I was given this book for Xmas one year…usually my mother gives me useless
gifts…but this book is amazing…I have the 2nd edition, but it’s up to the 4th
(it made up for years of useless gifts)
Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook
Nicholas P. Chironis, Neil Sclater
McGraw-Hill
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-Mechanical-Devices-Sourcebook-Fourth/dp/0071467610
The amazon link lets you take a look at some of the pages. Everything described in the book has accompanying
illustrations.