A Short List of Scientific Books Sept. 1909, Published and Sold by E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd.

September, 1909

A SHORT LIST OF
Scientific Books
PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY
E. & F. N. SPON, Limited,
57 Haymarket, London, S.W.

SOLE ENGLISH AGENTS for the Books of—

MYRON C CLARK, NEW YORK
THE BUSINESS CODE COMPANY, CHICAGO
SPON & CHAMBERLAIN, NEW YORK

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Agriculture | 2
Architecture | 3
Artillery | 5
Bridges and Roofs | 5
Building | 3
Cement and Concrete | 7
Civil Engineering | 8
Dictionaries | 11
Domestic Economy | 12
Drawing | 13
Electrical Engineering | 14
Foreign Exchange | 19
Gas and Oil Engines | 20
Gas Lighting | 20
Historical; Biographical | 21
Horology | 22
Hydraulics | 22
Industrial Chemistry | 24
Irrigation | 27
Logarithm Tables | 28
Manufactures | 24
Marine Engineering | 28
Materials | 30
Mathematics | 31
Mechanical Engineering | 33
Metallurgy | 36
Metric Tables | 38
Mineralogy and Mining | 38
Municipal Engineering | 45
Naval Architecture | 28
Organisation | 40
Physics | 41
Price Books | 42
Railway Engineering | 43
Sanitation | 45
Structural Design | 5
Telegraph Codes | 47
Warming; Ventilation | 47
Water Supply | 48
Workshop Practice | 49
Useful Tables | 52
Miscellaneous | 53

Full particulars post free on application. All books are bound in cloth unless otherwise stated.

NOTE: The Prices in this Catalogue apply to books sold in the United Kingdom only.

AGRICULTURE.

Hemp. A Practical Treatise on the Culture of Hemp for Seed and Fibre, with a Sketch of the History and Nature of the Hemp Plant. By S. S. Boyce. 13 illus. 112 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1900) net |  | 2 | 0
The Fertilisation of Tea. By G. A. Conie. With 17 illus. 68 pp. crown 8vo, sewed. (1908) net |  | 2 | 6
Farm Drainage. By H. F. French. 100 illus. 284 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1904) net |  | 4 | 6
Talks on Manures. By J. Harris. New edition, 366 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1893) net |  | 6 | 6
Coffee, its Culture and Commerce in all Countries. By C. G. W. Lock. 11 plates, 274 pp. crown 8vo. (1888) |  | 12 | 6
Sugar, a Handbook for Planters and Refiners. By the late J. A. R. Newlands and B. E. R. Newlands. 236 illus. 876 pp. demy 8vo. (London, 1909) net | 1 | 5 | 0
Hops, their Cultivation, Commerce and Uses. By P. L. Simmonds. 143 pp. crown 8vo. (1877) |  | 4 | 6
Tropical Agriculture. By P. L. Simmonds. New edition, 539 pp. 8vo. (1889) | 1 | 1 | 0
The Future of Cocoa-Planting. By H. Hamel Smith. With illustrations, 95 pp. crown 8vo, sewed. (1908) net |  | 1 | 0
Estate Fences, their Choice, Construction and Cost. By A. Vernon. Re-issue, 150 illus. 420 pp. 8vo. (1909) net |  | 8 | 6

ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING.

The Hydropathic Establishment and its Baths. By R. O. Allsop. 8 plates, 107 pp. demy 8vo. (1891) |  | 5 | 0
The Turkish Bath, its Design and Construction. By R. O. Allsop. 27 illus. 152 pp. demy 8vo. (1890) |  | 6 | 0
The Builder’s Clerk. By T. Bales. Second edition, 92 pp. fcap. 8vo. (1904) |  | 1 | 6
Architecture and the Building Trades. By G. J. Burns. 136 pp. crown 8vo. (1895) |  | 3 | 6
Chimney Design and Theory. By W. W. Christie. Second edition, 54 illus. 200 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 12 | 6
Approximate Estimates. By T. E. Coleman. Third edition, 481 pp. oblong 32mo, leather. (1907) net |  | 5 | 0
Stable Sanitation and Construction. By T. E. Coleman. 183 illus. 226 pp. crown 8vo. (1897) |  | 6 | 0
Architectural Examples in Brick, Stone, Wood and Iron. By W. Fullerton. Third edition, 245 plates, 254 pp. demy 4to. (1908) net |  | 15 | 0
Bricklaying System. By F. B. Gilbreth. Fully illustrated, 321 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1909) net |  | 12 | 6
The Building Trades Pocket Book. Compiled by R. Hall. 12mo. With interchangeable diary net |  | 1 | 6
Ditto ditto, in leather net |  | 2 | 6
The Clerk of Works’ Vade Mecum. By G. G. Hoskins. Seventh edition, 52 pp. fcap. 8vo. (1901) |  | 1 | 6
A Handbook of Formulæ, Tables, and Memoranda, for Architectural Surveyors and others engaged in Building. By J. T. Hurst. Fifteenth edition, 512 pp. royal 32mo, roan. (1905) net |  | 5 | 0
Quantity Surveying, for the Use of Surveyors, Architects, Engineers and Builders. By J. Leaning. Fifth edition, 936 pp. demy 8vo. (1904) net | 1 | 5 | 0
Obstruction to Light. A Graphic Method of determining Problems of Ancient Lights. By H. B. Molesworth. 9 folding plates, 4to. (1902) net |  | 6 | 0
Suburban Houses. A series of practical plans. By J. H. Pearson. 46 plates and 12 pp. text, crown 4to. (1905) net |  | 7 | 6
Roman Architecture, Sculpture and Ornament. By G. B. Piranesi. 200 plates, reproduced in facsimile from the original. 2 vols. Imperial folio, in wrappers. (1900) net | 2 | 2 | 0
The Seven Periods of English Architecture, defined and illustrated. By E. Sharpe. Third edition, 20 steel plates, royal 8vo. (1888) |  | 12 | 6
Our Factories, Workshops and Warehouses, their Sanitary and Fire-Resisting Arrangements. By B. H. Thwaite. 183 illus. 282 pp. crown 8vo. |  | 9 | 0
Elementary Principles of Carpentry. By T. Tredgold and J. T. Hurst. Eleventh edition, 48 plates, 517 pp. crown 8vo. (1904) |  | 12 | 6
Practical Stair Building and Handrailing. By W. H. Wood. 32 plates, 91 pp. crown 4to. (1894) |  | 10 | 6
Spons’ Architects’ and Builders’ Pocket Price-Book, Memoranda, Tables and Prices. Edited by Clyde Young. Revised by Stanford M. Brooks. Illustrated, 552 pp. 16mo, leather cloth (size 6½ in. by 3¾ in. by ½ in. thick). Issued annually net |  | 3 | 0

ARTILLERY.

Guns and Gun Making Material. By G. Ede. Crown 8vo. (1889) |  | 6 | 0
Treatise on Application of Wire to Construction of Ordnance. By J. A. Longridge. 180 pp. 8vo. | 1 | 5 | 0
The Progress of Artillery: Naval Guns. By J. A. Longridge. 8vo, sewed. (1896) |  | 2 | 0
The Field Gun of the Future. By J. A. Longridge. 8vo, sewed. (1892) |  | 2 | 6

BRIDGES, ARCHES, ROOFS, AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN.

Strains in Ironwork. By Henry Adams. Fourth edition, 8 plates, 65 pp. crown 8vo. (1904) |  | 5 | 0
The Practical Designing of Structural Ironwork. By Henry Adams. 13 plates, 194 pp. 8vo. (1894) |  | 8 | 6
Designing Ironwork. By Henry Adams. Second series. 8vo, sewed. |  |  |
Part I. A Steel Box Girder. (1894) net |  | 0 | 9
Part II. Built-up Steel Stanchions. (1901) net |  | 1 | 3
Part III. Cisterns and Tanks. (1902) net |  | 1 | 0
Part IV. A Fireproof Floor. (1903) net |  | 1 | 0
A Practical Treatise on Segmental and Elliptical Oblique or Skew Arches. By G. J. Bell. Second edition, 17 plates, 125 pp. royal 8vo. (1906) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Economics of Construction in relation to Framed Structures. By R. H. Bow. Third thousand, 16 plates, 88 pp. 8vo. (1873) |  | 5 | 0
Theory of Steel-Concrete Arches and of Vaulted Structures. By W. Cain. Fourth edition, 27 illus. 212 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1906) net |  | 2 | 0
Theory of Voussoir Arches. By Prof. W. Cain. Third edition, 201 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1905) net |  | 2 | 0
New Formulæ for the Loads and Deflections of Solid Beams and Girders. By W. Donaldson. Second edition, 8vo. (1872) |  | 4 | 6
Plate Girder Railway Bridges. By M. Fitzmaurice. 4 plates, 104 pp. 8vo. (1895) |  | 6 | 0
Pocket Book of Calculations in Stresses. By E. M. George. 66 illus. 140 pp. royal 32mo, half roan. (1895) |  | 3 | 6
Strains on Braced Iron Arches and Arched Iron Bridges. By A. S. Heaford. 39 pp. 8vo. (1883) |  | 6 | 0
Tables for Roof Framing. By G. D. Inskip. Second edition, 451 pp. 8vo, leather. (New York, 1905) net |  | 12 | 6
Stresses in Girder and Roof Frames, for both dead and live loads, by simple Multiplication, etc. By F. R. Johnson. 28 plates, 215 pp. crown 8vo. (1894) |  | 6 | 0
A Graphical Method for Swing Bridges. By B. F. La Rue. 4 plates, 104 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1892) net |  | 2 | 0
Notes on Cylinder Bridge Piers and the Well System of Foundations. By J. Newman. 144 pp. 8vo. (1893) |  | 6 | 0
A New Method of Graphic Statics applied in the Construction of Wrought Iron Girders. By E. Olander. 16 plates, small folio. (1887) |  | 10 | 6
Reference Book for Statical Calculations. By F. Ruff. With diagrams, 140 pp. crown 8vo. (1906) net |  | 5 | 0
The Strength and Proportion of Riveted Joints. By B. B. Stoney. 87 pp. 8vo. (1885) |  | 5 | 0
The Anatomy of Bridgework. By W. H. Thorpe. 103 illus. 190 pp. crown 8vo. (1906) net |  | 6 | 0

CEMENT AND CONCRETE.

Portland Cement: its Manufacture, Testing and Use. By D. B. Butler. Second edition, 97 illus. 396 pp. demy 8vo. (1905) net |  | 16 | 0
Cement Users’ and Buyers’ Guide. By Calcare. 115 pp. 32mo, cloth. (1901) net |  | 1 | 6
Cements, Mortars, and Concretes; their Physical properties. By M. S. Falk. 78 illus. 176 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1904) net |  | 10 | 6
Concrete Construction, Methods and Cost. By H. P. Gillette and C. S. Hill. 310 illus. 690 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1908) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Engineers’ Pocket-Book of Reinforced Concrete. By E. L. Heidenreich. 164 illus. 364 pp. crown 8vo, leather, gilt edges. (New York, 1909) net |  | 12 | 6
Reinforced Concrete. By E. McCulloch. 28 illus. 128 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1908) net |  | 6 | 6
Concrete and Reinforced Concrete. By H. A. Reid. 715 illus. 884 pp. royal 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 21 | 0
Theory and Design of Reinforced Concrete Arches. By A. Reuterdahl. 41 illus. 126 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1908) net |  | 8 | 6
Practical Cement Testing. By W. P. Taylor. With 142 illus. 329 pp. demy 8vo. (New York. 1906) net |  | 12 | 6

CHEMISTRY.

(See Industrial Chemistry.)

CIVIL ENGINEERING.
Canals, Surveying.

(See also Irrigation and Water Supply.)

Levelling, Barometric, Trigonometric and Spirit. By I. O. Baker. Second edition, 15 illus. 145 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1908) net |  | 2 | 0
Notes on Instruments best suited for Engineering Field Work in India and the Colonies. By W. G. Bligh. 65 illus. 218 pp. 8vo. (1899) |  | 7 | 6
The Sextant and other Reflecting Mathematical Instruments. By F. R. Brainard. 33 illus. 120 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1891) net |  | 2 | 0
Practical Designing of Retaining Walls. By Prof. W. Cain. Fifth edition, 14 illus. 172 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1908) net |  | 2 | 0
The Maintenance of Macadamised Roads. By T. Codrington. Second edition, 186 pp. 8vo. (1892) |  | 7 | 6
Retaining Walls in Theory and Practice. By T. E. Coleman. 104 illus. 160 pp. crown 8vo. (1909) net |  | 5 | 0
The Barometrical Determination of Heights. By F. J. B. Cordeiro. Crown 8vo, limp leather. (New York, 1898) net |  | 4 | 6
On Curved Masonry Dams. By W. B. Coventry. 8vo, sewed. (1894) |  | 2 | 0
A Practical Method of Determining the Profile of a Masonry Dam. By W. B. Coventry. 8vo, sewed. (1894) |  | 2 | 6
The Stresses on Masonry Dams (oblique sections). By W. B. Coventry. 8vo, sewed. (1894) |  | 2 | 0
Tables for facilitating the Calculation of Earthworks. By D. Cunningham. 120 pp. royal 8vo. |  | 10 | 6
Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers. By H. P. Gillette. 500 pp. crown 8vo, leather, gilt edges. (New York, 1904) net |  | 17 | 0
Rock Excavation, Methods and Cost. By H. P. Gillette. 56 illus. 376 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1904) net |  | 12 | 6
High Masonry Dams. By E. S. Gould. With illus. 88 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1897) net |  | 2 | 0
Grace’s Tables for Curves, with hints to young engineers. 8 figures, 43 pp. oblong 8vo. (1908) net |  | 5 | 0
Grace’s Earthwork Tables. 36 double-page tables, 4to. (1907) net |  | 12 | 6
Railway Tunnelling in Heavy Ground. By C. Gripper. 3 plates, 66 pp. royal 8vo. (1879) |  | 7 | 6
Levelling and its General Application. By T. Holloway. Second edition, 53 illus. 147 pp. 8vo. (1895) |  | 5 | 0
Waterways and Water Transport in different Countries. By J. S. Jeans. 55 illus. 520 pp. 8vo. (1890) net |  | 9 | 0
Table of Barometrical Heights to 20,000 Feet. By W. H. Mackesy, with some practical suggestions by Sir Guildford Molesworth. 1 plate, 24 pp. royal 32mo. (1882) |  | 3 | 0
Aid Book to Engineering Enterprise. By E. Matheson. Third edition, illustrated, 916 pp. medium 8vo, buckram. (1898) | 1 | 4 | 0
A Treatise on Surveying. By R. E. Middleton and O. Chadwick. Second edition, royal 8vo. |  |  |
Part I. 11 plates, 296 pp. (1904) |  | 10 | 6
Part II. Fully illustrated, 334 pp. (1906) |  | 10 | 6
A Pocket Book of Useful Formulæ and Memoranda, for Civil and Mechanical Engineers. By Sir G. L. Molesworth and H. B. Molesworth. With an Electrical Supplement by W. H. Molesworth. Twenty-sixth edition, 760 illus. 901 pp. royal 32mo, French morocco, gilt edges. (1908) net |  | 5 | 0
The Pocket Books of Sir G. L. Molesworth and J. T. Hurst, printed on India paper and bound in one vol. Royal 32mo, russia, gilt edges net |  | 10 | 6
Metallic Structures: Corrosion and Fouling and their Prevention. By J. Newman. Illustrated, 385 pp. crown 8vo. (1896) |  | 9 | 0
Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge occasionally practised upon Public Works. By J. Newman. New impression, 129 pp. crown 8vo. (1908) net |  | 2 | 0
Earthwork Slips and Subsidences on Public Works. By J. Newman. 240 pp. crown 8vo. (1890) |  | 7 | 6
Co-ordinate Geometry as applied to Land Surveying. By W. Pilkington. 5 illus. 44 pp. 12mo. (1909) net |  | 1 | 6
Diagrams for the Graphic Calculation of Earthwork Quantities. By A. H. Roberts. Ten cards, fcap. in cloth case net |  | 10 | 6
Pioneering. By F. Shelford, illustrated. 88 pp. crown 8vo. (1909) net |  | 3 | 0
Topographical Surveying. By G. J. Specht. Second edition, 2 plates and 28 illus. 210 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1898) net |  | 2 | 0
Spons’ Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military and Naval. 10,000 illus. 4300 pp. super royal 8vo. (1874, Supplement issued in 1881). |  |  |
Complete with Supplement, in 11 divisions net | 3 | 10 | 0
Ditto ditto in 4 vols. net | 3 | 3 | 0
Surveying and Levelling Instruments. By W. F. Stanley. Third edition, 372 illus. 562 pp. crown 8vo. (1901) |  | 7 | 6
Surveyor’s Handbook. By T. U. Taylor. 116 illus. 310 pp. crown 8vo, leather, gilt edges. (New York, 1908) net |  | 8 | 6
Hints on Levelling Operations. By W. H. Wells. Second edition, 8vo, sewed. (1890) |  | 1 | 0
The Drainage of Fens and Low Lands by Gravitation and Steam Power. By W. H. Wheeler. 8 plates, 175 pp. 8vo. (1888) |  | 12 | 6
Stadia Surveying, the theory of Stadia Measurements. By A. Winslow. Fifth edition, 148 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1902) net |  | 2 | 0
Handbook on Tacheometrical Surveying. By C. Xydis. 55 illus. 3 plates, 63 pp. 8vo. (1909) net |  | 6 | 0

DICTIONARIES.

Technological Dictionary in the English, Spanish, German and French Languages. By D. Carlos Huelin Y Arssu. Crown 8vo. |  |  |
Vol. I. English-Spanish-German-French. 609 pp. (1906) net |  | 10 | 6
Vol. II. German-English-French-Spanish. 720 pp. (1908) net |  | 10 | 6
Vols. III. and IV. In preparation.
English-French and French-English Dictionary of the Motor-Car, Cycle and Boat. By F. Lucas. 171 pp. crown 8vo. (1905) net |  | 5 | 0
Spanish-English Dictionary of Mining Terms. By F. Lucas. 78 pp. 8vo. (1905) net |  | 5 | 0
English-Russian and Russian-English Engineering Dictionary. By L. Meycliar. 100 pp. 16mo. (1909) net |  | 2 | 6

DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

Food Adulteration and its Detection. By J. P. Battershall. 12 plates, 328 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1887) |  | 15 | 0
How to Check Electricity Bills. By S. W. Borden. 41 illus. 54 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 2 | 0
Practical Hints on Taking a House. By H. P. Boulnois. 71 pp. 18mo. (1885) |  | 1 | 6
The Cooking Range, its Failings and Remedies. By F. Dye. 52 pp. fcap. 8vo, sewed. (1888) |  | 0 | 6
The Kitchen Boiler and Water Pipes. By H. Grimshaw. 8vo, sewed. (1887) net |  | 1 | 0
Cookery and Domestic Management, including economic and middle class Practical Cookery. By K. Mellish. 56 coloured plates and 441 illus. 987 pp. super-royal 8vo. (1901) net |  | 16 | 0
Spons’ Household Manual. 250 illus. 1043 pp. demy 8vo. (1902) |  | 7 | 6
Ditto ditto half-bound French morocco |  | 9 | 0
Handbook of Sanitary Information for Householders. By R. S. Tracy. 33 illus. 114 pp. 18mo. (New York, 1900) |  | 2 | 6

DRAWING.

The Ornamental Penman’s, Engraver’s and Sign Writer’s Pocket Book of Alphabets. By B. Alexander. Oblong 12mo, sewed |  | 0 | 6
The Draughtsman’s Handbook of Plan and Map Drawing. By G. G. Andre. 87 illus. and 34 plain and coloured plates, 162 pp. crown 4to. (1891) |  | 9 | 0
Slide Valve Diagrams: a French Method for their Construction. By L. Bankson. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1892) net |  | 2 | 0
A System of Easy Lettering. By J. H. Cromwell. With Supplement by G. Martin. Sixth thousand, oblong 8vo. (New York, 1900) net |  | 2 | 0
Plane Geometrical Drawing. By R. C. Fawdry. Illustrated, 185 pp. crown 8vo. (1901) net |  | 3 | 0
Twelve Plates on Projection Drawing. By O. Gueth. Oblong 4to. (New York, 1903) net |  | 3 | 0
Hints on Architectural Draughtsmanship. By G. W. T. Hallatt. Fourth edition, 80 pp. 18mo. (1906) net |  | 1 | 6
A First Course of Mechanical Drawing (Tracing). By G. Halliday. Oblong 4to, sewed |  | 2 | 0
A Manual of Mechanical Drawing. By P. D. Johnston. 68 plates and 20 pp. squared paper, 149 pp. oblong 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 8 | 0
Drawings for Medium-sized Repetition Work. By R. D. Spinney. With 47 illus. 130 pp. 8vo. (1909) net |  | 3 | 6
Mathematical Drawing Instruments. By W. F. Stanley. Seventh edition, 265 illus. 370 pp. crown 8vo. (1900) |  | 5 | 0

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.

