RADIO TELEPHONY.
New York: The Wireless Press Inc. 326 Broadway, (1918). 1st Edition. 247, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated from b/w photographs. Numerous drawings & schematics. 8vo. Orange cloth binding with gilt stamping. No dust jacket. More
Potpourri
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BROWN'S SIGNALLING. How to Learn the International Code and All Other Forms of Signalling as Required at B.O.T. Examinations.; To Which is Appended the Allied Signal Manual By Special Arrangement with the Admiralty. Macroni Wirelss Telegraphy Explained. January, 1920.
Glasgow: James Brown & Son, Natutical Publishers. The Nautical Press, Darnley Street, 1920. 22nd Edition. 255, [3]; iv, 134, 4 pp. Adverts last 4 pages. Illustrated with drawings & plates, including fold-outs. 12mo. 7-1/8" x 4-3/4". Red cloth spine over printed pale green cardstock covers. More
La TELEGRAPHIE SANS FIL
Paris: Payot & Cie, 1922. 165, [3 (adverts)] pp. Text in French. Illustrated with drawings & schematics. 12mo. 6-1/4" x 4". Tan linen cloth binding with black stamping. Advert eps. More
The WIRELESS MAN. His Work and Adventures on Land and Sea.
New York: The Century Co., 1912. 1st Edition. [14], 251, [3 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. Ilustrations. 8vo. Red cloth binding with black stamping. No dust jacket. More
The TREATMENT Of VENEREAL DISEASES: A Monograph on the Method Pursued in The Vienna Hospital, Under the Direction of Prof. Von Sigmund, Including All the Formulae.; Adapted and Arranged from the German
New York: William Wood & Co., 27 Great Jones Street, 1872. 1st US Edition (Cordasco 70-1590). 49, [5] pp. Full page advert, at rear, for the "American Journal of Syphilography and Drematology", edited by Henry. 8vo. 9" x 6". Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front..... More
CURRYING FAVOURS With The MAHARAJAH. Air - India.
(n. p.): (n. d.). Ca 1970s? Unpaginated, though 12 pp. Advert for Indian Teas to inside of rear cover. 8-3/4" x 3-3/4". Printed white stiff-stock covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Air India is the flag carrier airline of India, headquartered at New Delhi. ... The airline..... More
CHARM.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1934). Eighth impression of the New, Revised and Enlarged Edition. [10]. 137, [9] pp. Royal 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-3/8". Green cloth binding with gold stamping. Beige dust jacket printed in dark green. "No one is utterly without charm. We all may, through attention and cultivation..... More
APERTURE 16:1. Photographs of Peru.
New York. (1971). 1st Printing. Unpaginated. Illustrated from photographs. 9-5/8" x 8-1/4". Glossy light grey paper covers printed in black. More
OCTAVE Of PRAYER. An Exhibition on a Theme. Aperture 17:1; Compiled with Text by Minor White.
New York. 1972. 1st Printing. Unpaginated. Illustrated from photographs. 9-5/8" x 8-1/4". Glossy white paper covers printed in black. More
JOSEPH HENRY. His Life and Work.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. 1st Edition. 352 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Orange buckram cloth binding with black spine lettering. Dust jacket. Henry "was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of..... More
A SUCCINCT And IMPARTIAL HISTORY Of All The REGENCIES, PORTECTORSHIPS, MINORITIES And PRINCES Of ENGLAND, or Great Britain and Wales, that have been since the Conquest.; With A Proper Dedication to a Great Duke.
London: Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe, in Pater-noster-Row, 1751. 1st Printing. 60 pp. T. p. printer's ornament. Headpiece. Decorative initial capital letter. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
JAGUAR
New York: Jaguar Cars Inc, (n. d.). 1st printing, ca 1961. Unpaginated, though 12 pp. 12 color images of 3 models of Jaguar. Oblong format: 3-7/8" x 8". Printed glossy white paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The brochure features 3 from the Jaguar line: the..... More
A LETTER To CALEB D'ANVERS, ESQ; On His Proper Reply to a Late Scurrilous Libel, Entitled Sedition and Defamation Display'd, &c.
London: Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1731. 1st Printing. 52 pp. 8vo. Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Caleb D'Anvers = William Pulteney. More
The STORY Of WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.; The Library of Useful Stories
London: George Newnes, Ltd. Southhampton Street, (n. d.). Circa early 1900s. 186, [2 (adverts)] pp. Illustrated with drawings & from photographs. 6" x 3-3/4" Ltigh blue cloth binding with git stamped spine lettering & front board printed in white & black. More
The CARILLON. Peace Tower, Ottawa, Canada. Programmes of Summer Recitals 1929.
