Buy this book on-line Simpson, Bruce : History of the Metal Casting Industry (Second Edition)American Foundryment's Society, 1969
268 pages heavily illustrated with b&w photos, line drawings, cross-sections, woodcuts, etc. Medium format book with heavy, glossy paper. Book shows very light use only, with sharp corners to the covers, solid binding and no marking of any kind to text/interior. Contents include: Prehistoric development of metal, Far eastern foundry development, Casting development in the Mediterranean basin, Melting and molding methods of the renaissance, Casting of bells and guns, Sand castings of direct blast-furnace iron, The early iron foundry, Colonial foundries in the new world, Metals and melting in the nineteenth century, Development of foundry mechanization, Automation and aerospace -- new image of metal casting. With source material and index.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Simpson, Bruce : History of the Metal Casting Industry (Second Edition). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, out-of-print books, antiquarian books, livres d'occasion and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |