1894 Valve Models For Marine Engineers Very Scarce Illustrated

Description: Click here to see our other books! One Set of Valve Models for Marine Engineers Consisting of Piston Valve (steam inside) Piston Valve (steam outside) Common Slide Valve Double Ported Valve Not Stated [1894] Tower Publishing Compay : London 6.5" by 6" Unpaginated SUMMARY A very scarce set of valve models for marine engineers by Tower Publishing Company. Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. Found institutionally only at the British Library and the University of Cambridge Libraries.Containing a series of four unbound sheets illustrative of the Piston Valve (steam inside), Piston Valve (steam outside), Common Slide Valve, Double Ported Valve, useful to marine engineers. Collated, complete. A separate sheet contains description and explanations.Housed in the original cloth slipcase. CONDITION Unbound as issued. Housed in cloth slipcase with light wear to extremities and light damp mark to edge, title label to front board, lightly chipped. Leaves generally clean with a touch of age toning, as usual with the type of paper used. Minor loss to upper right corner of common slide valve plate. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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