1906 edition of Gas, Gasoline, and Oil-Engines Including Producer-Gas Plants by Gardner D. Hiscox. Hardcover, fifteenth edition of a book originally published in 1897. Includes a list of U.S. patents related to gas engines and illustrated with 351 black and white engravings. Published in New York by the Norman W. Hensley Publishing Company. 442 pages including index, plus a number of pages of advertising -both for motors and components as well as other books by the publisher.
The title page states it is "A new, complete and practical work on gas, gasoline, kerosene, and crude petroleum oil-engines, including producer-gas plants for gas-engine owners, gas engineers, and intending purchasers of gas-engines, fully describing and illustrating the theory, design, construction, and management of the explosive motor for stationary, marine, and vehicle motor power".
Estate find, please see all photos. Spinehas wear to the edges as well as fading/staining as shown. Otherwise in very good condition with intact binding, Pages have occasional dog war but no stains, tears or other damage was noted. In excellent condition for study.