Electric Bell Construction. By F. C. Allsop. Second edition, 177 illus. 143 pp. crown 8vo. (1900) |  | 3 | 6
Practical Electric Bell Fitting. By F. C. Allsop. Tenth edition, 186 illus. including 8 folding plates, 185 pp. crown 8vo. (1903) |  | 3 | 6
Telephones: their Construction and Fitting. By F. C. Allsop. Eighth edition, 184 illus. 222 pp. crown 8vo. (1909) |  | 3 | 6
Thermo-electric Reactions and Currents between Metals in Fused Salts. By T. Andrews. 8vo, sewed. (1896) |  | 1 | 0
Auto-Transformer Design. By A. H. Avery. 25 illus. 60 pp. 8vo. (1909) net |  | 3 | 6
Principles of Electric Power (Continuous Current) for Mechanical Engineers. By A. H. Bate. 63 illus. 204 pp. crown 8vo. (1905) (Finsbury Technical Manual) net |  | 4 | 6
Practical Construction of Electric Tramways. By William R. Bowker. 93 illus. 119 pp. 8vo. (1903) net |  | 6 | 0
Design and Construction of Induction Coils. By A. F. Collins. 155 illus. 272 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1909) net |  | 12 | 6
Switchboard Measuring Instruments for Continuous and Polyphase Currents. By J. C. Connan. 117 illus. 150 pp. 8vo, cloth. (1908) net |  | 5 | 0
Management of Electrical Machinery. By F. B. Crocker and S. S. Wheeler. Eighth edition, 131 illus. 223 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1909) net |  | 4 | 6
Electric Lighting: A Practical Exposition of the Art. By F. B. Crocker. Royal 8vo. (New York.) |  |  |
Vol. I. The Generating Plant. Sixth edition, 213 illus. 470 pp. (1904) net |  | 12 | 6
Vol. II. Distributing Systems and Lamps. Second edition, 391 illus. 505 pp. (1905) net |  | 12 | 6
Elementary Telegraphy and Telephony. By Arthur Crotch. 238 illus. 223 pp. 8vo. (1903) (Finsbury Technical Manual) net |  | 4 | 6
Electricity and Magnetism in Telephone Maintenance. By G. W. Cummings. 45 illus. 137 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1908) net |  | 6 | 6
Grouping of Electric Cells. By W. F. Dunton. 4 illus. 50 pp. fcap. 8vo. (1906) net |  | 1 | 6
Magnets and Electric Currents. By Prof. J. A. Fleming. Second edition, 136 illus. 417 pp. crown 8vo. net |  | 5 | 0
Notes on Design of Small Dynamo. By George Halliday. Second edition, 8 plates, 8vo. (1895) |  | 2 | 6
Practical Alternating Currents and Power Transmission. By N. Harrison. 172 illus. 375 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1906) net |  | 10 | 6
Making Wireless Outfits. By N. Harrison. 27 illus. 61 pp. crown 8vo, limp. (New York, 1909) net |  | 1 | 6
Wireless Telephone Construction. By N. Harrison. 43 illus. 73 pp. crown 8vo, limp. (New York, 1909) net |  | 1 | 6
The Phœnix Fire Office Rules for Electric Light and Electrical Power Installations. By M. Heaphy. Thirty-seventh edition, 8vo, sewed. (1908) |  | 0 | 6
Testing Telegraph Cables. By Colonel V. Hoskiœr. Third edition, crown 8vo. (1889) |  | 4 | 6
Electric Cables, their Construction and Cost. By D. Coyle and F. J. O. Howe. With many diagrams and 216 tables, 464 pp. crown 8vo, leather. (In the Press.) |
Long Distance Electric Power Transmission. By R. W. Hutchinson. 136 illus. 345 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 12 | 6
Theory and Practice of Electric Wiring. By W. S. Ibbetson. 119 illus. 366 pp. crown 8vo. (1909) net |  | 5 | 0
General Rules recommended for Wiring for the Supply of Electrical Energy. Issued by The Institution of Electrical Engineers. 8vo, sewed. (Revised, April 1907) net |  | 0 | 6
Form of Model General Conditions recommended by The Institution of Electrical Engineers for use in connection with Electrical Contracts. 8vo, sewed. (1906) net |  | 1 | 0
A Handbook of Electrical Testing. By H. R. Kempe. Seventh edition, 285 illus. 706 pp. demy 8vo. (1908) net |  | 18 | 0
Application of Electricity to Railway Working. By W. E. Langdon. 142 illus. and 5 plates, 347 pp. 8vo. (1897) |  | 10 | 6
How to Become a Competent Motorman. By V. B. Livermore and J. Williams. 45 illus. 252 pp. 12mo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 4 | 6
Electromagnets, their design and construction. By A. N. Mansfield. 36 illus. 155 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1901) net |  | 6 | 6
Telephone Construction, Methods and Cost. By C. Mayer. With Appendices on the cost of materials and labour by J. C. Slippy. 103 illus. 284 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1908) net |  | 12 | 6
Induction Coils. By N. H. Schneider. Second edition, 79 illus. 285 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1901) net |  | 4 | 6
Electric Gas Lighting. By N. H. Schneider. 57 illus. 101 pp. 12mo. (New York, 1901) net |  | 2 | 0
How to Install Electric Bells, Annunciators and Alarms. By N. H. Schneider. 59 illus. 63 pp. crown 8vo, limp. (New York, 1905) net |  | 1 | 6
Modern Primary Batteries, their construction, use and maintenance. By N. H. Schneider. 54 illus. 94 pp. crown 8vo, limp. (New York, 1905) net |  | 1 | 6
Practical Engineers’ Handbook on the Care and Management of Electric Power Plants. By N. H. Schneider. 203 illus. 274 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1906) net |  | 5 | 0
Electrical Circuits and Diagrams, illustrated and explained. By N. H. Schneider. 8vo, limp. (New York) |  |  |
Part 1. 217 illus. 72 pp. (1905) net |  | 1 | 6
Part 2. 73 pp. (1909) net |  | 1 | 6
Electrical Instruments and Testing. By N. H. Schneider. Third edition. 133 illus. 239 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 4 | 6
Experimenting with Induction Coils. By N. H. Schneider. 26 illus. 73 pp. crown 8vo, limp. (New York, 1906) net |  | 1 | 6
Study of Electricity for Beginners. By N. H. Schneider. 54 illus. 88 pp. crown 8vo, limp. (New York, 1905) net |  | 1 | 6
Practical Electrics: a Universal Handybook on Every Day Electrical Matters. Seventh edition, 126 illus. 135 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 1 | 6
The Voltaic Accumulator: an elementary treatise. By E. Reynier. Translated from the French by J. A. Berly. 62 illus. 202 pp. 8vo. |  | 9 | 0
Dry Batteries: how to Make and Use them. By a Dry Battery Expert. With additional notes by N. H. Schneider. 30 illus. 59 pp. crown 8vo, sewed. (New York, 1905) net |  | 1 | 0
The Diseases of Electrical Machinery. By E. Schulz. Edited, with a Preface, by Prof. S. P. Thompson. 42 illus. 84 pp. crown 8vo. net |  | 2 | 0
Electric Toy-Making. By T. O. Sloane. Fifteenth edition, 70 illus. 183 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 4 | 6
Electricity Simplified. By T. O. Sloane. Tenth edition, 29 illus. 158 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1901) net |  | 4 | 6
How to become a Successful Electrician. By T. O. Sloane. Third edition, illustrated, crown 8vo. (New York, 1899) net |  | 4 | 6
Electricity: its Theory, Sources and Applications. By J. T. Sprague. Third edition, 109 illus. 658 pp. crown 8vo. (1892) net |  | 7 | 6
Telegraphic Connections. By C. Thom and W. H. Jones. 20 plates, 59 pp. oblong 8vo. (New York, 1892) net |  | 3 | 6
Röntgen Rays and Phenomena of the Anode and Cathode. By E. P. Thompson and W. A. Anthony. 105 illus. 204 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1896) net |  | 4 | 6
Dynamo Electric Machinery. By Prof. S. P. Thompson. Seventh edition, demy 8vo. (Finsbury Technical Manual.) |  |  |
Vol. I. Continuous-Current Machinery. With 4 coloured and 30 folding plates, 573 illus. 984 pp. (1904) net | 1 | 10 | 0
Vol. II. Alternating Current Machinery. 15 coloured and 24 folding plates, 546 illus. 900 pp. (1905) net | 1 | 10 | 0
Design of Dynamos (Continuous Currents). By Prof. S. P. Thompson. 4 coloured and 8 folding plates, 243 pp. demy 8vo. (1903) net |  | 12 | 0
Schedule for Dynamo Design, issued with the above. 6d. each, 4s. per doz., or 18s. per 100 net |
Curves of Magnetic Data for Various Materials. A reprint on transparent paper for office use of Plate L from Dynamo Electric Machinery, and measuring 25 in. by 16 in. net |  | 0 | 7
The Electromagnet. By C. R. Underhill. 67 illus. 159 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 6 | 6
Practical Guide to the Testing of Insulated Wires and Cables. By H. L. Webb. Fifth edition, 38 illus. 118 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 4 | 6

FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

English Prices with Russian Equivalents. By A. Adiassewich. 182 pp. fcap. 32mo, roan. (1908) net |  | 1 | 0
English Prices with German Equivalents. English prices per lb., with equivalents in marks per kilogramme. By St. Koczorowski. 95 pp. fcap. 32mo, roan. (1909) net |  | 1 | 0
English Prices with French Equivalents. English prices per lb. to francs per kilogramme. By H. P. McCartney. 97 pp. 32mo, roan. (1907) net |  | 1 | 0
Principles of Foreign Exchange. By E. Matheson. Fourth edition, 54 pp. 8vo, sewed. (1905) net |  | 0 | 3

GAS AND OIL ENGINES.

The Theory of the Gas Engine. By D. Clerk. Edited by F. E. Idell. Third edition, 19 illus. 180 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1903) net |  | 2 | 0
The Design and Construction of Oil Engines. By A. H. Goldingham. Second edition, 108 illus. 255 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1904) net |  | 6 | 6
Gas Engine in Principle and Practice. By A. H. Goldingham. 107 illus. 195 pp. 8vo, cloth. (New York, 1907) net |  | 6 | 6
Practical Hand-Book on the Care and Management of Gas Engines. By G. Lieckfeld. Third edition, square 16mo. (New York, 1896) |  | 3 | 6
Elements of Gas Engine Design. By S. A. Moss. 197 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1907) net |  | 2 | 0
Gas Engines and their Troubles. By E. W. Roberts, with chapters on the Design and Construction of Launches, by Prof. W. F. Durand. 38 illus. 143 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 4 | 6
Gas and Petroleum Engines. A Manual for Students and Engineers. (Finsbury Technical Manual.) By Prof. W. Robinson. Third edition in preparation |  |  |

GAS LIGHTING.

