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ENGINES OF CHANGE: THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1790-1860
Written by Brooke Hindle; Steven Lubar.
Stock no. 2135682
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press. 1988. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 087474539X. Spine is faded; small tear/nick to top. Title page is partially detached to top.

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INDUCTION AND DIELECTRIC HEATING (ELECTRICITY AND PRODUCTIVITY SERIES No. 6)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1321491
Published by British Electrical Development Association. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Revised Edition. Heating in Industry. The object of this book is to give the reader a new line of approach to the ever increasing number of heating problems which modern needs have brought into the realms of metallurgy, chemistry and physics, and to help him apply effectively the new methods which electricity has offered. Blue cloth, white title to spine. B/w photos throughout. xiv and 197 pages including index. Spine faded. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to base of spine, is faded to spine.

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MEN OF STEEL BY ONE OF THEM
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821923
Published by The Iron And Steel Trades Confederation. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition.

A chronicle of 88 years of trade unionism in the British iron and steel industry. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 624 pages. B/w photos. Spine a little creased, gilt title to spine is dull. Boards are lightly marked. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and grubby. Endpapers grubby. Frontis and title page creased with a little damage to title page (edge of). Hinges pulled but binding tight. Contents generally clean. A well used copy.

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INDUSTRY, ART & TASTE
Written by Barbara C. Morden.
Stock no. 1320155
Published by Quoin Publishing Ltd. Circa 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

19th century north east industrialists: an introduction to their business & social connections, their houses & art collections. Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 92 pages. ISBN: 9780905974941. SIGNED by the author to inside of front cover. Light creases to corner tips. Contents fine.

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HOW TO WORK SHEET METAL
Written by Herbert J. Dyer. Illustrated by Herbert J. Dyer.
Stock no. 2133947
Published by Percival Marshall And Co Ltd.. Circa 1949. Almost very good condition.

Stiff card covers. A practical man's description of metal working practice 'straight from the bench'. B/w illustrations. 142 pages. Tears and splits to spine; a little loss. Some scuffing and marks to covers. Page edge browning; some grubby marks.

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SKINNINGROVE IRON AND STEEL WORKS: ITS HISTORY, RAILWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Cliff Shepherd.
Stock no. 1820118
Published by The Industrial Railway Society. 1st 2012. Fine condition.

The history and physical changes affecting a UK integrated iron and steel works. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9781901556803. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page.

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INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Written by V.J. Bradley.
Stock no. 1820068
Published by The Industrial Railway Society. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Grey & white glazed boards. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0901096725. Top edge of text block browned. Contents clean.

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INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Written by L.G. Charlton; Colin E. Mountford.
Stock no. 1820064
Published by The Industrial Railway Society. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

Orange and grey cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0901096474. Light creasing to spine. Text block lightly browned.

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THE AGE OF MACHINERY: THE FORCES OF NATURE TURNED TO THE SERVICE OF MAN
Written by Alexander R. Horne.
Stock no. 1819205
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Some ordinary useful applications of the sciences explained in simple language for young people. Small format. Blue cloth boards, pale blue titles. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. Boards marked, spine and title to spine faded. Endpapers and text block heavily browned. Rear pastedown has a sticky label stuck to it and pencil scribble. Rust spot to gutter edge of prelims. A few grubby marks to contents but generally clean.

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THE HISTORY OF MANN'S PATENT STEAM CART AND WAGON COMPANY
Written by Eur Ing John Pease.
Stock no. 1818843
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A history of this well known, but little documented, steam engine builder. Landmark Collector's Library series. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 1843062054.

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CORNWALL'S CENTRAL MINES THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
Written by T.A. Morrison.
Stock no. 2131982
Published by Alison Hodge. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Northern District 1810-1895. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906720109.

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