Chapple H J Barton (35 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: fair. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. First Edition, no additional pri. NOT an ex library book. Book with green binding is heavily discolored. 112 pages plus 18 pages of ads and list of books. Dust jacket has 3/4" chips top rear, some soil. Price is printed on spine and front cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xxvii, 198pp, 48 illus. + numerous plates. Bound in 3/4 leather/blue cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine and gilt crest on the fc. School award label on the fep. An excellent copy in fine condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Television to-Day and to-Morrow' is a seminal work that offers a fascinating glimpse into the dawn of the television age. Written by Sydney A. Moseley, a prominent journalist and broadcaster, and H.J. Barton Chapple, a distinguished engineer, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of television technology as it stood in 1930. The work explores the mechanical and electronic principles that allowed for the transmission of moving images, detailing the groundbreaking experiments and systems developed during this era.Throughout the text, the authors examine the practical challenges and future possibilities of broadcasting, reflecting the excitement and optimism surrounding this revolutionary medium. With a focus on the pioneering work of figures like John Logie Baird, the book bridges the gap between complex engineering and public interest. It serves as a vital historical record of the technical evolution of mass communication, discussing everything from scanning discs to the socio-economic potential of home viewing. For historians of science, media students, and technology enthusiasts, 'Television to-Day and to-Morrow' remains an essential document of a world on the brink of a new visual era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Condition: Good. 1930. First Edition. 130 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Moderate sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Boards are slightly bowed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Bound in light green cloth with black lettering. Binding good and clean and tight. Title page dated 1935. 109 pages + 32 pages ads. Illustrated with diagrams, photos and drawings. Ownership name Christoper Sterling, and the date 1990, on the front endpaper. Bookplate on the inside front cover from George Shiers. Shiers was electronic engineer and author. From the collection of Christopher Sterling, a professor, writer, and collector; he wrote extensively on communications; we are excited to have several shelves of scarce books from his collection listed beside this one. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it s an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book (although sometimes they do get it right).…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Television to-Day and to-Morrow' is a seminal work that offers a fascinating glimpse into the dawn of the television age. Written by Sydney A. Moseley, a prominent journalist and broadcaster, and H.J. Barton Chapple, a distinguished engineer, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of television technology as it stood in 1930. The work explores the mechanical and electronic principles that allowed for the transmission of moving images, detailing the groundbreaking experiments and systems developed during this era.Throughout the text, the authors examine the practical challenges and future possibilities of broadcasting, reflecting the excitement and optimism surrounding this revolutionary medium. With a focus on the pioneering work of figures like John Logie Baird, the book bridges the gap between complex engineering and public interest. It serves as a vital historical record of the technical evolution of mass communication, discussing everything from scanning discs to the socio-economic potential of home viewing. For historians of science, media students, and technology enthusiasts, 'Television to-Day and to-Morrow' remains an essential document of a world on the brink of a new visual era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 112 p. + catalogue 31 p. Ill. 13x19cm. Ex libris du Fraser Institute. Couverture légèrement défraîchie. Petit mot sur l'auteur collé sur la page de garde. Code 1361.

Green Cloth. Condition: Good to Very Good. None. Many photographs and adverts., very scarce volume.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fairly good condition for year.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Foreward by John L. Baird, 3rd edition. Scarce book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in green cloth, with black lettering to spine and front board, this hardcover First Edition is VG. X111/112pp plus 18 pages of contempory adverts for TV components. Preface by author, and 7 chapters with 46 B/W photographs/illustrations. Front board and spine have minor stains, but clean endpapers and sound binding. Generally VG.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, 1938. Some light foxing throughout. Publishers pictorial printed card covers with very light rubbing to edges, back panel foxed and dusty. Generally a very good copy of this scarce television guide. Plates and text illustrations throughout. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Large 8vo. pp xix, 176, 8. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt on spine and blind on front cover. Illustrated in b/w throughout. Neat name on front endpaper with slight dulling at spine, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 112; 31, [1] ads pp. Green cloth lettered in black. Small tear and faint shelf number on the spine, sunning on the spine and extremities, a near very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Bound with dark green cloth over boards, gold lettering on front cover and spine, wrapped in protective mylar. Light rubbing at crown and foot of spine, as well as outer corners. Binding is loosened but still sturdy and secure. Pages are clean, crisp, and bright with some light toning. Printed in B&W. Many illustrations and plates throughout. No date on title page or copyright page. 130 pages. Ex-Libris bookplate of previous owner George Shiers, a writer who specialized in the history and technology of broadcasting and electronics, still present on front attached endpaper. A very nice copy. This volume comes from the Broadcasting collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling was a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University and an avid book collector. We are proud to house this collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it s a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.…

