Part 2

A Treatise on the Construction and Management of Railways; designed to afford useful knowledge, in the popular style, to the holders of this class of property; as well as Railway Managers, Officers, and Agents. By JOHN B. JERVIS, late Chief Engineer of the Hudson River Railroad, Croton Aqueduct, &c. One vol. 12mo., cloth, $2.00

=JOHNSON.=—=A REPORT TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ON AMERICAN COALS=:

Applicable to Steam Navigation and to other purposes. By WALTER R. JOHNSON. With numerous illustrations. 607 pp. 8vo., half morocco, $6.00

=JOHNSON.=—=THE COAL TRADE OF BRITISH AMERICA=:

With Researches on the Characters and Practical Values of American and Foreign Coals. By WALTER R. JOHNSON, Civil and Mining Engineer and Chemist. 8vo., $2.00

=JOHNSTON.=—=INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOILS, LIMESTONES, AND MANURES.=

By J. W. F. JOHNSTON. 12mo., $.38

=KEENE.=—=A HAND-BOOK OF PRACTICAL GAUGING=,

For the Use of Beginners, to which is added A Chapter on Distillation, describing the process in operation at the Custom House for ascertaining the strength of wines. By JAMES B. KEENE, of H. M. Customs. 8vo., $1.25

=KENTISH.=—=A TREATISE ON A BOX OF INSTRUMENTS=,

And the Slide Rule; with the Theory of Trigonometry and Logarithms, including Practical Geometry, Surveying, Measuring of Timber, Cask and Malt Gauging, Heights, and Distances. By THOMAS KENTISH. In one volume. 12mo., $1.25

=KOBELL.=—=ERNI.=—=MINERALOGY SIMPLIFIED=:

A short method of Determining and Classifying Minerals, by means of simple Chemical Experiments in the Wet Way. Translated from the last German Edition of F. VON KOBELL, with an Introduction to Blowpipe Analysis and other additions. By HENRI ERNI, M. D., Chief Chemist, Department of Agriculture, author of “Coal Oil and Petroleum.” In one volume, 12mo., $2.50

=LAFFINEUR.=—A= PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HYDRAULICS FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY=;

Or a Complete Treatise on the Building of Conduits for Water for Cities, Towns, Farms, Country Residences, Workshops, etc. Comprising the means necessary for obtaining at all times abundant supplies of Drinkable Water. Translated from the French of M. JULES LAFFINEUR, C. E. Illustrated. (In press.)

=LAFFINEUR.=—=A TREATISE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER-WHEELS=:

Containing the various Systems in use with Practical Information on the Dimensions necessary for Shafts, Journals, Arms, etc., of Water-wheels, etc. etc. Translated from the French of M. JULES LAFFINEUR, C. E. Illustrated by numerous plates. (In press.)

=LANDRIN.=—=A TREATISE ON STEEL=:

Comprising the Theory, Metallurgy, Practical Working, Properties, and Use. Translated from the French of H. C. LANDRIN, JR., C. E. By A. A. FESQUET, Chemist and Engineer. Illustrated. 12mo. (In press.)

=LARKIN.=—=THE PRACTICAL BRASS AND IRON FOUNDER’S GUIDE=:

A Concise Treatise on Brass Founding, Moulding, the Metals and their Alloys, etc.; to which are added Recent Improvements in the Manufacture of Iron, Steel by the Bessemer Process, etc. etc. By JAMES LARKIN, late Conductor of the Brass Foundry Department in Reaney, Neafie & Co.’s Penn Works, Philadelphia. Fifth edition, revised, with Extensive additions. In one volume, 12mo., $2.25

=LEAVITT.=—=FACTS ABOUT PEAT AS AN ARTICLE OF FUEL=:

With Remarks upon its Origin and Composition, the Localities in which it is found, the Methods of Preparation and Manufacture, and the various Uses to which it is applicable; together with many other matters of Practical and Scientific Interest. To which is added a chapter on the Utilization of Coal Dust with Peat for the Production of an Excellent Fuel at Moderate Cost, especially adapted for Steam Service. By H. T. LEAVITT. Third edition. 12mo., $1.75

=LEROUX.=—=A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON WOOLS AND WORSTEDS=:

Translated from the French of CHARLES LEROUX, Mechanical Engineer, and Superintendent of a Spinning Mill. Illustrated by 12 large plates and 34 engravings. In one volume 8vo. (In press, _shortly to be published_.)

