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1850réf. 408771850. Rare 19th Century American Electricity Broadside Electricity Wonderful experiments! At the Liberty Hall Groton this evening Feb. 19 inst. Dr. Fisk begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this place that he will give one night of pleasing and instructive amusement . . . Broadside. Woodcut illustrations. N.p.: Samuel B. Hall n.d. ca. 1850. 627 x 225 mm. Small portion of one corner torn not affecting text some creasing minor stains but very good. Rare nineteenth-century American broadside advertising Dr. Fisk's traveling show offering a "pleasing and instructive" demonstration of the many and varied uses of electricity. Among the marvels promised were "a splendid railway engine . . . driven by electricity 200 miles per hour" "electro-magnetic engines of immense power . . . driving a variety of useful machines" and "cannons and fireworks . . . fired by electricity." The broadside also proclaims that "a medical galvanizing machine will be at work for the benefit of all" which Dr. Fisk whom we have not been able to identify would use to make "chickens . . . fly without heads" and "sheep that have been dead some time . . . jump and run about." The broadside has blank spaces for inserting the place and date of Dr. Fisk's performance which have been filled in with the words "Liberty Hall Groton Connecticut" and "Feb. 19" in pencil in a nineteenth-century hand. . unknown books
1757réf. 314545London 1757. May 1750 p 208; May 1752 pp 227-229; and January 1757 pp 22-23 respectively. 3 vols. 8vo. Disbound. Very good. May 1750 p 208; May 1752 pp 227-229; and January 1757 pp 22-23 respectively. 3 vols. 8vo. Franklin on Electrity. Three articles by Franklin relating to his experiments in electricity published in the Gentleman's Magazine. unknown books
1747réf. 53510Verona: Giannalberto Tumermani 1747. First edition. Engraved title vignette and headpiece. 8 189 7 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original boards uncut. Some early but faint dampstaining throughout -- otherwise a fine wide-margined copy. First edition. Engraved title vignette and headpiece. 8 189 7 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Maffei On the Formation of Lightning 1747. Collection of fifteen letters on the origins of lightning by the enlightened polymath Maffei 1675-1755 "said by Grimelli Storia to contain all the anterior letters on Lightning published by him i.e. all before 1746 the date of the censorship." - Ronalds The book is rare in institutions -- OCLC gives only one location. Ronalds p. 314; Gartrell p. 334; OCLC: 23628231 one location: U. of Michigan; Mottelay p. 321; Baaken Library p. 83; not in Wheeler; not in RLIN Giannalberto Tumermani unknown books
1896réf. JC126001896. Ephemera. Very Good. Single leaf tan paper printed and illustrated an image of DeLeon's act in black ink on the recto only 355x165mm; with cloth backing. Some flattened creases from folding; a little light wrinkling; faint inkstamp. Displays nicely. DeLeon was known for walking on a bare cable charged with electricity 50 feet in mid-air a continuous current "passing through his body. beautifully illuminated by the deadly fluid." He "makes an Arc Lamp of himself by holding a carbon in each hand and thus forming a lamp of 2000 Candle power." Step right up. unknown books
1789réf. 3582Rome:: nella stamperia Salomoni 1789. FIRST EDITION. Octavo:. 20.5 x 140 cm. 2 xxxvi p. This is a beautiful copy in contemporary red pasteboard with gold floral impressions and decorative paste-paper pastedowns. The text printed on thick paper is in excellent condition. A very fresh copy. The engraved title-page has a vignette of the Quirinale palace in Rome with the lightning conductor installed on its roof. Rare. 5 copies in North America: Burndy Harvard Huntington Smithsonian American Philosophical Association. First edition of this rare publication dealing with the construction of the lightning conductor installed on the Quirinal Palace in Rome in order to prevent further damage from lightning strikes. Calandrelli discusses the electrical experiments of other well-known scientists such as Priestley Toaldo Landriani De Saussure Reccaria Lord Malion and above all those of Benjamin Franklin including Franklin's iconic kite experiment of June 1752. The kite experiment is described on pages 2-3. On pages 4 and 5 credit is given to Franklin who understood that electricity prefers metal to all other materials as a conductor for the invention of the lightning rod "to protect buildings from fatal lightning strikes". This invention Calandrelli asserts should be of interest to all but especially to those who live in North America "where storms are more frequent and more severe." Franklin's observations of the lightning rods erected by William Maine in South Carolina and of William West in Philadelphia are also included in Calandrelli's account. Wheeler Gift 554 nella stamperia Salomoni, unknown books
