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Glossy Pictorial Hardback. Condizione: Fine. Hardback facsimile of articles that were originallyu published in Compressed Air Magazine. Her presented in glossy pictorial hardback with excellent reproduction of the b/w historic photos and original typface, text . . etc. Appears to have been manufactured recently. Well-made. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated by Photos,drawings,maps (illustratore). VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK,CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT.COVER HAS ORIGINAL 1x2" "1990 HOOVER DAM NEVADA-ARIZONA" GOLD FOIL STICKER .applied to cover. ; MANY SHORT, INTERESTING ARTICLES ON VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION DETAILS by various named authors. many cutaways & architectural drawings with explanatory text. COVER PHOTO Shows "726 foot high HOOVER DAY 1931-1935." ; 144pg pages; . . Covers shows large BLACK & WHITE PHOTO OF HOOVER DAM UNDER CONSTRUCTION."726' high HOOVER DAM, engineering wonder of Southw appears to be reprints from early COMPRESSED AIR MAGAZINE from 1931-1935. Various articles written by Different authors. Much on CONSTRUCTION.

Paperback. Condizione: VG+. Paperback in Very Good+ condition. 9 X 0.75 X 12 inches. 144 pages. Light wear to covers. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Compressed Air Magazine during the years 1931-1935 issued a series of five booklets giving its readers a progressive history of the building of the Hoover Dam. The material from those booklets is reproduced here except for the advertising and material about the Colorado River Aqueduct. An oversized work of 144 pages with grey laminate boards with black and white photos photographs on the front and back cover and throughout the volume. The upper outer edges have light bumps but the interior of the book is clean and binding is tight. No underlining, no highlighting, no bookplates, no owner names, not ex-libris, no remainder marks, no folded or dogeared pages, no foxing, no smudges. A very nice copy of the building of the 726 foot high Hoover Dam, the engineering wonder of the United States in the 1930's. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!

PB. Condizione: very good+, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations (illustratore). 144pp ISBN 0913814792 Between 1931-1935, COMPRESSED AIR MAGAZINE issued a series of five booklets giving its readers a progressive history of the construction of the dam. The material from those booklets is reproduced here except for the advertising and material about the Colorado River Aqueduct.

Single page with illustrations and photograph about a submarine more than six times the tonnage of the next largest submersible. Very good condition.

Unbound. Condizione: Very Good. R.G. Skerrett (illustratore). 1st. full page engraving of 6 torpedo boats; small marginal chip at top edge .1 page Size: 11'' x 16''.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No date. Circa 1986. Paper covers. 144 pages. Illustrated. Date in ink. Short tear to front cover. Contents clean and tight.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. 56 Pages. Features: John Gamble Kirkwood - a personality in science; Breeding machine brains; The Road to Empire - II - an archeological discovery of unusual interest was made during the excavation of a sacred well in Minturnae; Science at the scene of the crime - J. Edgar Hoover with the inside story of how his special agents operate; New high-efficiency fluorescent mercury lamps; Are We Inside a Dark Nebula?; High-Speed Paving for California Aqueduct - fantastic photos; The operation of the human brain; Tracking down your trade mark title; Polar Molecules; Cutting metal underwater using pressurized oxygen; The senses of sight and taste vary greatly between individuals; The amateur telescope maker; World-wide radio; and more. Three-inch opening along top of front cover at spine. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. 112 pages. Features: Use of cemented carbides in industry; The miniature camera; Zeta Aurigae - a close double star; Canalization of the Upper Mississippi River; Archaeologist's notebook; Making your own photomicrographic camera; Rubber plant experiments; Excavations by CWA workers under the Tennessee Valley Authority bring to light the contents of 40 Indian villages and mounds; Preventing fires at sea; The versatile papaya; Is the growing death rate from heart disease and cancer real or only apparent?; Progress in this age of science; Interesting brief note and photo of what may be the first grease cartridges and grease gun; and more. Coverfold partly open. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.