[SEL] Machinery's Handbook downloadable 26th edition

[Steve W.]

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

 Has a lot of older books listed. They are in different formats but some
interesting titles there. Lots of reading if you have the time.

Steve Williams

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Listerdiesel" <listerdiesel at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Machinery's Handbook downloadable 26th edition


> On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 11:10:34 -0500, Tod Engine
> <todengine at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> > The technical library of the Tod Engine Foundation has at least a
hundred or
> > more engineering textbooks dating back to an 1893 edition of Applied
> > Mechanics up to more modern stuff through the forties.  After WWII
the
> > collections thins out some.  I've been frequenting every flea market
and
> > antique mall that I can find.  Rarely do I leave without one or more
old
> > books under my arm.  Of course there is also a health selection of
Lindsay's
> > books.  Its funny that none of what is in our library duplicates any
of what
> > he reprints.  Also I rarely find duplicates in antique malls, there
are
> > always different texts to find.  Everybody must have been publishing
> > technical books in the first half of the 20th century!
> >
> > We also have a 21st edition and 7th edition of the Machinery's
Handbook.
> > Both are indespensible since they do have some different information
in
> > each.
> >
> > Rick Rowlands
>
> I think that old technical books are a damm good investment,
> especially the sets of bound volumes from the late 1800's and the
> early 1900's.
>
> Old data are no longer listed in many new issues, and while Lindsay
> does a good job on reprinting smaller books, they haven't done
> anything really large that I know of.
>
> Almost any book by Arthur W Judge is worth latching on to, and most of
> the book sets published by Caxton, Newnes, Odhams and Pitmans
> printers/publishers are all very good value for money as folks clear
> out their old bookshelves.
>
> Peter
> -- 
> Peter A Forbes
> Email: listerdiesel at gmail.com
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