=LESLIE (MISS).=—=COMPLETE COOKERY=:

Directions for Cookery in its Various Branches. By MISS LESLIE. 58th thousand. Thoroughly revised, with the addition of New Receipts. In 1 vol. 12mo., cloth, $1.25

=LESLIE (MISS).=—=LADIES’ HOUSE BOOK=:

a Manual of Domestic Economy. 20th revised edition. 12mo., cloth, $1.25

=LESLIE (MISS).=—=TWO HUNDRED RECEIPTS IN FRENCH COOKERY.=

12mo., $.50

=LIEBER.=—=ASSAYER’S GUIDE=:

Or, Practical Directions to Assayers, Miners, and Smelters, for the Tests and Assays, by Heat and by Wet Processes, for the Ores of all the principal Metals, of Gold and Silver Coins and Alloys, and of Coal, etc. By OSCAR M. LIEBER. 12mo., cloth, $1.25

=LOVE.=—=THE ART OF DYEING, CLEANING, SCOURING, AND FINISHING=:

On the most approved English and French methods; being Practical Instructions in Dyeing Silks, Woollens, and Cottons, Feathers, Chips, Straw, etc.; Scouring and Cleaning Bed and Window Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, etc.; French and English Cleaning, any Color or Fabric of Silk, Satin, or Damask. By THOMAS LOVE, a Working Dyer and Scourer. In 1 vol. 12mo., $3.00

=MAIN AND BROWN.=—=QUESTIONS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE MARINE STEAM-ENGINE=:

And Examination Papers; with Hints for their Solution. By THOMAS J. MAIN, Professor of Mathematics, Royal Naval College, and THOMAS BROWN, Chief Engineer, R. N. 12mo., cloth, $1.50

=MAIN AND BROWN.=—=THE INDICATOR AND DYNAMOMETER=:

With their Practical Applications to the Steam-Engine. By THOMAS J. MAIN, M. A. F. R., Ass’t Prof. Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, and THOMAS BROWN, Assoc. Inst. C. E., Chief Engineer, R. N., attached to the R. N. College. Illustrated. From the Fourth London Edition. 8vo., $1.50

=MAIN AND BROWN.=—=THE MARINE STEAM-ENGINE.=

By THOMAS J. MAIN, F. R. Ass’t S. Mathematical Professor at Royal Naval College, and THOMAS BROWN, Assoc. Inst. C. E. Chief Engineer, R. N. Attached to the Royal Naval College. Authors of “Questions connected with the Marine Steam-Engine,” and the “Indicator and Dynamometer.” With numerous Illustrations. In one volume, 8vo., $5.00

=MAKINS.=—=A MANUAL OF METALLURGY=:

More particularly of the Precious Metals: including the Methods of Assaying them. Illustrated by upwards of 50 Engravings. By GEORGE HOGARTH MAKINS, M. R. C. S., F. C. S., one of the Assayers to the Bank of England, Assayer to the Anglo-Mexican Mints, and Lecturer upon Metallurgy at the Dental Hospital, London. In one volume, 12mo., $3.50

=MARTIN.=—=SCREW-CUTTING TABLES, FOR THE USE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS=:

Showing the Proper Arrangement of Wheels for Cutting the Threads of Screws of any required Pitch; with a Table for Making the Universal Gas-Pipe Thread and Taps. By W. A. MARTIN, Engineer. 8vo., $.50

