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Automatic Telephone Systems
by Aitken, William
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Topsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Benn Brothers Limited, 1924. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. Vol. 1: 282 pages. Vol 2: 227 pages. Vol 3: 339 pages. Three volumes complete. 4to. An exlibrary set (properly de-accessioned) nicely rebound in faux leather cloth binding with gilt spine lettering and inset on front panels. Original cloth title, author, and volume numbers laid down (Volume III label partly faded). Occasional library stamp or notation internally, otherwise a clean tight set. Includes the often missing pocket of diagrams inside rear cover. A sound working or reference set. Cloth. A "Very detailed survey of British and other practice, including many large folding diagrams." (Sterling and Shiers, 7-044 starred entry for an item thought to be especially important)
Volume 1: Circuits and Apparatus as Used in the Public Services. Includes chapters on the Strowger, Siemens, Western Electric, and other systems.
Volume 2: Auxiliary Services and Private Branch Exchanges, Includes a brief supplement to Vol 1.
Volume 3: Large Multi-office Automatic Systems; Semi-Automatic Working; Miscellaneous Systems; Layout and Wiring' Power Plant; Traffic.
Highly technical, useful reference for the historian, collector, or restoration specialist. Many photographs and diagrams.
LITERATURE
Sterling & Shiers, "A History of Telecommunications Technology," Maryland and London: Scarecrow Press, 2000.
Volume 1: Circuits and Apparatus as Used in the Public Services. Includes chapters on the Strowger, Siemens, Western Electric, and other systems.
Volume 2: Auxiliary Services and Private Branch Exchanges, Includes a brief supplement to Vol 1.
Volume 3: Large Multi-office Automatic Systems; Semi-Automatic Working; Miscellaneous Systems; Layout and Wiring' Power Plant; Traffic.
Highly technical, useful reference for the historian, collector, or restoration specialist. Many photographs and diagrams.
LITERATURE
Sterling & Shiers, "A History of Telecommunications Technology," Maryland and London: Scarecrow Press, 2000.
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Details
- Seller
- Kuenzig Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 12732
- Title
- Automatic Telephone Systems
- Author
- Aitken, William
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Benn Brothers Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Kuenzig Books
Biblio member since 2008
Topsfield, Massachusetts
About Kuenzig Books
Kuenzig Books specializes in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). We handle ephemera and artifacts including early computer material, the history of communications, and other innovations that have affected the way we live and work. We also deal in scientific instruments (didactic and professional), a broad range of documentary photography and ephemera, and other eclectic material as luck and interest provides.
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