| + | Pub. Opin. 39: 601. N. 4, ‘05. 140w. |
Roberts, Edmund Willson. Automobile pocketbook: a compendium of the gasoline automobile. $1.50. Gas engine pub.
The object of this little book is “to place before the designer and the operator, in a brief manner, a few general notes on the design and the operation of the gasoline automobile.” “Somewhat more than one-half the book is devoted to the design of various parts, such as valve mechanisms, mufflers and axles; and detailed descriptions of the best forms now in use are given, accompanied by lettered drawings, which enable the average reader to grasp the idea at a glance.... Several chapters are devoted to the care of various parts of the automobile, how to locate troubles and how to make repairs.” (Engin. N.)
“This pocketbook fills a place in automobile literature occupied by no other book.”
| + + + | Engin. N. 53: 636. Je. 15, ‘05. 280w. |
Roberts, George Simon. Old Schenectady. [*]$4.50. Robson & Adee, Schenectady, N. Y.
A book which “carries the reader back to 1682, when the Dutch Van Curlers, the Vedders, the Tellers, and other Dutch families settled there. The author does not attempt a historical narrative, but gives a series of pictures of the quaint town in the early days: its pioneer settlers; its defenses against Indian attack; its French and Indian massacre; its Dutch heirlooms. The value of the book is much enhanced by appropriate and well-executed cuts and halftone illustrations.”—Am. Hist. R.
| Am. Hist. R. 10: 722. Ap. ‘05. 80w. |
“Some history, more genealogy, and a modicum of biography well served by the compiler of the neatly printed volume, make an interesting story. The book bristles with anecdote, reminiscence, and tradition of the families ... whose names still count for much in the Mohawk valley.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 61. Ja. 28, ‘05. 520w. |