1891 The Steam Engine Volume I & Ii (a Treatise On Steam Engines And Boilers)

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Campton, New Hampshire, United States
Nov 28th

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THE STEAM ENGINE - VOLUMES I & II BY: DANIEL KINNEAR CLARK COPYRIGHT 1891 - BLACKIE & SON, LIMITED A TREATISE ON STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS COMPRISING THE PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF THE COMBUSTION OF FUEL, THE ECONOMICAL GENERATION OF STEAM, THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEAM BOILERS. THE PRINCIPLES, CONSTRUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF STEAM ENGINES--STATIONARY, PORTABLE, LOCOMOTIVE, AND MARINE, EXEMPLIFIED IN ENGINES AND BOILERS OF RECENT DATE. VOLUME I 788 PAGES CONTENTS: PREFACE & INTRODUCTION SECTION I - THE PRINCIPLES AND PERFORMANCE OF STEAM BOILERS SECTION II - THE PRINCIPLES AND PERFORMANCE OF STEAM ENGINES SECTION III - THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEAM BOILERS 3 PLATES (INDICATOR DIAGRAMS, LANCASHIRE STEAM BOILERS, THE GALLOWAY STEAM BOILER) 163 TABLES VOLUME II 768 PAGES CONTENTS: SECTION IV - THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEAM ENGINES (STATIONARY STEAM ENGINES FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, STATIONARY STEAM ENGINES OF GREAT POWER FOR LARGE MILLS, PUMPING STEAM ENGINES, OTHER SPECIAL STEAM ENGINE, PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES, MULTIPLE-COMPOUND OR MULTIPLE EXPANSION STATIONARY STEAM ENGINES, RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVES, OTHER LOCOMOTIVES, TRAMWAY LOCOMOTIVES, MARINE STEAM ENGINES) ADDENDA 19 PLATES ( VERTICAL, CONDENSING, COMPOUND, HORIZONTAL, MARINE, LOCOMOTIVE) 34 TABLES (NOTE: COVERS HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS, PLEASE REVIEW PHOTOS) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS! PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DETAILS! I WILL GLADLY COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES! **************PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING*************** (THIS IS ALL THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT STUFF) PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME TO CHANGE SHIPPING AND HANDLING PRICES WITHIN THE USA! SHIPPING AND HANDLING IS WHAT IT IS! I DO CHARGE A HANDLING FEE TO COVER MY TIME AND PACKAGING COSTS. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME TO PUT A REDUCED PRICE ON ITEM VALUE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING! IT IS ILLEGAL TO DO SO AND I WILL NOT DO IT! UNLESS THE ITEM HAS BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED THERE WILL BE NO RETURNS. ALL ITEMS SOLD “AS IS”. PLEASE READ ITEM DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY. CHECK PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE BIDDING. I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AND WILL TRY TO ANSWER AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BUYER’S REMORSE. FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT. AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ITEM, PLEASE POST FEEDBACK FOR ME AND I WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU. THIS WAY I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR ITEM AND ARE SATISFIED. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE, PLEASE EMAIL BEFORE YOU LEAVE FEEDBACK. PERHAPS WE CAN WORK IT OUT BEFORE ANY FEEDBACK IS LEFT. THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK!