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- CATALOGUE OF INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED BY W.F. STANLEY OPTICIAN MATHEMATICAL DRAWING AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS London W.F. Stanley Optician 1888400.00Condition of this softcover book is very good+ with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, a bit of light creasing, smudging and scuffing to the covers.
64 pages with illustrations throughout.Wrappers, size is 5 ½” x 8 ½”.An original 1888 catalogue from this London England based company manufacturer of surveying instruments, mathematical tools, microscopes, and more. Scarce.01874View Full Details - HOISTING ENGINES AND MINING MACHINERY Built by COPELAND & BACON New York Press of Willis McDonald & Co. 1889345.00Condition of this softcover bCondition of this softcover catalogue is very good+ with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, light crease to back cover top left corner.
38 pages with illustrations.Softcover catalogue, size is 7 ¼” x 9 ¾”.Scarce original 1889 catalog from the Copeland and Bacon Company, a prominent engineering, machinery manufacturing firm active in the late 19th century.01870View Full Details - THE MACKENZIE PANELS THE STRANGE CASE OF NIAGARA'S FALLEN ARCH Toronto Red Robin Press 198750.00Condition of this softcover book is very good+ with some edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, some wear along the spine.
40 pages with photos.Softcover book, size is 8 ½” x 11”."The author presents hitherto unavailable evidence and photos to help unravel the mysterious disappearance of the Pioneer Memorial Arch which once stood facing Niagara Falls."01876View Full Details - CONNELLSVILLE COKE H.C. FRICK COKE Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Duouesne Printing & Publishing Co. no date285.00Condition of this softcover book is very good+ with some edge wear, some wear along the spine and to the spine ends.
Unpaginated (40 pages) with photos and a centrepage spread map.Softcover oblong string bound book, size is 8 ¾” x 6”.Scarce mining publication from the H.C Frick Coke Company. "A brief outline of the development of the great Connellsville Coke Region, located in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, State of Pennsylvania."01869View Full Details - A PRICED AND ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTIVE MANUAL OF MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR DRAWING, SURVEYING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING. Philadelphia Henry B. Ashmead 1867400.00Twenty-First Edition. Part First.Condition of this softcover catalogue is good+ with edge wear, some wear to corners, slight fold crease down middle, some soiling and scuffing to covers, small chips to the spine ends, bottom right corner has some light creases.
112 pages with illustrations throughout.Wrappers, size is 5 ¾” x 9 ¼”.An original 1867 catalogue from this Philadelphia based optician, established in 1853. Scarce.01873View Full Details - THE LIDGERWOOD CABLEWAY A HOISTING AND CONVEYING DEVICE Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company 1900 New York Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company 1900465.00Condition of this softcover catalogue is good+ with a clipped top right corner (2 ¼” x 1 ¼”), edge wear, some wear to spine ends and wear along the spine, slight split to the spine at the top, former owner’s stamp on title page.
195 pages with photos.Softcover oblong catalogue, size is 9” x 5 3/4”.Scarce original 1900 catalog from the Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company featuring their hoisting and conveying devices that are used for construction of dry docks, dams, canals, piers, discharging vessels, transferring cargo between ships at sea and more. Quite an informative catalogue.01871View Full Details - A PRICED AND ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS OF GERMAN SILVER AND BRASS, SWISS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS ... FOR ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS AND MACHINISTS. Philadelphia Jas. B. Rodgers, Printer 1867400.00Condition of this softcover catalogue is good+ with edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, slight fold crease down middle, slight soiling to covers, slight fading to covers along the edges.
46 pages with illustrations throughout.Wrappers, size is 5 ¾” x 9”.An original 1867 catalogue from this well-established Philadelphia operation. Scarce.01875View Full Details - SWEETHEARTS THE BUILDERS, THE MOB AND THE MEN James Lorimer & Co. Publishers Toronto 1980125.00First editionCondition of this softcover book is near fine with a very good+ dustjacket. Jacket has some edge wear along the top edge especially at the top of the spine.
222 pages with photos.Hardcover book with dustjacket, size is 6 ¼” x 9 ¼”."... inside story of a thriving, profitable new industry and how organized crime moved in on it." Housing in Toronto in the 1960s.01872View Full Details
