Length: 23.5cm x Width: 16.5cm x Height: 4.2cm
This is a blue hardcover book. It was written by J.W.M. Sothern and published by James Munro & Company Ltd. in Glasgow, Scotland in 1941. On the front cover, the debossed texts read "MARINE DIESEL OIL ENGINES// J.W.M. SOTHERN// M.I.E.S. M.I.MAR.E// VOLUME I// 6TH EDITION". The front cover has straight debossed line decorations close to the edges. The back cover has a plain blue surface. The spine has the book title and the author name in gold texts on the top, read " MARINE DIESEL OIL ENGINES// 6th EDITION// SOTHERN". There is a printed gold text of "VOLUME I" on the middle, while the text on the bottom is no longer legible. On the first page, there is a hand-written signature of "CHES.PHILIP LONDON ONT" in green ink, and a label that reads "Kelvin, Bottomley & Baird (Canada) Limited, Nautical Instruments, 314-316 Capital Theater Blge. Barrington St. Halifax, N.S." On the top of this page is a black stamp from the Pump House Steam Museum, and on the bottom right corner is a hand-written pencil note that reads "99205088". The cover page has the book title of "Marine Diesel Oil Engines// A Manual of Marine Oil Engine Practice Sixth Edition in Two Volumes// Volume I". This book was used by marine engineers, mechanics and students to construct and operate marine oil engines. It covers information on various types of marine diesel oil engines, problem solving, and practical operation of machinery. The book contains notes and sketches by the author.
This book was used by mechanics and marine engineers to better fix and create marine oil engines. It contains sketches and diagrams by the author who was J. W. M. Sothern. This is the sixth edition of this book and there are two volumes.
