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Old 6th September 2018, 09:05 AM
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I am reducing my collection a bit to gain some much needed space.


Machine construction and mechanical drawing by Cryer and Jordon A useful book with worked examples and calculations for many things of steam interest. Slide valves, double beat valves, con rods and bearings. Circa early 1900s
£10 plus postage

Floyd Clymers Album of Historical Steam Traction Engines Early copy and slightly scruffy £3 plus postage Covers English and American traction engines and has lots of period adverts.

Boilers and engine fittings a Dewrance catalogue has some pages scribbled on by child but to good to throw out. Covers gauge glasses and frames pressure gauges and other boiler fittings £3 plus postage

A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Design and construction of the modern stem engine by John Richardson 1908 covers just about everything to do with steam. From goveners to slide valves its all in this book it also has larger pull out prints of few items which are intact £20 plus postage

Steam by William Ripper 250 pages again covers everything steam.
£10 plus postage

Locomotive management cleaning driving and maintenance a book for the railway locomotive fan. 9th edition from 1947 covering many aspects of steam locomotive technology. 490 page including some great photos £12 plus postage

Modern engines and power generators 6 volume set including books on

Vol 1 Water turbines, Injectors, steam turbines
Vol 2 Heat engines and internal combustion including gas and oil engines
Vol 3 Gas v Steam Road locomotives Petrol motor wagons and cars electric and petrol.
Vol 4 Engine design and fittings flywheels and engine balancing
Vol 5 High speed engines, enclosed marine and stem locomotives
Vol 6 Steam boilers and power transmission



In good condition with many plates. Well worth a read dates from early 1900s
£60 for the lot plus postage


Templetons Millwrights and engineers companion 1865 very useful book with technical details and pullout plates. Has some loose pages but it is an old quite rare book. £25 plus postage


Happy to post books at cost or collection can be arranged from Old Warden
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