Gas Analyst’s Manual (incorporating Hartley’s “Gas Analyst’s Manual” and “Gas Measurement”). By J. Abady. 102 illustrations, 576 pp. demy 8vo. (1902) net |  | 18 | 0
Gas Works: their Arrangement, Construction, Plant and Machinery. By F. Colyer. 31 folding plates, 134 pp. 8vo. (1884) net |  | 8 | 6
Transactions of the Institution of Gas Engineers. Edited by Walter T. Dunn, Secretary. Published annually. 8vo. net |  | 10 | 6
Lighting by Acetylene. By F. Dye. 75 illus. 200 pp. crown 8vo. (1902) net |  | 6 | 0
A Comparison of the English and French Methods of Ascertaining the Illuminating Power of Coal Gas. By A. J. Van Eijndhoven. Illustrated, crown 8vo. (1897) |  | 4 | 0
Gas Lighting and Gas Fitting. By W. P. Gerhard. Second edition, 190 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1894) net |  | 2 | 0
A Treatise on the Comparative Commercial Values of Gas Coals and Cannels. By D. A. Graham. 3 plates, 100 pp. 8vo. (1882) |  | 4 | 6
The Gas Engineer’s Laboratory Handbook. By J. Hornby. Second edition, 69 illus. 328 pp. crown 8vo. (1902) net |  | 6 | 0

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.

Extracts from the Private Letters of the late Sir William Fothergill Cooke, 1836-9, relating to the Invention and Development of the Electric Telegraph; also a Memoir by Latimer Clark. Edited by F. H. Webb. Sec. Inst. E. E. 8vo. (1895) |  | 3 | 0
A Chronology of Inland Navigation in Great Britain. By H. R. De Salis. Crown 8vo. (1897) |  | 4 | 6
A History of Electric Telegraphy to the year 1837. By J. J. Fahie. 35 illus. 542 pp. crown 8vo. (1889) |  | 2 | 0
History and Development of Steam Locomotion on Common Roads. By W. Fletcher. 109 illus. 288 pp. 8vo. |  | 5 | 0
Life as an Engineer: its Lights, Shades, and Prospects. By J. W. C. Haldane. 23 plates, 338 pp. crown 8vo. (1905) net |  | 5 | 0
Philipp Reis, Inventor of the Telephone: a Biographical Sketch. By Prof. S. P. Thompson. 8vo, cloth. (1883) |  | 7 | 6
The Development of the Mercurial Air Pump. By Prof. S. P. Thompson. Illustrated, royal 8vo, sewed. (1888) |  | 1 | 6

HOROLOGY.

Watch and Clock Maker’s Handbook, Dictionary and Guide. By F. J. Britten. Tenth edition, 450 illus. 492 pp. crown 8vo. (1902) net |  | 5 | 0
The Springing and Adjusting of Watches. By F. J. Britten. 75 illus. 152 pp. crown 8vo. (1898) net |  | 3 | 0
Prize Essay on the Balance Spring and its Isochronal Adjustments. By M. Immisch. 7 illus. 50 pp. crown 8vo. (1872) |  | 2 | 6

HYDRAULICS AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.

(See also Water Supply.)

Pumps: Historically, Theoretically and Practically Considered. By P. R. Björling. Second edition, 156 illus. 234 pp. crown 8vo. (1895) |  | 7 | 6
Pump Details. By P. R. Björling. 278 illus. 211 pp. crown 8vo. (1892) |  | 7 | 6
Pumps and Pump Motors: A Manual for the use of Hydraulic Engineers. By P. R. Björling. Two vols. 261 plates, 369 pp. royal 4to. (1895) net | 1 | 10 | 0
Practical Handbook on Pump Construction. By P. R. Björling. Second edition, 9 plates, 90 pp. crown 8vo. (1904) |  | 5 | 0
Water or Hydraulic Motors. By P. R. Björling. 206 illus. 287 pp. crown 8vo. (1903) |  | 9 | 0
Hydraulic Machinery, with an Introduction to Hydraulics. By R. G. Blaine. Second edition with 307 illus. 468 pp. 8vo. (Finsbury Technical Manual). (1905) net |  | 14 | 0
Practical Hydraulics. By T. Box. Fifteenth edition, 8 plates, 88 pp. crown 8vo. (1909) net |  | 5 | 0
Hydraulic, Steam, and Hand Power Lifting and Pressing Machinery. By F. Colyer. Second edition, 88 plates, 211 pp. imperial 8vo. (1892) net |  | 10 | 6
Pumps and Pumping Machinery. By F. Colyer. |
Vol. I. Second edition, 53 plates, 212 pp. 8vo. (1892) net |  | 10 | 6
Vol. II. Second edition, 48 plates, 169 pp. 8vo. (1900) net |  | 10 | 6
Construction of Horizontal and Vertical Waterwheels. By W. Cullen. Second edition, small 4to. (1871) |  | 5 | 0
Tables giving Hydraulic Mean Depth and Area of Circular Sewers. By R. De Salis. 8vo, sewed |  | 1 | 0
Donaldson’s Poncelet Turbine and Water Pressure Engine and Pump. By W. Donaldson. 4to. (1883) |  | 5 | 0
Principles of Construction and Efficiency of Waterwheels. By W. Donaldson. 13 illus. 94 pp. 8vo. (1876) |  | 5 | 0
Practical Hydrostatics and Hydrostatic Formulæ. By E. S. Gould. 27 illus. 114 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1903) net |  | 2 | 0
Hydraulic and other Tables for purposes of Sewerage and Water Supply. By T. Hennell. Third edition, 70 pp. crown 8vo. (1908) net |  | 4 | 6
Hydraulic Tables for finding the Mean Velocity and Discharge in Open Channels. By T. Higham. Second edition, 90 pp. super-royal 8vo. (1898) |  | 7 | 6
Tables for Calculating the Discharge of Water in Pipes for Water and Power Supplies. Indexed at side for ready reference. By A. E. Silk. 63 pp. crown 8vo. (1899) |  | 5 | 0
Simple Hydraulic Formulæ. By T. W. Stone. 9 plates, 98 pp. crown 8vo. (1881) |  | 4 | 0

INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND MANUFACTURES.

Perfumes and their Preparation. By G. W. Askinson. Translated from the Third German Edition by I. Fuest. Third edition, 32 illus. 312 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 12 | 6
Brewing Calculations, Gauging and Tabulation. By C. H. Bater. 340 pp. 64mo, roan, gilt edges. (1897) net |  | 1 | 6
A Pocket Book for Chemists, Chemical Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Dyers, Distillers, etc. By T. Bayley. Seventh edition, 550 pp. royal 32mo, roan, gilt edges net |  | 5 | 0
Practical Receipts for the Manufacturer, the Mechanic, and for Home use. By Dr. H. R. Berkeley and W. M. Walker. 250 pp. demy 8vo. (1902) net |  | 7 | 6
A Treatise on the Manufacture of Soap and Candles, Lubricants and Glycerine. By W. L. Carpenter and H. Leask. Second edition, 104 illus. 456 pp. crown 8vo. (1895) |  | 12 | 6
A Text Book of Paper Making. By C. F. Cross and E. J. Bevan. Third edition, 97 illus. 411 pp. crown 8vo. (1907) net |  | 12 | 6
C.B.S. Standard Units and Standard Paper Tests. By C. F. Cross, E. J. Bevan, C. Beadle and R. W. Sindall. 25 pp. crown 4to. (1903) net |  | 2 | 6
Soda Fountain Requisites. A Practical Receipt Book for Druggists, Chemists, etc. By G. H. Dubelle. Third edition, 157 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1905) net |  | 4 | 6
The Chemistry of Fire and Fire Prevention. By H. and H. Ingle. 45 illus. 290 pp. crown 8vo. (1900) |  | 9 | 0
Ice-Making Machines. By M. Ledoux and others. Sixth edition. 190 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1906) net |  | 2 | 0
Brewing with Raw Grain. By T. W. Lovibond. 75 pp. crown 8vo. (1883) |  | 5 | 0
Sugar, a Handbook for Planters and Refiners. By the late J. A. R. Newlands and B. E. R. Newlands. 236 illus. 876 pp. demy 8vo. (London, 1909) net | 1 | 5 | 0
Principles of Leather Manufacture. By Prof. H. R. Procter. 101 illus. 520 pp. medium 8vo. net |  | 18 | 0
Leather Industries Laboratory Handbook of Analytical and Experimental methods. By H. R. Procter. Second edition, 4 plates, 46 illus. 450 pp. demy 8vo. (1908) net |  | 18 | 0
Theoretical and Practical Ammonia Refrigeration. By I. I. Redwood. Sixth thousand, 15 illus. 146 pp. square 16mo. (New York, 1909) net |  | 4 | 6
Breweries and Maltings. By G. Scammell and F. Colyer. Second edition, 20 plates, 178 pp. 8vo. (1880) net |  | 6 | 0
Factory Glazes for Ceramic Engineers. By H. Rum-Bellow. Folio. Series A, Leadless Sanitary Glazes. (1908) net | 2 | 2 | 0
Text Book of Physical Chemistry. By C. L. Speyers. 224 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1898) |  | 9 | 0
Spons’ Encyclopædia of the Industrial Arts, Manufactures and Commercial Products. 1500 illus. 2100 pp. super-royal 8vo. In 2 Vols. cloth | 3 | 10 | 0
Pigments, Paints and Painting. By G. Terry. 49 illus. 392 pp. crown 8vo. (1893) |  | 7 | 6
Tables for the Quantitative Estimation of the Sugars. By E. Wein and W. Frew. Crown 8vo. (1896) |  | 6 | 0
Workshop Receipts. For the use of Manufacturers, Mechanics and Scientific Amateurs. New and thoroughly revised edition, crown 8vo. (1909) each net |  | 3 | 0
Vol. I. Acetylene Lighting to Drying. 223 illus. 532 pp. |
Vol. II. Dyeing to Japanning. 259 illus. 540 pp. |
Vol. III. Jointing Pipes to Pumps. |
Vol. IV. |
Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products. By F. B. Wright. Second edition, 60 illus. 271 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 4 | 6
The Manufacture of Chocolate and other Cacao Preparations. By P. Zipperer. Second edition, 87 illus. 280 pp. royal 8vo. (1902) net |  | 16 | 0

IRRIGATION.

