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HOW TO PLAN A HOUSE: A BOOK FOR ALL ABOUT TO BUILD
Written by George Gordon Samson.
Stock no. 1831469
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 1st 1910. Almost very good condition.

'One thing must never for an instant be lost sight of when preparing a plan. The wishes of woman - be she young and fair or not quite so young or unassistedly beauteous - must ever be considered... 'Brown cloth boards, dark brown titles. B/w plans, some folding. xvi and 133 pages plus 16 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Boards are grubby, slight lean to spine, tiny split to base of front edge of spine. Wear to top rear edge of spine. Text block browned. Some foxing, browning and a few marks to contents. A nice copy for its age.

FLOUR MANUFACTURE: A TREATISE ON MILLING SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
Written by Friedrich Kick; H.H.P. Powles.
Stock no. 1826854
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 2nd 1888. Almost very good condition.

Translated from the Second Enlarged and Revised Edition with Supplement by H.H.P. Powles also bound in. Illustrated with 24 fold-out plates plus another 4 fold-out plates to supplement. 113 woodcuts plus 54 woodcuts to supplement. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Text block untrimmed. Spine & board corners rubbed & worn. Cloth joints starting to split from the outside. Inner joints still firm. Text block and page edges a little browned. All plates present. A few finger marks to margins. Some dampstaining to some plates.

DYNAMO CONSTRUCTION: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR THE USE OF ENGINEER-CONSTRUCTORS AND ELECTRICIANS-IN-CHARGE
Written by John W. Urquhart.
Stock no. 2107929
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 2nd 1895. Very good condition.

Second edition, revised and enlarged. Includes a new chapter on the Multiphase Dynamo, and several other additions. Embracing Framework building, field magnet and armature winding and grouping, compounding, etc., with examples of leading English, American, and continental dynamos and motors. B/w illustrations and diagrams. xvi and 368 pages incluing index plus publisher adverts to rear. Front cover is a bit bowed. Corners and spine are lightly rubbed. Some scuff marks to covers. Text block browned. A few foxspots and margin marks. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight.