This quite extraordinary book from 1922 is an absolute ‘must’ for anyone interested in stationary steam engines. Its 513 pages contain chapters on: Function and Principle of the Steam Engine,  Steam-Engine Mechanisms and Nomenclature, Steam-Engine Indicators and Indicator Practice,  Slide Valves and Their Setting, Corliss And Poppet Valves and Their Setting, Fly-ball Steam-Engine Governors,  Principles and Adjustment, Shaft Steam-Engine Governors,  Principles and Adjustment, Compound and Multi-Expansion Engines, Condensing and Non-Condensing Operation, Steam-Engine Efficiencies and How To Increase Them, Steam Engines of Modern Types, Steam-Engine Testing, Reciprocating-Engine Management, Operation and Repair, Use of Superheated Steam In Engines, Selecting an Engine, Steam-Engine Lubrication and Solutions to Problems. Nearly every one of its 513 pages has a drawing to help the reader - probably the guy in charge of a powerhouse miles from anywhere, who would have been constantly referring to it for guidance.  Books like this don’t come along that often, so grab a copy now! Hardbound. Lindsay Publications