=MILES.=—=A PLAIN TREATISE ON HORSE-SHOEING.=

With illustrations. By WILLIAM MILES, author of “The Horse’s Foot,”, $1.00

=MOLESWORTH.=—=POCKET-BOOK OF USEFUL FORMULÆ AND MEMORANDA FOR CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.=

By GUILFORD L. MOLESWORTH, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Chief Resident Engineer of the Ceylon Railway. Second American, from the Tenth London Edition. In one volume, full bound in pocket-book form, $2.00

=MOORE.=—=THE INVENTOR’S GUIDE=:

Patent Office and Patent Laws; or, a Guide to Inventors, and a Book of Reference for Judges, Lawyers, Magistrates, and others. By J. G. MOORE. 12mo., cloth, $1.25

=MOREAU.=—=PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE JEWELLER=,

In the Application of Harmony of Colors in the Arrangement of Precious Stones, Gold, etc., from the French of M. L. MOREAU, Jeweller and Designer. Illustrated. (In press.)

=NAPIER.=—=CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO DYEING.=

By JAMES NAPIER, F. C. S. A new and revised edition, brought down to the present condition of the Art. Illustrated. (In press.)

=NAPIER.=—=A MANUAL OF DYEING RECEIPTS FOR GENERAL USE.=

By JAMES NAPIER, F. C S. _With Numerous Patterns of Dyed Cloth and Silk._ Second edition, revised and enlarged. 12mo., $3 75

=NAPIER.=—=MANUAL OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY=:

Including the Application of the Art to Manufacturing Processes. By JAMES NAPIER. Fourth American, from the Fourth London edition, revised and enlarged. Illustrated by engravings. In one volume, 8vo., $2.00

=NEWBERY.=—=GLEANINGS FROM ORNAMENTAL ART OF EVERY STYLE=:

Drawn from Examples in the British, South Kensington, Indian, Crystal Palace, and other Museums, the Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862, and the best English and Foreign works. In a series of one hundred exquisitely drawn Plates, containing many hundred examples. By ROBERT NEWBERY. 4to., $15.00

=NICHOLSON.=—=A MANUAL OF THE ART OF BOOK-BINDING=:

Containing full instructions in the different Branches of Forwarding, Gilding, and Finishing. Also, the Art of Marbling Book-edges and Paper. By JAMES B. NICHOLSON. Illustrated. 12mo., cloth, $2.25

=NORRIS.=—=A HAND-BOOK FOR LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS=:

Comprising the Proportions and Calculations for Constructing Locomotives; Manner of Setting Valves; Tables of Squares, Cubes, Areas, etc. etc. By SEPTIMUS NORRIS, Civil and Mechanical Engineer. New edition. Illustrated, 12mo., cloth, $2.00

=NYSTROM.=—=ON TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS AND SCREW PROPELLERS=:

For Naval and Marine Engineers. By JOHN W. NYSTROM, late Acting Chief Engineer U. S. N. Second edition, revised with, additional matter. Illustrated by seven engravings. 12mo., $2.50

=O’NEILL.=—=CHEMISTRY OF CALICO PRINTING, DYEING, AND BLEACHING=:

Including Silken, Woollen, and Mixed Goods; Practical and Theoretical. By CHARLES O’NEILL. (In press.)

=O’NEILL.=—=A DICTIONARY OF CALICO PRINTING AND DYEING=:

Containing a Brief Account of all the Substances and Processes in Use in the Arts of Printing and Dyeing Textile Fabrics; with Practical Receipts and Scientific Information. By CHARLES O’NEILL, Analytical Chemist, Fellow of the Chemical Society of London, etc. etc. Author of “Chemistry of Calico Printing and Dyeing.” 8vo. (In press.)

