Aviation Engines: Design - Construction - Operation and Repair
by Page, Victor W., First Lt
- Used
- Condition
- Good +/No DJ
- Seller
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Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Norman W. Henley Publishing Co., 1918. Edition Not Specified. Good +/No DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Also includes 33 pages of a Catalogue of the latest and best practical and mechanical books by the same publisher. "A complete, practical treatise outlining clearly the elements of internal combustion engineering with special reference to the design, construction, operation and repair of airplane power plants; also the auxiliary engine systems, such as lubrication, carburation, ignition and cooling. It includes complete instructions for engine repairing and systematic location of troubles, tool equipment and use of tools, also outlines the latest mechanical processes. Contains valuable instructions for all aviation students, mechanicians, squadron engineering officers and all interested in the construction and upkeep of airplane power plants." On title page is a slip from the publishers stating: "Censored - this book has been censored by the United States Government, and pages and parts have been omitted by special instructions from Washington. The book has been passed by the Committee on Public Information and is as complete as we can furnish it, and we so advise the purchaser of it. The Publisher." Pages 253, part of 254, part of 333, 334, 335, 543, and 544 are affected by the censors. Front and back hinges are cracked and covers are shaken, some fading to spine and some wear on edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NF15170
- Title
- Aviation Engines: Design - Construction - Operation and Repair
- Author
- Page, Victor W., First Lt
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- Edition Not Specified
- Publisher
- Norman W. Henley Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Pages
- 589pp
- Size
- 8vo = over 9"
- Keywords
- WWI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Technical;
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About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...