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Bottcher, Anton.
Cranes: Their Construction, Mechanical Equipment and Working.
Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd., London;
Date of Publication: 1908
Stock Code: 6855
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Large octavo (28 cm x 20 cm), pp. xvii, [1], 510. 63 plates as called for, the vast majority of which are fold-out, and 556 figures, some of which are full-page. Publishers’ rosewood pink cloth with gilt titles to spine and titles in blind to upper board. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed with bruised corners and wear at head of spine. Inner hinges cracked. Stamp of Royal Technical College, Salford to front paste-down; endpapers lightly soiled; a little scattered foxing, mainly to prelims. A Good copy. Translated and supplemented by A. Tolhausen. Probably definitive when published this comprehensive work covers the principles, design and installation of cranes and related weight-lifting equipment. Heavyweight (it almost requires a crane to lift it!) so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £200.00