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Chicago: Rhodes & McClure, 1879. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.75 x 8in. 171pp. [5pp., ads.] Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling and blind-stamped decoration. VERY GOOD. Shows the edges and corners shelf rubbed, former owner name of the period on the front endpaper dated 1878, somewhat over-opened, otherwise the binding is strong, the text and plates are clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.
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Edison and His Inventions Including the Many Incidents, Anecdotes, and Interesting Particulars Connected with the Life of the Great Inventor. Full Explanations of the Telephone, Phonograph, Tasimeter, Electric Light, and All His Principal Discoveries, with Copious Illustrations
by J.B. McClure | [Thomas A. Edison]
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Edison and His Inventions Including the Many Incidents, Anecdotes, and Interesting Particulars Connected with the Life of the Great Inventor. Also, Full Explanations of the Telephone, Phonograph, Tasimeter, and All His Principal Discoveries, with Copious Illustrations
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Chicago: Rhodes & McClure, Publishers, 1879. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 151, [6]pp. Illustrated. Green cloth decorated in black and lettered in gilt. Orange coated endpapers. Ink owner's name on front endpaper slight ink number on spine, a bit of scuffing along the edges of spine, else a nice, near fine copy.
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Edison And His Inventions
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Chicago: Rhodes & McClure, 1879. Hard Cover. Red cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black; frontispiece engraving of Edison, 171 pps.plus 5 page publisher's catalogue at rear, including ad for this book in its "Tenth Thousand". Illustrated throughout with engravings and diagrams of Edison's inventions. Very early work on Edison and his inventions including "...incidents, anecdotes, and interesting particulars connected with the life of the great inventor...(with) full explanations of the telephone, phonograph, tasimeter, electric light, and all his principal discoveries..." . This work was issued simultaneously in paper wrappers and in cloth. A tight, claen example, private library bookplate front pastedown and issue stamp for the "Standard Library" dated 1888 at the top right corner of the title page; Cover gilt bright, spine gilt somewhat rubbed; wear to the cloth at the tips and spine ends, short split at the top 1" of the rear gutter.
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