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                              JUNE, 1901

                             A SHORT LIST
                                OF THE
                             PUBLICATIONS
                                  OF

                        E. & F. N. SPON, Ltd.,

                       125, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.

              Full particulars post free on application.
         All books are bound in cloth unless otherwise stated.


AGRICULTURE.

  =Brooks, C. P.= Cotton: its uses, varieties, Fibre
      Structure, Cultivation and Preparation for the
      Market, and as an Article of Commerce, 8vo _net_           7  6

  =Lock, C. G. W.= Coffee: its Culture and
      Commerce in all Countries. Crown 8vo                      12  6

  —— Tobacco Growing, Curing and Manufacturing.
      Crown 8vo                                                  6  0

  =Lock, C. G. W., & Newlands Bros.= Sugar: a
      Handbook for Planters and Refiners, 8vo                 1 10  0

  =Simmonds, P. L.= Hops: their Cultivation,
      Commerce and Uses. Crown 8vo                               4  6

  —— Tropical Agriculture. New edition, 8vo                   1  1  0


ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING.

  =Allsop, R. O.= The Hydropathic Establishment
      and its Baths. Demy 8vo                                    5  0

  —— The Turkish Bath, its Design and Construction.
      Demy 8vo                                                   6  0

  —— Public Baths and Wash Houses. Demy
      8vo                                                        6  0

  =Bales, T.= The Builder’s Clerk. Second edition.
      fcap. 8vo                                                  1  6

  =Burns, G. J.= Glossary of Technical Terms used
      in Architecture and the Building Trades.
      Crown 8vo                                                  3  6

  =Christie, W. W.= Chimney Design and Theory.
      Crown 8vo                                 _net_           12  6

  =Coleman, T. E.= Stable Sanitation and Construction.
      Crown 8vo                                                  6  0

  —— Architect’s Price Book. 32mo, roan,
      gilt edges

  =Fullerton, W.= Architectural Examples in
      Brick, Stone, Wood and Iron. Second
      edition, demy 4to                                         15  0

  =Hoskins, G. G.= The Clerk of Works’ Vade
      Mecum. Seventh edition, fcap. 8vo                          1  6

  =Hurst, J. T.= A Handbook of Formulæ, Tables
      and Memoranda for Architectural Surveyors,
      and others engaged in Building. Fifteenth
      edition, royal 32mo, roan                                  5  0

  =Laxton.= Builders’ and Contractors’ Tables.
      Excavator, Earth, Land, Water and Gas. 4to                 5  0

  =Leaning, J.= A complete set of Contract
      Documents for a Country Lodge, Printed in
      facsimile of the original. fcap., in case                  5  0

  —— Quantity Surveying. Fourth edition, 8vo                    15  0

  =Macey, F. W.= Specifications in Detail. Medium
      8vo                                                     1  1  0

  =Piranesi.= Roman Architecture, Sculpture and
      Ornament. 200 plates, reproduced in facsimile
      from the original. Imperial folio, half
      morocco                                                 5  5  0

  =Sharpe, E.= The Seven Periods of English
      Architecture, defined and illustrated. Third
      edition, royal 8vo                                        12  6

  =Spons’= Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book. By
      W. Young. Edited by Clyde Young. 8vo,
      published annually                                         3  6

  =Thwaite, B. H.= Our Factories, Workshops and
      Warehouses, their Sanitary and Fire-Resisting
      Arrangements. Crown 8vo                                    9  0

  =Tredgold, T., & Hurst, J. T.= Elementary
      Principles of Carpentry. Tenth edition, crown
      8vo                                                       12  6

  =Wood, W. H.= Practical Stair Building and
      Handrailing. Crown 4to                                    10  6

  =Young, W.= The Municipal Buildings, Glasgow.
      Folio                                                      7  6


BRIDGES, ROOFS, ETC.

