Maritime - Engines and Engineering

Boilers, Marine And Land: Their Construction and Strength Travill, Thomas W 606 pages; drawings; hard covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Charles Griffin and Co; 1896. (Covers all aspects of building boilers – iron and steel boilers, stresses, riveting, plates, stays, joints, and safety valves.) Eng33181 $40.00

Marine Auxiliary Fox, W J and Others 492 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; hard covers; George Newans; 1968; 4th edition. (Discusses pipes, valves, pumps, corrosion compressors, steering gear, propellers, refrigeration, heating and ventilation, deck machinery, engine-room engine-room cranes, and stabilizers.) Eng15104 $35.00

Marine Diesel Oil Engines – A Manual of Marine Oil Engine Practice Southern, J W M 774 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; graphs; plans; folded plans; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Crosby Lockwood and Son; 1925; 2nd edition. (Commences with describing 10 British types of marine diesel oil engines, and follows with practical operations, running troubles, indicator diagrams, fuel oil and auxiliary engines.) Eng33180 $48.00

Marine Engineering Tompkins, Engineer – Captain A E 888 pages; drawings; graphs; plans; hard covers; loose spine otherwise average copy, some wear; MacMillan and Co; 1921; 5th edition; entirely revised. (Deals with marine boilers, combustion, reciprocating marine engines, steam turbines, condensers, propulsion and internal combustion engines.) Eng30166 $48.00

Marine Engineering Practice Drover, F J 496 pages; drawings; graphs; plans; folded plans; name or signature; hard cover; average copy, some wear; Chapman & Hall; 1924. (Covers marine boilers, oil-fuel burning, reciprocating marine engines, marine turbines, condensers and air pumps, marine auxiliaries, diesel and semi-diesel engines and adjustments and repairs.) Eng33178 $45.00

Mechanical And Marine Engineering Science Somerscales, A N 446 pages; drawings; graphs; hard covers; average copy, some wear; James Munroe & Co Ltd; 1909. (Details of all aspects of marine engineering – steam hygrometer, boilers, lubricating oils, balancing of marine engines and valves.) Eng15108 $35.00

Modern Marine Engineering three volumes Hardy, A C Three volumes – Vol1 – 312 pages; vol2 – 334 pages; vol 3 – 352 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; scale drawings; plans; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Caxton; 1955. (A practical work on ship powering and marine propulsion technique. A comprehensive work covering all aspects of the ship’s engine room.) Eng31165 The Lot. $75.00

Naval Marine Engineering Practice Anon 438 pages; drawings; graphs; plans; name or signature; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; HMSO; 1955. (Detailed account of engineering methods relating to boilers, reciprocating machinery, turbines, auxiliary machinery and internal combustion engines.) Eng33177 $45.00

No. 5 Boiler Management. Maintenance And Inspection Arnstrong, H C and Lqis, C V 160 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; hard covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Charles Griffin & Co; 1944. (A handbook for boiler owners and boiler attendants and covers all aspects of inspections, boiler mountings, steam ranges and feed water treatment.) Eng31162 $18.00

Southern’s Marine Diesel Oil Engines – A Manual of Marine Oil Engine Practice Bowden, J K (revised) 774 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; graphs; plans; folded plans; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; James Munro; no publication date given; 1960s? 10th edition. (Commences with describing 10 British types of marine diesel oil engines, and follows with practical operations, running troubles, indicator diagrams, fuel oil and auxiliary engines.) Eng32192 $38.00

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Strength Of Materials Morley, Arthur 572 pages; black and white drawings; photo; hard cover; taped spine; average copy, some wear; Longmans Green; 9th edition; 1946 (Mechanical properties of metals, strain-energy and strength, twisting, deflection, stresses and bending of beams, pipes, cylinders, discs, bars and plates all discussed.) Eng01067 $15.00

Technology Of Heat Baker, H Wright 428 pages; drawings; graphs; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Longmans, Green & Co; 1956. (Covers the workings of compressions, steam engines and turbines, internal combustion engines, gas turbine, refrigeration and heat pumps.) Eng31163 $35.00

The Efficient Use Of Fuel Faxwell, Dr G E 888 pages; drawings; graphs; tables; lists; hard cover; average copy, some wear; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office; 1958. (Covers fuels – coal and oil, stoking, boiler operations, furnaces, properties and use of steam.) Eng33179 $40.00

The Operation Of Motorship Auxiliary Machinery Volume I Lamb, John I 300 pages; black and white photos and drawings; scale drawings; folded plates; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Charles Griffin; 1934. (Deals with oil engines, air compressors, steering gears, electrical deck machinery and oil purifications.) Eng09185 $35.00

The Running And Maintenance Of The Marine Diesel Engine Lamb, John 872 pages; black and white photographs; black and white drawings; folded plates; folded tables; hard covers; loose binding; worn but complete; Charles Griffin; 1943 5th edition. (Originally published in 1919 covers all aspects of marine diesel engines, fuel injection, air compressors, crank shafts, propeller shafts and bearings and preparing an engine for sea.) Eng10144 $30.00

Welding, Brazing And Soldering Anon 96 pages; drawings; hard covers; worn but complete; Popular Mechanics; 1949. (Details on how to build your own welding equipment and use of some.) Eng31161 $10.00

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