New Hampshire: Bunker Hill, 2008. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 230 pages. Large 4to, pale yellow cloth, d.w. (dust soiled). New Hampshire: Bunker Hill, n.d. (c. 2008). Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. More
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
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
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
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973. Illustrated throughout in color and in black and white. 448 pages. Large 8vo, rust cloth with gold spine lettering. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1973). Ownership signatures on both front and rear endpapers. A very good(+) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
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
New York: Scribner, 1940. Illustrated. Thick 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Scribner, 1940. First Edition. Very good(+). More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
London: John Murray, 2004. Illus. 444pp. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. (London): John Murray, (2004). Very good. More
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
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
New York: St. Martin's, 1983. Illustrated in black and white. 316 pages. 4to, 1/2 black cloth, blue boards, d.w. (torn, chipped, edgeworn). New York: St. Martin's, (1983). A very good(+) copy-- sunned along top edge, pages yellowed-- in a very good dust wrapper. More
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
Princeton: Princeton University, 1983. Black & white illustrations. xi, 210 pages. 4to, turquoise cloth with a black spine label, pictorial d.w. (price-clipped). Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1983). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. With a Word on the Importance of Ballooning for the Science of Heat and the Art of Building Railroads. More
New York: Hawthorn Books. Illustrated in color and in black and white. x,466 pages. Small 4to, red cloth with gold spine lettering, chipped d.w. New York: Hawthorn Books, n.d. (c. 1957). Covers dust soiled, text block toned, internally clean and tight. Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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
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