The Irrigation Works of India. By R. B. Buckley. Second edition, with coloured maps and plans. 336 pp. 4to, cloth. (1905) net | 2 | 2 | 0
Facts, Figures, and Formulæ for Irrigation Engineers. By R. B. Buckley. With illus. 239 pp. large 8vo. (1908) net |  | 10 | 6
Irrigated India. By Hon. Alfred Deakin. With Map, 322 pp. 8vo. (1893) |  | 8 | 6
Indian Storage Reservoirs, with Earthen Dams. By W. L. Strange. 14 plates and 53 illus. 379 pp. demy 8vo. (1904) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Irrigation Farming. By L. M. Wilcox. Revised edition, 113 illus. 494 pp. crown 8vo. (New York) net |  | 8 | 6
Egyptian Irrigation. By Sir W. Willcocks. Second edition out of Print. A few copies of the First Edition (1889) are still to be had. Price 15s. net. |
The Nile Reservoir Dam at Assuân, and After. By Sir W. Willcocks. Second edition, 13 plates, super-royal 8vo. (1903) net |  | 6 | 0
The Assuân Reservoir and Lake Moeris. By Sir W. Willcocks. With text in English, French and Arabic. 5 plates, 116 pp. super-royal 8vo. (1904) net |  | 5 | 0
The Nile in 1904. By Sir W. Willcocks. 30 plates, 200 pp. super-royal 8vo. (1904) net |  | 9 | 0

LOGARITHM TABLES.

Aldum’s Pocket Folding Mathematical Tables. Four-figure logarithms, and Anti-logarithms, Natural Sines, Tangents, Cotangents, Cosines, Chords and Radians for all angles from 1 to 90 degrees. On folding card. Net 4d. 20 copies, net 6s. |
Tables of Seven-figure Logarithms of the Natural Numbers from 1 to 108,000. By C. Babbage. Stereotype edition, 8vo. |  | 7 | 6
Short Logarithmic and other Tables. By W. C. Unwin. Fourth edition, small 4to |  | 3 | 0
A. B. C. Five-figure Logarithms for general use, with lateral index for ready reference. By C. J. Woodward. Second edition, with cut lateral Index, 116 pp. 12mo, limp leather net |  | 3 | 0

MARINE ENGINEERING AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.

Marine Propellers. By S. W. Barnaby. Fifth edition, 5 plates, 56 illus. 185 pp. demy 8vo. (1908) net |  | 10 | 6
Marine Engineer’s Record Book: Engines. By B. C. Bartley. 8vo, roan net |  | 5 | 0
The Engineer’s and Draughtsman’s Data Book for Workshop and Office Use. Third edition, crown 8vo, roan |  | 3 | 0
Yachting Hints, Tables and Memoranda. By A. C. Franklin. Waistcoat pocket size, 103 pp. 64mo, roan, gilt edges net |  | 1 | 0
Ditto ditto in celluloid case net |  | 1 | 6
Steamship Coefficients, Speeds and Powers. By C. F. A. Fyfe. 31 plates, 280 pp. fcap. 8vo, leather. (1907) net |  | 10 | 6
Steamships and Their Machinery, from first to last. By J. W. C. Haldane. 120 illus. 532 pp. 8vo. (1893) |  | 15 | 0
Tables for Constructing Ships’ Lines. By A. Hogg. Second edition, 8vo. |  | 7 | 0
Submarine Boats. By G. W. Hovgaard. 2 plates, 98 pp. crown 8vo. (1887) |  | 5 | 0
Tabulated Weights of Angle, Tee, Bulb, Round, Square, and Flat Iron and Steel for the use of Naval Architects, Ship-builders, etc. By C. H. Jordan. Fifth edition, 579 pp. royal 32mo, French morocco, gilt edges. (1896) |  | 7 | 6
Particulars of Dry Docks, Wet Docks, Wharves, etc. on the River Thames. Compiled by C. H. Jordan. Second edition, 7 coloured charts, 103 pp. oblong 8vo. (1904) net |  | 2 | 6
Marine Transport of Petroleum. By H. Little. 66 illus. 263 pp. crown 8vo. (1890) |  | 10 | 6
Questions and Answers for Marine Engineers, with a Practical Treatise on Breakdowns at Sea. By T. Lucas. 12 folding plates, 515 pp. gilt edges, crown 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 8 | 0
Reed’s Examination Papers for Extra First Class Engineers. Fourth edition, 14 plates and 188 illus. 550 pp. 8vo. (1902) net |  | 18 | 0
Reed’s Engineers’ Handbook to the Board of Trade Examinations for certificates of Competency as First and Second Class Engineers. Nineteenth edition, 37 plates, 358 illus. 696 pp. 8vo. net |  | 14 | 0
Reed’s Polyglot Guide to the Marine Engine, in English, French, German and Norsk. Second edition, oblong 8vo. (1900) net |  | 6 | 0
Reed’s Marine Boilers. Second edition, crown 8vo. net |  | 4 | 6
Reed’s Useful Hints to Sea-going Engineers. Fourth edition, 8 plates, 50 illus. 312 pp. crown 8vo. (1903) net |  | 3 | 6
Naval Architects’ and Engineers’ Data Book. By T. H. Watson. Fcap. 8vo, cloth net |  | 3 | 6

MATERIALS.

Practical Treatise on the Strength of Materials. By T. Box. Fourth edition, 27 plates, 536 pp. 8vo. (1902) net |  | 12 | 6
Treatise on the Origin, Progress, Prevention and Cure of Dry Rot in Timber. By T. A. Britton. 10 plates, 519 pp. crown 8vo. (1875) |  | 7 | 6
Twenty Years’ Practical Experience of Natural Asphalt and Mineral Bitumen. By W. H. Delano. 33 illus. 73 pp. crown 8vo, parchment. (1893) |  | 2 | 0
Stone: how to get it and how to use it. By Major-Gen. C. E. Luard, R.E. 8vo, sewed. (1890) |  | 2 | 0
Testing of Pipes and Pipe-joints in the Open Trenches. By M. M. Paterson. 8vo, sewed (1879) |  | 2 | 0
Lubricants, Oils and Greases. By I. I. Redwood. 3 plates, 8vo. (1898) |  | 4 | 6
Practical Treatise on Mineral Oils and their By-Products. By I. I. Redwood. 67 illus. 336 pp. demy 8vo. (1897) |  | 15 | 0
Silico-Calcareous Sandstones, or Building Stones from Quartz, Sand and Lime. By E. Stoffler. 5 plates, 8vo, sewed. (1901) net |  | 4 | 0
Proceedings of the International Association for Testing Materials. English edition. Issued irregularly. Price varies. |

MATHEMATICS.

Imaginary Quantities. By M. Argand. Translated by Prof. Hardy. 18mo, boards. (New York) net |  | 2 | 0
Text Book of Practical Solid Geometry. By E. H. de V. Atkinson. Revised by Major B. R. Ward, R.E. Second edition, 17 plates, 8vo. (1901) |  | 7 | 6
Quick and Easy Methods of Calculating, and the Theory and Use of the Slide Rule. By R. G. Blaine. Third edition, 6 illus. 152 pp. 16mo, leather cloth. (1907) |  | 2 | 6
Symbolic Algebra, or the Algebra of Algebraic Numbers. By W. Cain. 18mo, boards. (New York) net |  | 2 | 0
Nautical Astronomy. By J. H. Colvin. 127 pp. crown, 8vo. (1901) net |  | 2 | 6
Chemical Problems. By J. C. Foye. Fourth edition, 141 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1898) net |  | 2 | 0
Primer of the Calculus. By E. S. Gould. Second edition, 24 illus. 122 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1899) net |  | 2 | 0
Elementary Treatise on the Calculus for Engineering Students. By J. Graham. Third edition, 276 pp. crown 8vo. (1905). (Finsbury Technical Manual) |  | 7 | 6
Manual of the Slide Rule. By F. A. Halsey. Second edition, 31 illus. 84 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1901) net |  | 2 | 0
Reform in Chemical and Physical Calculations. By C. J. T. Hanssen. 4to. (1897) net |  | 6 | 6
Algebra Self-Taught. By P. Higgs. Third edition, 104 pp. crown 8vo. (1903) |  | 2 | 6
Galvanic Circuit investigated Mathematically. By G. S. Ohm. Translated by William Francis. 269 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1891) net |  | 2 | 0
Elementary Practical Mathematics. By M. T. Ormsby. 420 pp. demy 8vo. (1900) net |  | 7 | 6
Elements of Graphic Statics. By K. Von Ott. Translated by G. S. Clarke. 93 illus. 128 pp. crown 8vo. (1901) |  | 5 | 0
Figure of the Earth. By F. C. Roberts. 18mo, boards. (New York) net |  | 2 | 0
Arithmetic of Electricity. By T. O’C. Sloane. Thirteenth edition, crown 8vo. (New York, 1901) net |  | 4 | 6
Graphic Method for Solving certain Questions in Arithmetic or Algebra. By G. L. Vose. Second edition with 28 illus. 62 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1902) net |  | 2 | 0
Problems in Electricity. A Graduated Collection comprising all branches of Electrical Science. By R. Weber. Translated from the French by E. A. O’Keefe. 34 illus. 366 pp. crown 8vo. (1902) net |  | 7 | 6

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

Steam Engines and Boilers, etc.

