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From the Library to the Laboratory

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Our first timed auction of the year, features voluminous volumes and curious curiosities. Lot 126, Tielke's volume on the war between the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians, is from the Library of Thomas Howard, the British deserter and United States supporter. Lot 53 isJohn Greaves volume on the history of English weights and measures. Lot 1 is an Andreas Vogler sundial and compass. Lot 7 is a Young & Sons transit and tripod. Whether lost in a book or lost in the woods, there is something to keep the thrill of discovery alive in this short, sweet, auction. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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Telegraph, Telephone, and Electric Lamps. Various authors.
Lot 25

Telegraph, Telephone, and Electric Lamps. Various authors.

Estimate: $100 - $200
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BRIGGS, Charles F. (1804-1877). The Story of the Telegraph. CASSON, Herbert (1869-1951). The History of the Telephone. SOLOMON, Maurice. Electric Lamps.

Publisher of Briggs: Rudd & Carleton, New York. 1863. First edition.

8vo. Red cloth bound, with embossed cover. portrait frontispiece, 255 pp., with index, 1 folding chromolighographic map of transatlantic cable.

Publisher of Solomon: D. Van Norstrand Company, New York. 1908.

8vo. Green cloth bound, with gilt title on cover and spine. Publishers slip, xviii, 321 pp., with index and illustrations.

Publisher of Casson: A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago. 1911.

8vo. Green cloth bound, with gilt title on cover and spine. Frontispiece, vii, 315 pp., with illustrations and index.

Largest book is H: 8 1/2 x W: 6 x D: 1 1/2 in.

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Fair. Pages of each book in good condition. Casson book has rubbing, scuffs, and bumping to spine and covers. Solomon book has slight bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Briggs book has a loss on spine, and chromolithograph has tears and slight loss. Ink stain on bottom edges of Briggs book.

A few pencil annotations in Casson and Solomon books.

Bookplate in Briggs: "Tuttle Company Book Shop, Rutland Vermont."

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