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• Locomotive Engine Running and Management (17th edition, 1890), by Angus Sinclair (illustrated HTML at catskillarchive.com)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• Locomotive Engineering, and The Mechanism of Railways: A Treatise on The Principles and Construction of The Locomotive Engine, Railway Carriages, and Railway Plant, With Examples (2 volumes; London et al.: W. Collins, Sons, and Co., 1871), by Zerah Colburn and D. K. Clark (page images at HathiTrust)

• Investigation of the Causes of the Explosion of the Locomotive Engine, "Richmond", Near Reading, Pa., on the 2d Sept. 1844 (New York: Herald Book and Job Printing Office, 1844), by Dionysius Lardner (page images at HathiTrust)

• The History of the Railway Connecting London and Birmingham: Containing its Progress from the Commencement; To Which Are Added a Popular Description of the Locomotive Engine, and a Sketch of the Geological Features of the Line (London: Simkin, Marshall and Co.; et al., ca. 1838), by Peter Lecount (multiple formats at Google)

• The History of the First Locomotives in America (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1871), by William H. Brown (HTML at catskillarchive.org)
• Pictorial History of the Locomotive (Chicago: Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., 1899), ed. by William Wright (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson; Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway Locomotive (New York: Harper and Brothers, ca. 1868; with added illustrations), by Samuel Smiles (illustrated HTML with commentary in the UK)
• Lives of the Engineers: The Locomotive; George and Robert Stephenson (new and revised edition; London: J. Murray, 1879), by Samuel Smiles (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

• The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin (partial serial archives)

• Steam Over Scranton: The Locomotives of Steamtown (1991), by Gordon Chappell (illustrated HTML at National Park Service)

• The Locomotive (partial serial archives)
• The Locomotive Engineer (1888-1891) (full serial archives)
• Locomotive Engineering (full serial archives)
• Railway and Locomotive Engineering (full serial archives)

• Modern Locomotive Valves and Valve Gears (Chicago: Griffin and Winters, 1918), by Chas. McShane
  • multiple formats at Google
  • page images at HathiTrust

• The Dilworth Story: The Biography of Richard Dilworth, Pioneer Developer of the Diesel Locomotive (New York et al.: McGraw-Hill Book Co., c1954), by Franklin M. Reck (page images at HathiTrust)

• Specifications for Electric Locomotives Proposed for New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (1905), by General Electric Company, contrib. by New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company
  • multiple formats at Google
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Audels Machinists and Tool Makers Handy Book (New York: T. Audel and Co., c1941), by Frank Duncan Graham (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• On the Arrangement, Care, and Operation of Wood-Working Factories and Machinery: Forming a Complete Operator's Handbook (London and New York: E. and F. N. Spon, 1885), by John Richards (multiple formats at archive.org)
• A Comprehensive Handbook on Uses and Applications of the Bench Saw, Jointer and Shaper (Plainfield, NJ: Walker-Turner Co., 1938), by Walker-Turner Company (PDF at woodworkinghistory.com)

• Machinery Repairman (US Navy training manual NAVEDTRA 12204-A; 1993), by Wayne T. Drew (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (second edition, revised 2015), by Karen Patrias, ed. by Daniel L. Wendling (HTML and PDF files at NIH)
• AIP Style Manual (4th edition, c1990), by American Institute of Physics (PDF at hansonhub.com)
• Chicago Manual of Style, by University of Chicago Press (multiple editions)

• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (Washington: Association of Research Libraries, 2012), contrib. by Association of Research Libraries, American University Center for Social Media, and Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (HTML and PDF with commentary at arl.org)

• Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language (ca. 1994), by Virginia L. Warren (HTML at Delaware)

• The United States Government Manual (current edition, and past editions back to 1995) (PDF and text files at govinfo.gov)

• Contrails (partial serial archives)

• Afghanistan: An Introduction to the Country and People (ca.2003), by Marine Corps Institute (U.S.) (PDF at fdlp.gov)