  =Adams, Hy.= Strains in Ironwork. Third
      edition, crown 8vo                                         5  0

  —— The Practical Designing of Structural
      Ironwork. 8vo                                              8  6

  =Bell, G. J.= A Practical Treatise on Segmental
      and Elliptical Oblique or Skew Arches. Royal
      8vo                                         _net_       1  1  0

  =Bow, R. H.= Economics of Construction in
      relation to Framed Structures. Third thousand.
      8vo                                                        5  0

  =Donaldson, W.= The Art of Constructing
      Oblique Arches with Spiral Courses. 8vo                    4  0

  —— New Formulæ for the Loads and Deflections
      of Solid Beams and Girders.
      Second edition, 8vo                                        4  6

  =Fitzmaurice, M.= Plate Girder Railway Bridges.
      8vo                                                        6  0

  =George, E. M.= Pocket Book of Calculations in
      Stresses. Royal 32mo, half roan                            3  6

  =Grover, J. W.= Estimates and Diagrams of
      Railway Bridges for Turnpike, Public and
      Occupation Roads, with Form for Calculating
      Quantities in Skew Structures, etc. Second
      edition, folio                                          1 11  6

  —— Iron and Timber Railway Superstructures
      and General Works. Folio                                2  2  0

  =Heaford, A. S.= Strains on Braced Iron Arches
      and Arched Iron Bridges. 8vo                               6  0

  =Johnson, F. R.= Stresses in Girder and Roof
      Frames for both dead and live loads by simple
      Multiplication, etc. Crown 8vo                             6  0

  =Newman, J.= Notes on Cylinder Bridge Piers
      and the Well System of Foundations, 8vo                    6  0

  =Olander, E.= A New Method of Graphic Statics
      applied in the Construction of Wrought Iron
      Girders. Small folio                                      10  6

  =Ritter, A.= Elementary Theory and Calculation
      of Iron Bridges and Roofs. Translated from
      the Third German Edition by H. R. Sankey.
      8vo                                                       15  0

  =Stoney, B. B.= The Strength and Proportion of
      Rivetted Joints. 8vo                                       5  0

  =Walmisley, A. T.= Examples of Iron Roofs.
      Small folio, half Morocco. _Third Edition in
      preparation_


CHEMISTRY, _see_ INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY. CIVIL ENGINEERING.

Irrigation, Surveying, Waterworks.

  =Allen, J. R.= Theory and Practice in the Design
      and Construction of Dock Walls. Crown 4to                  6  0

  =Bligh, W. G.= Notes on Instruments best suited
      for Engineering Field Work in India and the
      Colonies. 8vo                                              7  6

  =Buckley, R. B.= Irrigation Works in India and
      Egypt. Imperial 8vo                                     3  3  0

  =Codd, W.= Land Area Tables. Square 16mo,
      on a sheet mounted on linen and bound in
      cloth                                                      3  6

  =Codrington, T.= The Maintenance of Macadamised
      Roads. Second Edition, 8vo                                 7  6

  =Cordeiro, F. J. B.= The Barometrical Determination
      of Heights. Crown 8vo, limp leather                        4  6

  =Coventry, W. B.= On Curved Masonry Dams.
      8vo sewed                                                  2  0

  —— A Practical Method of Determining
      the Profile of a Masonry Dam. 8vo,
      sewed                                                      2  0

  —— The Stresses on Masonry Dams (oblique
      sections), 8vo, sewed 2 6

  =Cunningham, D.= Tables for facilitating the
      Calculation of Earthworks in the construction
      of Railways, Roads, Canals, Dams, etc. Royal
      8vo                                                       10  6

  =Cutler, H. A., & Edge, F. J.= Tables for Setting
      out Curves from 101 to 5000 feet radius. Royal
      32mo                                                       2  6

  =De Salis, H. R.= A Chronology of Inland
      Navigation in Great Britain. Crown 8vo                     4  6

  =Gripper, C.= Railway Tunnelling in Heavy
      Ground. Royal 8vo                                          7  6

  =Holloway, T.= Levelling and its General Application.
      Second Edition, 8vo                                        5  0

  =Jeans, J. S.= Waterways and Water Transport
      in different Countries. 8vo                               14  0

  =Matheson, E.= Aid Book to Engineering Enterprise.
      Third edition, medium 8vo, buckram                      1  4  0

  =Matheson & Grants’= Handbook for Engineers.
      Second edition, royal 32mo, sewed, gilt edges              2  0

  =Merrett, H. S.= Practical Treatise on the Science
      of Land and Engineering Surveying. Fifth
      edition, revised by G. W. Usill. Royal 8vo                12  6

  =Middleton, R. E., & Chadwick, O.= A Treatise
      on Surveying. Two vols., royal 8vo, _each_                10  6

  =Molesworth, Sir G. L., & H. B.= A Pocket
      Book of Useful Formulæ and Memoranda for
      Civil and Mechanical Engineers. Twenty-fourth
      edition, 32mo, roan, gilt edges                            6  0

