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Eureka

Eureka

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The New How It Works

by Inc H S Stuttman

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J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER and the Atomic Bomb Story

J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER and the Atomic Bomb Story

by J. Alvin Kugelmass

A very good hardcover in a good+ price-clipped dust jacket. There are 179 pages including index. Decorations by William Metzig.
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NZ$84.46
Australian Inventors

Australian Inventors

by Port, Leo (with Brian Murray)

Sydney: Cassell Australia. 1978. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 205 pages. The story of Australia's most distinguished inventors . . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$24.22
Pioneering Days.  People and Innovations in Australia's Rural Past

Pioneering Days. People and Innovations in Australia's Rural Past

by Walsh, Gerald

Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 1993. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Previous owner's blindstamp to preliminary page. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 301 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$19.81
A Streak of Luck: The Life & Legend of Thomas Alva Edison

A Streak of Luck: The Life & Legend of Thomas Alva Edison

by CONOT, Robert

New York, New York: Seaview Books, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in a very good, edgeworn, dustwrapper with a faded spine.
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NZ$33.78
Edison A Life of Invention

Edison A Life of Invention

by Israel, Paul

New York: John Wiley & Sons. 1998. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 552 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$33.02
Autographed Note Signed in Spanish

Autographed Note Signed in Spanish

by BRAGGIO, Carlos

Bernal, Argentina, 1924. unbound. 1 page, 5 x 8.25 inches, Berrnal, Argentina, June, 1924 -- translated in full: "The radio will one day be able to transport human ideas to the ends of the earth. Bernal June 1924, C. Braggio." Very good condition.<br/><br/> Argentinean inventor who developed a booster to increase the range of two-way radios. He set the world distance record for two-way radio communication in 1924 with a relay between Argentina and China. This is essentially a... Read more about this item
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NZ$591.22
LUMIÈRE, LOUIS & AUGUSTE. Two AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED

LUMIÈRE, LOUIS & AUGUSTE. Two AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED

by LUMIERE BROTHERS

LUMIÈRE, LOUIS & AUGUSTE. The First Film Makers. Two AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED. The Lumiere brothers are credited with making the first movie shown in December 1895 and titled, "La Sortie des ouvriers de l'usine Lumière" or "Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory." As manufacturers of photographic equipment, and interested in animating images, they developed a camera that could both animate and project images. Their camera, called the Cinématographe, gave us the name for moving pictures as well as the... Read more about this item
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NZ$3,902.05
November 1843. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

November 1843. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

by PATENTS

A. Macintosh, London, 1843. Softcover. Very Good. November 1843. 96 pages, 3 plates. Original printed covers. Top edges uncut. Size: 14.5 x 23 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Patents; Patents. Inventory No: 367371..
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NZ$32.59
January 1855. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

January 1855. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

by PATENTS

A. Macintosh, London, 1855. Softcover. Very Good. January 1855. 96 pages, 3 plates. Original printed covers. Top edges uncut. Size: 14.5 x 23 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Patents; New Arrivals; Patents. Inventory No: 367369..
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NZ$32.59
The Telegraph in America, from the Western Union Library, 1879 First Edition

The Telegraph in America, from the Western Union Library, 1879 First Edition

by Reid. James D

The Telegraph in America, Its Founders, Promoters and Noted Men. by James D Reid. New York: Derby Brothers, 1879 First Edition. From the Western Union Library, with stamp on title page as photographed. Engraved portraits both in frontispiece and throughout the book of primary figures in the industry and its development...all with original tissue guards.
Condition: Good condition, full leather, with bright gilt on cover and spine. An occasional underlining (re: Western Union Telegraph in the Table of... Read more about this item
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NZ$820.53
The Harwin Chronology of Inventions Innovations Discoveries from pre-history to the present day

The Harwin Chronology of Inventions Innovations Discoveries from pre-history to the present day

by Desmond, Kevin

London: Constable & Co. Ltd. 1987. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Unpaginated [about 280 pages]. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$16.51
The Gasoline Automobile, 1915 FIRST EDITION

The Gasoline Automobile, 1915 FIRST EDITION

by Hobbs, George W and Elliott, Ben G

1915 -The Gasoline Automobile, Prepared in the Extension Division of the University of Wisconsin [Engineering Education Series], George W Hobbs, B.S. and Ben G. Elliott, M.E., First Edition, Eighth Impression, Total Issue: 18,000. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. London: Hill Publishing Co., Ltd. 1915 First EditionThis is a wondrous book, full of diagrams and photographs of early gasoline engines and cars and trucks. The general construction, engines, transmission systems, fuels and carburetors,... Read more about this item
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NZ$274.92
AËRONAUTICS:

AËRONAUTICS:

by Brewer, Griffith and Patrick Y. Alexander

Octavo (8 1/2 X 5 5/8 inches) London: Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1893. Original First Edition. 160 pages, illustrated with drawings of early ideas for achieving manned flight prior to the Wright Brothers. original blue cloth hardcover beveled boards, with title and authors names in gilt, framing a, centered, gilded image of a man descending in a parachute (shown also in the text in black and white as "patent No. 10937 A.D.1888").