Handbook for Mechanical Engineers. By Hy. Adams. Fourth edition, 426 pp. crown 8vo. (1897) net |  | 4 | 6
Appleby’s Handbooks of Machinery. Many illustrations, 8vo. Sections 2, 3, 4 and 6 each |  | 3 | 6
Section 5 |  | 5 | 0
Section 1.—Prime Movers. Out of Print. |
Section 2.—Hoisting Machinery, Winding Engines, etc. |
Section 3.—Pumping Machinery and Pumping Engines. |
Section 4.—Machine Tools and Accessories. |
Section 5.—Contractors’ Plant and Railway Materials. |
Section 6.—Mining, Colonial and Manufacturing Machinery. |
Engineers’ Sketch Book of Mechanical Movements. By T. W. Barber. Fifth edition, 3000 illus. 355 pp. 8vo. (1906) net |  | 10 | 6
The Repair and Maintenance of Machinery. By T. W. Barber. 417 illus. 476 pp. 8vo. (1895) |  | 10 | 6
Slide Valve and its Functions, with special reference to Modern Practice in the United States. By J. Begtrup. 90 diagrams, 146 pp. medium 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 8 | 0
Practical Treatise on Mill Gearing. By T. Box. Fifth edition, 11 plates, 128 pp. crown 8vo. (1892) |  | 7 | 6
Safety Valves. By R. H. Buell. Third edition, 20 illus. 100 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1898) net |  | 2 | 0
Machine Design. By Prof. W. L. Cathcart. Part I. Fastenings. 123 illus. 291 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 12 | 6
Chimney Design and Theory. By W. W. Christie. Second edition, 54 illus. 192 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 12 | 6
Furnace Draft: its Production by Mechanical Methods. By W. W. Christie. 5 illus. 80 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1906) net |  | 2 | 0
Working and Management of Steam Boilers and Engines. By F. Colyer. Second edition, 108 pp. crown 8vo. (1902) |  | 3 | 6
The Stokers’ Catechism. By W. J. Connor. 63 pp. limp cloth. (1906) net |  | 1 | 0
Treatise on the use of Belting for the Transmission of Power. By J. H. Cooper. Fifth edition, 94 illus. 399 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1901) net |  | 12 | 6
The Steam Engine considered as a Thermodynamic Machine. By J. H. Cotterill. Third edition, 39 diagrams, 444 pp. 8vo. (1896) |  | 15 | 0
Fireman’s Guide, a Handbook on the Care of Boilers. By K. P. Dahlstrom. Ninth edition fcap. 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 1 | 6
Diseases of a Gasolene Automobile, and How to Cure Them. By A. L. Dyke and G. P. Dorris. 127 illus. 201 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 6 | 6
Belt Driving. By G. Halliday. 3 folding plates, 100 pp. 8vo. (1894) |  | 3 | 6
Worm and Spiral Gearing. By F. A. Halsey. 13 plates, 85 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York) net |  | 2 | 0
Commercial Efficiency of Steam Boilers. By A. Hanssen. Large 8vo, sewed. (1898) |  | 0 | 6
Corliss Engine. By J. T. Henthorn. Third edition, 23 illus. 95 pp. square 16mo. (New York, 1904) |  | 3 | 6
Liquid Fuel for Mechanical and Industrial Purposes. By E. A. Brayley Hodgetts. 106 illus. 129 pp. 8vo. (1890) |  | 5 | 0
Elementary Text-Book on Steam Engines and Boilers. By J. H. Kinealy. Fourth edition, 106 illus. 259 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 8 | 6
Centrifugal Fans. By J. H. Kinealy. 33 illus. 206 pp. fcap. 8vo, leather. (New York, 1905) net |  | 12 | 6
Mechanical Draft. By J. H. Kinealy. 27 original tables and 13 plates, 142 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1906) net |  | 8 | 6
The A. B. C. of the Steam Engine, with a description of the Automatic Governor. By J. P. Lisk. 6 plates, 12mo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 2 | 0
Valve Setting Record Book. By P. A. Low. 8vo, boards |  | 1 | 6
The Lay-out of Corliss Valve Gears. By S. A. Moss. Second edition, 3 plates, 108 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1906) net |  | 2 | 0
Steam Boilers, their Management and Working. By J. Peattie. Fifth edition, 35 illus. 230 pp. crown 8vo. (1906) net |  | 4 | 6
Treatise on the Richards Steam Engine Indicator. By C. T. Porter. Sixth edition, 3 plates and 73 diagrams, 285 pp. 8vo. (1902) |  | 9 | 0
Practical Treatise on the Steam Engine. By A. Rigg. Second edition, 103 plates, 378 pp. demy 4to. (1894) | 1 | 5 | 0
Slide Valve Simply Explained. By W. J. Tennant. Revised by J. H. Kinealy. 41 illus. 83 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1899) net |  | 4 | 6
Shaft Governors. By W. Trinks and C. Hoosum. 27 illus. 97 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1905) net |  | 2 | 0
Slide and Piston Valve Geared Steam Engines. By W. H. Uhland. 47 plates and 314 illus. 155 pp. Two vols. folio, half morocco. (1882) | 1 | 16 | 0
How to run Engines and Boilers. By E. P. Watson. Fifth edition, 31 illus. 160 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1904) |  | 3 | 6
Position Diagram of Cylinder with Meyer Cut-off. By W. H. Weightman. On card. (New York) net |  | 1 | 0
Practical Method of Designing Slide Valve Gearing. By E. J. Welch. 69 diagrams, 283 pp. Crown 8vo. (1890) |  | 6 | 0
Elements of Mechanics. By T. W. Wright. Illustrated, 372 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1896) |  | 10 | 6

METALLURGY.

Iron and Steel Manufacture.

Life of Railway Axles. By T. Andrews. 8vo, sewed. (1895) |  | 1 | 0
Microscopic Internal Flaws in Steel Rails and Propeller Shafts. By T. Andrews. 8vo, sewed. (1896) |  | 1 | 0
Microscopic Internal Flaws, Inducing Fracture in Steel. By T. Andrews. 8vo, sewed. (1896) |  | 2 | 0
Relations between the Effects of Stresses slowly applied and of Stresses suddenly applied in the case of Iron and Steel: Comparative Tests with Notched and Plain Bars. By P. Breuil. 23 plates and 60 illus. 151 pp. 8vo. (1904) net |  | 8 | 0
Brassfounders’ Alloys. By J. F. Buchanan. Illustrated, 129 pp. crown 8vo. (1905) net |  | 4 | 6
Foundry Nomenclature. The Moulder’s Pocket Dictionary and concise guide to Foundry Practice. By John F. Buchanan. Illustrated, 225 pp. crown 8vo. (1903) net |  | 5 | 0
American Standard Specifications for Steel. By A. L. Colby. Second edition, revised, 103 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 5 | 0
Galvanised Iron: its Manufacture and Uses. By J. Davies. 139 pp. 8vo. (1899) net |  | 5 | 0
Management of Steel. By G. Ede. Seventh edition, 216 pp. crown 8vo. (1903) |  | 5 | 0
Galvanising and Tinning, with a special Chapter on Tinning Grey Iron Castings. By W. T. Flanders. 8vo. (New York) net |  | 8 | 6
Cupola Furnace. A practical treatise on the Construction and Management of Foundry Cupolas. By E. Kirk. Second edition, 78 illus. 450 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 15 | 0
Practical Notes on Pipe Founding. By J. W. Macfarlane. 15 plates, 148 pp. 8vo. |  | 12 | 6
Atlas of Designs concerning Blast Furnace Practice. By M. A. Pavloff. 127 plates, 14 in. by 10½ in. oblong, sewed. (1902) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Album of Drawings relating to the Manufacture of Open Hearth Steel. By M. A. Pavloff. Part I. Open Hearth Furnaces. 52 plates, 14 in. by 10½ in. oblong folio in portfolio. (1904) net |  | 12 | 0
Modern Foundry Practice. Including revised subject matter and tables from Spretson’s “Casting and Founding.” By J. Sharp. Second edition, 272 illus. 759 pp. 8vo. (1905) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Roll Turning for Sections in Steel and Iron. By A. Spencer. Second edition, 78 plates, 4to. (1894) | 1 | 10 | 0

METRIC TABLES.

French Measure and English Equivalents. By J. Brook. Second edition, 80 pp. fcap. 32mo, roan. (1906) net |  | 1 | 0
A Dictionary of Metric and other useful Measures. By L. Clark. 113 pp. 8vo. (1891) |  | 6 | 0
English Weights, with their Equivalents in kilogrammes per cent. By F. W. A. Logan. 96 pp. fcap. 32mo, roan. (1906) net |  | 1 | 0
Metric Weights with English Equivalents. By H. P. McCartney. 84 pp. fcap. 32mo. (1907) net |  | 1 | 0
Metric Tables. By Sir G. L. Molesworth. Fourth edition, 95 pp. royal 32mo. (1909) net |  | 2 | 0
Tables for Setting out Curves from 200 metres to 4000 metres by tangential angles. By H. Williamson. 4 illus. 60 pp. 18mo. (1908) net |  | 2 | 0

MINERALOGY AND MINING.

Rock Blasting. By G. G. Andre. 12 plates and 56 illus. in text, 202 pp. 8vo. (1878) |  | 5 | 0
Winding Plants for Great Depth. By H. C. Behr. In two parts. 8vo, sewed. (1902) net | 2 | 2 | 0
Practical Treatise on Hydraulic Mining in California. By A. J. Bowie, Jun. Tenth edition, 73 illus. 313 pp. royal 8vo. (New York, 1905) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Manual of Assaying Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead Ores. By W. L. Brown. Twelfth edition, 132 illus. 589 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 10 | 6
Fire Assaying. By E. W. Buskett. 69 illus. 105 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 4 | 6
Tin: Describing the Chief Methods of Mining, Dressing, etc. By A. G. Charleton. 15 plates, 83 pp. crown 8vo. (1884) |  | 12 | 6
Gold Mining and Milling in Western Australia, with Notes upon Telluride Treatment, Costs and Mining Practice in other Fields. By A. G. Charleton. 82 illus. and numerous plans and tables, 648 pp. super-royal 8vo. (1903) net | 1 | 5 | 0
Miners’ Geology and Prospectors’ Guide. By G. A. Corder. 29 plates, 224 pp. crown 8vo. (1907) net |  | 5 | 0
Blasting of Rock in Mines, Quarries, Tunnels, etc. By A. W. and Z. W. Daw. Second edition, 90 illus. 316 pp. demy 8vo. (1909) net |  | 15 | 0
Handbook of Mineralogy; determination and description of Minerals found in the United States. By J. C. Foye. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1886) net |  | 2 | 0
Conversations on Mines. By W. Hopton. Ninth edition, 33 illus. 356 pp. crown 8vo. (1891) |  | 4 | 6
Our Coal Resources at the End of the Nineteenth Century. By Prof. E. Hull. 157 pp. demy 8vo. (1897) |  | 6 | 0
Simple Rules for the Discrimination of Gems. By T. S. G. Kirkpatrick. 16mo, leather. (1895) |  | 2 | 0
Hydraulic Gold Miners’ Manual. By T. S. G. Kirkpatrick. Second edition, 12 illus. 46 pp. crown 8vo. (1897) |  | 4 | 0
Economic Mining. By C. G. W. Lock. 175 illus. 680 pp. 8vo. (1895) net |  | 10 | 6
Gold Milling: Principles and Practice. By C. G. W. Lock. 200 illus. 850 pp. demy 8vo. (1901) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Mining and Ore-Dressing Machinery. By C. G. W. Lock. 639 illus. 466 pp. super-royal 4to. (1890) 1 |  | 5 | 0
Miners’ Pocket Book. By C. G. W. Lock. Fifth edition, 233 illus. 624 pp. fcap. 8vo, roan, gilt edges. (1908) net |  | 10 | 6
Tests for Ores, Minerals and Metals of Commercial Value. By R. L. McMechen. 152 pp. 12mo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 5 | 6
Practical Handbook for the Working Miner and Prospector, and the Mining Investor. By J. A. Miller. 34 illus. 234 pp. crown 8vo. (1897) |  | 7 | 6
Theory and Practice of Centrifugal Ventilating Machines. By D. Murgue. 7 illus. 81 pp. 8vo. (1883) |  | 5 | 0
Examples of Coal Mining Plant. By J. Povey-Harper. Second edition, 40 plates, 26 in. by 20 in. (1895) net | 4 | 4 | 0
Examples of Coal Mining Plant, Second Series. By J. Povey-Harper. 10 plates, 26 in. by 20 in. (1902) net | 1 | 12 | 6

ORGANISATION.

