES, M.E., F.G.S. Crown 8vo, 580 pp., with upwards
of 300 Illustrations, cloth =12/6=
“Mr. Davies, in this handsome volume, has done the advanced
student and the manager of mines good service. Almost every
kind of machinery in actual use is carefully described, and the
woodcuts and plates are good.”—_Athenæum._
“From cover to cover the work exhibits all the same
characteristics which excite the confidence and attract the
attention of the student as he peruses the first page. The work
may safely be recommended. By its publication the literature
connected with the industry will be enriched and the reputation
of its author enhanced.”—_Mining Journal._
EARTHY AND OTHER MINERALS AND MINING.
By D. C. DAVIES, F.G.S., Author of “Metalliferous Minerals,” &c. Third
Edition, Revised and Enlarged by his Son, E. HENRY DAVIES, M.E., F.G.S.
With about 100 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =12/6=
“We do not remember to have met with any English work on mining
matters that contains the same amount of information packed in
equally convenient form.”—_Academy._
“We should be inclined to rank it as among the very best of
the handy technical and trades manuals which have recently
appeared.”—_British Quarterly Review._
BRITISH MINING.
A Treatise on the History, Discovery, Practical Development, and Future
Prospects of Metalliferous Mines in the United Kingdom. By ROBERT HUNT,
F.R.S., late Keeper of Mining Records. Upwards of 950 pp., with 230
Illustrations. Second Edition, Revised. Super-royal 8vo, cloth =£2 2S.=
“The book is a treasure-house of statistical information on
mining subjects, and we know of no other work embodying so
great a mass of matter of this kind. Were this the only merit
of Mr. Hunt’s volume it would be sufficient to render it
indispensable in the library of every one interested in the
development of the mining and metallurgical industries of this
country.”—_Athenæum._
POCKET-BOOK FOR MINERS AND METALLURGISTS.
Comprising Rules, Formulæ, Tables, and Notes for Use in Field and Office
Work. By F. DANVERS POWER, F.G.S., M.E. Second Edition, Corrected. Fcap.
8vo, leather. [_Just Published._ =9/0=
“This excellent book is an admirable example of its kind, and
ought to find a large sale amongst English-speaking prospectors
and mining engineers.”—_Engineering._
THE MINER’S HANDBOOK.
A Handy Book of Reference on the subjects of Mineral Deposits, Mining
Operations, Ore Dressing, &c. For the Use of Students and others
interested in Mining Matters. By JOHN MILNE, F.R.S., Professor of Mining
in the Imperial University of Japan. Revised Edition. Fcap. 8vo, leather
=7/6=
“Professor Milne’s handbook is sure to be received with favour
by all connected with mining, and will be extremely popular
among students.”—_Athenæum._
THE IRON ORES of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.
Their Mode of Occurrence, Age and Origin, and the Methods of Searching
for and Working Them. With a Notice of some of the Iron Ores of Spain. By
J. D. KENDALL, F.G.S., Mining Engineer. Crown 8vo, cloth =16/0=
“The author has a thorough practical knowledge of his subject,
and has supplemented a careful study of the available
literature by unpublished information derived from his own
observations. The result is a very useful volume, which cannot
fail to be of value to all interested in the iron industry of
the country.”—_Industries._
MINE DRAINAGE.
A Complete Practical Treatise on Direct-Acting Underground Steam Pumping
Machinery. By STEPHEN MICHELL. Second Edition, Re-written and Enlarged,
390 pp. With about 250 Illustrations. Royal 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._
_Net_ =25/0=
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—HORIZONTAL PUMPING ENGINES.—ROTARY AND NON-ROTARY
HORIZONTAL ENGINES.—SIMPLE AND COMPOUND STEAM PUMPS.—VERTICAL PUMPING
ENGINES.—ROTARY AND NON-ROTARY VERTICAL ENGINES.—SIMPLE AND COMPOUND
STEAM PUMPS.—TRIPLE-EXPANSION STEAM PUMPS.—PULSATING STEAM PUMPS.—PUMP
VALVES.—SINKING PUMPS, &C., &C.
“This volume contains an immense amount of important and
interesting new matter. The book should undoubtedly prove of
great use to all who wish for information on the subject,
inasmuch as the different patterns of steam pumps are not alone
lucidly described and clearly illustrated, but in addition
numerous tables are supplied, in which their sizes, capacity,
price, &c., are set forth, hence facilitating immensely the
rational selection of a pump to suit any purpose that the
reader may desire, or, on the other hand, supplying him with
useful information about any of the pumps that come within the
scope of the volume.”—_The Engineer._
THE COLLIERY MANAGER’S HANDBOOK.
