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, as provided

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.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
• Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
• Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
• Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.

Collector's Notes

These books were published during a period when electric motors were becoming a basic part of industrial shops, repair work, and powered equipment.

The pair suits an electrician, machinist, industrial history reader, engineering collector, or someone interested in early motor repair methods.

Rewinding Small Motors is specifically marked First Edition, Fifth Impression, while Induction Motor Practice is marked First Edition. That information is visible on the title pages.

Together they make a focused 1920s reference set rather than two unrelated technical books.