| + | N. Y. Times. 11: 654. O. 6, ’06. 550w. |
Allen, Horace. Gas and oil engines: a treatise on the design, construction and working of internal-combustion engines. $5. Scientific pub. co., Manchester, Eng.
“A very large part of the book contains more or less elaborate descriptions of a large number of gas and gasoline engines; these descriptions, in general accompanied with good illustrations, are preceded by a consideration of details of the engines, which arrangement seems just opposite to what it ought to be.”—Engin. N.
“In a great many respects it is decidedly inferior to the last editions of Clark and Robinson’s books. In the arrangement of the subject Mr. Allen’s book is very faulty.” Storm Bull.
| − + | Engin. N. 57: 441. Ap. 18, ’07. 510w. |
Allen, John Kermott, ed. Sanitation in the modern home. $2. Domestic engineering.
7–12989.
“Broadly speaking, this book deals with the planning and equipment of houses for health, comfort, and convenience, and for economy of domestic operations. It is designed to be ‘a suggestive guide to the architect and house owner in designing-homes.’”—Engin. N.