A Comprehensive Treatise on the Laying-out and Working of Collieries,
Designed as a Book of Reference for Colliery Managers, and for the Use
of Coal Mining Students preparing for First-class Certificates. By CALEB
PAMELY, Mining Engineer and Surveyor; Member of the North of England
Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers; and Member of the South
Wales Institute of Mining Engineers. With 700 Plans, Diagrams, and other
Illustrations. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged, medium 8vo, over 900
pp. Strongly bound =£1 5S.=
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—GEOLOGY.—SEARCH FOR COAL.—MINERAL LEASES
AND OTHER HOLDINGS.—SHAFT SINKING.—FITTING UP THE SHAFT AND
SURFACE ARRANGEMENTS.—STEAM BOILERS AND THEIR FITTINGS.—TIMBERING
AND WALLING.—NARROW WORK AND METHODS OF WORKING.—UNDERGROUND
CONVEYANCE.—DRAINAGE.—THE GASES MET WITH IN MINES; VENTILATION.—ON
THE FRICTION OF AIR IN MINES.—THE PRIESTMAN OIL ENGINE; PETROLEUM
AND NATURAL GAS.—SURVEYING AND PLANNING.—SAFETY LAMPS AND FIREDAMP
DETECTORS.—SUNDRY AND INCIDENTAL OPERATIONS AND APPLIANCES.—COLLIERY
EXPLOSIONS.—MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.—_Appendix_: SUMMARY OF
REPORT OF H.M. COMMISSIONERS ON ACCIDENTS IN MINES.
“Mr. Pamely has not only given us a comprehensive reference
book of a very high order, suitable to the requirements of
mining engineers and colliery managers, but has also provided
mining students with a class-book that is as interesting as it
is instructive.”—_Colliery Manager._
“Mr. Pamely’s work is eminently suited to the purpose for which
it is intended, being clear, interesting, exhaustive, rich
in detail, and up to date, giving descriptions of the latest
machines in every department. A mining engineer could scarcely
go wrong who followed this work.”—_Colliery Guardian._
“This is the most complete ‘all-round’ work on coal-mining
published in the English language.... No library of coal-mining
books is complete without it.”—_Colliery Engineer_ (Scranton,
Pa., U.S.A.).
COLLIERY WORKING AND MANAGEMENT.
Comprising the Duties of a Colliery Manager, the Oversight and
Arrangement of Labour and Wages, and the different Systems of Working
Coal Seams. By H. F. BULMAN and R. A. S. REDMAYNE. 350 pp., with 28
Plates and other Illustrations, including Underground Photographs. Medium
8vo, cloth [_Just Published._ =15/0=
“This is, indeed, an admirable Handbook for Colliery Managers,
in fact it is an indispensable adjunct to a Colliery Manager’s
education, as well as being a most useful and interesting
work on the subject for all who in any way have to do with
coal mining. The underground photographs are an attractive
feature of the work, being very lifelike and necessarily true
representations of the scenes they depict.”—_Colliery Guardian._
“Mr. Bulman and Mr. Redmayne, who are both experienced Colliery
Managers of great literary ability, are to be congratulated
on having supplied an authoritative work dealing with a side
of the subject of coal mining which has hitherto received
but scant treatment. The authors elucidate their text by 119
woodcuts and 28 plates, most of the latter being admirable
reproductions of photographs taken underground with the
aid of the magnesium flash-light. These illustrations are
excellent.”—_Nature._
COAL AND COAL MINING.
By the late Sir WARINGTON W. SMYTH, F.R.S., Chief Inspector of the Mines
of the Crown. Eighth Edition, Revised and Extended by T. FORSTER BROWN,
Mining Engineer, Chief Inspector of the Mines of the Crown and of the
Duchy of Cornwall. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =3/6=
“As an outline is given of every known coal-field in this
and other countries, as well as of the principal methods of
working, the book will doubtless interest a very large number
of readers.”—_Mining Journal._
NOTES AND FORMULÆ FOR MINING STUDENTS.
