Phonograph Records And Books Auction - ONLINE ONLY
Lot 2086:
Description
This exceptional five-book collection offers an in-depth exploration of America’s greatest inventor, Thomas A. Edison, making it a stellar addition for any history or science enthusiast. The lot includes the comprehensive Edison: A Life of Invention by Paul Israel, Charles Musser’s detailed Thomas A. Edison and His Kinetographic Motion Pictures, the beautifully decorative antique volume Edison and His Inventions edited by J.B. McClure (published by Rhodes & McClure Publishing Co. in Chicago), and Volumes One and Two of Menlo Park Reminiscences by Edison’s staff laboratory assistant, Francis Jehl. These volumes capture the industrial era’s spirit of innovation through biographical narratives, historical photographs, and period illustrations detailing early electric lighting, phonographs, and moving pictures. The books are in good vintage-to-antique condition, showing honest shelf wear, minor corner bumping, light cover scuffing, and expected page toning consistent with age, though the text blocks and bindings remain intact and well-preserved. Stacked: H 5″, W 9.25″, D 9″. Please see photos for condition.
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