1779réf. 19279Firenze Florence: Per Gaetano Cambiai Stamp. Granducale 1779. First edition in Italian of Cavallo's first book. Front hinge separated but cords are holding; some edge wear and rubbing to the boards; a good sound copy. 8vo contemporary decorated paper boards backed with contrasting block-printed paper and an autograph spine label xx 511 1 pages untrimmed. From this Italian-born English physicist the Italian translation of a work first published in London in 1777 as A Complete Treatise of Electricity in Theory and Practice; Cavallo includes suggestions to his translator in his prefatory note suggesting he was involved in the translation and revision of the work. This edition also includes a new dedication from the translator to the English Florentine expatriate George Clavering-Cowper dated 26 March 1779. Includes mention of Franklin and his lightning rods accounts of experiments conducted by Cavallo with Leiden jars and other apparatuses and experiments with medical treatment with electricity. With a folding table of experimental data bound after page 468 and three folding engravings of various pieces of electrical equipment bound in the rear. Per Gaetano Cambiai Stamp. Granducale, unknown books
1884réf. 43325London 1884. 1st Printing. Modern plum colored cloth spine over marbled paper-wrapped boards. Printed paper title label to front board. Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG age-toning/blue 'x' in lower left margin of page 1. 4 adverts 34 2 adverts pp. Adverts illustrated with cuts. 8vo. 10" x 6-3/4" Abel's Address to the Society concerns the current status of large scale application of electrical lighting. hardcover books
1884réf. 43312London 1884. 1st Printing. Modern plum colored cloth spine over marbled paper-wrapped boards. Printed paper title label to front board. Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG age-toning. 2 adverts 685 - 716 2 adverts pp. Text double column. Probert's article pp. 703 - 711. Adverts illustrated with cuts. 8vo. 10" x 6-3/4" hardcover books
1884réf. 43328London 1884. 1st Printing. Modern plum colored cloth spine over marbled paper-wrapped boards. Printed paper title label to front board. Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG age-toning. 2 adverts 319 - 362 2 adverts pp. Text double column. Thompson's article pp. 319 - 344. Fold-out table of 'The Electric Light Companies' follows page 334. Adverts illustrated with cuts. Article illustrated with 34 intratextual figures. 8vo. 10" x 6-3/4" hardcover books
1886réf. 43327London 1886. 1st Printing. Modern plum colored cloth spine over marbled paper-wrapped boards. Printed paper title label to front board. Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG age-toning and bit of foxing. iv 55 - 70 v - viii pp. Text double column. Webber's article pp. 55 - 66. Frontis. Article ilustrated with 6 figures. Adverts illustrated with cuts. 8vo. 10" x 6-3/4" hardcover books
1853réf. 23891New York: George P. Putnam 1853. 1st edition. Presentation copy from the author. Original brown publisher's cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG sq & tight/old price sticker to preliminary front blank. xvi 191 pp. Illustrated with cuts. 12mo. Not in the Ronalds' collection. George P. Putnam hardcover books
1886réf. 798751886. ELECTRICITY REPORT OF THE ELECTRICAL CONFERENCE AT PHILADELPHIA IN SEPTEMBER 1884. Washington: Government Printing Office 1886. 183 pp. 8vo. red pebbled cloth with gilt cover lettering. Ex-library with usual markings minor shelfwear to heel of spine. Light soil to spine and boards. Proceedings of the National Conference of Electricians at the International Electrical Exhibition. B/w diagrams. unknown books
2003réf. 20708NY: PublicAffairs. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 1891620703 . First printing. About fine in like dust jacket. . PublicAffairs hardcover books
1999réf. 41859NY:: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine. 1999. Hardcover. 0521623200 . First edition. Remainder mark on bottom edge else fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. Still in original shrinkwrap. . Cambridge University Press, hardcover books
réf. Z1-Q-035-02916The Electricity Council. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. The Electricity Council unknown
