THE CABLE: The Wire That Changed The World.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial artwork by Robert Dudley,illustrated front of dw/dj with capitalised,red+grey lettered part-title,subtitle with other red+black lettered sub-title to a glossy yellow banner and capitalised,white-lettered author's name to dw/dj front; grey spine/backstrip with publisher's white illustrated colophon to an orange band at head of spine,glossy white banner with red+grey lettered part-title,red+black lettered sub-title and capitalised,white-lettered authoir name towards foot of spine,rear panel with monchrome illustration and black-lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with light toning and minimal flecking to top edges; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-160pp [paginated] includes 6 chapters with b/w illustrated chapter head+tail pieces,32pp contemporary colour+monochrome archive illustrations,contemporary b/w photographs and b/w charts all in 1 block,between pp96/97,an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w vignette illustration to its reverse,title page with dedication to reverse,and a Contents list/table with Acknowledgements to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 20 year-old age.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of major detracting faults. The compelling story of how the first transatlantic cable was laid - the people who dared,the people who lost,and the people who profited. 'The Cable' tells of the dramatic efforts to lay the Atlantic telegraph during the 1860s,from the first failed attempts to the expedition that finally succeeded.An inconceivably audacious endeavour to overcome the forces of nature in the name of human progress and technology,the laying of the cable was to change forever our means of communication. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note, stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **