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Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Very Good+. 1935. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has a couple of small spots of foxing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a form of… Leer más

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Very Good+. 1935. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has a couple of small spots of foxing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a form of… Leer más

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Very Good+. 1931. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has some ground-in dirt and creasing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a form of… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Mining World Co.. Good. 1913. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback journal. The journal is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The journal covers have edge wear, nicks, chips missing and ground- dirt and spotting. There is a previous owner's name and note on the top edge of the front cover. The bottom spine end has tearing to the bottom rear spine joint. The text pages are generally clean and bright. Included are: Mining the Wide Ore Bodies at Butte, Notes on Borken Hill Treatment Methods, The Origins of the Present Apex Laws, Barytes Production in the US, Chino Copper Co's Second quarters Operations, Precipitation of Copper from Mine Waters, and more. .

Washington D. C.: National Geographic Magazine. Very Good. 1947. offprint. Magazine. B&W and Color Illustrations; This magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This offprint is reprinted from the March 1947 edition. The magazineis in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light edge wear, rubbing and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The bottom inch of the bottom spine ends and joints have some rippling from moisture. The text pages are clean and bright. This offprint was written in honor of the 100th centennial of the birth of Alexander Graham Bell, creator of the telephone. .

New York City, NY: The Moving Picture World. Very Good+. 1916. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean The front inner hinge has cracked and been repaired. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. "The Moving Picture World was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, Moving Picture World frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios. In 1911, the magazine bought out Views and Film Index. Its reviews illustrate the standards and tastes of film in its infancy, and shed light on story content in those early days. By 1914, it had a reported circulation of approximately 15,000. The publication was founded… Leer más

Milwaukee, WI: Briggs & Stratton Corp.. Very Good-. N.D.. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; Circa 1955 (includes Aluminum models) . This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have spots of ground-in dirt and grease. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There are occasional spots of fingerdirt throughout. .

London, England: Electrical and Radio. Very Good-. 1948. Flexible cloth. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and spine joints have some light bumping, rubbing and small nicks. The covers also have noticeable ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright, but have some light generalized toning. .

New York, NY: American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Very Good+. 1961. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name inked on the front pastedown page. .

New York, NY: Munn & Co. Publishers. Good. 1900. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable biopredation (bug nibblings) to the book covers (the bugs eat the sizing and the color from the cloth of the book, leaving little tracks). The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is a slight bowing to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. This book discusses inventions that came about during the 19th century, including the Telegraph, The Atlantic Cable, THe Dynam and it's Applications, The Electric Motor, The Electric Light, The Telephone, The Steam Engine, The Steam Railway, and much more. .

Harrison, NJ: Radio Corporation of America. Very Good+. 1943. Ring_Bound. Charts, Tables & Graphs; This is a small format ( 6" x 4" approx. ) clothbound four-ring binder. The binder is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are in clean, bright condition. There are a number of fold out illustrations and graphs included that are in clean bright condition. "A vacuum tube, electron tube, valve (British usage) , or tube (North America) , is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied. The type known as a thermionic tube or thermionic valve utilizes thermionic emission of electrons from a hot cathode for fundamental electronic functions such as signal amplification and current rectification. Non-thermionic types such as a vacuum phototube, however,… Leer más

Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good-. 1944. Possible First Edition. Paperback. This is a trade paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book covers and spine have noticeable spots of ground-in dirt and fading. There is tearing to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the title page. "Radar is a radiolocation system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging) , angle (azimuth) , and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is used to detect and track aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, map weather formations, and terrain. A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic waves in the radio or microwaves domain, a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna (often the same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving) and a receiver and processor to determine properties of the objects. Radio waves… Leer más

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Good. 1934. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has some ground-in dirt and there is a two inch tear to the spine. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Sears, Roebuck and Co.. Very Good. 1965. Other. B&W Illustrations; Envelope from Sears Roebuck and Co. Containing instructions and tenichnal manual information for a Silvertone Radio-Phono chassis used in models 1061-1962, including parts information. All pages are in generally clean condition, with some light edge wear, and finger marks. The envelope has some edge wear and creasing. "Silvertone was a store brand used by Sears, Roebuck and Company for its line of consumer electronics and musical instruments from 1915 to 1972. The Silvertone brand was introduced by Sears in 1915 with a hand-cranked phonograph. Beginning in the 1920s, the brand was expanded to include Silvertone radios and again expanded in the 1930s to musical instruments, superseding the previously-used Supertone branding." .

Buffalo, NY: Sylvania Electric Products Inc.. Very Good. 1955. 10th Edition; 2nd Printing. Spiral bound. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized manual with limp plastic covers and a spiral binding. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The covers have some light bumping and edge wear. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "The Hygrade Sylvania Corporation was formed when NILCO, Sylvania and Hygrade Lamp Company merged into one company in 1931. In 1939, Hygrade Sylvania started preliminary research on fluorescent technology, and later that year, demonstrated the first linear, or tubular, fluorescent lamp. It was featured at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Sylvania was also a manufacturer of both vacuum tubes and transistors. In 1942, the company changed its name to Sylvania Electric Products Inc. (note no comma)." (from Wikipedia) .

Chicago, IL: Western Electric Company. Very Good. 1943. Metal comb binding. This group of twelve bulletins have been bound in a thick black binder with a variation of brads for closure. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There are a couple of spots of discoloration on the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's penciled notation on the title page who was part of the USMCR. The book is full of fold-out pages with illustrations. There is a previous owner's ink stamped name on the top edge of the front cover of each of the bulletins, and also along the bottom edges of the text blocks. The bulletins cover: Description Typebar Page Printer, Adjustments Type Bar Page Printer, Parts, Type Bar Page Printer, Description and Adjustements Transmitter Distributor, Parts Transmitter Distributor, Description of the Single Magnet Repeterforator, Adjustments of the Single Magnet Repeterforator, Parts Single Magnet… Leer más

Scranton, PA: Colliery Engineer Co. / International Correspondence School. Good. 1899. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good only condition. Three quarter leather binding (spine and corners) with cloth covered boards. The spine of the book has edge wear, rubbing, bumping and large chips of leather missing. The text pages are clean and bright. The inner hinges are loose. "Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospecting has also become a popular outdoor recreation." .