Trades from Zephyr Books

Chicago.: Frederick J. Drake., 1916. Blue cloth, black titles.. Very good, tight and unmarked.. 19x12.5 cm.. weight: 1.0 lb. Numerous illustrations.

Chicago.: National Institute of Practical Mechanics., 1912. “Brotherhood Edition”. . Red leatherette, gilt spine decorations, red edges. marbled endpapers.. Very good, light wear to covers, contents clean and tight.. 17.5x11 cm.. Heavy set, will; require extra shipping. weight: 10.7 lb.

Richaud., 1821. Quarter vellum over mottled boards.. Good, Covers soiled, contents very good.. Folio, 41.5x27.5 cm.. French text. A unique book of patterns and descriptions created by an early user of the revolutionary Jaquard loom. Included is a portrait of Joseph Marie Jacquard designed by Romier Balançard after a painting and engraving by Jean-Claude Bonnefond produced… Read more about this item

Scranton.: International Textbook Company., 1906. Half black leather over brown cloth boards, gilt spine title, edges stained red.. Very good.. 23x15 cm.. weight: 2.5 lb. Numerous illustrations.

Paris.: Briasson., 1762. No covers,bound with a paper spine.. Very good.. 39x25 cm.. drawn by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte.. Extracts from Diderot’s Encyclopedia. weight: 0.9 lb. 31 engraved plates illustrating various designs for woodworking, cabinetry, and furniture making.

Paris.: Briasson., Circa 1760. Very good.. 39x25 cm.. Extracts from Diderot’s Encyclopedia. weight: 0.3 lb. Seven engraved plates illustrating the culture and manufacturing of sugar. Artist unknown.

Reno.: Douglas A. Busey., 1941. Full red textured leather, raised bands, blind ruled borders, red and black spine labels, gilt spine title. . Very good, boards slightly bowed. . 24x16 cm.. Volume 2 only. weight: 1.6 lb.

Bellevue.: Office national des recherches scientifiques et industrielles et des inventions, , Circa 1930. Publisher’s printed wraps. . Very good, light soiling to covers. . 27x21.5 cm. . French text. Scarce. weight: 0.4 lb. Scattered illustrations in text.

Paris.: Chez Lottin l'âiné., 1776. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s plain wraps.. Good, lacks the spine, rear cover detached, contents near fine, unmarked unread and uncut with wide margins.. 8vo., 21.5x14 cm.. French text. A treatise on the poor quality of plaster with methods to increase that quality. weight: 0.3 lb. Engraved frontis.

New York.: Schocken Books., 1977. 1st Edition.. Brown leatherette, black spine title.. Fine, tight and unmarked, in a very good dust jacket with the spine faded.. 24x17 cm.. weight: 1.1 lb. Numerous illustrations.

Garden City.: Doubleday., No date. Reprint.. Quarter tan cloth over brick cloth, silver spine title on black background.. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.. 26.5x18.5 cm.. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.1 lb. Numerous illustrations.

Philadelphia.: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1913. 7th edition.. Brown cloth, gilt titles, blind ruled borders, floral pattern endpapers.. Good plus, a little soiling to covers, hinges weak and glue-repaired.. 23.5x15 cm.. 24 page prospectus laid in. weight: 2.9 lb. Numerous illustrations.

Newtown Ct.: The Taunton Press., 1989. First American edition.. Brown cloth, dark brown titles.. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. 36x25 cm.. Inscribed and signed by the author on the verso of the title page. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 3.7 lb. Translated by Jacqueline Derenne, Claire Emili and Brian Considine. Illustrated throughout with color and… Read more about this item

Los Angeles.: Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference., 1949. Blue cloth, gilt titles.. Very good, numerous owners’ stamps to endpapers and preliminaries, light wear to spine ends.. 20.5x14 cm.. Scarce mid-century edition of this attempt to create a standardized building code. weight: 1.1 lb.

Mobile.: Elevator World., 1981. Fourth edition.. Brown plastic comb binding, brown coated card stock covers, gilt cover title.. Very good, owner’s name to cover with black marker.. 28x22 cm.. Weight: 2.0 lb. Numerous illustrations and diagrams.

Venezia.: Giseppe Antonelli., 1841. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s printed wraps. . Very good, lacks the plates.. 4to., 30x22 cm. . Italian text. Early treatise on the electrotyping process. weight: 0.4 lb. Electrotyped frontis of the Madonna, printer’s device on title page.

Paris.: Hamelin Bergeron., 1816. Contemporary mottled boards, paper spine label. . Good, hinges split, lower half of spine missing, some dampstaining affecting mostly the title page and last 3 plates.. 28.5x25.5 cm. . French text, This is the third volume of a set with two volumes of text. weight: 2.8 lb. 96 plates including 8 hand-colored plates… Read more about this item

Wien & Leipzig.: Hartleben., 1912. Original stippled cloth, gilt titles, blind ruled border. . Very good, lightly worn at spine ends, lower corner bumped and rubbed.. 8vo.. German text. Scarce treatise on dyeing. weight: 1.9 lb. Numerous illustrations, XIV plates each with 12 dyed fabric samples in brilliant colors.

Weimar. : B.F. Voigt. , 1853. Publisher's printed wraps. . Cover lightly soiled and shelfworn, scattered light foxing, otherwise a very good tight copy in the wraps, complete with all plates.. 8vo., 19x11.5 cm. . German text. A treatise on fabrication of leather goods. Plates include patterns for tooling. weight: 0.7 lb. 13 Folding plates

Paris.: Hachette., 1891. Contemporary full red stippled cloth with gilt decoration, all edges gilt. . Near fine with only very light wear to extremities, bright contents.. 4to., 30.5x20.5 cm. . French text. A well-illustrated book on many manufacturing processes. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. Weight: 5.4 lb. 414 gravures.