Edison His Life and Inventions
by Dyer, Lewis [and] Martin, Thomas
- Used
- good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- good
- Seller
-
Century City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harpers, 1910. First Edition. good. 2 vols. 1st edition. Signed presentation copy from Edison to his personal physician, John Hammond Bradshaw, "Dr. & Mrs. Bradshaw / from / Thomas A. Edison" in black ink on the front free endpaper. Original cloth (lacking the dustjackets and slipcase), worn at spine tips, but good, sound, and unrepaired. RBH lists only 2 signed, 2 vol. sets of the 1st edition sold at auction (one from 1936), so while this is not a beautiful set, it is the cleanest shirt in the hamper. Half morocco case.
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- Bookseller
- Biblioctopus (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 974
- Title
- Edison His Life and Inventions
- Author
- Dyer, Lewis [and] Martin, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used - good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harpers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- inscribed/signed
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