Disegni di Macchine.
Il Codice S.IV.5 della Biblioteca Comunale degl'Intronati di Siena. Introduction by Carlo Maccagni. Approx. 100 facsimile drawings, 403pp., thick 4to, cloth, board slipcase; (slightly rubbed). Genova: IBM Italia, (1986). More
INVENTION
Autographed Note Signed in Spanish
Bernal, Argentina: 1924. 1 page, 5 x 8.25 inches, Berrnal, Argentina, June, 1924 -- translated in full: "The radio will one day be able to transport human ideas to the ends of the earth. Bernal June 1924, C. Braggio." Very good condition. Argentinean inventor who developed a booster to increase the range of two-way radios. He set the world distance record for two-way radio communication in 1924 with a relay between Argentina and China. This is essentially a manuscript souvenir..... More
The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction
London: Morgan & Morgan, 1971. Introduction by Rudolf Ringslake. Illustrated in black and white. 235 pages, small 8vo, gilt stamped brown cloth, dust wrapper. London: Morgan & Morgan, 1971. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Facsimilie of the 1856 edition, published by John Murray. More
Willis Rodney Whitney: Pioneer of Industrial Research
Albany: Fort Orange, 1946. Foreword by Dr. Karl T. Compton. Illustrated. 324 pages, 8vo, green cloth. Albany: Fort Orange Press, (1946). Second edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Looking Forward: Life in the Twentieth Century as Predicted in the Pages of American Magazines from 1895 to 1905.
New York: American Heritage, 1970. Interpretive text by Ralph K. Andrist. Numerous b/w illus., 352pp., Folio, red cloth, d.w. New York: American Heritage, (1970). A near fine copy in very good dust wrapper. More
Engines of Democracy: Inventions and Society in Mature America.
New York: Scribner, 1940. Illustrated. Thick 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Scribner, 1940. First Edition. Very good (+). More
Autographed Manuscript Signed
Geneva, NY: 1823. Original detailed autographed manuscript signed, folio, 10 pages (front and back), 13 x 8 inches, Geneva, New York, May 20, 1823 -- an extensive draft describing an invention that was called "a machine for hulking and cleaning clover seed," a device that was granted a patent by the United States Government on March 18, 1824. Burrall explains in detail that his innovation is unique because previous models wasted much of the seed, worked slowly, and ran at..... More
John Fitch; The first in the World's History to Invent and apply Steam Propulsion of Vessels through Water
Hartford: National Navy League of the United States, 1912. Frontis. 50pp. 8vo, original pr. wrs., ex-lib. (Hartford): Admiral Bunce Section, Hartford, Conn., No. 42 of the National Navy League of the United States, 1912. More
Scientific Papers of Arthur Holly Compton: X-Ray and Other Studies
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. Illustrated. 777 pages. Thick 4to., red cloth boards. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1973). A very good(+) copy. More
Rare typed letter signed "Coop"
New York: 1927. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, 1040 Lexington Avenue, New York City, docketed in pencil January 1927 to Jim [Hastings], touching base after a lapse of communication, in full: "It has taken a week for your letter to follow me to my new home here at 1040 Lexington Avenue -- don't forget the new address. Wish I could join your table at the Explorer's Club Dinner but I am at George Putnam's table already. As soon as..... More
Father of Radio
Chicago: Wilcox and Follet, 1950. Illustrated. 502 pages. 4to, stamped worn blue cloth, mylar-wrapped chipped and edge-worn pictorial wrapper. Ex-library: stamp on end page, embossment on title page. First edition. Chicago: Wilcox & Follet, 1950. A very good copy in a good wrapper. Scarce. Signed by the author on title page. More
Samuel Cropmton: The Inventor of the Spinning Mule
Bolton: Dobson & Barlow, 1927. Illustrated. 147 pages. Green lettered boards, slightly bumped, some light wear at top of spine. Bolton: Dobson and Barlow, 1927. A very good copy. More
Typed Letter Signed
1921. Rare and historically important carbon T.L.S. with initials "T.A.E.", May 2nd 1921, to an unnamed correspondent in which Edison bluntly states that, from his personal observation, the number of clerks at the Record Office could be cut without affecting function, in part: "...In the Record Room on the 2nd floor in 21 building are 14 girl clerks besides Lucy Nicolai. I went over there and stood in the doorway this afternoon and gave them quite a shock. Luck Nicolai..... More