  =Molesworth & Hurst.= The Pocket Books of
      Sir G. L. Molesworth & J. T. Hurst, printed
      on India paper and bound in one Vol. Royal
      32mo, Russia, gilt edges                                  12  6

  =Newman, J.= Metallic Structures; Corrosion
      and Fouling and their Prevention. Crown 8vo                9  0

  —— Earthwork Slips and Subsidences on
      Public Works. Crown 8vo                                    7  6

  —— Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge
      occasionally practised upon Public
      Works. Crown 8vo                                           2  6

  =Penman, W.= Land Surveying on the Meridian
      and Perpendicular System. 8vo                              8  6

  =Roberts, A. H.= Diagrams for the Graphic
      Calculation of Earthwork Quantities. Ten
      cards, fcap., in cloth case                 _net_         10  6

  =Spons’= Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical,
      Military & Naval. Eight divisions,
      super-royal 8vo                                         5  8  0

      Complete in 4 Vols. with supplement                     7  5  0

      Ditto  ditto  half Mor., top edge gilt                  9  0  0

  =Stanley, W. F.= Surveying and Levelling
      Instruments, theoretically and practically
      described. Third edition, crown 8vo                        7  6

  =Tate, J. S.= Surcharged and different Forms of
      Retaining Walls. 8vo, sewed                                2  0

  =Tudsberry, J. H. S. & Brightmore, A. W.=
      The Principles of Waterworks Engineering.
      Second edition, medium 8vo                              1  5  0

  =Wells, W. H.= Hints on Levelling Operations.
      Second edition, 8vo sewed                                  1  0

  =Wheeler, W. H.= The Drainage of Fens and
      Low Lands by Gravitation and Steam Power.
      8vo                                                       12  6

  =Willcocks, W.= Egyptian Irrigation. Second
      edition, royal 8vo                                      1 10  0


DRAWING.

Geometry—Graphic Statics.

  =Alexander, B.= The Ornamental Penman’s,
      Engraver’s, Sign Writer’s, and Stonecutter’s
      Pocket Book of Alphabets. Oblong 12mo,
      sewed                                                         6

  =Andre, G. G.= The Draughtsman’s Handbook
      of Plan and Map Drawing. Crown 4to                         9  0

  =Atkinson, E. H. de V.= A Text Book of
      Practical Solid Geometry. 8vo                              7  6

  =Binns, W.= Elementary Treatise on Orthographic
      Projection. Twelfth edition, 8vo                           9  0

  —— Second Course of Orthographic Projection.
      Fourth edition, 8vo                                       10  6

  =Clarke, G. S.= The principles of Graphic Statics
      Third edition, 4to                                        12  6

  =Cromwell, J. H.= A System of Easy Lettering.
      Fourth thousand, oblong 8vo                                2  6

  =Halliday, G.= A First Course of Mechanical
      Drawing (Tracing), oblong 4to, sewed                       2  0

  =Ott, K. Von.= The Elements of Graphic Statics
      translated by G. S. Clarke. Crown 8vo                      5  0

  =Stanley, W. F.= A Descriptive Treatise on
      Mathematical Drawing Instruments. Seventh
      edition, crown 8vo                                         5  0


ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.

  =Allsop, F. C.= Electric Bell Construction. Second
      edition, crown 8vo                                         3  6

  —— Induction Coils and Coil Making. Third
      edition, crown 8vo                                         3  6

  —— Practical Electric Bell Fitting. Ninth
      edition. Crown 8vo                                         3  6

  —— Telephones: their Construction and
      Fitting. Sixth edition, crown 8vo                          3  6

  =Andrews, T.= Thermo-electric Reactions and
      Currents between Metals in Fused Salts. 8vo,
      sewed                                                      1  0

  =Crocker, F. B.= Electric Lighting: A Practical
      Exposition of the Art.