=OVERMAN=—=OSBORN.=—=THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON IN ALL ITS BRANCHES=:

Including a Practical Description of the various Fuels and their Values, the Nature, Determination and Preparation of the Ore, the Erection and Management of Blast and other Furnaces, the characteristic results of Working by Charcoal, Coke, or Anthracite, the Conversion of the Crude into the various kinds of Wrought Iron, and the Methods adapted to this end. Also, a Description of Forge Hammers, Rolling Mills, Blast Engines, &c. &c. To which is added an Essay on the Manufacture of Steel. By FREDERICK OVERMAN, Mining Engineer. The whole thoroughly revised and enlarged, adapted to the latest Improvements and Discoveries, and the particular type of American Methods of Manufacture. With various new engravings illustrating the whole subject. By H. S. OSBORN, LL. D. Professor of Mining and Metallurgy in Lafayette College. In one volume, 8vo. (In press.), $10.00

=PAINTER, GILDER, AND VARNISHER’S COMPANION=:

Containing Rules and Regulations in everything relating to the Arts of Painting, Gilding, Varnishing, and Glass Staining, with numerous useful and valuable Receipts; Tests for the Detection of Adulterations in Oils and Colors, and a statement of the Diseases and Accidents to which Painters, Gilders, and

Varnishers are particularly liable, with the simplest methods of Prevention and Remedy. With Directions for Graining, Marbling, Sign Writing, and Gilding on Glass. To which are added COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COACH PAINTING AND VARNISHING. 12mo., cloth, $1.50

=PALLETT.=—=THE MILLER’S, MILLWRIGHT’S, AND ENGINEER’S GUIDE.=

By HENRY PALLETT. Illustrated. In one vol. 12mo., $3.00

=PERKINS.=—=GAS AND VENTILATION.=

Practical Treatise on Gas and Ventilation. With Special Relation to Illuminating, Heating, and Cooking by Gas. Including Scientific Helps to Engineer-students and others. With illustrated Diagrams. By E. E. PERKINS. 12mo., cloth, $1.25

=PERKINS AND STOWE.=—=A NEW GUIDE TO THE SHEET-IRON AND BOILER PLATE ROLLER=:

Containing a Series of Tables showing the Weight of Slabs and Piles to Produce Boiler Plates, and of the Weight of Piles and the Sizes of Bars to produce Sheet-iron; the Thickness of the Bar Gauge in Decimals; the Weight per foot, and the Thickness on the Bar or Wire Gauge of the fractional parts of an inch; the Weight per sheet, and the Thickness on the Wire Gauge of Sheet-iron of various dimensions to weigh 112 lbs. per bundle; and the conversion of Short Weight into Long Weight, and Long Weight into Short. Estimated and collected by G. H. PERKINS and J. G. STOWE, $2.50

=PHILLIPS AND DARLINGTON.=—=RECORDS OF MINING AND METALLURGY=:

Or Facts and Memoranda for the use of the Mine Agent and Smelter. By J. ARTHUR PHILLIPS, Mining Engineer, Graduate of the Imperial School of Mines, France, etc., and JOHN DARLINGTON. Illustrated by numerous engravings. In one volume, 12mo., $2.00

=PRADAL, MALEPEYRE, AND DUSSAUCE.=—=A COMPLETE TREATISE ON PERFUMERY=:

Containing notices of the Raw Material used in the Art, and the Best Formulæ. According to the most approved Methods followed in France, England, and the United States. By M. P. PRADAL, Perfumer Chemist, and M. F. MALEPEYRE. Translated from the French, with extensive additions, by Professor H. DUSSAUCE. 8vo., $10.00

=PROTEAUX.=—=PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER AND BOARDS.=

By A. PROTEAUX, Civil Engineer, and Graduate of the School of Arts and Manufactures, Director of Thiers’s Paper Mill, ’Puy-de-Dômé. With additions, by L. S. LE NORMAND. Translated from the French, with Notes, by HORATIO PAINE, A. B., M. D. To which is added a Chapter on the Manufacture of Paper from Wood in the United States, by HENRY T. BROWN, of the “American Artisan.” Illustrated by six plates, containing Drawings of Raw Materials, Machinery, Plans of Paper-Mills, etc. etc. 8vo., $5.00

