Crastre Press imprint: 5 books

Charles Babbage is considered by many the father of computing, building the first programmable computer, his difference engine. This is a fascinating and readable account of how this genius saw that machinery could help improve the economy.

This early work by Sir Thomas Malory is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the legend of King Arthur. Many of the earliest books,...

This early work by Jacob Abbott was originally published in 1854. It is part of 'The Rollo Series' and is an entertaining and educational piece of juvenile fiction.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This book grew from a course of lectures given to students in the Design School of the Westinghouse Company in Pittsburgh, Pa., in the period from 1926 to 1932, when the subject had not yet been introduced into the curriculum of our technical schools. From 1932 until the beginning of the war, it became...