Inventors

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper.

London: Dorling Kindersley. 2002. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. As new condition. Laminated photographic boards. Would be Fine but for Numbers neatly inked to upper corner of front free endpaper. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs as well as colour drawings by Peter Dennis. 256 pages. Showcases 1,000 groundbreaking inventions and discoveries, from the accidental to... Read more about this item

Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.

Anything signed by Skladanowsky is considered rare. On the lower white margin of the post card photograph, Skladanowsky has written, "A souvenir from the inventor of motion pictures, Max Skladanowsky." Skladanowsky played an important role in the invention and early development of motion picture technology. Max and his brother Emil Skladanowsky used their bioscope camera to display the first moving picture show to a paying audience on November 1, 1895. Because this occurred just before the December 28,... Read more about this item

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.

Detroit; (1943-1946): General Motors Symphony of the Air. Thick Octavo. After transferring to Ohio State University, Kettering had to withdraw because of eye problems. He recovered in 1904 with his degree in electrical engineering. (1943-1946) General Motors sponsored their Symphony of the Air with Arturo Toscanini's direction and Charles F. Kettering's radio talks (138 in this bound volume) which encouraged his radio audience to greater efforts during World War II. His opening introduction shows his... Read more about this item

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

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.

New York: Morrow, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

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

New York, New York: John Wiley, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.