Autographed Letter Signed about his "caloric" engine invention
1857. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, no place, August 8, 1857. Rare and early autographed letter signed by the Swedish-born American engineer and inventor of advances in ship-building, regarding his "caloric" (steam) engine invention, in part: "...Of course we cannot test our obion system unless we have a boat that will float in open water and, if we fail, you then meant, a tight boat to put the caloric engine into..." Blind-stamped in the upper left corner. Blue wax-crayon..... More
Jacquard's Web: How a Hand Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. With a handful of b/w images. 302 pages. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2004). First edition. A near fine copy with brief gift inscription to previous owner on endpaper; in a near fine dust wrapper, price-clipped. More
They Made America; From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators.
New York: Little Brown, 2004. Many color and b/w Illus. 496pp. 4to, 1/2 black cloth, edgeworn d.w. New York: Little Brown, (2004). Book Club Edition. A very good(+) copy in very good dust wrapper. More
Historically Important Manuscript about early Firefighting alarm technology
Boston: 1852. Partial unsigned manuscript consisting of four pages, 9.75 x 7.75 inches, labeled "2" through "5," of a more extensive document, all in the hand of Moses G. Farmer from 1852-1853, discussing the earliest trial-runs of the first ever Electric Fire Alarm System implemented in Boston. Though placed into service on April 28th 1852, Farmer's notes (in diary form) start on June 21st, assessing the system while constantly citing ways to improve his new invention, in very small part..... More
Fessenden: Builder of Tomorrows
New York: Coward-McCann, 1940. Frontis. vi + 362 pages, 8vo, cloth. New York: Coward-McCann, 1940. A very good copy. More
Conquerors of Time; Exploration and Invention in the Age of Daring
London: John Murray, 2004. Illus. 444pp. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. (London): John Murray, (2004). Very good. More
Typed Letter Signed on scarce "American Television Laboratories" letterhead
Chicago: 1947. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Chicago, January 13, 1947, to Dr. Walter Ransom Baker, electrical engineer who contributed greatly to the development of radio and television, in full: "I am deeply gratified to read what you say in the January issue of Radio-Craft [enclosed pages] regarding my work in the electronic field, a field to which you have, yourself, contributed so generously." Some discoloration throughout the body of the letter due to the previous enclosure of a...... More
Life and Times of Samuel Crompton
Bath: Adams and Dart, 1970. Introduction by Stanley D. Chapman. xiv + 299 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. Bath: Adams and Dart, (1970). Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
The Ingenious Yankees.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1976. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. chipped, bottom of front cover and d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Thomas Crowell, (1976). More
The Ingenious Yankees.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1976. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w., ink and pencil marks in some margins, otherwise very good. New York: Thomas Crowell, (1976). More
Original Patent with Drawings
1856. 4 pages on oversize vellum, 19 x 13.5 inches -- a very scarce patent issued to William M. Henderson, April 8, 1856, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, with two original highly detailed drawings, colorized on heavy wax paper identified as "IMPROVEMENTS TO SLIDE VALVE ENGINES" with a technological page devoted to the explanation on how Henderson's invention would function. Fine signature by the Secretary of the Interior, Robert McClellland, with all ribbons and seals intact. Near fine. William Henderson..... More
Bicycle: The History
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Illustrated in color. 470pp. Tall 8vo, boards, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2004). A fine copy in a good dust wrapper--rear flap torn off but present. More