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A B C of the Telephone: A Practical and Useful Treatise for Students and Workers in Telephony Giving a Review of the Develpment of the Industry to the Present Date and Full Descriptions of Numerous Valuable Inventions and Appliances Together with Very Many Illustrations Diagrams and Tables; Homans' A.B.C. of the Telephone
by Homans, James E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: Theo. Audel & Co, 1904. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, 1904. Cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine, gilt top edge, 349 pp. + ads., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy, owner's name in white on the front flyleaf, soiling and age-toning to the pages and page-edges, a bit of wear to the edges of some pages, rubbing and minor wear to the covers of the book including a bit of loss to the gutters, no dust jacket.
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- Title
- A B C of the Telephone: A Practical and Useful Treatise for Students and Workers in Telephony Giving a Review of the Develpment of the Industry to the Present Date and Full Descriptions of Numerous Valuable Inventions and Appliances Together with Very Many Illustrations Diagrams and Tables; Homans' A.B.C. of the Telephone
- Author
- Homans, James E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Theo. Audel & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Engineering, Technology, Science
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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