Very good condition, minor scuffing to front cover... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,111.50
PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS. ABRIDGMENTS OF SPECIFICATIONS. CLASS 9 AMMUNITION,  TORPEDOES, EXPLOSIVES AND PYROTECHNICS. 7 Volume Set Covering Perior 1855  through 1900. #52 of 550.

PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS. ABRIDGMENTS OF SPECIFICATIONS. CLASS 9 AMMUNITION, TORPEDOES, EXPLOSIVES AND PYROTECHNICS. 7 Volume Set Covering Perior 1855 through 1900. #52 of 550.

Bloomfield, Canada: Museum Restoration Service. Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. Facsimile; First Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; Seven volume set covering the period from 1855 to 1900. .
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NZ$675.68
The Magic Curtain

The Magic Curtain

by Langner, Lawrence

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1951. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1951. Stated First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Stated First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. As new condition - a beautiful copy. Clean unfaded burgundy cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration on cover, bright gold lettering and decoration on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. No names,... Read more about this item
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NZ$59.12
December 1844. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

December 1844. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

by PATENTS

A. Macintosh, London, 1844. Softcover. Very Good. December 1844. 96 pages, 3 plates. Original printed covers. Top edges uncut. Size: 14.5 x 23 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Patents; Patents. Inventory No: 367372..
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NZ$32.59
Original Patent with Drawings

Original Patent with Drawings

by HENDERSON, William M

1856. unbound. 4 pages on oversize vellum, 19 x 13.5 inches -- a very scarce patent issued to William M. Henderson, April 8, 1856, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, with two original highly detailed drawings, colorized on heavy wax paper identified as "IMPROVEMENTS TO SLIDE VALVE ENGINES" with a technological page devoted to the explanation on how Henderson's invention would function. Fine signature by the Secretary of the Interior, Robert McClellland, with all ribbons and seals intact.... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,027.04
June 1852. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

June 1852. The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and other Discoveries and Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, being a Continuation of the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures since 1794. See picture for Contents details

by PATENTS

A. Macintosh, London, 1852. Softcover. Very Good. June 1852. 96 pages, 3 plates. Original printed covers. Top edges uncut. Size: 14.5 x 23 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Patents; Patents. Inventory No: 367373..
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NZ$32.59
Thomas Edison SIGNED Cabinet Photograph

Thomas Edison SIGNED Cabinet Photograph

by EDISON, THOMAS ALVA

Edison has fully signed this early photograph by Falk ( New York City), "Thomas A. Edison." The dimensions are 4.5 x 6.5 inches. Along the card's right edge and on verso, at top margin minor remains of former mounting show, very slight soiling on upper background and slight bowing to mount. Framed with museum quality glass and mat for an elegant presentation measuring 10x13 inches. Beautifully signed. Autograph
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NZ$10,033.85
EUREKA!  An Illustrated History of Inventions from the Wheel to the  Computer

EUREKA! An Illustrated History of Inventions from the Wheel to the Computer

by Bono, Edward De

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 003012641x . Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Light creasing to edges of jacket. Shallow scratches to jacket at front panel. ; 1.2 x 12.1 x 9.8 Inches; 248 pages .
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NZ$69.09
Alexander Graham Bell A Life

Alexander Graham Bell A Life

by MACKAY, James

New York, New York: John Wiley, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
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NZ$33.78
Who Invented What When

Who Invented What When

by Ellyard, David

Sydney: New Holland. 2006. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 320 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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NZ$13.21
Inventions and Patents: Their Development and Promotion

Inventions and Patents: Their Development and Promotion

by Wright, Milton

New York: Mcgraw-Hill. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Contains an index in the rear.There is a small remainder mark on top edge and a few small spots to the front cover, else this is a clean, tight, unmarked book. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Includes two hand-drawn diagrams for electrical circuits on sheets loosely laid in the book as well as a Usona radio tube promotional sheet and Pilot Electrical... Read more about this item
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NZ$33.70
Inventions of the Middle Ages

Inventions of the Middle Ages

by Frugoni, Chiara

London: The Folio Society. 2009. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine condition in Near Fine slipcase. An excellent copy. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. xii, 186 pages. Translated by William McCuaig. Foreword by Adam Hart-Davis. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 3rd Printing. Hardback.
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NZ$27.52