          Vol. I. The Generating Plant. Royal 8vo               12  6

          Vol. II. Distributing Systems & Lamps.
              Royal 8vo                                         12  6

  =Cushing, Jr., H. C.= Standard Wiring for
      Electric Light and Power. New edition,
      crown 8vo, limp leather                     _net_          4  6

  =Fahie, J. J.= A History of Electric Telegraphy to
      the year 1837. Crown 8vo                                   9  0

  =Fleming, J. A.= Magnets and Electric Currents.
      Crown 8vo                                                  7  6

  =Halliday, Geo.= Notes on design of Small
      Dynamo. Second edition, 8vo                                2  6

  =Haskins, C. D.= Transformers: their Theory,
      Construction, and Application simplified.
      Crown 8vo                                                  4  6

  =Heaphy, M.= The Phœnix Fire Office Rules for
      Electric Light Installation and Electrical
      Power Installation. Twenty-sixth edition,
      8vo, sewed                                                    6

  =Hedges, K.= American Electric Street Railways:
      their Construction and Equipment. Post 4to                12  6

  =Hoskiœr, Col. V.= Testing Telegraph Cables.
      Third edition, crown 8vo                                   4  6

  =Hughes, N.= The Magneto-Hand Telephone.
      Square 16mo                                                3  6

  =Inst. of Electrical Engrs.= General Rules
      recommended for Wiring for the Supply of
      Electrical Energy. 8vo, sewed                                 6

  =Kempe, H. R.= A Handbook of Electrical Testing.
      Sixth edition, demy 8vo                                   18  0

  =Langdon, W. E.= The Application of Electricity
      to Railway Working. 8vo                                   10  6

  =Lintern, W.= The Motor Engineer’s & Electrical
      Worker’s Handy-book. 12mo                   _net_          2  0

  =Maycock, W. P.= Practical Electrical Notes and
      Definitions. Second edition, royal 32mo                    2  0

      Ditto    ditto    French morocco, gilt edges               3  0

  =Nichols, E. L.= The Galvanometer. Royal 8vo,
      sewed                                                      4  6

  =Norrie, H. T.= Induction Coils. Second edition,
      crown 8vo                                   _net_          4  6

  =Parker, H. C.= A Systematic Treatise on Electrical
      Measurements. 8vo                                          4  6

  =Practical Electrics.= A Universal Handybook on
      Every Day Electrical Matters. Sixth edition,
      8vo                                                        3  6

  =Reagan, H. C.= Electrical Engineers’ & Students’
      Chart and Handbook of the Brush Arc Light
      System. 8vo                                                4  6

  =Reed’s= Electric Lighting for Steamers and its
      Management. Crown 8vo                       _net_          2  6

  =Sprague, J. T.= Electricity: its Theory, Sources
      and Applications. Third edition, crown 8vo                15  0

  =Thom, C., & Jones, W. H.= Telegraphic
      Connections. Oblong 8vo                                    7  6

  =Thompson, E. P., & Anthony, W. A.=
      Röntgen Rays and Phenomena of the Anode
      and Cathode. 8vo                                           7  6

  =Thompson, S. P.= Dynamo Electric Machinery.
      _Seventh Edition in preparation_

  —— Latest Dynamo Electric Machines.
      Demy 8vo                                                   4  6

  —— The Electro-Magnet and Electro Magnetic
      Mechanism. _Third Edition in the
      Press_

  —— Philipp Reis, Inventor of the Telephone:
      a Biographical Sketch. 8vo,
      cloth                                                      7  6

  —— Polyphase Electric Currents and Alternate
      Current Motors. Second edition,
      demy 8vo                                                1  1  0

  =Thompson, S. P., & Thomas, E.= Electrical
      Tables and Memoranda. 64mo, roan, gilt
      edges                                                      1  0

      Ditto    ditto, in celluloid case                          1  6


HOROLOGY

  =Britten, F. J.= The Watch and Clock Maker’s
      Handbook, Dictionary and Guide. Ninth
      Edition. Crown 8vo                          _net_          5  0

  —— Former Watch and Clock Makers and
      their Work. Crown 8vo                       _net_          5  0

  —— Old Clocks & Watches & their Makers.
      Demy 8vo                                    _net_         10  0

  —— The Springing & Adjusting of Watches.
      Crown 8vo                                   _net_          3  0

  =Immisch, M.= Prize Essay On the Balance Spring
      and its Isochronal Adjustments. Crown 8vo                  2  6

  =Nelthropp, H. L.= Treatise on Watch work, Past
      and Present. Crown 8vo                                     6  6


HYDRAULICS.

Pumps, Water Wheels.