By JOHN HERMAN MERIVALE, M.A., Late Professor of Mining in the Durham
College of Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Fourth Edition, Revised and
Enlarged. By H. F. BULMAN, A.M. Inst. C.E. Small crown 8vo, cloth =2/6=
“The author has done his work in a creditable manner, and has
produced a book that will be of service to students and those
who are practically engaged in mining operations.”—_Engineer._
INFLAMMABLE GAS AND VAPOUR IN THE AIR
(The Detection and Measurement of). By FRANK CLOWES, D.Sc., Lond.,
F.I.C., Prof. of Chemistry in the University College, Nottingham. With a
Chapter on THE DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM VAPOUR by BOVERTON
REDWOOD, F.R.S.E., Consulting Adviser to the Corporation of London under
the Petroleum Acts. Crown 8vo, cloth. _Net_ =5/0=
“Professor Clowes has given us a volume on a subject of much
industrial importance.... Those interested in these matters
may be recommended to study this book, which is easy of
comprehension and contains many good things.”—_The Engineer._
“A book that no mining engineer—certainly no coal miner—can
afford to ignore or to leave unread.”—_Mining Journal._
COAL & IRON INDUSTRIES of the UNITED KINGDOM.
Comprising a Description of the Coal Fields, and of the Principal Seams
of Coal, with Returns of their Produce and its Distribution, and Analyses
of Special Varieties. Also, an Account of the Occurrence of Iron Ores in
Veins or Seams; Analyses of each Variety; and a History of the Rise and
Progress of Pig Iron Manufacture. By RICHARD MEADE. 8vo, cloth =£1 8S.=
“Of this book we may unreservedly say that it is the best of
its class which we have ever met.... A book of reference which
no one engaged in the iron or coal trades should omit from his
library.”—_Iron and Coal Trades Review._
ASBESTOS AND ASBESTIC.
Their Properties, Occurrence, and Use. By ROBERT H. JONES, F.S.A.,
Mineralogist, Hon. Mem. Asbestos Club, Black Lake, Canada. With Ten
Collotype Plates and other Illustrations. Demy 8vo, cloth. [_Just
Published._ =16/0=
“An interesting and invaluable work.”—_Colliery Guardian._
GRANITES AND OUR GRANITE INDUSTRIES.
By GEORGE F. HARRIS, F.G.S., Membre de la Société Belge de Géologie,
Lecturer on Economic Geology at the Birkbeck Institution, &c. With
Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =2/6=
“A clearly and well-written manual for persons engaged or
interested in the granite industry.”—_Scotsman._
TRAVERSE TABLES.
For use in Mine Surveying. By W. LINTERN, Mining Engineer. Crown 8vo,
cloth. [_Just Published._ _Net_ =3/0=
ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, &c.
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHS.
Their History, Construction, and Working. Founded in part on
WÜNSCHENDORFF’S “Traité de Télégraphie Sous-Marine,” and Compiled
from Authoritative and Exclusive Sources. By CHARLES BRIGHT, F.R.S.E.
Super-royal 8vo, about 780 pp., fully Illustrated, including Maps and
Folding Plates [_Just Published._ _Net_ =£3 3S.=
“There are few, if any, persons more fitted to write a treatise
on submarine telegraphy than Mr. Charles Bright. The author has
done his work admirably, and has written in a way which will
appeal as much to the layman as to the engineer. This admirable
volume must, for many years to come, hold the position of the
English classic on submarine telegraphy.”—_Engineer._
“This book is full of information. It makes a book of reference
which should be in every engineer’s library.”—_Nature._
“Mr. Bright’s interestingly written and admirably illustrated
book will meet with a welcome reception from cable
men.”—_Electrician._
“The author deals with his subject from all points of
view—political and strategical as well as scientific. The work
will be of interest, not only to men of science, but to the
general public. We can strongly recommend it.”—_Athenæum._
“The work contains a great store of technical information
concerning the making and working of submarine telegraphs. In
bringing together the most valuable results relating to the
evolution of the telegraph, the author has rendered a service
that will be very widely appreciated.”—_Morning Post._
THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER’S POCKET-BOOK.
Consisting of Modern Rules, Formulæ, Tables, and Data. By H. R. KEMPE,
M. Inst. E.E., A.M. Inst. C.E., Technical Officer Postal Telegraphs,
Author of “A Handbook of Electrical Testing,” “The Engineer’s Year-Book,”
&c. Second Edition, thoroughly Revised, with Additions. With numerous
Illustrations. Royal 32mo, oblong, leather =5/0=
“It is the best book of its kind.”—_Electrical Engineer._
“The Electrical Engineer’s Pocket-Book is a good
one.”—_Electrician._
“Strongly recommended to those engaged in the electrical
industries.”—_Electrical Review._
ELECTRIC LIGHT FITTING.
