New York: Babcock & Wilcox, 1931. Illustrated. 67 pages, thin 8vo, brown cloth with illustration on front cover; signature on title page. New York: Babcock & Wilcox, 1931. A very good copy. 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
Paris: 1872. 4to, modern brown buckram, leather spine label; bookplate of Franz Sondheimer. (Paris, 1872-78). Fine. (1). (Edmond). Memoire sur l'Analyse de la Lumiere emise par les composes d'uranium phosphorescents..., 5 aout 1872. pp. 1-40; (2). (Antoine-Cesar). Premier Memoire sur le Mode d'Intervention de l'Eau et les Forces Electro-Motrices..., 7 juillet 1873. pp. 1-78; (3). (Antoine & Edmond). Memoire sur la Temperature de deux sols semblables...observee avec le thermometre electrique... 13 fevrier 1874. pp. 1-53. With 43pp. of temperature tables;..... More
WITH: Zweyte Fortsezung. 2 works in 1. 10 folding copperplates, one in facsimile. 110, 138pp. 8vo, cont. boards (damaged); some worming on margins, no text damage. Stutgart: Johann Benedikt Mezler, 1786. First Editions. Two reports on the Walkiers de St. Amand electrical machine and various experiments conducted with it, by a German enthusiast. Between 1784 and 1791 Bohnenberger published seven reports on his scientific investigations in electricity. The Walkiers machine was also used by members of the Paris Academy of..... More
Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1891. 2 volumes. Both books filled with equations, 2 full-page plates at rear of volume I, plate 2 detached but present, 2 folding table at rear of volume II. xii + 139 pages and viii + 166 pages, thin 8vo, maroon cloth; spine ends chipped, cloth rubbed. Leipzig: Johann Ambosius Barth, 1891 & 1893. Overall a very good pair. Part I: Ableitung der Grundgleichungen fur Ruhende, Homogene, Isotrope Korper.Part II: Verhaltniss zur Fernwirkungstheorie; Specielle Falle der..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1926. 192pp. (browned), tall slim 8vo, stiff green printed wrappers (rubbed). Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1926. VEry good. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1989. Illustrated. x + 333 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Manchester: Manchester University Press, (1989). Top edge and inside dust wrapper are a bit foxed, else a near fine copy. More
Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1957. triumphs of the electrical age. Many Illus. including one large folding plate. 57pp. 4to, stiff pictorial wrs. Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1957. Very good. More
Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1961. Illustrated title page with illustrations and diagrams throughout. 47pp. Slim 4to, printed wrappers. Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1961. A very good(-) copy. More
Norwalk: Burndy Engineering Company, 1954. Illustrated in sepia. 48 pages, slim 4to, green pictorial wrappers with white spine. Norwalk, Burndy Engineering Company, 1954. A near fine copy. More
Philadelphia: 1819. 168pp. age browned, tall 8vo, original boards, entirely uncut; (front cover detached, light foxing). Philadelphia: Bioren, Printed for the Author, 1819. Scarce. Good. Collected papers on a case of lunacy, aneurism, miasma and light, electricity, &. Austin 747. More
London: Quaritch, 1878. Volume I: 574 pages with 8 folding plates. Volume II: 302 pages with 5 plates. Volume III: 588 pages with 4 plates, 8vos, original dark green pebbled cloth, glazed. London: Taylor & Francis, 1839-1844-1855 [Quaritch 1878-1882]. Light but fairly persistent foxing throughout, otherwise a near fine set. Despite information on title pages, this is the later reprint published by Bernard Quaritch, each marked "Facsimile-Reprint". This collection of 29 papers were original published by Faraday in the Philosophical..... More
Cambridge: University Press, 1971. Edited by L. Pearce Williams. Illustrated. 2 volumes. Tall 8vo, blue cloth with burgundy spine labels. Cambridge: University Press, 1971. A very near fine set. More
London: Longmans, 1916. Illustrated, some folding. 911 pages, small stamp on fly-leaf, very thick 8vo, original green cloth. London: Longmans, 1916. Third Edition, Revised. One folding plate torn, else a very good(+) copy. Fleming was a British electrical engineer and pioneering researcher in radio transmission and technology. He patented the first thermionic valve (diode) in 1902. This was the first electron tube and basis for modern telecommunications. More
London: Longmans, 1906. 298 illustrations, 8 folding. 672 pages, 2 book plates on inside front cover, very thick 8vo, original green cloth. London: Longmans, 1906. A very good(+) copy. Fleming was a British electrical engineer and pioneering researcher in radio transmission and technology. He patented the first thermionic valve (diode) in 1902. This was the first electron tube and basis for modern telecommunications. More
Schenectady: General Electric Company, 1904. Many photo Illus. Thin 4to, pictorial wrs., wrappers lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Schenetady: General Electric Company, 1904. First Edition Descriptions and illustrations of electric lamps made by General Electric that had been installed on the streets and on ceilings of buildings in New York. More
Schenectady: General Electric Company, 1935. Illustrated (b/w). 455 pages. 4to., stamped red cloth; covers lightly worn at edges, spine slightly cocked. Schenectady, NY: General Electric Company, (1935). A very good copy. More
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1933. Filled with equations and text illustrations, diagrams. vi + 257 pages, tall 8vo, blue cloth; ink stamp front free endpaper, some spotting to top of front cover. Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company, 1933. Internally clean and bright, a very good copy. More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1903. 41 illus. 72pp. + ads. Thin 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered cloth. New York: Van Nostrand, 1903. First Edition. Very good (+). Inscribed by the author. Hammer was an assistant to Thomas Edison and responsible for tests and records on incandescent lamps, later chief engineer of the Boston Edison Company and Edison's personal representative to the Paris Exposition of 1889. DAB. More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1972. Ed. by Nathan Reingold. Illus. 496pp. 4to, gray cloth, cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1972. More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1975. Ed. by Nathan Reingold. Illus. 524pp. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, cloth spine soiled. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1975. More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1975. Ed. by Marc Rothenberg. Illus. 662pp. 4to, original gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and with a small tear, ex-lib. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. More
Karlsruhe: 1886. Extremely rare A.L.S. "H. Hertz", 8vo. 4 pages, Karlsruhe, May 12th 1886, in German but reasonably translated, to Dear Friends: on his up-coming marriage to Elisabeth Doll, daughter of Dr. Max Doll, in part: "...I hesitated some time before I answered your friendly letter on the occasion of my engagement, because I hoped I would again have enough leisure to discuss the scientific aspects of the same, but now so many things are covered that I rather settle..... More
87 text illus. 8vo, half leather. Stuttgart, 1893. More
New York: Putnam, 1928. 81 photo Illustrations in black and white. 384 pages, thick 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper (some clear tape on verso of wrapper). New York: Putnam, 1928. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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