  =Bjorling, P. R.= Pumps: Historically, Theoretically
      and Practically Considered. Second
      edition, crown 8vo                                         7  6

  =Bjorling, P. R.= Pump Details. Crown 8vo                      7  6

  —— Practical Handbook on Direct-Acting
      Pumping Engine and Steam Pump
      Construction. Crown 8vo                                    5  0

  —— Pumps and Pump Motors: A Manual
      for the use of Hydraulic Engineers.
      Two vol. royal 4to                                      3  3  0

  —— Practical Handbook on Pump Construction.
      Second edition, crown 8vo                                  5  0

  —— Water or Hydraulic Motors. Crown 8vo                        9  0

  =Blaine, R. G.= Hydraulic Machinery, with an
      Introduction to Hydraulics. Demy 8vo                      14  0

  =Box, T.= Practical Hydraulics. Twelfth edition,
      crown 8vo                                                  5  0

  =Colyer, F.= Hydraulic, Steam, and Hand Power
      Lifting and Pressing Machinery. Second
      edition, imperial 8vo                                   1  8  0

  —— Pumps and Pumping Machinery—

      Vol I. Second edition, 8vo                              1  8  0
      Vol II. Second edition, 8vo                             1  5  0

  =Cullen, W.= Practical Treatise on the Construction
      of Horizontal and Vertical Waterwheels.
      Second edition, small 4to                                  5  0

  =Davey, H.= Description of the Differential
      Expansive Pumping Engine. 8vo                              2  0

  =De Salis, R.= Tables giving Hydraulic Mean
      Depth & Area of Circular Sewers. 8vo, sewed                1  0

  =Donaldson, W.= Donaldson’s Poncelet Turbine
      and Water Pressure Engine and Pump. 4to                    5  0

  —— Principles of Construction and Efficiency
      of Waterwheels. 8vo                                        5  0

  =Hennell, T.= Hydraulic and other Tables for
      purposes of Sewage & Water Supply. Crown
      8vo                                                        5  0

  =Hick, J.= Experiments on the Friction of the
      Leather Collar in Hydraulic Presses. 8vo,
      sewed                                                      1  0

  =Higham, T.= Hydraulic Tables for Finding the
      Mean Velocity and Discharge in Open
      Channels. Second edition, super-royal, 8vo                 7  6

  =Silk, A. E.= Tables for Calculating the Discharge
      of Water in Pipes for Water & Power Supplies.
      Indexed at side for ready reference. Crown
      8vo                                                        5  0

  =Stone, T. W.= Simple Hydraulic Formulæ.
      Crown 8vo                                                  4  0


INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND MANUFACTURES.

  =Bater, C. H.= Brewing Calculations, Gauging &
      Tabulation. 64mo, roan, gilt edges                         1  6

  =Bayley, T.= A Pocket Book for Chemists,
      Chemical Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Dyers,
      Distillers, etc. Seventh edition, Royal 32mo,
      roan, gilt edges                                           5  0

  —— A Pocket Book for Pharmacists, Medical
      Practitioners, Students, etc. Royal
      32mo, roan, gilt edges                                     5  0

  =Brooks, C. P.= Cotton Manufacturing. Crown
      8vo, cloth                                  _net_          2  6

  =Brooks, C. P.= Weaving Calculations. Crown
      8vo, cloth                                                 2  6

  =Burns, W.= Illuminating and Heating Gas. A
      Manual of Manufacture of Gas from Tar, Oil
      etc., etc. Crown 8vo                                       5  0

  =Carpenter, W. L., & Leask, H.= A Treatise
      on the Manufacture of Soap and Candles,
      Lubricants and Glycerine. Second edition,
      crown 8vo                                                 12  6

  =Cross, C. F., & Bevan, E. J.= A Text Book of
      Paper Making. Second edition, crown 8vo                   12  6

  =Deerr, N.= Sugar House Notes and Tables.
      8vo                                         _net_         10  6

  =Dubelle, G. H.= The “non plus ultra” Soda
      Fountain Requisites of Modern Times. A
      Practical Receipt Book for Druggists,
      Chemists, etc. Crown 8vo                    _net_          4  6

  =Foster, J.= Treatise on the Evaporation of
      Saccharine, Chemical & other Liquids by the
      Multiple System in Vacuum and Open Air.
      Second edition, 8vo                                     1  1  0

  =Graham, D. A.= A Treatise on the Comparative
      Commercial Values of Gas Coals and Cannels.
      8vo                                                        4  6

