Count Du Moncel (9 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 277pp. Burnt orange cloth, burgundy lettering. 70 illustrations. Front hinge exposed. rear cover and spine significantly discolored. Internally clean, unmarked text. "The first English edition of a work originally published in Paris in 1878, this book is an important early contemporary account of the gestation of three important and interrelated inventions. Heavily documented and supported by valuable engraved illustrations, most of Count Du Moncels work is devoted to telephones. He discusses telephone development and competing systems as well as describing the experimentation taking place during the period of Bell's 1876 patent application. Briefer attention is given to the initial stages of microphone technology and information is included about Edison's phonograph." Size: Octavo. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. 5th edition Revised. Hardcover. Written in French, no translation. Blue cloth boards with decorations in gold. Edge wear and rubbing/scuffing. Red fore edges. Foxed endpapers and title page. Occasional foxing to text. Illustrated by B. Bonnafoux and E. Chauvet. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Telephone, the Microphone and the Phonograph by Count du Moncel. Authorized translation with additions and corrections by the author. Published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, 1879. Illustrated with 70 engravings on wood. First American Edition. A remarkably well-preserved nineteenth-century scientific and technological work covering the early development of the telephone, microphone, and phonograph during one of the most transformative periods in communications history. An important contemporary account from the dawn of electrical audio technology, richly illustrated throughout with detailed period diagrams and engravings. This copy is exceptionally clean and attractive for its age. Binding remains solid and secure, with clean, well-preserved endpapers and crisp interior pages. Only occasional light foxing is present from age. Covers show mild wear at the head and foot of the spine along with slightly bumped/bent corners, but overall the book presents beautifully. The illustrations are especially sharp and striking. A highly desirable volume for collectors of early science, telecommunications history, electrical engineering, or Victorian technology.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover in original dark gold cloth boards. First American edition (not stated) . "Authorized translation, with additions and corrections y the author, with 170 illustrations on wood. " Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Spine is darkened but title is still somewhat legible. Light wear to corner tips and edges of boards. Interior pages unmarked and unblemished. Technical drawings throughout. A nice copy. 8vo. 277 pp. Including appendix plus a one-page listing of other scientific books from the publisher. …

8vo, 363pp, with black and white illustrations. A good hardback copy with wear and tear to boards, slightly sunned spine, one split to head of spine, some bumps and marks. Tanned fore edges. Binding canted and pages waved. Previous owner's signature in light pencil.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 126 pages. 7.25x5.00x0.32 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Condition: Very Good. Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co. London 1882 Binding: Hardcover 70 illustrations. red cloth with snag to crown of spine. spine is darkened. vg-.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 364 pages. 7.25x5.00x0.91 inches. This item is printed on demand.