The History of Wireless Telegraphy 1838-1899. Including some Bare-Wire Proposals for Subaqueous Telegraphs
by J. J. [John Joseph] Fahie
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- Condition
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New York: Dodd, Mead, and Co., 1900. Hardcover. Good. Cloyd Chapman's copy, with his custom bookplate. Second impression. Black cloth. Bit of fraying at head of spine; copy is a somewhat worn appearance; prominent vertical scuff pattern on front cover; spine cocked. Interior is generally clean. More than sixty in-text illustrations. Index. xvii, 325 p. A scarce copy with an interesting association. Cloyd M. Chapman (1874-1944) was an assistant in Thomas Edison's private laboratory from 1899 to 1905.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015279
- Title
- The History of Wireless Telegraphy 1838-1899. Including some Bare-Wire Proposals for Subaqueous Telegraphs
- Author
- J. J. [John Joseph] Fahie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Cloyd Chapman, Thomas Edison, telegraph,
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