Motorcycle Engineering P E Irving Book Vincent Velocette Norton BSA 1960s

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Motorcycle Engineering P E Irving Book Vincent Velocette Norton BSA Indian 1960s
Original hardback vintage copy of this classic book, this particular copy is from the third printing in 1964, which is noted as "revised" on the copyright page.  Check out the Wikipedia article about the author, Phil Irving, who was a significant contributor to the development of classic motorcycles during his long life.
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Title:  Motorcycle Engineering
Author:  P.E. Irving, M.I.Mech.E., M.S.A.E.  (Philip Edward Irving, 1903-1992)
Publisher:  Temple Press Books 42 Russell Square London W.C.1
Printed by the Pitman Press, Bath
Copyright 1961, First Published 1961, Second Impression 1962, Third Impression (Revised) 1964
326 Pages, includes index.
From the dust cover inside flap:
Written by an eminent designer with an international reputation,
Motorcycle Engineering
sets out, for the first time, all those problems - technical, commercial and aesthetic - upon whose solution the success of any new motorcycle design must depend.  It describes present-day constructional methods, contrasting them with some practices of the past and, avoiding unnecessary discussion of basic theories, clearly shows their practical application in solving the special problems of size, weight and stability inherent in the design of a single-track vehicle.
Every component part of the machine is thoroughly dealt with; ignition, timing, carburation, and steering geometry are discussed, and there are accounts of manufacturing methods and materials.  A notable feature of the book is the large number of illustrations, in both line and half-tone, which clarify the text and depict features of motorcycle design from the earliest days up to the present time.
This is a book for which there has long been a need.  It will be welcomed by all students of motorcycle design and, to quote the distinguished author of the Foreword, "will be read with equal interest by the youngest apprentice and by the "Gaffer" himself", whereven motorcycles and their engines are designed or built.
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This book was purchased used in 1993 by the current owner's father.  It may have been kept indoors or it may have been kept in the workshop.  In recent years it has been kept inside in a pet-free, smoke-free, air-conditioned home.
This will be carefully wrapped and shipped via USPS Priority Mail, insured for value.  Please feel free to ask any questions you may have, and thanks very much for looking!