Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades

Take a tour of the top couture fabric design houses of Paris during the early 1960s. This visual feast explores more than 250 exemplary designs in full-color photographs of fabric swatches. Explore a multitude of styles, ranging from playful geometrics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816521180Author Gary Van ValenFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams)...

One of the most trusted test preparation guides in the industry, AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION TEST PREPARATION MANUAL A-SERIES, 5th Edition, will help to prepare users for the A1-A8 and L1 ASE certification exams. The guide is highly effective in...

Ice skating has a rich heritage with traditions spanning the centuries and the globe. Here is a concise history of skating, from the first bone skates to the early 1900s, and a guide to antique ice skates for collectors and historians alike. It will...

Describes the weldability aspects of structural materials used in a wide variety of engineering structures, including steels, stainless steels, Ni-base alloys, and Al-base alloys Welding Metallurgy and Weldability describes weld failure mechanisms...

Farming in Miniature is an essential guide for collectors of British toy models interested in farm tractors, farm horses and associated agricultural equipment. Many of the toys identified and described have never previously been mentioned in collectors'...

Gain the technical expertise, practical skills and industry knowledge you need for career success! AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES: DIAGNOSIS, REPAIR, AND REBUILDING, Ninth Edition, features comprehensive coverage of the theory of operation, diagnosis, repair and...

This authoritative textbook will cover the principal topics in thermodynamics for officer cadets studying Merchant Navy Marine Engineering Certificates of Competency (CoC) as well as the core syllabi in thermodynamics for undergraduate students in marine...

For over forty years, Materials for Engineers and Technicians has given thousands of students an easily accessible introduction to materials engineering and manufacturing processes. This renowned text is a comprehensive overview of the wide-ranging...

In the world of costume jewelry, the name Lea Stein Paris (R) is recognized as the most notable and innovative designer of plastic jewelry of the 20th century. Her use of sculptured laminated celluloid in many novel combinations of textures, colors, and...

This important new book tackles the burgeoning revival of the blacksmith's art. Author Dona Meilach has brought together over 500 works by nearly 200 artist-craftsmen from sixteen countries to illustrate the unprecedented activity in modern ironwork that...

An expert in his field, Jerry Arnold provides invaluable lessons learned from decades of trial and error as a die maker, die designer, and die engineer. Written in an easy-to-read manner and heavily illustrated, Die Makers Handbook is the only book of...

Updated with the latest technology, machines, and controls in the industry, ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL, 10E delivers comprehensive coverage and practical insight for anyone who will install, monitor, and/or maintain motor controls. Extremely reader friendly,...

Shutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems. Manufacturing and process plants, computer systems, airliners, and many other systems must be regularly closed down or taken...

This profusely illustrated volume forms a step-by-step instruction manual on the repair of mechanical clocks and watches. Donald de Carle was a Fellow of the British Horological Institute, and the author of many standard works on the subject of horology,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563921360Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 482gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528771467Author C B HatfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 150Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563925566Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 480gDimensions(mm)...

This proven guide provides the knowledge and skills you need to complete AWS SENSE Level I and Level II programs, create Workmanship Qualification Specimens, and earn professional certification. Advancing rapidly from basic concepts and processes to...

Machining for Hobbyists is for do-it-yourselfers and hobbyists who want to set up or expand a small machine shop in their garage, basement, shed or perhaps in a rented space. With their own shop, hobbyists can build models and undertake other building...

This fascinating and entertaining book covers the complete range of action figures marketed during the 1960s. Included here are the soldiers and sailors, cowboys and Indians, space men and the spies that populated the action figure world from 1964 to...

Cigarette lighter collecting has quickly become a very popular hobby throughout the world. Here, at last, is accessible information for the collector. Over 500 lighters are illustrated in full color. They are shown in alphabetical order of their makers...

With more than 200 photographs and specifications for 32 watches, this book provides a comprehensive history of one of Germany's finest watchmakers and its timepieces. Since its founding in 1845, A. Lange and Sohne has been at the core of fine...

Breitling is especially known for its characteristically masculine wristwatches. This distinctive design is the main reason for its great popularity since the 1930s. The book presents the most beautiful and most important models of the Breitling history...

More than 700 striking photographs and a detailed text about Zippo cigarette lighters, their history and current values, as well as the Viet Nam War comprise this important new book. It provides not only photographs of authentic and counterfeit Zippos...

Sandra "Johnsie" Bryan has curated an extraordinary array of Barbie (R) dolls and their companions, a collection sure to captivate and enchant even the most casual of readers. These dolls are meticulously staged within authentic settings that artfully...

GAME BOY MODDING will provide readers with a detailed process for purchasing, refurbishing, modding, and customising several Nintendo handheld consoles. The consoles and customisations are widely available and affordable for all gamers to try on their...

The hardcover, fully updated edition of the only multi-craft trade guide Respected by generations of skilled workers, Audel Millwright's and Mechanic's Guide is the only trade manual to cover maintenance and troubleshooting for all the mechanical trades...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781602393578Author Donald de CarleFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Sterling JuvenilePublisher Sterling JuvenileWeight(grams) 411gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

With step-by-step guidance and a reader-friendly style, ELECTRICAL WIRING INDUSTRIAL, Seventeenth Edition, helps you gain the basic knowledge and skills you need to safely install wiring systems in an industrial building. Packed with vivid, full-color...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451498120Author Nicholas SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA Inc

This range of clocks used to be considered the common, household clock which many people recognized but for which little documentation was available. Rick Ortenburger now presents the book that will fill this void. Vienna regulator clocks were first...

These styles will ring a bell not only with America's baby-boomers, but also with current fashion trend watchers. Today's interest in retro fashions makes this book as current as it would have been more than thirty years ago, but the quality is much...

Movado is one of the world's most recognized watch brands. This lavishly illustrated book, certain to delight collectors, presents the evolution of Movado from its roots in the Jura Mountains in 1881 through more than a century of tradition and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879335660Author Donald StreeterFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Astragal PressPublisher Astragal PressWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

This collection of priceless tips, tricks, skills, and experiences from a veteran of the trade is presented in a way that captures the attention of users and engages them in the process of furthering the art. It includes shop-tested descriptions and...

Nearly 900 beautiful color photographs display End of Day antique glass marbles produced, by glass artists after hours to prove their skill, during handmade marble's "Golden Age," from the mid-1880s through c. 1918. End of Day Cloud, English style,...

A standard reference for decades, this new edition of Pipe Welding Procedures continues to reinforce the welder's understanding of procedures. Drawing on his extensive practical and teaching experience in the field, the author describes in detail the...

Fabric of the 1970s was as distinct as the clothing into which it was made. Bold colors and patterns that dominated fabric design ranged from flamboyant to garish. Dizzying complementary color and pattern combinations, called psychedelic, were adapted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770435141Author Charlotte RiversFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Potter CraftPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)...