Length: 16.5cm x Width: 11.5cm x Height: 2.3cm
This is a black hardcover book. The book is entitled "Bailey's Handbook Universal Questions and Answers Stationary, Marine and Diesel Engineers and Firemen". It was written by A.R.Bailey and was published by The Goodheart Willcox Company Inc. in Chicago, Illinois in 1944. On the front cover, there is a book title printed in green texts. The back cover has a plain black surface. The spine has a green text, reads "Bailey's Handbook". On the first page inside the cover, there is a hand-written note in blue ink, reads "donated by J A Ritchie". There is a stamp from the Pump House Steam Museum, and a pencil-written number of "99205119" on the bottom of the same page. The cover page indicates that this copy is the sixth edition of the book. The handbook is written in the format of questions of answers, covering the subjects of boilers, pumps, fuel consumption, valves, heating systems, and engines. It helps students to prepare for their examinations in order to obtain an engineer or fireman's license.
This book was written as a handbook for all types of engineers that worked with steam engines. This is not the first edition which indicates that there was demand for this type of small handbook.
