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Lighting Books & Ephemera

Edisonia : A Brief History of the Early Edison Lighting System

Edisonia : A Brief History of the Early Edison Lighting System

by [ Committee on St. Louis Exposition of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies ]

New York: ( Association of Edison Illuminating Companies ), 1904. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. 213 pages. Includes the errata sheet detailing significant corrections to six different pages. 8 vo. 5 1/4 x 8 inches. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titling in gold border on front board. Original paper label on spine. Light bumping/wear to corners and spine extremities. Some staining and scuffing to rear panel. Foldout on page 65 mis-folded. Occasionall smudges internally. Cloth. "This... Read more about this item
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$193.00
Wood Systems. Bulletin No.1055 Form C Arc Lamps with Concentric Diffusers for Interior Lighting May 7, 1904

Wood Systems. Bulletin No.1055 Form C Arc Lamps with Concentric Diffusers for Interior Lighting May 7, 1904

by [ Fort Wayne Electric Works ]

Fort Wayne, Indiana: Fort Wayne Electric Works, 1904. Staplebound. Very Good. 4 pages, stapled and two-hole punched. 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Page edges trimmed and then stained red. Staplebound. Illustrated. Discusses this form of lighting for interior use.
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$22.00
[ Lighting ] COLT Carbide Gas Generators Pit Model "S" [ title page ] | Fixtures and Supplies for use with COLT Carbide Lighting and Cooking Plants [ cover title ]

[ Lighting ] COLT Carbide Gas Generators Pit Model "S" [ title page ] | Fixtures and Supplies for use with COLT Carbide Lighting and Cooking Plants [ cover title ]

by J. B.Colt Company

New York, N.Y.: J. B.Colt Company, 1922. brass fasteners. Good. [8] + 24 plates + [2] pages. Page numbers are irregular. Binding is brass round head fasteners for easy removal and addition of pages. Well worn, soiled, thumbed, etc. First 8 pages are introductory material, then 24 plates (two in color, blank versos), plus two additional pages on one leaf of additional items for sale. brass fasteners. A presumed salesman catalog to take to customers (or leave on the counter). The illustrated items are on... Read more about this item
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$138.00
Antiques Price Guide 2008

Antiques Price Guide 2008

by Miller, Judith

London: DK Publishing. 2007. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards in a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made plastic sleeve. Excellent condition. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 752 pages. Over 8,000 antiques with a focus on the fastest growing areas of the market. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$11.94
13w Sylvania Premium Cool White Light Bulb 4-pin Base 2GX7 6.1

13w Sylvania Premium Cool White Light Bulb 4-pin Base 2GX7 6.1

Sylvania. New. Ships next day. Item is new and unused, factory sealed.
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$8.00
SALTBOX AND CAPE COD HOUSES.  REVISED & EXPANDED 2ND EDITION.

SALTBOX AND CAPE COD HOUSES. REVISED & EXPANDED 2ND EDITION.

by Schuler, Stanley

Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2000. 160 pp, 11 1/4" H. Marbled-pattern endpapers, color and b&w photographs, floor plans. This book "is for everyone interested in America's early Colonial homes but it is especially for those hoping to build or remodel an attractive, livable, comfortable and reasonably authentic Saltbox or Cape. (It) gives the six best ways to do this. But for you to do it in the charming tradition of our ancestors, you must first have a fairly complete understanding and... Read more about this item
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$25.00
ENGLISH COURT LIFE, FROM HENRY VII TO GEORGE II.

ENGLISH COURT LIFE, FROM HENRY VII TO GEORGE II.

by Dutton, Ralph

London: B.T. Batsford, 1963. 232 pp, 9" H. B&w illustrations. "The atmosphere of a Court is enclosed and artificial. The monarch has in the past enjoyed a wide degree of power without a corresponding sense of obligation or responsibility; and for the courtiers, whose position depended on their agreeableness, flattery has always been at a premium just as frankness has been inhibited. How do men and women react in circumstances where normal standards of behaviour are inapplicable? This is... Read more about this item
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$17.50
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting

Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting

by Duncan, Alistair

London: Thames & Hudson. 1978. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Light offset to free endpapers. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 208 pages. A history of lighting from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1930s and a guide... Read more about this item
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$33.16
Period Details. A Source Book for House Restoration.

Period Details. A Source Book for House Restoration.

by Miller, Judith and Martin

Melbourne Melbourne: Nelson. 1987. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Profusely Illustrated with Colour photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 192 pages. An essential reference guide for anyone planning to restore a period house. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$13.26
The Emil Dreyfus Collection of European Lighting Devices

The Emil Dreyfus Collection of European Lighting Devices

by _________________

Bolton, MA: Skinner, 1979. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 9.3x8.5x0.2in. price list laid-in. Emil Dreyfus (1841-1932) amassed one of the most important collections of European lighting devices. After his death, the collection was purchased in January 1937 as a gift for Mr. Albert Wells who was a founder of Old Sturbridge Village which dispersed the collection at this auction in 1979. 485 lots in the sale, many illustrated in black and white. 0.57lb 9.3x8.5x0.2in
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$95.00
Lighting for Historic Buildings

