construction parallel wire cables suspension (9 résultats)

Originalbroschur. Etat : Gut. ERSTAUSGABE. 23, VIII (Diagramme) Seiten, 69 Tafelseiten. 30 cm. Einband berieben, vorn mit kleinem Stempel, Rücken mit kleinen Fehlstellen. Ecken etwas bestoßen. Vereinzelt wenige Fleckchen. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. Sonst gutes Exemplar. / Wrapper shows traces of usage, with small stamp. Spine with little loss of paper. Corners bumped. Few small spots. Light browning. Else well preserved. - John A. Roebling's Sons Company was responsible for the design, materials and construction of many of the most important suspension bridges in America beginning with the aqueduct across Pittsburgh's Allegheny River in 1844, the Niagra Falls Bridge in 1854, the Brooklyn Bridge opened to traffic in 1883, and the Manhattan Bridge in 1909. The photographic plates in this book record each step of construction , from the tower foundations to the completed bridge, of the Bear Mountain-Hudson River Bridge, opened in November 1924. All cable wire used in fabricating the two main cables, and the steel wire ropes used for foot bridges and suspenders, were furnished by the John A. Roebling's Sons Company. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 23 p., [35] leaves of plates : ill., map, charts ; 31 cm. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelfwear. Chipping loss to head and tail of spine. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

LeatherBound. Etat : NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 104. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1925 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 104.

Stiff printed wrappers. Etat : Fair+. First Edition. 4to. Unpaginated. Frontis. full-page map of New York and Connecticut. Includes a section of black & white color photography. Bound in dark green stiff printed wraps with gilt lettering and bridge illustration stamped on front cover. Binding cracked at title page; old tape repairs to head and tail of spine. Laid in is a TLS dated April 16, 1962 from a John Roebling's Sons Advertising Manager to A. C. Statter, concerning this volume. Name and monogram of Arthur C. Statter stamped on half-title. In addition, an old full-page clipping of a magazine cartoon of a collapsed suspension bridge is laid in. A handsome publication concerning the era's effort to traverse water and canyons with anchored supporting strands of cables. Some emphasis is placed on the Williamsburg Bridge. Now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing.

Softcover. Etat : Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Slightly oversized stiff wrappers, charcoal gray decorated in black and gilt, lettered in gilt. Some wear along edges. Photo plate 13/14 has a piece aprox 1/2" x 2 " missing from the bottom, otherwise interior clean. Many photographs taken during the construction of the Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge. Roebling was the premier construction wire producer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; most famously, they were the engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge and were still leaders in the field when they provided the cable for the George Washington Bridge in 1931-32.

96 pp. Printed embossed stiff green wrappers. fine condition, light fraying at edges. Uncolored photographic illustrations throughout. Most of the photos detail the construction of the Bear Mountain Bridge across the Hudson River just above Peekskill, New York. Charts detail the stresses on the cables of this suspension bridge.

Stiff Wraps. Etat : VG-. First Edition. A VG- copy. Wear to paper spine, as is common with this edition. 2 1/2" separation of bottom of spine along front hinge; 1" separation at top of front hinge. Common edge wear around loose paper edge overhang of wraps. Minor creasing to covers. Foxing to front and rear flyleafs. Binding exposed on several places in the second half of the book, which is comprised of all the photographic plates. An impressive and scarce book. More photos upon request.

Stiff Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. A really nice copy.Pages are clean and bright- square edges No folding or creasing of pages. 1" tear at top of title page, minor separation of binding between 1st and 2nd flyleaves. 1/4" high bump on bottom of front wrapper, 1" in length, and the general inward folding of the overhanging edges of the wrapper. Internally beautiful. An impressive and scarce book.