A Handbook for Working Electrical Engineers, embodying Practical Notes
on Installation Management. By J. W. URQUHART, Electrician, Author
of “Electric Light,” &c. With numerous Illustrations. Third Edition,
Revised, with Additions. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =5/0=
“This volume deals with what may be termed the mechanics of
electric lighting, and is addressed to men who are already
engaged in the work, or are training for it. The work traverses
a great deal of ground, and may be read as a sequel to the same
author’s useful work on ‘Electric Light.’”—_Electrician._
“Eminently practical and useful.... Ought to be in the hands of
every one in charge of an electric light plant.”—_Electrical
Engineer._
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Its Production and Use, Embodying Plain Directions for the Treatment of
Dynamo-Electric Machines, Batteries, Accumulators, and Electric Lamps.
By J. W. URQUHART, C.E. Sixth Edition, Revised, with Additions and 145
Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =7/6=
“The whole ground of electric lighting is more or less covered
and explained in a very clear and concise manner.”—_Electrical
Review._
“A _vade-mecum_ of the salient facts connected with the science
of electric lighting.”—_Electrician._
“You cannot for your purpose have a better book than ‘Electric
Light’ by Urquhart.”—_Engineer._
DYNAMO CONSTRUCTION.
A Practical Handbook for the Use of Engineer-Constructors and
Electricians-in-Charge. Embracing Framework Building, Field Magnet and
Armature Winding and Grouping, Compounding, &c. With Examples of leading
English, American, and Continental Dynamos and Motors. By J. W. URQUHART,
Author of “Electric Light,” &c. Second Edition, Enlarged. With 114
Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =7/6=
“Mr. Urquhart’s book is the first one which deals with these
matters in such a way that the engineering student can
understand them. The book is very readable, and the author
leads his readers up to difficult subjects by reasonably simple
tests.”—_Engineering Review._
“A book for which a demand has long existed.”—_Mechanical
World._
THE MANAGEMENT OF DYNAMOS.
A Handy Book of Theory and Practice for the Use of Mechanics, Engineers,
Students, and others in Charge of Dynamos. By G. W. LUMMIS-PATERSON.
Second Edition, thoroughly Revised and Enlarged. With numerous
Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =4/6=
“An example which deserves to be taken as a model by other
authors. The subject is treated in a manner which any
intelligent man who is fit to be entrusted with charge of an
engine should be able to understand. It is a useful book to all
who make, tend, or employ electric machinery.”—_Architect._
THE STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY.
A Popular Encyclopædia of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of
Electrical Engineering. By T. O’CONOR SLOANE, A.M., Ph.D. Second Edition,
with Appendix to date. Crown 8vo, 680 pp., 390 Illustrations, cloth.
[_Just Published._ =7/6=
“The work has many attractive features in it, and is, beyond
doubt, a well put together and useful publication. The amount
of ground covered may be gathered from the fact that in the
index about 5,600 references will be found.”—_Electrical
Review._
ELECTRIC SHIP-LIGHTING.
A Handbook on the Practical Fitting and Running of Ships’ Electrical
Plant. For the Use of Shipowners and Builders, Marine Electricians, and
Seagoing Engineers-in-Charge. By J. W. URQUHART, C.E. Second Edition,
Revised and Extended. 326 pp., with 88 Illustrations, Crown 8vo, cloth.
[_Just Published._ =7/6=
“The subject of ship electric lighting is one of vast
importance, and Mr. Urquhart is to be highly complimented
for placing such a valuable work at the service of marine
electricians.”—_The Steamship._
ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR COUNTRY HOUSES.
A Practical Handbook on the Erection and Running of Small Installations,
with Particulars of the Cost of Plant and Working. By J. H. KNIGHT.
Second Edition, Revised. Crown 8vo, wrapper. [_Just Published._ =1/0=
“The book contains excellent advice and many practical
hints for the help of those who wish to light their own
houses.”—_Building News._
ELECTRIC LIGHTING (ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF).
By ALAN A. CAMPBELL SWINTON, M. Inst. C.E., M. Inst. E.E. Fourth Edition,
Revised. With 16 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =1/6=
“Any one who desires a short and thoroughly clear exposition of
the elementary principles of electric lighting cannot do better
than read this little work.”—_Bradford Observer._
DYNAMIC ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.
By PHILIP ATKINSON, A.M., Ph.D., Author of “Elements of Static
Electricity,” &c. Crown 8vo, 417 pp., with 120 Illustrations, cloth =10/6=
POWER TRANSMITTED BY ELECTRICITY
And applied by the Electric Motor, including Electric Railway
Construction. By P. ATKINSON, A.M., Ph.D. With 96 Illustrations. Crown
8vo, cloth =7/6=
HOW TO MAKE A DYNAMO.
A Practical Treatise for Amateurs. Containing numerous Illustrations and
Detailed Instructions for Constructing a Small Dynamo to Produce the
Electric Light. By ALFRED CROFTS. Sixth Edition, Revised and Enlarged.
