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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1898. First Edition Second Thousand. Leather. Fair with no dust jacket. 403 pages plus publisher ads. chips to leather at spine, rubbing to covers. previous owner's name on dedication page. text is secure in binding, discoloration to inside front cover and first page (dark page darker in areas). page edges gilt; 4 3/8 x 5 5/8

John Wiley & Sons 1906. Octavo, Brown light card covers with gilt lettering to spine & front board, aeg, xvi + 403pp, illus, VG (previous owner's name in ink to back of fep, moderate rubbing to covers, light bruising to spine extrems)

New York: John Wiley & Sons. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1905. Second Edition. Hardcover. Packed with information and includes many tables & charts, several a few illustrations. "2nd Edition, First 1000." Original brown limp leather covers with gilt spine & cover lettering and typical cover edgewear from use. All edges are gilt. Previous owner name on end paper, Louis M. Spencer 1906, M.A.C. (now Michigan State University)--his father was a keeper of the Beaver Island Lighthouse and he was Head of the Patent Section at General Motors. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 403 pages .

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1912 Black boards; gilt title and spine lettering; all edges gilt. Solid brown endpapers.Second edition; first published 1899. Title page lists author's numerous titles and memberships. With many diagrams and tables. Contains Prefaces to both first and present edition. With moderate edgewear including bump/crease to upper front cover corner and two short, narrow scrapes at mid-point of front cover edge. Head of spine ( 1/32") worn and curling. Otherwise clean, tight,and unworn.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1898. Wear on leather edges and spine. Chipped top of spine. 5/8 inch chip lower left of front cover. Chipped on bottom right 2 x 1 sq inch corner. 1 1/4 inch ragged tear on front (title) flap and chipping there. 2 1/2 inch tear hinge of flap. Otherwise Very Good. Edition probably used by the Japanese in Burma for the River Kwai. Key words: Bridges, Design, Arches, Trestles, Viaducts, Railroads, Movable Bridges, Revolving Drawbridges, Highway Bridges, Combined Bridges, Steel Bridges, Draw Spans, Specifications, Standard System of Live Loads, Timber Trestles, Inspection, Piers, Tirangulation, Office Practice.. First Edition. Leather. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.