Stockholm: 1948. Frontis. Illustrated. 165 pages, large 8vo, cloth-backed blue boards; boards edgeworn and a bit faded and foxed. Stockholm: Printed by Nordisk Rotogravyr, 1948. A very good copy. More
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
Stockton, CA: 1919. 1 page, 11 x 8.25 inches, on ornate personal colorized "Defiance Tires and Tubes" letterhead, depicting a touring car (with passengers) circling the globe, Stockton, California, April 19, 1919. Intriguing letter written by Frank Justin, a part-time inventor who had successfully filed a patent for a piano stool in 1869 through the assistance of Scientific American Magazine, sending an unsolicited letter to the American Aeronautic Association, asking for assistance in filing a patent, in full: "Gentleman, I.... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1925. Many illustrations. 728 pages. Tall and thick 8vo, blue cloth with decorative cover; library bookplate on inside front cover and stamp on title page and small label on spine. London: Chapman & Hall, 1925. First Edition. Very good. More
Philadelphia: Penn. Historical Society, 1943. Illustrated with 43 plates, 6 maps (one folding) and other text illustrations. Small folio, 2 tone green cloth (covers lightly soiled & faded; ex-lib. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Historical Society, 19043. Limited First Edition. Overall a very good copy. America's first prolific inventor, known as "The American Inventor". One of 200 numbered copies. More
Denmark Hill, Surrey: 1880. 1 page, 6.75 x 4.5 inches, Denmark Hill, Surrey, September 6, 1880, inviting the recipient to visit his estate, in full: "I enclose my card which if presented at the Lodge will secure you a walk through the grounds and erneries. I fear the beauty of the season is over but such as it is you are welcomed to see it." Two horizontal folds; very good condition. English inventor whose steel making process would become the... 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
New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1924. Edited by Lucien Scaife. Frontispiece portrait, illustrated in black and white. 262 pages (some very minimal foxing), 8vo, green cloth (some light scratches to back cover). A very good(+) copy. "Dr. Brashear... is recognized as one of the most notable makers of optical lenses and surfaces..." Publisher's presentation slip tipped in and letter laid in to Mr. Edward Dean Adams. 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
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: Alfred, 1978. Some black and white illustrations. 159 pages, small 8vo, peach wrappers with tipped in portrait (a little dust soiled). New York: Alfred, 1978. A very good(+) copy. Limited edition of 200 signed copies. Signed in full and inscribed by the author on the dedication page in blue marker. 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
1964. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, an excerpt from "Of Leaders and Leadership," circa 1964, in small part: "For our method of electing a President is crude in the extreme. Pre-convention juggling with local political bigwigs is obscure (often, one fears, on a low plane), and it, and the travel and speechmaking, cost millions, the sources of which are sometimes questionable. Our national conventions are at best ludicrous, and at worst scandalous. They are conducted by delegates, chosen ofttimes... 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%u2019t 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. Stamped boards, slightly bumped, some light wear at top of spine. Bolton: Dobson and Barlow, 1927. A very good copy. 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
New York: Little Brown, 2004. Many color and b/w Illus. 496pp. 4to, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Little Brown, (2004). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1940. Frontis. vi + 362pp., 8vo, cloth. New York: Coward-McCann, 1940. A very good copy. New York: Coward-McCann, 1940. A very good copy. 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
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