Crown 8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =2/0=
“The instructions given in this unpretentious little book
are sufficiently clear and explicit to enable any amateur
mechanic possessed of average skill and the usual tools to be
found in an amateur’s workshop to build a practical dynamo
machine.”—_Electrician._
THE STUDENT’S TEXT-BOOK OF ELECTRICITY.
By H. M. NOAD, F.R.S. Cheaper Edition. 650 pp., with 470 Illustrations.
Crown 8vo, cloth =9/0=
ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING, &c.
PRACTICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
A Handbook for Students Preparing for Examinations, and a Book of
Reference for Persons Engaged in Building. By JOHN PARNELL ALLEN,
Surveyor, Lecturer on Building Construction at the Durham College of
Science, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Medium
8vo, 450 pp., with 1,000 Illustrations, cloth. [_Just Published._ =7/6=
“The most complete exposition of building construction we have
seen. It contains all that is necessary to prepare students for
the various examinations in building construction.”—_Building
News._
“The author depends nearly as much on his diagrams as on his
type. The pages suggest the hand of a man of experience in
building operations—and the volume must be a blessing to many
teachers as well as to students.”—_The Architect._
“The work is sure to prove a formidable rival to great and
small competitors alike, and bids fair to take a permanent
place as a favourite student’s text-book. The large number of
illustrations deserve particular mention for the great merit
they possess for purposes of reference in exactly corresponding
to convenient scales.”—_Journal of the Royal Institute of
British Architects._
PRACTICAL MASONRY.
A Guide to the Art of Stone Cutting. Comprising the Construction, Setting
Out, and Working of Stairs, Circular Work, Arches, Niches, Domes,
Pendentives, Vaults, Tracery Windows, &c., &c. For the Use of Students,
Masons, and other Workmen. By WILLIAM R. PURCHASE, Building Inspector to
the Borough of Hove. Third Edition, with Glossary of Terms. Royal 8vo,
142 pp., with 52 Lithographic Plates, comprising nearly 400 separate
Diagrams, cloth. [_Just Published._ =7/6=
“Mr. Purchase’s ‘Practical Masonry’ will undoubtedly be found
useful to all interested in this important subject, whether
theoretically or practically. Most of the examples given are
from actual work carried out, the diagrams being carefully
drawn. The book is a practical treatise on the subject, the
author himself having commenced as an operative mason, and
afterwards acted as foreman mason on many large and important
buildings prior to the attainment of his present position. It
should be found of general utility to architectural students
and others, as well as to those to whom it is specially
addressed.”—_Journal of the Royal Institute of British
Architects._
CONCRETE: ITS NATURE AND USES.
A Book for Architects, Builders, Contractors, and Clerks of Works. By
GEORGE L. SUTCLIFFE, A.R.I.B.A. 350 pp., with numerous Illustrations.
Crown 8vo, cloth =7/6=
“The author treats a difficult subject in a lucid manner. The
manual fills a long-felt gap. It is careful and exhaustive;
equally useful as a student’s guide and an architect’s book
of reference.”—_Journal of the Royal Institute of British
Architects._
“There is room for this new book, which will probably be for
some time the standard work on the subject for a builder’s
purpose.”—_Glasgow Herald._
THE MECHANICS OF ARCHITECTURE.
A Treatise on Applied Mechanics, especially Adapted to the Use of
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LOCKWOOD’S BUILDER’S PRICE BOOK for 1900.
A Comprehensive Handbook of the Latest Prices and Data for Builders,
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THE DECORATIVE PART OF CIVIL ARCHITECTURE.
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an EXAMINATION OF GRECIAN ARCHITECTURE, by JOSEPH GWILT, F.S.A. Revised
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A HANDY BOOK OF VILLA ARCHITECTURE.
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“The Spires and Towers of England,” &c. 61 Plates, 4to, half-morocco,
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THE ARCHITECT’S GUIDE.
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ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
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FERGUSON. Second Edition, Enlarged. 8vo, boards =3/6=
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PRACTICAL RULES ON DRAWING.
For the Operative Builder and Young Student in Architecture. By GEORGE
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MEASURING AND VALUING ARTIFICER’S WORK
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taking Dimensions, Abstracting the same, and bringing the Quantities
into Bill, with Tables of Constants for Valuation of Labour, and for the
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TECHNICAL GUIDE, MEASURER, AND ESTIMATOR.
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Work in all the Building Trades, Complete Specifications for Houses,
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his ‘Beaton.’”—_Building News._
CONSTRUCTIONAL IRON AND STEEL WORK.
