193 pp + IX Illustrated with diagrams of steam engines, boilers, etc. Exactly as desribed in the title, questions ("What is the average steam consumption of a forced draft system in relation to the total steam output?") and answers ("The steam consumption of a forced draft system is from two to four per cent of the steam capacity of the plant."). What a steam engineering student needed to know in 1943. Book has an owner's inscription and address, but is also signed by most of the Board of Trustees of NAPE, and the National Officers of NAPE 1942-43, as well as many attendees of a conference in Buffalo, new York that took place on Sept 3 1943. Many of the signatures list either their place of residence or the Chapter # of NAPE that they belong to. Officers and Trustees who have signed include Thomas R. Herlihy, William W. Downey, Thomas J. Gambute, Albert F. Thompson, Clyde A. Bland, Fred W. Raven, Harry J. Harp, and Stephen C. Casteel. Blue cloth cover with gilt shows minimal wear, a little rubbing at bottom of spine, book very slightly cocked, and of course the many signatures, otherwise very good.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Signed by Author