| + + | Outlook. 80: 345. Je. 3, ‘05. 270w. |
Turbayne, A. A. Alphabets and numerals designed and drawn by A. A. Turbayne. [*]$2. Van Nostrand.
Twenty-seven full-page plates which give “severe readable types” of letters and numbers. They have been designed “for the designer or craftsman to copy, alter, and arrange in their handicraft after their own fancy,” and they are based upon old Roman, Gothic, and Italic forms.
“One of the best books for practical purposes that we have had before us for a long time.”
| + + — | Ath. 1905, 1: 760. Je. 17. 310w. |
“A splendid and inspiring vade mecum for the artistic ‘letterer,’ whether engaged in designing posters, advertisements, or elaborate lettered signs.”
| + + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 515. Ag. 5, ‘05. 220w. |
Turner, Harry Winthrop, and Hobart, Henry Metcalf. Insulation of electric machines. $4.50. Macmillan.
This book is “the result of twenty years of practical work.... Among the topics discussed are some properties of insulating materials, the insulation on ‘magnet wires’ employed in armature and field windings, mica and mica compounds, drying insulations, taping machines and tapes and bands, transformer insulation, impregnated cloths and fabrics, oil for insulating, &c. There are a bibliography and an index, a large number of diagrams, plans ... tables and footnotes. The book appears in the ‘Specialists’ series.”—N. Y. Times.
“It will be welcomed by the electrical engineer as a most valuable addition to his library.” Ernest Wilson.