Condition: Good. 1930. No Edition Remarks. 130 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Newspaper clippings stuck to front free endpaper. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Green cloth titled in gilt. First edition. PO name to ffep, some rubbing or minor insect boring to cloth edge. Square, sound binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover with DJ. Bound in green cloth with gold lettering. Orange DJ has some chips and closed tears, now presentable protected in mylar cover. Binding good and clean and tight. Title page dated 1940. Copyright page undated Title page states 5th edition. 179 pages. Illustrated with diagrams and folding map. Ownership name Christoper Sterling, and the date 1966, on the front endpaper. An often-reprinted classic of early television technology. From the collection of Christopher Sterling, a professor, writer, and collector; he wrote extensively on communications; we are excited to have several shelves of scarce books from his collection listed beside this one. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it s an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book (although sometimes they do get it right).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with DJ. Bound in green cloth with gold lettering. Binding good and clean and tight. Illustrated DJ present and in good condition, protected by mylar sleeve. Title page dated 1931, stated Second Edition. 163 pages + lengthy catalogue of other books. Ownership name Christoper Sterling, and the date 1966, on the front endpaper. A short tabulation in pencil of the number of photos in the various editions of this book (this copy has 163). Chapter headings are neatly and consistently highlighted with yellow and underlined with red so neatly that we initially thought it was printed that way. From the collection of Christopher Sterling, a professor, writer, and collector; he wrote extensively on communications; we are excited to have several shelves of scarce books from his collection listed beside this one. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it s an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book (although sometimes they do get it right). …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xxvii, 198. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Illustrated in b/w throughout. About fine in sound, near very good pictorial dust jacket, with some tanning at spine, slight chipping at edges and slight rubbing. Front panel of yellow and black jacket in good order showing the silhouette of two seated figures watching an Elizabethan television programme.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Foreword by John L. Baird. Fine. With bookplate and owner Signature of Mahlon W. Kenney, an electrical engineer for Grunow Radios and Seeburg Corporation, who invented the iconic Wall-O-Matic diner jukebox. Early work on the development of television in Great Britain.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. xx, 233pp, [1], 34 adverts. With foldout plans, and many diagrams and photographs. Foldouts crisp, contents clean and fresh. Firm, in the original binding of green cloth titled in gilt: firm and clean, corners good, cloth mottled, front bright, spine dulled: joints slightly rubbed, spine ends blunted. A book for the adventurous, from the early period of television: a very good copy of the scarce first edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. An interesting collection of vintage books on the development of television, the first of which dates to just 1933, the year after the first UK television broadcasts, and only 7 years after the first transmitted moving image was demonstrated. The set comprises: Television for the Amateur Constructor, by H.J. Barton Chapple, foreword by John Logie Baird, published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London, 1933 1st edition (scarce);  Book of Practical Television, edited by G.V. Dowling, published by The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, undated, but 1935 1st edition;  The Principles of Television Reception, by A.W. Keen, published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London, 1949, 1st edition;  Television To-Day; A Constructive Guide to Its Principles and Practice, by Roy C. Norris, published by Rockcliff, London, 1947 1st edition;  Practical Television Circuits with Additional Chapters on Test Apparatus and Auxiliary Equipment, by F.J. Camm, published by George Newnes Limited, London, 1954 1st edition; and;  The Young Man's Guide to Television, by W.J. Baker, published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1960, 1st edition. 6 books in total. A set of cloth bound hardback books in good condition, overall. With various minor faults, including; Chapple volume with cracked front endpapers at inner hinge and worn to webbing on first pastedown, & sunning to front cover. Baker volume with spotting to edge of text block, & price-clipped dustjacket. Norris volume sunned to spine, & soiling to cover. But, overall a very readable slice of television history, including some uncommon volumes. Text in English. Weight approximately 3.14kg (the set - unpacked). Extra postage may be payable for overseas orders. Many more photos available on request.…

dj. Demy octavo, pp.xxxii; 208; 24, advertisements. With 70 photographic plates and 56 illustrations. With a new preface to this [fourth] edition, and a foreword by John Logie Baird. Publisher's gilt-titles cloth in striking colour pictorial dust-wrapper. Book is near fine (slightly dusty); jacket a little rubbed with a few minor chips and tears. Rather scarce in the wrapper.…

hardcover. Condition: very good. London, Pitman 1930. Octavo publisher's cloth; 130pp & catal., numerous photo plates & illustrations. Some browning, only worth mentioning on endpapers and edges. The first of a few editions. Largely written by a prime mover in the Baird company and vetted, as he said later, by Baird, this is as close as we get to Baird's own account of his work. It is a strong defence of Baird and gives an extended account of the battle with the B.B.C. It is as Moseley says "a piquant history of television as I knew it at first hand, but the subject has grown out of hand".…