Accounts, Contracts and Management.

Organisation of Gold Mining Business, with Specimens of the Departmental Report Books and the Account Books. By Nicol Brown. Second edition, 220 pp. fcap. folio. (1903) net | 1 | 5 | 0
Manual of Engineering Specifications and Contracts. By L. M. Haupt. Eighth edition, 338 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1900) net |  | 12 | 6
Depreciation of Factories, Mines, and Industrial Undertakings, and their Valuation. By E. Matheson. Fourth edition in the Press. |
Aid Book to Engineering Enterprise. By E. Matheson. Third edition, 916 pp. 8vo, buckram. (1898) 1 |  | 4 | 0
Office Management. A handbook for Architects and Civil Engineers. By W. Kaye Parry. New impression, 187 pp. medium 8vo. (1908) net |  | 5 | 0
Commercial Organisation of Engineering Factories. By H. Spencer. 92 illus. 221 pp. 8vo. (1907) net |  | 10 | 6

PHYSICS.

Colour, Heat and Experimental Science.

The Entropy Diagram and its Applications. By M. J. Boulvin. 38 illus. 82 pp. demy 8vo. (1898) |  | 5 | 0
Physical Problems and their Solution. By A. Bourgougnon. 224 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1897) net |  | 2 | 0
Heat for Engineers. By C. R. Darling, 110 illus. 430 pp. 8vo. (1908) (Finsbury Technical Manual) net |  | 12 | 6
The Colourist. A method of determining colour harmony. By J. A. H. Hatt. 2 coloured plates, 80 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1908) net |  | 6 | 6
Engineering Thermodynamics. By C. F. Hirschfeld. 22 illus. 157 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1907) net |  | 2 | 0
Experimental Science: Elementary, Practical and Experimental Physics. By G. M. Hopkins. Twenty-third edition, 920 illus. 1100 pp. large 8vo. (New York, 1902) net | 1 | 1 | 0
Reform in Chemical and Physical Calculations. By C. J. T. Hanssen. Demy 4to. (1897) net |  | 6 | 6
Introduction to the Study of Colour Phenomena. By J. W. Lovibond. 10 hand coloured plates, 48 pp. 8vo. (1905) net |  | 5 | 0
Practical Laws and Data on the Condensation of Steam in Bare Pipes; to which is added a Translation of Peclet’s Theory and Experiments on the Transmission of Heat through Insulating Materials. By C. P. Paulding. 184 illus. 102 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1904) net |  | 8 | 6
The Energy Chart. Practical application to reciprocating steam-engines. By Captain H. R. Sankey. 157 illus. 170 pp. 8vo. (1907) net |  | 7 | 6

PRICE BOOKS.

Approximate Estimates. By T. E. Coleman. Third edition, 481 pp. oblong 32mo, leather. (1907) net |  | 5 | 0
Railway Stores Price Book. By W. O. Kempthorne. 500 pp. demy 8vo. (1909) net |  | 10 | 6
Spons’ Engineers’ Price Book. A Synopsis of Current Prices and Rates for Engineering Materials and Products. Edited by T. G. Marlow. 650 pp. folio. (1904) net |  | 7 | 6
Spons’ Architects’ and Builders’ Pocket Price-Book, Memoranda, Tables and Prices. Edited by Clyde Young. Revised by Stanford M. Brooks. Illustrated, 552 pp. 16mo, leather cloth (size 6½ in. by 3¾ in. by ½ in. thick). Issued annually net |  | 3 | 0

RAILWAY ENGINEERING.

Railroad Curves and Earthwork. By C. F. Allen. Third edition, 4 plates, 198 pp. 12mo, leather, gilt edges. (New York, 1903) net |  | 8 | 6
Field and Office Tables, specially applicable to Railroads. By C. F. Allen. 293 pp. 16mo, leather. (New York, 1903) net |  | 8 | 6
The two above combined in one vol. limp leather net |  | 12 | 6
Up-to-date Air Brake Catechism. By R. H. Blackall. Eighteenth edit. 5 coloured plates, 96 illus. 305 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 8 | 6
Simple and Automatic Vacuum Brakes. By C. Briggs, G.N.R. 11 plates, 8vo. (1892) |  | 4 | 0
Notes on Permanent-way Material, Plate-laying, and Points and Crossings. By W. H. Cole. Fifth edition, 32 plates, 176 pp. crown 8vo. (1905) net |  | 7 | 6
Statistical Tables of the Working of Railways in various countries up to the year 1904. By J. D. Diacomidis. Second edition, 84 pp. small folio, sewed. (1906) net |  | 16 | 0
Locomotive Breakdowns, Emergencies and their Remedies. By Geo. L. Fowler, M.E. and W. W. Wood. Fifth edition, 92 illus. 266 pp. 12mo. (New York, 1908) net |  | 4 | 6
Permanent-Way Diagrams. By F. H. Frere. Mounted on linen in cloth covers. (1908) net |  | 3 | 0
Formulæ for Railway Crossings and Switches. By J. Glover. 9 illus. 28 pp. royal 32mo. (1896) |  | 2 | 6
Setting out of Tube Railways. By G. M. Halden. 9 plates, 46 illus. 68 pp. crown 4to. (1907) net |  | 10 | 6
Railway Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical. By J. W. C. Haldane. 141 illus. 563 pp. 8vo. (1897) |  | 15 | 0
Tables for setting-out Railway Curves. By C. P. Hogg. A series of cards in neat cloth case |  | 4 | 6
The Construction of the Modern Locomotive. By G. Hughes. 300 illus. 261 pp. 8vo. (1894) |  | 9 | 0
Practical Hints for Light Railways at Home and Abroad. By F. R. Johnson. 6 plates, 31 pp. crown 8vo. (1896) |  | 2 | 6
Handbook on Railway Stores Management. By W. O. Kempthorne. 268 pp. demy 8vo. (1907) net |  | 10 | 6
Railway Stores Price Book. By W. O. Kempthorne. 500 pp. demy 8vo. (1909) net |  | 10 | 6
Tables for setting out Curves for Railways, Roads, Canals, etc. By A. Kennedy and R. W. Hackwood. 32mo net |  | 2 | 0
Railroad Location Surveys and Estimates. By F. Lavis. 68 illus. 270 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1906) net |  | 12 | 6
Tables for Computing the Contents of Earthwork in the Cuttings and Embankments of Railways. By W. Macgregor. Royal 8vo |  | 6 | 0
Bridge and Tunnel Centres. By J. B. McMasters. Illustrated, 106 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1893) net |  | 2 | 0
Pioneering. By F. Shelford. Illustrated, 88 pp. crown 8vo. (1909) net |  | 3 | 0
Handbook on Railway Surveying for Students and Junior Engineers. By B. Stewart. 55 illus. 98 pp. crown 8vo. (1909) net |  | 2 | 6
Spiral Tables. By J. G. Sullivan. 47 pp. 12mo, leather. (New York, 1908) net |  | 6 | 6
Modern British Locomotives. By A. T. Taylor. 100 diagrams of principal dimensions, 118 pp. oblong 8vo. (1907) net |  | 4 | 6
Locomotive Slide Valve Setting. By C. E. Tully. Illustrated, 18mo net |  | 1 | 0
The Walschaert Locomotive Valve Gear. By W. W. Wood. 4 plates and set of movable cardboard working models of the valves, 193 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 6 | 6
The Westinghouse E.T. Air-Brake Instruction Pocket Book. By W. W. Wood. 48 illus. including many coloured plates, 242 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1909) net |  | 8 | 6

SANITATION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING.

Sewers and Drains for Populous Districts. By J. W. Adams. Ninth edition, 81 illus. 236 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1902) net |  | 10 | 6
Public Abattoirs, their Planning, Design and Equipment. By R. S. Ayling. 33 plates, 100 pp. demy 4to. (1908) net |  | 8 | 6
Sewage Purification. By E. Bailey-Denton. 8 plates, 44 pp. 8vo. (1896) |  | 5 | 0
Water Supply and Sewerage of Country Mansions and Estates. By E. Bailey-Denton. 76 pp. crown 8vo. (1901) net |  | 2 | 6
Sewerage and Sewage Purification. By M. N. Baker. Second edition, 144 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1905) net |  | 2 | 0
Sewage Irrigation by Farmers. By R. W. P. Birch. 8vo, sewed. (1878) |  | 2 | 6
Sanitary House Drainage, its Principles and Practice. By T. E. Coleman. 98 illus. 206 pp. crown 8vo. (1896) |  | 6 | 0
Stable Sanitation and Construction. By T. E. Coleman. 183 illus. 226 pp. crown 8vo. (1897) |  | 6 | 0
Public Institutions, their Engineering, Sanitary and other Appliances. By F. Colyer. 231 pp. 8vo. (1889) net |  | 2 | 0
Discharge of Pipes and Culverts. By P. M. Crosthwaite. Large folding sheet in case net |  | 2 | 6

A Complete and Practical Treatise on Plumbing and Sanitation: Hot Water Supply, Warming and Ventilation, Steam Cooking, Gas, Electric Light, Bells, etc., with a complete Schedule of Prices of Plumber’s Work. By G. B. Davis and F. Dye. 2 vols. 637 illus. and 21 folding plates, 830 pp. 4to, cloth. (1899) net
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Standard Practical Plumbing. By P. J. Davies. |
Vol. I. Fourth edition, 768 illus. 355 pp. royal 8vo. (1905) net |  | 7 | 6
Vol. II. Second edition, 953 illus. 805 pp. (1905) net |  | 10 | 6
Vol. III. 313 illus. 204 pp. (1905) net |  | 5 | 0
Conservancy, or Dry Sanitation versus Water Carriage. By J. Donkin. 7 plates, 33 pp. 8vo, sewed. (1906) net |  | 1 | 0
House Drainage and Sanitary Plumbing. By W. P. Gerhard. Tenth edition, 6 illus. 231 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1902) net |  | 2 | 0
Engineering Work in Towns and Cities. By E. McCulloch. 44 illus. 502 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1908) net |  | 12 | 6
The Treatment of Septic Sewage. By G. W. Rafter. 137 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1904) net |  | 2 | 0
Reports and Investigations on Sewer Air and Sewer Ventilation. By R. H. Reeves. 8vo, sewed. (1894) |  | 1 | 0
The Law and Practice of Paving Private Street Works. By W. Spinks. Fourth edition, 256 pp. 8vo. (1904) net |  | 12 | 6

STRUCTURAL DESIGN.