Ottawa, Canada: F. A. Acland, King's Printer, [1929]. 1st Printing. 24 pp. Contents include an illustrated history of the tower and its carillon, as well as the summer program. Illustrated with 9 captioned b/w half-tone photographic images. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5". Tan textured paper covers, with front cover image of..... More
A PLEA For DIVINE REVELATION: In Answer to a Letter To the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London, called, A Plea for Human Reason.
London: Printed for James Roberts near the Oxford Arms in Warwick Lane, 1731. 1st Printing. 68 pp. Red edgestain. 8vo. 7-3/8" x 4-3/4". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Jackson the author of "A Plea for Human Reason" More
FERDINAND BRAUN. Leber und Wirken des Erfinders der Branschen Rohre. Nobelpreistrager 1909.
Munchen: Heinz Moos Verlag, (1965). 288, [1] pp. Test in German. Illustrated. Illustrated. Orange cloth binding with black stamping. White & orange dust jacket, printed in black. Braun "was a German electrical engineer, inventor, physicist and Nobel laureate in physics. Braun contributed significantly to the development of radio and television..... More
TSF & TELEPHONE Sans Fil Chez Soi.
Paris: Albin Michel, Editeur, (n. d.). Troisieme Edition, Revue et Augmentee. [2], 60, [2] pp. Text in French. Illustrated with drawings, schematics & with a 2 page map in center. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Original printed tan paper covers, stapled. More
LEHRBUCH Der DRAHTLOSEN TELEGRAPHIE.
Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinan Enke, 1913. xx, 521, [1 (blank)] pp. 4 page publisher insert at rear, printed on orange paper. Text in German. Illustrated with drawings, schematics, graphs & from photographs. 8vo. 9-3/4" x 6-3/8". Period brown half-leather binding with tan cloth boards. Red speckled edges... More
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY For AMATEURS.; A Handbook on the Principles of Radiotelegraphy and the Construction and Working of Apparatus for Small Stations.
London: Percival Marshall & Co. 66, Farringdon Street, E.C., (n. d.). 3rd EditIon, Completely Revised. Ca 1913. 186, [2], 16 pp. 18 pages of adverts at rear. Illustrated with drawings, schematics & inserted plates. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's pale orange cloth binding with black stamping. Advert eps... More
The RESIGNERS VINDICATED: or, The DETECTION RE-CONSIDERED. In Which The Designs of All Parties are Set In a True Light.
London: Printed for R. Burleigh in Amen-Corner, 1718. The Second Edition (ESTC N13052). 34 pp. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-11/16". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
APERTURE Number One Hundred Forty-One. Fall 1995; Cuba: Image and Imagination
New York: 1995. 1st Printing. 78, [2] pp. Illustrated from photographs. 11-1/4" x 9-1/2" Original stiff stock color glossy paper covers. More
I. C. S. REFERENCE LIBRARY. Electricity and Magnetism. Electrodynamics. Electrical Resistance and Capacity. The Magnetic Circuit. Electromagnetic Induction. Chemistry and Electrochemistry. Primary Batteries. Electrical Measurements.
Scranton: International Textbook Co., (1905). Later printing. Divers paginations. Illustrated. 8vo. Brown half leather binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Red patterned paper eps. Red edgestain. More
A DEFENCE Of The MEASURES Of The PRESENT ADMINISTRATION. Being an Impartial Answer to What has been objected against it: in A Letter to ----- .
London: Printed for J. Peele at Locke's Head in Amen-Corner, Pater-noster-row. 1731. 1st Printing (ESTC 75784; Goldsmith 6910). 32 pp. Head- tailpiece. Decorative initial capital letter. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The anonymous author defends Walpole's Whig administration. More
A LETTER To A GENTLEMAN In The COUNTRY, Concerning the Acquittal of JOSEPH HICKEY, Attorney, Upon an Indictment for Perjury, before the Lord Chief Justice Lee, on Thursday, the 11th Instant.
London: Sold at the Sign of Justice, in the Temple, 1751. 1st Printing. 24 pp. 8vo. 7-13/16" x 5". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The trial took place on 11 July 1751. Somewhat uncommon pamphlet documenting this mid-18th C. trial. More