  =Graham, M.= Practical Hints on the Working
      and Construction of Regenerator Furnaces.
      fcap. 8vo., leather                                        3  0

  =Hansen, E. C.= Practical Studies in Fermentation,
      translated from the German by A. K.
      Miller. Ph. D. 8vo                                        12  6

  =Hanssen, C. J. T.= Reform in Chemical and
      Physical Calculations. Demy 4to             _net_          6  6

  =Hodgetts, E. A. B.= Liquid Fuel for Mechanical
      and Industrial Purposes. 8vo                               5  0

  =Hornby, J.= The Gas Engineer’s Laboratory
      Handbook. Crown 8vo                                        6  0

  =Ingle, H. & H.= The Chemistry of Fire and Fire
      Prevention. Crown 8vo                                      9  0

  =Lee, D.= Manual for Gas Engineering Students.
      18mo                                                       1  0

  =Lovibond, T. W.= Brewing with Raw Grain.
      Crown 8vo                                                  5  0

  =Procter, H. R.= Leather Industries: Laboratory
      Book on Analytical & Experimental Methods.
      Demy 8vo                                                   9  0

  =Redwood, I. I.= Theoretical and Practical
      Ammonia Refrigeration. Third edition, square
      16mo                                                       4  6

  =Richards, W.= Practical Treatise on the Manufacture
      and Distribution of Coal Gas. Demy
      4to                                                     1  8  0

  =Scammell, G., & Collyer, F.= Breweries and
      Maltings. Second edition, 8vo                             12  6

  =Speyers, C. L.= Text Book of Organic Chemistry.
      Demy 8vo                                                   9  0

  =Spons’= Encyclopædia of the Industrial Arts,
      Manufactures and Commercial Products.
      Super-royal 8vo

          In 2 Vols., cloth                                   3 10  0

          "  5 Divisions, cloth                               3 11  6

          "  2 Vols. half Morocco, top edge gilt              4 10  0

  =Standage, H. C.= The Practical Polish and
      Varnish Maker. Crown 8vo                                   6  0

  =Streatfield, F. W.= Practical Work in Organic
      Chemistry. Crown 8vo                                       3  0

  =Terry, G.= Pigments, Paints and Painting.
      Crown 8vo                                                  7  6

  =Van Eijndhoven, A. J.= A Comparison of the
      English and French Methods of Ascertaining
      the Illuminating Power of Coal Gas. Crown
      8vo                                                        4  0

  =Wein, E., & Frew, W.= Tables for the Quantitative
      Estimation of the Sugars. Crown 8vo                        6  0

  =Workshop Receipts.= For the use of Manufacturers,
      Mechanics and Scientific Amateurs.
      Crown 8vo, 5 Vols each                                     5  0

          First Series.  Miscellaneous.

          Second Series. Chemical Manufactures.

          Third     "    Electrical & Metallurgical.

          Fourth    "    Handicrafts and Mechanical
                             Subjects.

          Fifth     "    Miscellaneous.


MARINE ENGINEERING AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.

  =Barnaby, S. W.= Marine Propellers. Fourth
      edition, demy 8vo                           _net_         10  6

  =Bartley, B. C.= The Marine Engineer’s Record
      Book: Engines. 8vo, roan                    _net_          5  0

  The Engineer’s and Draughtsman’s Data Book
      for Workshop and Office use. Third edition,
      crown 8vo, roan                                            3  0

  =Franklin, A. C.= Yachting Hints, Tables and
      Memoranda. Waistcoat pocket size, 64mo,
      roan, gilt edges                                           1  0

      Ditto        ditto        in celluloid case                1  6

  =Haldane, J. W. C.= Steamships and their
      Machinery from first to last. 8vo                         15  0

  =Hogg, A.= Tables for Constructing Ships’ Lines.
      Second edition, 8vo                                        7  0

  =Hovgaard, G. W.= Submarine Boats. Crown
      8vo                                                        5  0

  =Jordan, C. H.= Tabulated Weights of Angle, Tee,
      Bulb, Round, Square, and Flat Iron and Steel
      for the use of Naval Architects, Ship-builders,
      &c. Fifth edition, French morocco, gilt edges              7  6

  =Jordan, C. H.= Particulars of Dry Docks on the
      river Thames. On a sheet folded in cloth.
      18mo                                                       2  6

  =Little, H.= The Marine Transport of Petroleum.
      Crown 8vo                                                 10  6

