ALL ABOUT ENGINES
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd.
Good condition. For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index.
Spine faded, boards marked and grubby. Text block browned. Frontis is detached but present. Foxing throughout. One plate partially detached.
Stock no. 1830430
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- ENGINES
- ENGINEERING
- PHYSICS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
