An Engineering Archive

London: Mechanical Engineering Publications, Ltd. for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. Large 4to. xvi, 630 pp. Foreword by Ernest Shannon, marks the 150th anniversary of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with 30 reprints of publications of the Institutions "Proceedings", includes black-and-white illustrations, contributors include Charles William Siemens, Henry Bessemer, William Thomson, Rudolph christian Karl Diesel, William Henry Bragg, Arthur Stanley Eddington, and Ernest Rutherford, among many others, from the years 1848 to 1947; text clean, un-marked. Gilt-stamped maroon cloth; binding square and tight, minor shelf wear. Bookplate of the Burndy Library inside front cover, small "released" rubber stamp inside rear cover. A beautiful, un-read, un-circulated copy. Your order receives my personal attention. (Inventory #: RBWJ8118-53)