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Military Engineering (Vol. IV) Demolitions & Mining. 1934.
279pp. followed by 86 plates (photos. & diagrams). HMSO.
1934
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Including theory of explosives, descriptions of types used, methods of firing, preparation & calculation of charges, demolitions in the field, undergound construction, military mining (offensive, defensive, &c.), mine gas & rescue work, &c., supplemented by many interesting diagrams & photos. Various amendment slips tipped-in. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War, 1914-19. Military Mining.
1st Ed., x+148pp., 29 photos., 61 plates/diagrams/sketches (many fldg.). Chatham: Mackay & Co. for the Institution of Royal Engineers.
1922
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Superb & now very rare reference on Western Front mining: outline history of operations, technical aspects & mine rescue, with splendid illustrations inc. fldg. maps of trench & tunnel systems, aerial photos., photos. & sketches of methods & equipment. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, little chipped, VG. See illustrations on our website.
£225
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BALL (H. Standish, MSc., late Inspector of Mines, GHQ, France)
The Work of the Miner on the Western Front 1915-1918.
1st Ed., 53pp., 25 photos., 2 fldg. maps, fldg. plan, fldg. coloured geological section of 2nd Army (Messines) Front June 1917, num. sketches & diagrams in text. Institution of Mining & Metallurgy.
1919
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The text of a paper read to a meeting of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy at the Rooms of the Geological Society, Burlington House, on April 10th 1919. A very informative & well-illustrated account, full of interesting material on aspects of mine warfare & offensive operations at Messines, Arras, &c. Housed in modern black binder's cloth, gilt, to front, VG but for the fact that the careless binder has bound several of the photos. upside-down. See illustrations on our website.
£120
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GRIEVE (Capt. W. Grant) & NEWMAN (Bernard)
Tunnellers: The Story of the Tunnelling Companies, Royal Engineers, during the Great War.
1st Ed., 334pp., 9 plates, num. sketches, maps & plans. VG in dw. Herbert Jenkins.
1936
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Invaluable study. Orig. wheat cloth, titled in red, near fine in little worn dw (a little soiled & chipped, neat internal repairs). Rare in dw. See illustration on our website.
£225
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HEATH (Maj.-Gen. Sir Gerard Moore, KCMG, CB, DSO, RE)
The Work of the Royal Engineers in the Great War.
1st Ed. in this form, orig. printed wraps., 43pp. Institution of Civil Engineers.
1921
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A wide-ranging paper covering Preparations for Defence & Attack; Mining; Railways, Roads &c., including various interesting statistics. Excerpts from Minutes of the Proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers, 1919-20, Ed. by the Sec., J.H.T. Tudsbery, DSc. &c., including an Abstract of the Discussion Upon the Paper (with interesting contributions by several senior RE officers & others). Orig. wraps. little split/chipped, about VG. Scarce. See illustration on our website.
£50
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HILL (Woodman, AMICE)
Lectures. Machinery & Appliances used in Engineering Works, Delivered at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham. Winter Session, 1975. And Revised & Redelivered in 1880.
Further revised & enlarged by C.H. Meyer, AMICE, in Conjunction with The Author, 1886. viii+81pp., 4to (ledger format), 99 plates (many fldg.). Printed for Private Circulation Only. Printed at The School of Military Engineering, Chatham.
1886
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A series of lectures presented in a large format, high quality production, with an outstanding selection of illustrations of types of machinery & equipment including Traction Engine & Waggon; Brunton's Tunnelling Machine; Priestman's Excavating Buckets or Grab, & Large Dredger; Pulsometer Pumps; Horse & Hand Mortar Mills, Cylindrical Sand Screen, & many other Victorian innovations of a technical nature. A remarkable work for the range & quality of illustrations. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, minor wear, generally VG & rare. See illustrations on our website.
£250
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MACPHERSON (Maj.-Gen. Sir W.G., KCMG, CB) et al. Eds.
Medical Services in the War: Diseases of the War. Vol. II: Including the Medical Aspects of Aviation & Gas Warfare, & Gas Poisoning in Tanks & Mines.
1st Ed., viii+621pp., 7 col. plates, 6 maps. HMSO.
1923
#66289
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Orig. green cloth, gilt, split & worn ex-BMA Lib., o/w sound & rare (1500 copies printed). See illustration on our website.
£165
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