Maxims and Instructions for The Boiler Room.
by Hawkins, N
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Kanab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Theo. Audel, New York, 1903 Dark green cloth-covered boards, 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches, gilt spine lettering, all edges gilt, 331 pp., index, numerous figures (drawings). Very good. "Useful to engineers, firemen & mechanics, relating to steam generators, pumps, appliances, steam heating, practical plumbing, etc.". "Comprising instructions and suggestions on the construction, setting, control and management of various forms of steam boilers; on the theory and practical operation of the steam pump; steam heating; practical plumbing; also rules for the safety valve, strength of boilers, capacity of pumps, etc."(3214047). 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3262
- Title
- Maxims and Instructions for The Boiler Room.
- Author
- Hawkins, N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- Theo. Audel, New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- ENGINEERING, STEAM
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- History;
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