Harper's Electricity Book for Boys Joseph H. Adams 1907 Harper & Brothers Antique Illustrated Hardcover Edison Frontispiece
$54.99
Harper's Electricity Book for Boys was written and illustrated by Joseph H. Adams and published by Harper & Brothers in November 1907. It is a hands-on guide from the early days of electricity, and it shows young builders how to make cells and batteries, push buttons, magnets, buzzers, bells, telegraphs, and even a Wimshurst influence machine.
The book opens with a frontispiece photograph of Thomas A. Edison dictating to his graphophone, protected by a tissue guard. Joseph B. Baker, technical editor of the U.S. Geological Survey, adds an explanation of electric light, heat, power, and traction, and the book closes with a dictionary of electrical terms. Detailed line drawings run throughout, so it's a real window into how people learned about electricity over a century ago.
The green cloth cover shows a boy holding wires, framed by an orange and black border of light bulbs, a candlestick telephone, switches, utility poles, and a streetcar.
Details
- Title: Harper's Electricity Book for Boys
- Author and Illustrator: Joseph H. Adams
- Contributor: Joseph B. Baker
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York and London
- Published: November 1907
- ISBN: None
- Format: Hardcover, pictorial cloth
- Pages: 407, including appendix
- Era: Early 1900s (1907)
- Dimensions: 8 in x 6 in x 2 in
Condition Grade: Fair, sold as-is
Positives: Graded Fair. The front cover art is still bright, the boards hold together at the hinge, and the text and illustrations are readable throughout.
Issues / Wear: There is a split in the binding at the front inner hinge. The spine ends and corners are worn and frayed. The back cover has writing, stains, and scuffs. The endpapers have foxing and toning, the page edges are darkened, and the front endpaper has an early owner's pencil inscription dated 1907. The book is sold as-is, so please look closely at the photos, because they show the exact copy you'll receive.
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