• Afghanistan: An Introduction to the Country and People (ca.2003), by Marine Corps Institute (U.S.) (PDF at fdlp.gov)

• Afghanistan: An Introduction to the Country and People (ca.2003), by Marine Corps Institute (U.S.) (PDF at fdlp.gov)

• Rudimentary Treatise on Agricultural Engineering (3 volumes; London: J. Weale, 1852-1853), by G. H. Andrews
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • page images at Cornell

• Five Acres: A Practical Guide to the Selection and Management of the Small Farm (second printing of first edition; New York: Greenberg, c1935), by M. G. Kains (page images at HathiTrust)
• American Farmer's New and Universal Handbook (page images at MOA)
• Country Life: A Handbook of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Landscape Gardening (fifth edition, revised; Boston: Dinsmoor and Co., 1866), by Robert Morris Copeland (page images at MOA)
• Facts for Farmers, Also for the Family Circle: A Compost of Rich Materials for All Land-Owners (2 volumes; New York: A.J. Johnson, 1865), by Solon Robinson
  • Volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
  • Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
• How to Do Things: A Compendium of New and Practical Farm and Household Devices, Helps, Hints, Recipes, Formulas and Useful Information From The Farm Journal (Philadelphia: W. Atkinson Co., c1919) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Domestic Animals: History and Description of the Horse, Mule, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry and Farm Dogs, With Directions for Their Management, Breeding, Crossing, Rearing, Feeding, and Preparation for a Profitable Market; Also, Their Diseases and Remedies, Together With Full Directions for the Management of The Dairy (New York: O. Judd, 1865), by R. L. Allen (page images at Cornell)

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (Oklahoma City: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Airman Testing Standards Branch, 2008), by United States Federal Aviation Administration (PDF at faa.gov)

• C-130 E/H Handbook (1996), by AETC Training Support Squadron (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Guide for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (electronic edition, 2002), by Kansas Department on Aging (HTML at Wayback Machine)

• Program of the American Labor Party (1936), by American Labor Party (multiple formats at archive.org)

• American Legion Baseball (annual rule books, title varying somewhat, 1928-present) (partial serial archives)

• Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Lower Limb Loss (Baltimore: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, ca. 1991), by Ernest M. Burgess and Albert Rappoport
  • multiple formats at Google
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates (6 booklet series; 2005), ed. by National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, contrib. by A. Michele Schuler, Jeffrey A. French, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Jeffrey E. Fite, Thomas M. Butler, Linda Brent, Kathryn A. L. Bayne, Kate Baker, and Christian R. Abee (page images at HathiTrust)

• Forging: Manual of Practical Instruction In Hand Forging of Wrought Iron, Machine Steel, and Tool Steel; Drop Forging; and Heat Treatment of Steel, Including Annealing, Hardening, and Tempering (Chicago: American Technical Society, 1919), by John Jernberg
  • multiple formats at Google
  • PDF at bamsite.org

• Creating an Annotation: A Manual on Writing and Editing Annotations (revised and expanded edition, 2003), by Vicki Fitzpatrick (PDF and text at Wayback Machine)
• Creating an Annotation: A Manual on Writing and Editing Annotations (first edition; Washington: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1979), by Vicki Fitzpatrick (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Modern Builder's Guide (New York: Paine and Burgess, 1846), by Minard Lafever
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Practice of Architecture: Containing the Five Orders of Architecture, and an Additional Column and Entablature, With All Their Elements and Details Explained and Illustrated, For the Use of Carpenters and Practical Men (Boston: The author; et al, 1833), by Asher Benjamin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Practice of Architecture: Containing the Five Orders of Architecture, and an Additional Column and Entablature, With All Their Elements and Details Explained and Illustrated, For the Use of Carpenters and Practical Men (fifth edition; Boston: J. P. Hill; et al., 1847), by Asher Benjamin (page images at HathiTrust)

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