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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 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.) Eng30162 $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

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

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.) Eng31164 $40.00

The Marine Steam Engine Sennett, R and Oram, H J 502 pages; black and white scale drawings; drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Longmans Green; 11th edition; 1913. (A treatise for engineering students, young engineers, and officers of the Royal Navy and mercantile marine. Covers all aspects of boilers, steam, valves and gears, cylinders, condensers, steam turbines, propellers, management of engine rooms, raising steam and getting under way and auxiliary machinery.) Eng30164 $65.00

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