Lighting for Historic Buildings

by Moss, Roger W

Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, 1988. Soft cover. Fine. 9.5x6.4x0.4in. 2nd printing. 191pp 0.91lb 9.5x6.4x0.4in
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$5.00
Pairpoint Lamps

Pairpoint Lamps

by Malakoff, Edward and Sheila Malakoff

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12.3x9.3x0.9in. dust jacket lightly faded at spine, small tear at bottom fold of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Profusely illustrated in color. 160pp 3.39lb 12.3x9.3x0.9in
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$50.00
Pocket Matchsafes: Reflections of Life & Art, 1840-1920

Pocket Matchsafes: Reflections of Life & Art, 1840-1920

by Sanders, W. Eugene, Jr. and Christine C. Sanders

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1997. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 11.0x8.5x0.6in. 186pp 2.17lb 11.0x8.5x0.6in
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$25.00
Victorian Lighting: The Dietz Catalogue of 1860

Victorian Lighting: The Dietz Catalogue of 1860

by Dietz, Ulysses G

Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1982. 1st. Soft cover. New. 11.9x18.5x0.5in. Illustrated with 41 plates, 6 in color, each with multiple objects. 37 figures accompany the text. 123pp 2.64lb 11.9x18.5x0.5in
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$50.00
Wood Systems. Bulletin No.1086. Enclosed Direct-Current Series Arc Lamps Type DCS-Form C February 15, 1908

Wood Systems. Bulletin No.1086. Enclosed Direct-Current Series Arc Lamps Type DCS-Form C February 15, 1908

by [ Fort Wayne Electric Works ]

Fort Wayne, Indiana: Fort Wayne Electric Works, 1908. Staplebound. Good. 8 pages, stapled and two-hole punched. 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Page edges trimmed and then stained red. Staplebound. The second edition of this bulletin. Illustrated. Discusses the updates made to the enclosed arc-lamp series based on some 26 years in operation with Wood arc dynamos.
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$28.00
Index of Early U. S. Lighting Patents 1836 to 1901

Index of Early U. S. Lighting Patents 1836 to 1901

by Leflet, Herbert

np: The Rushlight Club, 1997. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 8.6x14.3x0.5in. This 140 page publication contains two sections: the first lists 4089 patents by patent number and includes the patent holder's name, patent date, device description, and holder's city and state; the second lists the patent holder's alphabetically and includes the patent number and date. 140pp 0.93lb 8.6x14.3x0.5in
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$75.00
LA FERRONNERIE.  REPERTOIRE DE L'ARCHITECTURE MODERN.

LA FERRONNERIE. REPERTOIRE DE L'ARCHITECTURE MODERN.

by Virette, Jean, introduction

Paris: Editions S. de Bonadona / Librairie Nouvelle de l'Architecture et des Beaux-Arts , 1930. 12 3/4" H. Portfolio with grey boards, red cloth spine, black lettering and red banding on front board, cloth ribbon ties (faded from red?). French text only. Includes four-page introductory pamphlet (title page, copyright page, one page Introduction by Jean Virette and Table des Planches) and 56 b&w photographic plates on heavy stock (collated) showing decorative ironwork of the Art Deco era.... Read more about this item
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$375.00
Important Works of Art by Louis Comfort Tiffany, December 5, 1998

Important Works of Art by Louis Comfort Tiffany, December 5, 1998

by _________________

New York: Sotheby's, 1998. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 10.7x8.3x0.4in. 225 lots are described and illustrated in color. 156pp 1.21lb 10.7x8.3x0.4in
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$35.00
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS.  PARTS 1-2-3.

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS. PARTS 1-2-3.

by I.C.S. Staff

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1944. 69 pp + 74 pp + 79 pp (three sections, individually paged), 7 5/8" H. Black simulated leather boards with gold lettering on spine, blindstamped lettering, borders on front board. Marbled endpapers, b&w drawings/diagrams, formulae, tables. Chapter headings - Part 1: Effect of Forces on Materials; Stress; Deformation; Elasticity; Simple Stresses; Beams; Reactions for Cantilever, Simple, and Overhanging Beams; Shear in Beams; Maximum Shear;... Read more about this item
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$15.00
Collection of Heating and Lighting Utensils in the United States National Museum

Collection of Heating and Lighting Utensils in the United States National Museum

by Hough, Walter

Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1928. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 9.7x6.1x0.5in. pages and plates are unopened. With illustrations on 99 plates. 111pp 0.86lb 9.7x6.1x0.5in
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$75.00
MEDIAEVAL FLOOR TILES.

MEDIAEVAL FLOOR TILES.

by Wight, Jane A

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1975. 179 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H). B&w and colour illustrations. "Mediaeval floor tiles have been unjustly neglected both in print and in situ, and (this) book is, astonishingly, the first full-scale appreciation of the subject since 1858. The tiles themselves have been maltreated over the centuries and it is only comparatively recently that their great variety - and often beauty - and the sophistication of some of the methods of production have been... Read more about this item
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$20.00
Techniques of Photography by Available Light

Techniques of Photography by Available Light

by Glanfield, Colin

London: Colour Library Books. 1982. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. .Previous owner's details(neat stamp) to front free end paper. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 128 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Hardback.
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$9.95