(See Bridges and Roofs.)

TELEGRAPH CODES.

Business Telegraphic Code. 300 pp. narrow 8vo. (Size 4¾ in. by 7¾ in. and ½ in. thick, and weight 10 oz.) (New York, 1906) net | 1 | 10 | 0
Miners’ and Smelters’ Code (formerly issued as the Master Telegraph Code). 448 pp. 8vo, limp leather, weight 14 oz. (New York, 1899) net | 2 | 10 | 0
Billionaire Phrase Code, containing over two million sentences coded in a single word. 56 pp. 8vo, leather. (New York, 1908) net |  | 6 | 6

WARMING AND VENTILATION.

Hot Water Supply. By F. Dye. Fifth edition, 48 illus. 86 pp. crown 8vo. (1902) net |  | 3 | 0
A Practical Treatise upon Steam Heating. By F. Dye. 129 illus. 246 pp. demy 8vo. (1901) net |  | 10 | 0
Practical Treatise on Warming Buildings by Hot Water. By F. Dye. 192 illus. 319 pp. 8vo. cloth. (1905) net |  | 8 | 6
Charts for Low Pressure Steam Heating. By J. H. Kinealy. Small folio. (New York) |  | 4 | 6
Formulæ and Tables for Heating. By J. H. Kinealy. 18 illus. 53 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1899) |  | 3 | 6
Mechanics of Ventilation. By G. W. Rafter. Second edition, 18mo, boards. (New York, 1896) net |  | 2 | 0
Principles of Heating. By W. G. Snow. 62 illus. 161 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1907) net |  | 8 | 6
Furnace Heating. By W. G. Snow. 44 illus. 170 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1905) net |  | 6 | 6
Ventilation of Buildings. By W. G. Snow and T. Nolan. 83 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1906) net |  | 2 | 0

WATER SUPPLY.

(See also Hydraulics.)

Potable Water and Methods of Testing Impurities. By M. N. Baker. 97 pp. 18mo, boards. (New York, 1905) net |  | 2 | 0
Manual of Hydrology. By N. Beardmore. New impression, 18 plates, 384 pp. 8vo. (1906) net |  | 10 | 6
Boiler Waters, Scale, Corrosion and Fouling. By W. W. Christie. 77 illus. 235 pp. 8vo, cloth. (New York, 1907) net |  | 12 | 6
Water Softening and Purification. By H. Collet. Second edition, 6 illus. 170 pp. crown 8vo. (1908) net |  | 5 | 0
Treatise on Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitary Appliances of Residences. By F. Colyer. 100 pp. crown 8vo. (1899) net |  | 1 | 6
Report on the Investigations into the Purification of the Ohio River Water at Louisville, Kentucky. By G. W. Fuller. 8 plates, 4to, cloth. (New York, 1898) 2 |  | 2 | 0
Purification of Public Water Supplies. By J. W. Hill. 314 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1898) |  | 10 | 6
Well Boring for Water, Brine and Oil. By C. Isler. 90 illus. 8vo, cloth net |  | 10 | 0
Method of Measuring Liquids Flowing through Pipes by means of Meters of Small Calibre. By Prof. G. Lange. 1 plate, 16 pp. 8vo, sewed net |  | 0 | 6
On Artificial Underground Water. By G. Richert. 16 illus. 33 pp. 8vo, sewed. (1900) net |  | 1 | 6
Notes on Water Supply in new Countries. By F. W. Stone. 18 plates, 42 pp. crown 8vo. (1888) |  | 5 | 0
The Principles of Waterworks Engineering. By J. H. T. Tudsbery and A. W. Brightmore. Third edition, 13 folding plates, 130 illus. 447 pp. demy 8vo. (1905) net | 1 | 1 | 0

WORKSHOP PRACTICE.

A Handbook for Apprenticed Machinists. By O. J. Beale. Second edition, 89 illus., 141 pp. 16mo. (New York, 1901) net |  | 2 | 6
Bicycle Repairing. By S. D. V. Burr. Sixth edition, 200 illus. 208 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1903) net |  | 4 | 6
Practice of Hand Turning. By F. Campin. Third edition, 99 illus. 307 pp. crown 8vo. (1883) |  | 3 | 6
Calculation of Change Wheels for Screw Cutting on Lathes. By D. De Vries. 46 illus. 83 pp. 8vo. (1908) net |  | 3 | 0
Boiler Makers’ and Iron Shipbuilders’ Companion. By J. Foden. Fifth edition, 222 pp. fcap. 8vo. (1900) |  | 5 | 0
French-Polishers’ Manual. By a French-Polisher. 31 pp. royal 32mo, sewed. (1902) net |  | 0 | 6
Art of Copper Smithing. By J. Fuller. Third edition, 475 illus. 325 pp. royal 8vo. (New York, 1901) net |  | 12 | 6
Saw Filing and Management of Saws. By R. Grimshaw. New edition, 81 illus. 16mo. (New York, 1906) net |  | 3 | 6
Paint and Colour Mixing. By A. S. Jennings. Third edition. 13 coloured plates, 190 pp. 8vo. (1906) net |  | 5 | 0
The Mechanician: a Treatise on the Construction and Manipulation of Tools. By C. Knight. Fifth edition, 96 plates, 397 pp. 4to. (1897) |  | 18 | 0
Turner’s and Fitter’s Pocket Book. By J. La Nicca. 18mo, sewed |  | 0 | 6
Tables for Engineers and Mechanics, giving the values of the different trains of wheels required to produce Screws of any pitch. By Lord Lindsay. Second edition, royal 8vo, oblong |  | 2 | 0
Screw-cutting Tables. By W. A. Martin. Seventh edition, royal 8vo, oblong |  | 1 | 0
Metal Plate Work, its Patterns and their Geometry, for the use of Tin, Iron and Zinc Plate Workers. By C. T. Millis. Fourth edition, 280 diagrams, 470 pp. crown 8vo. (1906) |  | 9 | 0
Engineers’ and General Smiths’ Work. The smith and forgeman’s handbook of practical smithing and forging. By T. Moore. 401 illus. 248 pp. crown 8vo. (1906) net |  | 5 | 0
Modern Machine Shop Construction, equipment and management. By O. E. Perrigo. 208 illus. 343 pp. crown 4to. (New York, 1906) net |  | 21 | 0
Turner’s Handbook on Screw-cutting, Coning, etc. By W. Price. Fcap. 8vo |  | 1 | 0
Introduction to Eccentric Spiral Turning. By H. C. Robinson. 12 plates, 23 illus. 48 pp. 8vo. (1906) net |  | 4 | 6
Manual of Instruction in Hard Soldering. By H. Rowell. Fifth edition, 7 illus. 66 pp. crown 8vo. (New York, 1905) net |  | 3 | 0
Pocket Book on Boilermaking, Shipbuilding, and the Steel and Iron Trades in General. By M. J. Sexton. Sixth edition, 85 illus. 319 pp. royal 32mo, roan, gilt edges. (1903) net |  | 5 | 0
Spons’ Mechanics’ Own Book: A Manual for Handicraftsmen and Amateurs. Sixth edition, 1430 illus. 720 pp. demy 8vo. (1903) |  | 6 | 0
Ditto ditto half morocco |  | 7 | 6
Spons’ Workshop Receipts for Manufacturers, Mechanics and Scientific Amateurs. New and thoroughly revised edition, crown 8vo. (1909) |
Vol. I. Acetylene Lighting to Drying. 223 illus. 532 pp net |  | 3 | 0
Vol. II. Dyeing to Japanning. 259 illus. 540 pp net |  | 3 | 0
Vol. III. Jointing Pipes to Pumps. 500 pp net |  | 3 | 0
Vol. IV. In the Press. |
Gauges at a Glance. By T. Taylor. Second edition, post 8vo, oblong, with tape converter. (1900) net |  | 5 | 0
The Modern Machinist. By J. T. Usher. Fifth edition. 257 illus. 322 pp. 8vo. (New York, 1904) net |  | 10 | 6
American Tool Making and Interchangeable Manufacturing. By J. W. Woodworth. 600 illus. 544 pp. demy 8vo. (New York, 1905) net |  | 17 | 0

USEFUL TABLES.

Weights and Measurements of Sheet Lead. By J. Alexander. 32mo, roan net |  | 1 | 6
Tables of Parabolic Curves for the use of Railway Engineers and others. By G. T. Allen. Fcap. 16mo |  | 4 | 0
Barlow’s Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots and Reciprocals. Crown 8vo |  | 6 | 0
Tables of Squares. By E. E. Buchanan. Ninth edition, 12mo net |  | 4 | 6
Land Area Tables. By W. Codd. Square 16mo, on a sheet mounted on linen and bound in cloth |  | 3 | 6
Description of the Amsler Planimeter. By W. Codd. (For use with “Land Area Tables.”) 12mo, sewed net |  | 0 | 6
Tables for Setting out Curves from 101 to 5000 feet radius. By H. A. Cutler and F. J. Edge. Royal 32mo net |  | 2 | 6
Transition Curves. By W. G. Fox. 18mo, boards. (New York) net |  | 2 | 0
Tables of some of the Principal Speeds occurring in Mechanical Engineering, expressed in Metres per second. By P. Keerayeff. 18mo, sewed |  | 0 | 6
Calculating Scale. A Substitute for the Slide Rule. By W. Knowles. Crown 8vo, leather net |  | 1 | 0
Planimeter Areas. Multipliers for various scales. By H. B. Molesworth. Folding sheet in cloth case net |  | 1 | 0
Tables of Seamless Copper Tubes. By I. O’Toole. 69 pp. oblong fcap. 8vo. (1908) net |  | 3 | 6
Rownson’s Iron Merchants’ Tables and Memoranda, Weights and Measures. 86 pp. 32mo, leather |  | 3 | 6
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