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

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 448 pages. Thick 8vo, rust cloth, pictorial d.w. (torn at front and rear, partially taped). Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1973). Fourth Printing. Frayed at tail of spine, corners slightly bumped. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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