948 pp. including index. Brown cloth, gold lettering on spine. Extremities rubbed. Front hinge a little loose but completely secure. Slight wrinkle and dent on front board. Text block is remarkably tight and clean, but for dried leaves pressed between pp. 402-3. Profusely illustrated throughout with photos, drawings and diagrams. A history of the development of the telephone and telephone system as well as scientific explanation of the transmission of sound and instruments and equipment devised to do so. 53 chapters on every aspect of the science, manufacture, construction and maintenance of telephones and telephone systems. Scarce and fascinating resource. Size: Thick 8vo.

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Title: Telephony A Comprehensive and Detailed Exposition of the Theory and Practice of the Telephone Art
Publisher: American School of Correspondence, Chicago
Publication Date: 1912
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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