=REGNAULT.=—=ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY.=

By. M. V. REGNAULT. Translated from the French by T. FORREST BETTON, M.D., and edited, with notes, by JAMES C. BOOTH, Melter and Refiner U. S. Mint, and WM. L. FABER, Metallurgist and Mining Engineer. Illustrated by nearly 700 wood engravings. Comprising nearly 1500 pages. In two volumes, 8vo., cloth, $10.00

=SELLERS.=—=THE COLOR MIXER=:

Containing nearly Four Hundred Receipts for Colors, Pastes, Acids, Pulps, Blue Vats, Liquors, etc. etc., for Cotton and Woollen Goods: including the celebrated Barrow Delaine Colors. By JOHN SELLERS, an experienced Practical Workman. In one volume, 12mo., $2.50

=SHUNK.=—=A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON RAILWAY CURVES AND LOCATION, FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS.=

By WM. F. SHUNK, Civil Engineer. 12mo, $1.50

=SMEATON.=—=BUILDER’S POCKET COMPANION=:

Containing the Elements of Building, Surveying, and Architecture; with Practical Rules and Instructions connected with the subject. By A. C. SMEATON, Civil Engineer, etc. In one volume, 12mo., $1.25

=SMITH.=—=THE DYER’S INSTRUCTOR=:

Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of Dyeing Silk, Cotton, Wool, and Worsted, and Woollen Goods: containing nearly 800 Receipts. To which is added a Treatise on the Art of Padding; and the Printing of Silk Warps, Skeins, and Handkerchiefs, and the various Mordants and Colors for the different styles of such work. By DAVID SMITH, Pattern Dyer. 12mo., cloth, $3.00

=SMITH.=—=PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS=:

Or Practical Notes on Country Residences, Villas, Public Parks, and Gardens. By CHARLES H. J. SMITH, Landscape Gardener and Garden Architect, etc. etc. 12mo., $2.25

=STOKES.=—=CABINET-MAKER’S AND UPHOLSTERER’S COMPANION=:

Comprising the Rudiments and Principles of Cabinet-making and Upholstery, with Familiar Instructions, Illustrated by Examples for attaining a Proficiency in the Art of Drawing, as applicable to Cabinet-work; The Processes of Veneering, Inlaying, and Buhl-work; the Art of Dyeing and Staining Wood, Bone, Tortoise Shell, etc. Directions for Lackering, Japanning, and Varnishing; to make French Polish; to prepare the Best Glues, Cements, and Compositions, and a number of Receipts particularly for workmen generally. By J. STOKES. In one vol. 12mo. With illustrations, $1.25

=STRENGTH AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF METALS.=:

Reports of Experiments on the Strength and other Properties of Metals for Cannon. With a Description of the Machines for Testing Metals, and of the Classification of Cannon in service. By Officers of the Ordnance Department U. S. Army. By authority of the Secretary of War. Illustrated by 25 large steel plates. In 1 vol. quarto, $10.00

=TABLES SHOWING THE WEIGHT OF ROUND, SQUARE, AND FLAT BAR IRON, STEEL, ETC.=,

By Measurement. Cloth, $.63

=TAYLOR.=—=STATISTICS OF COAL=:

Including Mineral Bituminous Substances employed in Arts and Manufactures; with their Geographical, Geological, and Commercial Distribution and amount of Production and Consumption on the American Continent. With Incidental Statistics of the Iron Manufacture. By R. C. TAYLOR. Second edition, revised by S. S. HALDEMAN. Illustrated by five Maps and many wood engravings. 8vo., cloth, $6.00

=TEMPLETON.=—=THE PRACTICAL EXAMINATOR ON STEAM AND THE STEAM-ENGINE=:

With Instructive References relative thereto, for the Use of Engineers, Students, and others. By WM. TEMPLETON, Engineer. 12mo., $1.25

