Who Invented the Telephone?
London: Blackie and Son, 1939. x + 196 pages, 12mo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. London: Blackie and Son Limited, (1939). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: Blackie and Son, 1939. x + 196 pages, 12mo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. London: Blackie and Son Limited, (1939). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Pittsburgh: Byers, 1956. Illustrated with b/w photos. 101 pages. Thin 8vo, cloth, d.w. Pittsburgh: Byers, (1956). Later printing. Very good. More
Princeton: Auerbach Publishers, 1972. Illustrated. 172pp., tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. Princeton: Auerbach Publishers, (1972). First Printing. A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Delft: Nederlandsche Kabelfabriek, 1954. Illustrated throughout by Bernard Van Vlijmen with charming full-page drawings and watercolors of the factory floor (some in color), printed in Rotogravure. Oblong 4to. Spiral bound within a full dark green padded leather binding; board slipcase with matching leather spine. Delft: Nederlandsche Kabelfabriek, 1954. First Edition. Leather covers are crackled but sound, otherwise a fine copy of this unusual book. A beautifully produced history of the famous Dutch electrical cable factory. More
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1926. 24 color plates, 22 text illustrations and 2 mounted color plates by Frank Brangwyn. Large 8vo, 1/2 white cloth (darkened and a bit worn at ends); uncut edges, t.e.g. London: John Lane, 1926. A very good copy internally fine. One of 125 copies with 2 extra illustrations in color. More
Chicago: Engineer, 1905. Illustrated. 145 pages plus index, thin 8vo, green cloth; lightly edgeworn, ownership signature title page. Chicago: Engineering Publishing Co., 1905. A very good copy. More
London: Bell and Sons, 1915. Numerous folding diagrams, black and white illustrations throughout, 640pp., very thick 8vo, brown cloth, leather spine label; (inner hinge a bit weak). London: G. Bell and Sons, 1915. Very good. More
New York: Atheneum, 1967. Illustrated. viii + 276 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped. New York: Atheneum, 1967. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1912. Assisted by Clarence A. Pierce. Many text illustrations, diagrams, and formula. xiii + 360 pages, 8vo, green cloth; rubbed; ownership names inside front cover and facing endpaper. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1912. Second edition. A very good copy. More
Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 2000. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. 271pp., 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 2000. Fine Exhibition catalogue. More
London: Bell and Sons, 1926. Color frontispiece. 41 plates and many illustrations throughout the text. 266pp. Short 8vo, gilt stamped red cloth. London: Bell and Sons, 1926. Very good (+). More
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. Illustrated. 369 pages. 8vo., brown cloth boards, missing wrapper. First edition. New York: Harper & Row, (1976). A very good copy. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1973. Illustrated. xi + 564 pages, thick 8vo, red cloth; ownership signature front free endpaper, spine faded, covers lightly rubbed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1973). First edition. A very good copy. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Some black & white illustrations. 575 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed orange boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1996). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Scribner, 1940. Illustrated. Thick 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Scribner, 1940. First Edition. Very good (+). More
Hodos Historia, 2010. Illustrated. 726 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author on title page. More
New York: American Telephone and Telegraph, 1937. Frontis., filled with graphs, diagrams, equations, and table, many folding. xii + 548 pages, tall, thick 8vo, red cloth. New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1937. A very good(+) copy. More
San Fernando: Libreria Espanola, 1850. 23 fold out illustrations. 8vo, embossed full brown morocco, a.e.g. San Fernando: Libreria Espanola, 1859. Very good. More
Paris: Bureaux de l'Union Medicale, 1870. 52 pages. Tall slim 8vo, cloth-backed marbled boards; spine well-worn. Paris: Aux Bureaux de l'Union Medicale, 1870. First Edition. Although Joseph-Ignace Guillotin did not invent the guillotine, he advocated its use as a painless method of execution as opposed to burning alive, quartering, etc. More
New York: Knopf, 1999. Illustrated in black & white. 752 pages, Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, (1999). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
1982. Frontispiece portrait, illustrated. 76pp., slim 8vo, printed wrappers.s, printed wrappers. n.d. ca. 1982. Facsimile reprint of the 1839 edition, 114 of 1000 numbered copies. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. Illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographs, drawings, and diagrams. 2 volumes. 596 & 694 pages. Short thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. with light edgewear and tears. New York: Crown Publishers, (1969). Small stamped name on front free endpapers, still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Salem: Deming, 1902. Illustrated with fine drawings of pumps, tools, and machines. 204 pages, flexible printed burgundy cloth; ownership signature in pencil front free endpaper. Salem: The Deming Company, (1902). Second edition. A near fine copy. More
B/w illus., 303pp., 8vo, cloth-backed bds., d.w. New York: Truman Talley Books, (1990). Very good. More
East Sussex: Hove Books, 1994. Illustrated in color and black and white. 192 pages. Small 4to, glossy pictorial boards. East Sussex: Hove Books, (1994). A near fine copy-- some minor damage to paste down endpaper. from removed sticker. More
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