  =Main, J.= The Progress of Marine Engineering
      from the time of Watt to the present day.
      Crown 8vo                                                  7  6

  =Reed’s= Engineers’ Handbook to the Board of
      Trade Examinations for certificates of Competency
      as First and Second Class Engineers.
      Seventeenth edition, 8vo                    _net_         14  0

  =Reed.= The key to the Seventeenth edition of
      Reed’s Engineers’ Handbook, 8vo             _net_          7  6

  —— Examination Papers for Extra First
      Class Engineers. Third edition, 8vo         _net_         14  0

  —— Polyglot Guide to the Marine Engine
      in English, French, German and Norsk.
      Oblong 8vo                                  _net_         10  0

  —— Marine Boilers. Second edition, crown
      8vo                                         _net_          4  6

  —— Useful Hints to sea-going Engineers.
      Third edition, crown 8vo                    _net_          3  6

  —— Drawing of the Triple Expansion
      Engine and the Pipe Arrangements.
      On 2 sheets in case                         _net_          3  6

  —— Drawing of a Compound Engine in
      case                                        _net_          1  6


MATERIALS.

  =Box, T.= Practical Treatise on the Strength of
      Materials. Third edition, crown 8vo                       18  0

  =Britton, T. A.= Treatise on the Origin, Progress,
      Prevention and Cure of Dry Rot in Timber.
      Crown 8vo                                                  7  6

  =Butler, D. B.= Portland Cement: its Manufacture,
      Testing and Use. 8vo                                      18  0

  =Calcare.= Cement Users’ and Buyers’ Guide.
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  Abacus                                              1
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  Antimony                                            2
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  Barn Machinery                                      2
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  Boilers                                             3
  Brake                                               3
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  Explosives                                         10
  Fans                                               10
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  Hammers                                            11
  Heat                                               12
  Horse Power                                        12
  Hydraulics                                         12
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  Mercury                                            15
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  Ores                                               15
  Piers                                              15
  Pile Driving                                       15
  Pneumatic Transmission                             15
  Pump                                               15
  Pyrometer                                          15
  Road Locomotive                                15, 16
  Rock Drill                                         16
  Rolling Stock                                  16, 17
  Sanitary Engineering                           17, 18
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  Aerated Waters                                      6
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  Bleaching                                        8, 9
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  Buttons                                             9
  Camphor                                         9, 10
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  Carbolic Acid                                      11
  Coal-tar Products                                  11
  Cocoa                                              11
  Coffee                                         11, 12
  Cork                                               12
  Cotton Manufactures                            12, 13
  Drugs                                              13
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  Dyestuffs                                          14
  Electro-Metallurgy                                 14
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  Feathers                                           15
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  Floor-cloth                                        16
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  Fur                                                17
  Gas, Coal                                          17
  Gems                                               17
  Glass                                              17
  Graphite                                           18
  Hair Manufacture                                   18
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  Ice, Artificial                                    18
  Indiarubber Manufactures                       18, 19
  Ink                                                19
  Jute Manufactures                                  19
  Knitted Fabrics—Hosiery                           19
  Lace                                               19
  Leather                                        19, 20
  Linen Manufactures                                 20
  Manures                                            20
  Matches                                        20, 21
  Mordants                                           21
  Narcotics                                      21, 22
  Oils and Fatty Substances                  22, 23, 24
  Paper                                              24
  Paraffin                                           24
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  Perfumes                                           24
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  Pottery                                        25, 26
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  Rope                                               27
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  Silk                                               28
  Skins                                              28
  Soap, Railway Grease and Glycerine             28, 29
  Spices                                             29
  Starch                                             29
  Sugar                                      29, 30, 31
  Tannin                                         31, 32
  Tea                                                32
  Timber                                             32
  Varnish                                            32
  Wool and Woollen Manufactures                  32, 33




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Transcriber’s Notes:


In the text version, italics are represented by _underscores_, and bold
and black letter text by =equals= symbols. Superscripts are represented
by ^{} and subscripts by _{}.

Missing or incorrect punctuation has been repaired and inconsistent
spelling and hyphenation have been left.

The following mistakes have been noted:

  p. 2. orginal has been changed to original.
  p. 30. Asphalte has been changed to Asphalt.
  p. 31. Streatfeild has been changed to Streatfield (printed correctly
         earlier in the text).





End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Short List of Scientific Books by E.
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