Levi, Jorini, Pomini - Grandi trattati di ingegneria: ponti, costruzioni e macchine - 1920-1922

Seven volumes of engineering and construction – Levi, Jorini, Pomini – Ulrico Hoepli, Milan, 1920–1922

Interesting collection of seven volumes of Italian technical treatises from the early twentieth century, published by Ulrico Hoepli in Milan and dedicated to civil engineering, bridge construction, and machine design.

The lot includes:

1. Ing. C. Levi – Theoretical-practical Treatise on Civil, Rural, Road and Hydraulic Constructions
2 volumes, Milan, Hoepli, 1921–1922.

Work dedicated to building materials, material strength, factory structures, civil and rural works, road works and hydraulic constructions. Richly illustrated with technical drawings and diagrams.

2. Ing. A. F. Jorini – Theory and Practice of Bridge Construction
1 volume, Milan, Ulrico Hoepli, 1921, fourth revised edition.

Treatise on bridge construction in wood, iron and masonry, with insights on piers and foundations. The frontispiece declares 265 figures interspersed in the text.

3. Ottorino Pomini – Construction of Machines
4 volumes (I–IV), Milan, Ulrico Hoepli, 1920–1922.

Important treatise on applied mechanics and industrial design, comprising:

Volume I: Elasticity and strength of materials.
Volume II: Components for rotational motion.
Volume III: Piston machines and their elements.
Volume IV: Gears, belts, cords and transmission chains.

The Work is richly illustrated with engravings, mechanical drawings, construction sections, diagrams and tables.

Bindings and condition

Seven volumes with period bindings, spines clear with titles impressed and boards covered. Signs of wear and rubbing to the covers, slight defects at the corners and ends of the spines, yellowing and scattered foxing to the pages. On several pages small margin irregularities are visible. On several frontispieces there are handwritten ownership signatures, not identified, and stamps. The signatures are not attributed to the authors.

The photographed pages feature numerous sharp and legible technical illustrations. The internal completeness of each volume has not been checked page by page.

This lot is of particular interest to collectors of Hoepli technical books, historians of engineering, architects, engineers, and enthusiasts of industrial archaeology. Please inspect the photographs carefully, which form an integral part of the description.