=THOMAS.=—=THE MODERN PRACTICE OF PHOTOGRAPHY.=

By R. W. THOMAS, F. C. S. 8vo., cloth, $.75

=THOMSON.=—=FREIGHT CHARGES CALCULATOR.=

By ANDREW THOMSON, Freight Agent, $1.25

=TURNBULL.=—=THE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH=:

With an Historical Account of its Rise, Progress, and Present Condition. Also, Practical Suggestions in regard to Insulation and Protection from the effects of Lightning. Together with an Appendix, containing several important Telegraphic Devices and Laws. By LAWRENCE TURNBULL, M. D., Lecturer on Technical Chemistry at the Franklin Institute. Revised and improved. Illustrated. 8vo., $3.00

=TURNER’S (THE) COMPANION=:

Containing Instructions in Concentric, Elliptic, and Eccentric Turning; also various Plates of Chucks, Tools, and Instruments; and Directions for using the Eccentric Cutter, Drill, Vertical Cutter, and Circular Rest; with Patterns and Instructions for working them. A new edition in one vol. 12mo., $1.50

=ULRICH=—=DUSSAUCE.=—=A COMPLETE TREATISE ON THE ART OF DYEING COTTON AND WOOL=:

As practised in Paris, Rouen, Mulhausen, and Germany. From the French of M. LOUIS ULRICH, a Practical Dyer in the principal Manufactories of Paris, Rouen, Mulhausen, etc. etc.; to which are added the most important Receipts for Dyeing Wool, as practised in the Manufacture Impériale des Gobelins, Paris. By Professor H. DUSSAUCE. 12mo., $3.00

=URBIN=—=BRULL.=—=A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PUDDLING IRON AND STEEL.=

By ED. URBIN, Engineer of Arts and Manufactures. A Prize Essay read before the Association of Engineers, Graduate of the School of Mines, of Liege, Belgium, at the Meeting of 1865—6. To which is added a COMPARISON OF THE RESISTING PROPERTIES OF IRON AND STEEL. By A. BRULL. Translated from the French by A. A. FESQUET, Chemist and Engineer. In one volume, 8vo., $1.00

=WATSON.=—=A MANUAL OF THE HAND-LATHE.=

By EGBERT P. WATSON, Late of the “Scientific American,” Author of “Modern Practice of American Machinists and Engineers.” In one volume, 12mo. (In press.)

=WATSON.=—=THE MODERN PRACTICE OF AMERICAN MACHINISTS AND ENGINEERS=:

Including the Construction, Application, and Use of Drills, Lathe Tools, Cutters for Boring Cylinders, and Hollow Work Generally, with the most Economical Speed of the same, the Results verified by Actual Practice at the Lathe, the Vice, and on the Floor. Together with Workshop management, Economy of Manufacture, the Steam-Engine, Boilers, Gears, Belting, etc. etc. By EGBERT P. WATSON, late of the “Scientific American.” Illustrated by eighty-six engravings. 12mo., $2.50

=WATSON.=—=THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF WEAVING BY HAND AND POWER=:

With Calculations and Tables for the use of those connected with the Trade. By JOHN WATSON, Manufacturer and Practical Machine Maker. Illustrated by large drawings of the best Power-Looms. 8vo., $7.50

=WEATHERLY.=—=TREATISE ON THE ART OF BOILING SUGAR, CRYSTALLIZING, LOZENGE-MAKING, COMFITS, GUM GOODS=,

And other processes for Confectionery, &c. In which are explained, in an easy and familiar manner, the various Methods of Manufacturing every description of Raw and Refined sugar Goods, as sold by Confectioners and others, $2.00

=WILL.=—=TABLES FOR QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.=

By Prof. HEINRICH WILL, of Giessen, Germany. Seventh edition. Translated by CHARLES F. HIMES, Ph. D., Professor of Natural Science, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., $1.25

=WILLIAMS.=—=ON HEAT AND STEAM=:

Embracing New Views of Vaporization, Condensation, and Expansion. By CHARLES WYE WILLIAMS, A. I. C. E. Illustrated. 8vo., $3.50

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