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cloth. [_Just Published._ =3/6=
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be counted a most valuable work.”—_British Architect._
SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRACTICAL ARCHITECTURE.
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THE HOUSE-OWNER’S ESTIMATOR.
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SANITATION AND WATER SUPPLY.
THE PURIFICATION OF SEWAGE.
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WATER AND ITS PURIFICATION.
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RURAL WATER SUPPLY.
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CARPENTRY, TIMBER, &c.
THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF CARPENTRY.
A Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Timber Framing, the
Resistance of Timber, and the Construction of Floors, Arches, Bridges,
Roofs, Uniting Iron and Stone with Timber, &c. To which is added an Essay
on the Nature and Properties of Timber, &c., with Descriptions of the
kinds of Wood used in Building; also numerous Tables of the Scantlings of
Timber for different purposes, the Specific Gravities of Materials, &c.
By THOMAS TREDGOLD, C.E. With an Appendix of Specimens of Various Roofs
of Iron and Stone, Illustrated. Seventh Edition, thoroughly Revised and
considerably Enlarged by E. WYNDHAM TARN, M.A., Author of “The Science
of Building,” &c. With 61 Plates, Portrait of the Author, and several
Woodcuts. In One large Vol., 4to, cloth =25/0=
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library.”—_Builder._
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skilful carpentry is concerned. The author’s principles are
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are of great intrinsic value.”—_Building News._
WOODWORKING MACHINERY.
Its Rise, Progress, and Construction. With Hints on the Management of Saw
Mills and the Economical Conversion of Timber. Illustrated with Examples
of Recent Designs by leading English, French, and American Engineers. By
M. POWIS BALE, A.M. Inst. C.E., M.I.M.E. Second Edition, Revised, with
large Additions, large crown 8vo, 440 pp., cloth =9/0=
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collected so much information that his book is all-sufficient
for builders and others engaged in the conversion of
timber.”—_Architect._
“The most comprehensive compendium of wood-working machinery
we have seen. The author is a thorough master of his
subject.”—_Building News._
SAW MILLS.
Their Arrangement and Management, and the Economical Conversion of
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8vo, cloth. [_Just Published._ =10/6=
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its converted state. We could not desire a more complete or
practical treatise.”—_Builder._
THE CARPENTER’S GUIDE.
Or, Book of Lines for Carpenters; comprising all the Elementary
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ARTHUR ASHPITEL, F.S.A. Together with Practical Rules on Drawing, by
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A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON HANDRAILING.
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GEORGE COLLINGS. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged, to which is added
A TREATISE ON STAIR-BUILDING. With Plates and Diagrams =2/6=
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CIRCULAR WORK IN CARPENTRY AND JOINERY.
A Practical Treatise on Circular Work of Single and Double Curvature. By
GEORGE COLLINGS. With Diagrams. Third Edition, 12mo, cloth =2/6=
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THE CABINET-MAKER’S GUIDE TO THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION OF CABINET WORK.
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with numerous Illustrations. [_Nearly Ready._
HANDRAILING COMPLETE IN EIGHT LESSONS.
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Department, Halifax Technical School. With Eight Plates and over 150
Practical Exercises. 4to, cloth =3/6=
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book is excellent. We heartily commend it to teachers and
students.”—_Timber Trades Journal._
TIMBER MERCHANT’S and BUILDER’S COMPANION.
Containing New and Copious Tables of the Reduced Weight and Measurement
of Deals and Battens, of all sizes, from One to a Thousand Pieces, and
the relative Price that each size bears per Lineal Foot to any given
Price per Petersburgh Standard Hundred; the Price per Cube Foot of Square
Timber to any given Price per Load of 50 Feet, &c., &c. By WILLIAM
DOWSING. Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. Crown 8vo, cloth =3/0=
“We are glad to see a fourth edition of these admirable tables,
which for correctness and simplicity of arrangement leave
nothing to be desired.”—_Timber Trades Journal._
THE PRACTICAL TIMBER MERCHANT.
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comprising useful Tables for all purposes connected with the Timber
Trade, Marks of Wood, Essay on the Strength of Timber, Remarks on the
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=3/6=
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sale, and manufacture of timber.”—_Journal of Forestry._
PACKING-CASE TABLES.
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six inches square and upwards. By W. RICHARDSON, Timber Broker. Third
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GUIDE TO SUPERFICIAL MEASUREMENT.
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limits have been ascertained can be instantly determined. The
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PRACTICAL FORESTRY.
And its Bearing on the Improvement of Estates. By CHARLES E. CURTIS,
F.S.I., Professor of Forestry, Field Engineering, and General Estate
Management, at the College of Agriculture, Downton. Second Edition,
Revised. Crown 8vo, cloth [_Just Published._ =3/6=
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:—PREFATORY REMARKS.—OBJECTS OF
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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.
