Download or read book One Hundred Rare Books on the Development of Engineering and Building Technology from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elton Engineering Books specializes in civil and architectural engineering. The intention is to produce two to three catalogues per year, some general and some on a specific subject. Prints, drawings, medals and ephemera will also be included from time to time. For the first catalogue I have chosen a hundred books that I find particularly interesting. These range from construction techniques and details of buildings for some major international exhibitions to the development of compressed air foundations together with plate books illustrating civil engineering achievements of the 19th century. It owes immeasurably to Ben Weinreb with whom I spent ten formative and stimulating years. Julia Elton."--Introduction.