MACHINERY’S HANDBOOK 20th Twentieth Edition 4th Printing 1978 Oberg & Jones

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MACHINERY’S HANDBOOK 20th Twentieth Edition 4th Printing 1978 Oberg & Jones
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The Industrial Press published this stated fourth printing of the Twentieth Edition of
MACHINERY'S HANDBOOK
in 1978.  The hefty volume measures 5" x 7-1/4" x 2-3/4"
(thick) and consumes 2,482 pages, including an Index.  We seldom see them preserved
so well and wouldn't hesitate to recommend the volume as gift-quality.
Condition:
Sound book in as new condition.  The text remains clean, bright and unmarked with all
thumb-labels present.  Dust jacket near fine.
From Wikipedia:
Machinery's Handbook
for machine shop and drafting-room; a reference book on
machine design and shop practice for the mechanical engineer, draftsman, toolmaker,
and machinist
(the full title of the 1st edition) is a classic reference work in mechanical
engineering
and practical workshop mechanics
in one volume published by Industrial
Press
, New York, since 1914. The first edition was created by Erik Oberg (1881–1951)
and Franklin D. Jones
(1879–1967), who are still mentioned on the title page of the 29th
edition (2012). Recent editions of the handbook contain chapters on mathematics,
mechanics, materials, measuring, tool making, manufacturing, threading, gears, and
machine elements,
combined with excerpts from ANSI
standards.