Rewinding Small Motors & Induction Motor Practice 1920s Book Lot

This two-book lot includes Rewinding Small Motors by Daniel H. Braymer and A. C. Roe, McGraw-Hill, 1925, and Induction Motor Practice by A. M. Dudley, McGraw-Hill, 1928, both hardcover electrical engineering manuals.

You get both books shown. They are working technical references filled with diagrams, schematics, tables, black-and-white photographs, and practical information about electric motors, winding, testing, repair, and operation.

The pages are age toned but clean and easy to read, making these useful for someone who wants the information as well as the early industrial look of the books.

Details

  • Item: two-book electrical motor manual lot
  • Title: Rewinding Small Motors; Induction Motor Practice
  • Author: Daniel H. Braymer and A. C. Roe; A. M. Dudley
  • Illustrator: not confirmed from photos
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
  • Publication Year: 1925 and 1928
  • Edition and Printing: Rewinding Small Motors is First Edition, Fifth Impression. Induction Motor Practice states First Edition, but the printing cannot be determined from the photos.
  • Format and Binding: hardcover books with dark cloth boards and gilt spine lettering
  • Dust Jacket: none present
  • Pages: Rewinding Small Motors, 247 pages. Induction Motor Practice, 236 pages.
  • Genre: electrical engineering, electric motor repair, technical reference
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: no ISBN
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 inches each

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Both books are complete working references with noticeable exterior wear and clean, readable interior pages.
  • The pages shown are clean and easy to read, with diagrams, schematics, tables, and black-and-white illustrations remaining clear.
  • Both books retain readable gilt lettering on the spines.
  • The interiors shown open normally and remain useful as technical reference books.

Issues / Wear

  • The dark cloth covers show rubbing, scuffs, small light marks, and general handling wear.
  • There is visible edge and corner wear, with heavier rubbing at the tops and bottoms of the spines.
  • The page edges and interior paper have noticeable age toning and yellowing.
  • No dust jackets are present.

This 1925 First Edition, Fifth Impression of Rewinding Small Motors comes with the 1928 Induction Motor Practice by A. M. Dudley, and the pair suits an electrician's or early industrial history shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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