1995réf. DADAX0852968345The Institution of Engineering and Technology 1995-06-30. 2nd. hardcover. New. 6.14x1.19x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. The Institution of Engineering and Technology hardcover
1995réf. DADAX0852968388The Institution of Engineering and Technology 1995-06-30. hardcover. New. 6.14x0.38x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. The Institution of Engineering and Technology hardcover
1995réf. DADAX085296837XThe Institution of Engineering and Technology 1995-06-30. 2nd Revised ed. hardcover. New. 6.14x1.06x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. The Institution of Engineering and Technology hardcover
1995réf. DADAX0852968361The Institution of Engineering and Technology 1995-06-30. 2nd Revised ed. hardcover. New. 6.14x0.81x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. The Institution of Engineering and Technology hardcover
réf. b011.003Typescript with many folding plans. In special blue folder lettered in gold. . Softcover. VG/No DW. Paperback
1949réf. C847941949. Very Good. Visitor book for the British Electricity Authority 1949 Ã 1959. Dimensions 275mm x 240mm.pp.220 signed with approx. 200 pages unused. Full leather binding in tobacco brown with fine line borders in gilt. Gilt fore edges and attractive marbled pastedowns and endpapers in browns and golds. Opens with a title page in red and black calligraphy: ""More Power and What It Means"" a British Electricity Authority Exhibition at Great Portland Street London W.1. April 21 1949. Opened by the Right Hon. Hugh Gaitskell C.B.E. M.P. Minister of Fuel and Power. Pages of signatures continue over the next 10 years with events such as 'Southern Consultative Council 1952 'Visit of London Branch Electrical Association for Women 1953' and 'E.A.W. Demonstrators Circle December 6th 1949.' The list of signatures is extensive and includes information on the companies and countries represented e.g. Y. Hirano director Sumitomo Electric Industries Osaka Japan; Y. Kataoka Director National Railways Japan; K.J. W. president Taiwan Industrial and Mining Corp. Taipei Formosa China; The Palestine Electric Corporation; State Electricity Commission of Victoria Australia; and electricity supply Commission South Africa. The majority of signatures however are from the UK and Ireland notably: Hugh Gaitskell Sir Henry Self Herbert Morrison Dennis Silkin Craig Hall WR McAlpine Philip Baker Richard A Finn Francis N Seymell. Very good. Slight rubbing to spine and edges of covers. Slight lean. hardcover
1992réf. 76701Pergamon 1992. Hardcover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number normally pre-1970 in date are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number this one included are all offered for sale in good condition or better: some may be in very good near fine or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs Pergamon hardcover
1992réf. 76695Pergamon 1992. Soft cover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number normally pre-1970 in date are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number this one included are all offered for sale in good condition or better: some may be in very good near fine or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs Pergamon paperback
1873réf. 17254St. Louis: np 1873. Frontispiece plate showing the apparatus. 1 vols. 8vo. Plain salmon wrappers some fading and marginal tears 7 pages of text. From the library of William H. Brewer the chemist who has signed his name on the upper wrapper and marked a few places in the text. Frontispiece plate showing the apparatus. 1 vols. 8vo. Casselberry's discovery was a less expensive method of decomposing liquids. He used electricity and during his experiments found that two decomposing cells attached to a galvanic battery or magneto-electric machine will generate twice the gas as a single cell. Prior to Casselberry's experiment it had been assumed that the resulting gas would be half as much as the electricity would be split into the two cells. This small pamphlet has no imprint information it was likely a small run probably for private distribution among colleagues. Decomposing liquids with Electricity. np unknown
1853réf. 6584London: Saunders and Stanford 1853. First Edition. 31 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound. First Edition. 31 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Watson patented several galvanic batteries. He was an early advocate of more commercial use of "electrical illumination" with the by-product of fine color pigments. Not in Wheeler Gift. Not in Wheeler Gift Saunders and Stanford unknown