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trees.”—_Illustrated Carpenter and Builder._
THE ELEMENTS OF FORESTRY.
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intermediate Expenses, Freight, Insurance, &c.; together with copious
Information for the Retailer and Builder. Third Edition. 12mo, cloth
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DECORATIVE ARTS, &c.
SCHOOL OF PAINTING FOR THE IMITATION OF WOODS AND MARBLES.
As Taught and Practised by A. R. VAN DER BURG and P. VAN DER BURG,
Directors of the Rotterdam Painting Institution. Royal folio, 18½ by 12½
in., Illustrated with 24 full-size Coloured Plates; also 12 plain Plates,
comprising 154 Figures. Third Edition, cloth. [_Just Published._ =£1 11S.
6D.=
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WALNUT; PRELIMINARY STAGES OF GRAINING AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—4. 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
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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
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OF WORKING, UNFINISHED AND FINISHED SPECIMENS.—31, 32, 33. OAK; VARIETIES
OF GRAIN, TOOLS EMPLOYED AND METHODS OF MANIPULATION, PRELIMINARY STAGES
AND FINISHED SPECIMEN.—34, 35, 36. WAULSORT MARBLE; VARIETIES OF GRAIN,
UNFINISHED AND FINISHED SPECIMENS.
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and the beautifully executed plates will not be the least
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transcript of nature.”—_Building News._
“Students and novices are fortunate who are able to become the
possessors of so noble a work.”—_The Architect._
ELEMENTARY DECORATION.
A Guide to the Simpler Forms of Everyday Art. Together with PRACTICAL
HOUSE DECORATION. By JAMES W. FACEY. With numerous Illustrations. In One
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HOUSE PAINTING, GRAINING, MARBLING, AND SIGN WRITING.
A Practical Manual of. By ELLIS A. DAVIDSON. Eighth Edition. With
Coloured Plates and Wood Engravings. 12mo, cloth boards =6/0=
“A mass of information of use to the amateur and of value to
the practical man.”—_English Mechanic._
THE DECORATOR’S ASSISTANT.
A Modern Guide for Decorative Artists and Amateurs, Painters, Writers,
Gilders, &c. Containing upwards of 600 Receipts, Rules, and Instructions;
with a variety of Information for General Work connected with every Class
of Interior and Exterior Decorations, &c. Seventh Edition. 152 pp., cr.
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&c. The book contains the gist of larger treatises on colour
and technical processes. It would be difficult to meet
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art.”—_Building News._
MARBLE DECORATION
And the Terminology of British and Foreign Marbles. A Handbook for
Students. By GEORGE H. BLAGROVE, Author of “Shoring and its Application,”
&c. With 28 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth =3/6=
“This most useful and much wanted handbook should be in the
hands of every architect and builder.”—_Building World._
“A carefully and usefully written treatise; the work is
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DELAMOTTE’S WORKS ON ALPHABETS AND ILLUMINATION.
ORNAMENTAL ALPHABETS, ANCIENT & MEDIÆVAL.
From the Eighth Century, with Numerals; including Gothic, Church-Text,
large and small, German, Italian, Arabesque, Initials for Illumination,
Monograms, Crosses, &c., &c., for the use of Architectural and
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Lithographers, Engravers, Carvers, &c., &c. Collected and Engraved by F.
DELAMOTTE, and printed in Colours. New and Cheaper Edition. Royal 8vo,
oblong, ornamental boards =2/6=
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MODERN ALPHABETS, PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL.
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Arabesque; with several Original Designs, and an Analysis of the Roman
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of Draughtsmen, Surveyors, Masons, Decorative Painters, Lithographers,
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printed in Colours. New and Cheaper Edition. Royal 8vo, oblong,
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MEDIÆVAL ALPHABETS AND INITIALS FOR ILLUMINATORS.
By F. G. DELAMOTTE. Containing 21 Plates and Illuminated Title, printed
in Gold and Colours. With an Introduction by J. WILLIS BROOKS. Fourth and
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A PRIMER OF THE ART OF ILLUMINATION.
For the Use of Beginners; with a Rudimentary Treatise on the Art,
Practical Directions for its Exercise, and Examples taken from
Illuminated MSS., printed in Gold and Colours. By F. DELAMOTTE. New and
Cheaper Edition. Small 4to, ornamental boards =6/0=
“The examples of ancient MSS. recommended to the student,
which, with much good sense, the author chooses from
collections accessible to all, are selected with judgment and
knowledge as well as taste.”—_Athenæum._
THE EMBROIDERER’S BOOK OF DESIGN.
Containing Initials, Emblems, Cyphers, Monograms, Ornamental Borders
Ecclesiastical Devices, Mediæval and Modern Alphabets, and National
Emblems. Collected by F. DELAMOTTE, and printed in Colours. Oblong royal
8vo, ornamental wrapper =1/6=
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this most ornamental and useful pretty work.”—_East Anglian
Times._
INSTRUCTIONS IN WOOD-CARVING FOR AMATEURS.
With Hints on Design. By A LADY. With 10 Plates. New and Cheaper Edition.
Crown 8vo, in emblematic wrapper =2/0=
“The handicraft of the wood-carver, so well as a
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publication.”—_Athenæum._
PAINTING POPULARLY EXPLAINED.
By THOMAS JOHN GULLICK, Painter, and JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A. Including Fresco,
Oil, Mosaic, Water-Colour, Water-Glass, Tempera, Encaustic, Miniature,
Painting on Ivory, Vellum, Pottery, Enamel, Glass, &c. Fifth Edition.
Crown 8vo, cloth =5/0=
⁂ _Adopted as a Prize Book at South Kensington._
“Much may be learned, even by those who fancy they do not
require to be taught, from the careful perusal of this
unpretending but comprehensive treatise.”—_Art Journal._
NATURAL SCIENCE, &c.
THE VISIBLE UNIVERSE.
Chapters on the Origin and Construction of the Heavens. By J. E.
GORE, F.R.A.S., Author of “Star Groups,” &c. Illustrated by 6 Stellar
Photographs and 12 Plates. Demy 8vo, cloth =16/0=
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STAR GROUPS.
A Student’s Guide to the Constellations. By J. ELLARD GORE, F.R.A.S.,
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A MANUAL OF THE ALKALI TRADE.
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THE BLOWPIPE IN CHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND GEOLOGY.
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THE MANUAL OF COLOURS AND DYE-WARES.
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A HANDY BOOK FOR BREWERS.
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FUELS: SOLID, LIQUID, AND GASEOUS.
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INDUSTRIAL ARTS, TRADES, AND MANUFACTURES.
TEA MACHINERY AND TEA FACTORIES.
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FLOUR MANUFACTURE.
A Treatise on Milling Science and Practice. By FRIEDRICH KICK, Imperial
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Polytechnic Institute, Prague. Translated from the Second Enlarged
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COTTON MANUFACTURE.
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MODERN CYCLES.
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CEMENTS, PASTES, GLUES, AND GUMS.
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THE ART OF SOAP-MAKING.
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PRACTICAL PAPER-MAKING.
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THE ART OF PAPER-MAKING.
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A TREATISE ON PAPER.
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THE ART OF LEATHER MANUFACTURE.
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THE ART OF BOOT AND SHOE MAKING.
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MODERN HOROLOGY, IN THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Translated from the French of CLAUDIUS SAUNIER, ex-Director of the School
of Horology at Macon, by JULIEN TRIPPLIN, F.R.A.S., Besançon Watch
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THE WATCH ADJUSTER’S MANUAL.
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THE WATCHMAKER’S HANDBOOK.
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ELECTRO-DEPOSITION.
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and other Metals and Alloys. With Descriptions of Voltaic Batteries,
Magneto and Dynamo-Electric Machines, Thermopiles, and of the Materials
and Processes used in every Department of the Art, and several Chapters
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JEWELLER’S ASSISTANT IN WORKING IN GOLD.
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Experience of Thirty Years’ Workshop Practice. By GEORGE E. GEE, Author
of “The Goldsmith’s Handbook,” &c. Crown 8vo, cloth =7/6=
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ELECTROPLATING.
A Practical Handbook on the Deposition of Copper, Silver, Nickel, Gold,
Aluminium, Brass, Platinum, &c., &c. By J. W. URQUHART, C.E. Fourth
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THE WEIGHT CALCULATOR.
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AGRICULTURE, FARMING, GARDENING, &c.
THE COMPLETE GRAZIER AND FARMER’S AND CATTLE BREEDER’S ASSISTANT.
A Compendium of Husbandry. Originally Written by WILLIAM YOUATT,
Fourteenth Edition, entirely Re-written, considerably Enlarged, and
brought up to Present Requirements, by WILLIAM FREAM, LL.D., Assistant
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Elements of Agriculture,” &c. Royal 8vo, 1,100 pp., with over 450
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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
BOOK I. ON THE VARIETIES, BREEDING, REARING, FATTENING AND MANAGEMENT
OF CATTLE.