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Published by New York Privately Printed, 1932
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition. 280 pages. Portrait frontis. INSCRIBED "To Dudley Zuver with the best wishes of the Rhodes Family. September, 1934". Fraying to corners and spine ends. Front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting. Interior otherwise in very good condition. (F5). Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1932
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
xvi, 280 pp. Frontispiece portrait. 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed boards. First edition. Cloth a little bumped at extremities; tight and sound.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, New York, 1929
Seller: RG Vintage Books, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Tight hardcover in good condition. 8vo. 261pp. Dark blue cloth boards and backstrip with gilt lettering & frames on the front board & gilt lettering & borders on the backstrip. Black & white photographs printed on coated stock and black & white illustrations within text throughout the book. The tops of the pages are dyed tan. Book is clean & tight. Boards have some wear & edgewear with bumped corners. The front board has some spots. The backstrip has some edgewear. The gilt lettering on the front board & backstrip is very bright. The endpapers have some foxing. The Leaves have no markings. Ships within 24 hours. Scanned photos available upon request.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Blue cloth over matching boards, spine stamped in gilt (minor wear; inner hinges reinforced with cloth tape; small label of prior owner).Frontis Portrait.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. A couple small dark marks to boards.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition. 280 pages. Black and white photograph as frontis. Owner's name written on half title page. Else, near fine. (F5).
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1929
Seller: Lion's Den, Branford, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Book is bound blue cloth. It is a stated first edition I-D on the copyright page. Contains 261 clean pages with a tight binding. Send an e-mail for pictures. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1932
Seller: Counterpane Books, Frazier Park, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, privately printed hardcover, quarter-bound in dark blue cloth with blue boards, is in VERY GOOD condition, having some fading to top front and back covers; some light rubbing/scuffing to surfaces of covers; some normal age-toning to endpapers and pages. Originally published with uncut pages and some pages still uncut by former owner; old bookseller's penciled price at top right corner of first free endpaper. One illustration: a b&w photograph of John J. Carty as frontispiece. Includes two appendices: one a list of Carty's U. S. patents, and the other, a bibliography of his writings. Index. A biography of John J. Carty, an American electrical engineer, and developer of the first transcontinental telephone line. Scarce. Biography. Engineering and science. United States. History. DB.
Published by Privately Printed, 1932
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good copy in blue paper covered boards with cloth spine. Shelf wear, dust staining to top edge of page block.
Published by HARPER & BROS, NY, 1929
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DJ. First Edition. OWNER'S NAME, CLEAN TEXT.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Book has bumped corners. Book.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1929
Seller: Lion's Den, Branford, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Book is bound in blue cloth. Inscription on the front flyleaf. Contains 261 clean pages with a tight binding. Dust jacket has edgewear and chips. Price of $4.00 on the front flap. Send an e-mail for pictures.
Published by Berlin, Vlg. f. Wissenschaft u. Leben Georg Heidecker,, 1935
Seller: Versandantiquariat Alexander Ehlert, Berlin, DE, Germany
Book
264 Seiten Erste Ausgabe. Mit Stempel von Siemens Halske auf Titelblatt. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500 8°, OLwd. (fleckig und altersspurig).
Published by Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1929
Seller: Bingo Used Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback in very good condition. Name plate on inside of front cover.
Published by Privately Printed, 1932
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 280pp Frontis "An appreciation" Wear to backstrip, both hinges repaired.
Published by New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1929
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION stated on copyright page, hardcover bound in dark blue cloth with lettering blocked in gilt on front cover and spine, clean and unmarked with only the minimum of overall handling wear.
Published by Harper and Brothers, NY, 1929
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. xvii, 244pp+ index. Very good hardback in a chipped jacket that has two inches of loss to the bottom of the spine.
Published by First edition, privately printed, New York, 1932., 1932
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Front hinge repaired. Name on front fly leaf. Bottom of spine and bottom corners are bumped. Top of spine is lightly rubbed. Covers are lightly scratched on surfaces. 280 pages with index plus three illustrations.
Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1932
Seller: Burke's Books, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Unmarked copy. Blue boards with black cloth spine, Little edge rubbing to spine ends and corners. One corner worn through. Interior in excellent unmarked condition. No jacket. Book.
Published by Harper & Brothers,, New York:, 1929
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Tall 8vo. xvii, 261, [1] pp. Frontisp., photo plates, text illustrations, diagrams. Blue-ribbed cloth, gilt lettering on front cover & spine (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), still VG copy. First edition, stated, of early biography & history of Alexander Graham Bell, the Bell patents, telephone technology, microphone transmitters, switchboards, telephone cables, long-distance lines, and more.
Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1932
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Frontis. xvi + 28o pages, 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards; lightly rubbed at spine ends. New York: Privately Printed, 1932. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy.
Published by New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers., 1929
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
First Edition
hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. With a forward by General John J. Carty. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1929. Stated 1st ed. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs.261pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. The book is in very good, clean condition. Boards still bright with only a previous owners signature on the inside front board.The dust jacket has done its job well and is faded chips and tears to all edges; it remains in good condition.
Published by Arno Press, 1974
ISBN 10: 0405060572ISBN 13: 9780405060571
Seller: Ammareal, Morangis, France
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Très bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Légères traces d'usure sur la couverture. Couverture différente. Edition 1974. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de ce livre à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Former library book. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Different cover. Edition 1974. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.
Published by Harper & Brothers, NY, 1929
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. First edition. 261pp. Many photos of early telephones and equipment. Very good. Slight wear to top and bottom of backstrip. (loc 960/1).
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1929
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce hardcover first edition book in near fine condition. Many nice black and white photos. 261 pages.
Published by Harper and Brothers, 1929
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Fine. First Edition. (1st edition, I-D) Foreword by General John J. Cady. Large, sturdy, heavy book, quality dark cloth, very bright gilt embossed lettering and fram eon top front, just bright on spine top, 261 heavy lightly browned pages. Nine small glue marks inside back cover, two ink notes on first front end paper presenting Christmas present to ".lovely wife, the modern telephone executive" in 1989. Light surface wear to tips and spine top and bottom edges. Fine.
Published by Harper & Brothers, NY., 1929
Seller: Sierra Rose Antiques, Minden, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
FIRST. nFINE. Blue cloth boards. Gold titling. First Edition - colophon on copyright page. Rare high grade copy. Internally tight and in FINE condition. Rare pictures of early phone designs. An important book for the historian of the telephone. [B67].
Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1932
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Frontispiece portrait. xvi, 280 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Father of the Japanese Telephone. Contains a bibliography of his works at the back. Carty was the Chief Engineer of American Telephone and Telegraph Company from 1907 to 1919, he invented numerous pieces important to telephony and he was one of the major powers behind transcontinental telephony and wireless transmissions. He is also known as the "Father of the Japanese Telephone System." The Japanese Telephone System did not have its first exchange until 1890 and it was set up by Ren Sawai and Dr. S. Oi who were instructed by Carty, therefore the appelation. Original blue cloth-backed boards. Fine in original tattered glassine Frontispiece portrait. xvi, 280 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1932
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First edition. Frontispiece portrait. 1 vols. 8vo. Father of the Japanese Telephone. Contains a bibliography of his works at the back. Carty was the Chief Engineer of American Telephone and Telegraph Company from 1907 to 1919, he invented numerous pieces important to telephony and he was one of the major powers behind transcontinental telephony and wireless transmissions. He is also known as the "Father of the Japanese Telephone System." The Japanese Telephone System did not have its first exchange until 1890 and it was set up by Ren Sawai and Dr. S. Oi who were instructed by Carty, therefore the appelation. Original blue cloth-backed boards. Some tearing along inner hinges, else a very good copy of this important biography of one of the founders and developers of the telephone Frontispiece portrait. 1 vols. 8vo.