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Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.4th printing, 1963; Solid binding, gently worn at spine; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages completely free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket in Good condition, moderately edge-worn w/ mild tearing present, now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy; Stored and shipped in protective polybag; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. xix, [1], 416 pgs., 13 plates and 2 enfolded tables. 1964 edition, stated. Collectible information age publication, which includes articles authored by Booth and Turing. Lacking dust jacket. Original blue cloth wrap is lightly rubbed along extremities. Gilt title stamp along spine. Interior text, plates and enfolded elements are clean throughout. Binding is secure. [HOOK AND NORMAN 504]

Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fifth printing of 1964, reprinting a symposium of twenty four experts on "modern digital computing machines, their history, theory and design, and their application to industry, commerce and scientific research", first printed in 1953. Unclipped jacket with minor scuffs to rear panel and wear to corners. Dark blue cloth covers. Frontispiece of Ada Lovelace, xix, 416 pp. Pages bright and unmarked.

New York, Toronto, London: Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1966. Later printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Later printing. xix, [3], [3]-416 pages. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth in printed blue, white, and black dust jacket. Dj priced $10.75. Dj is bright, with several edges tears and associated creases at corners and fraying at head of dj. Presents nicely. Cloth. A later printing (the first edition was 1953), here the sixth printing of 1966. An important historical work, with contributors of articles including the likes of Kilburn, Booth, Turing and Wilkes. The sections include Part One: The history and theory of Computing Machines; Part Two: Electronic Computing machines in Britain and America; Part Three: Applications of Electronic Computing Machines. With 18 plates. :Begun as a sales brochure, this work became the most widely read early English introduction to electronic computing, remaining in print without changes as late as 1968. It was edited by Bowden, and employee of Ferranti Limited witth… Read More

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.:, 1953. First published in 1953, this book is the fourth printing from 1963, 416 pages, illustrated, and with a Foreword by The Right Hon. The Earl of Halsbury. ."Some four years ago, finding a certain limited knowledge of how Electrical Digital Computers function, I turned to the patent literature as the only comprehensive digest on information on the subject, one moreover written by draughtsmen whose special skill it is to effect an extreme clarity and precision of description. Notwithstanding the lucky circumstance of having this literature readily available, I found the mental struggle a severe one. Subsequent requests by colleagues to write a "child's guide to computers" left me acutely aware of how difficult the task was, and preusal of various popular expositions written since leave me equally unsatisfied. I was therefore much interested when Dr. Bowden told me that he was producing a book on the subject himself. It is undoubtedly the best… Read More

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition (?). Cloth Bds. Clean beige cloth boards Contains Plates and Diagrams 416 Pgs. .

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition (?). Cloth Bds. Clean beige cloth boards Contains Plates and Diagrams 416 Pgs. .