De forest lee (17 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Vii, 307 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $3.00, Wear, Small Losses At Corners, 2 3/4" X 1 1//2" Deep V-Chip At Top Of Rear Panel. Interesting Commentaries, Revealing About What Prominent Americans Thought Civilization Was (In 1930). However, The Beard Studies Omit Any Response From Any In The Great Masses Of The World Who Do Not Invent Or Manufacture, Nor Own Or Manage, The Technological Enterprises Which Are The Essence Of Technological Development, Which Is The Primary Concern Of These Respondents; Nor Has Any Study In The Succeeding 90 Years Attempted To Explore The Meaning Of Culture So Except In The Most Superficially Journalistic And Condescending Manner. But What Could Go Wrong? Aren't The Elites, After All, Elite? It Isn't Like Unprincipled Demagogues, Secure With All The Advantages Of Modern Technology, Would Incite Violence Amongst The Vast Majority, With Relatively Ever-Declining Options Ever-Declining Self-Esteem And Relatively Ever-Declining Standards Of Living. Why Bother Talking To Them To See Anything More Than Whether They Agree Or Not? And Who Will Ever Want To Read Ordinary People's Opinions When The Questions They're Asked Are Always Stupidly Closed-Ended And Never Followed Up By Why Etc.. Headpieces And Jacket By E. E. Thurston (illustrator).…

Blue Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good + DJ. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing, Blue Cloth. Personally Inscribed " To ----------, Fine Son Of A Gifted Father Whose Brilliant Work On One Of My Problems Promises An Early Solution. With All Best Wishes For A Successful Life. Sincerely / Lee De Forest / First Edition". A Very Bright, Attractive Example, Dj With No Rubbing To Front Panel, Slight Rubbing Along Edges, And Slight Dampstaning Along Lower Two Inches Of Spine. Photographs (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Red cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. Original DJ with blue background present, missing the bottom half of the spine, but all the rest secured in mylar sleeve. Title page dated 1942. Copyright page also 1942. 361 pages. Ownership name N.A. Hoke written in pencil on the front endpaper, dated 1942 and with Los Angeles address. From the collection of Christopher Sterling, a professor, writer, and collector; he wrote extensively on communications; we are excited to have several shelves of scarce books from his collection listed beside this one. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it s an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book (although sometimes they do get it right). …

Zustand: Very Good. SIGNED! Chicago: Wilcox & Follett 1950. 1st. Hardcover 8vo 502 pgs. B/w plates. Signed by de Forest on front endpaper. Very good in a good dust jacket. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Small light brown stain to fore edge of last few pgs. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket is edgeworn, chipped and torn. [radio, music, talkies, biography, autobiography] Inquire if you need further information. …

First edition. Blue cloth, fine in dust jacket. Signed by the author, inventor of the first triode vacuum tube, the Audion tube, in 1906. "As both of these modern wonders [radio and television] were made possible by the thermionic tube it is perhaps fitting that I have been called 'Grandfather of Television'!".…

hardcover. Zustand: very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First. Illustrated. 502 pages. 4to, stamped worn blue cloth, mylar-wrapped chipped and edge-worn pictorial wrapper. Ex-library: stamp on end page, embossment on title page. First edition. Chicago: Wilcox & Follet, 1950. A very good copy in a good wrapper. Scarce. Signed by the author on title page.…

[3] pp.; 35.5 x 21.6 cm.; staple bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition checklist published in conjunction with show held September 28 - October 22, 1960. Artists include Ronald Alley, Stephen Antonakos, Ronald Bladen, Lee Bontecou, George Brecht, Alberto Burri, John Chamberlain, David Chapin, Chryssa, Bruce Conner, Joseph Cornell, Roy De Forest, Andre de Dienes, Sari Dienes, Jim Dine, Enrico Donati, Rosalyn Drexler, Jean Dubuffet, Claire Falkenstein, Dan Flavin, Jean Follett, Peter Forakis, Charles Ginnever, Mathias Goeritz, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Allan Kaprow, Yves Klein, Irving Kriesberg, Anthony Magar, Robert Mallary, Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg, Alfonso Ossorio, Lil Picard, Leo Rabkin, Robert Rauschenberg, George Rickey, Lucas Samaras, Salvatore Scarpitta, Jesus Rafael Soto, Richard Stankiewicz, Takis Vassilakis, Jean Tinguely, Stan Vanderbeek, Robert Watts, Robert Whitman, Wilfrid Zogbaum, and Berke, Bermudez, Bouras, Deschais, Doyle, Giles, Goodyear, Harris, Hendricks, Higgins, Kemeny, Kimball, Langlais, Latham, Levinson, Little, Long, Michaels, Millares, Terry, Wilson. Includes prices for works offered. Good. Folded in four with an additional vertical crease. Wear along fold lines and yellowing of pages. 8 mm. tear to top edge of first and second pages with chipping to third page. Fingerprint and ink smudging soiling to first page and bumping to top left corner with edgewear. Contents clean and unmarked.…

unbound. Zustand: very good(+). Fine content war-date T.L.S. 4to. 1 page, Lee De Forest Laboratories, Los Angeles, California, July 21, 1942, to Verne T. Braman, a longtime friend and fellow inventor, in part: ".I am indeed pleased to know that you have landed so fine a job with Packard and are doing your full bit to help annihilate Hitler and Hirohito; also and especially that you have acquired so fine a wife and "ready made" daughter and are very happy over it. It is well that you did not go to work for Minnegowa, because by this time you would probably be feeding on rice and pulling a jinriksha about the streets of Tokyo. You would then probably have cheered when Doolittle flew over, and be bayoneted promptly." Excellent condition. American inventor considered the "Father of Radio", and a pioneer in the development of sound-on-film recording used for motion pictures. His greatest invention was the vacuum tube.…

unbound. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Chicago, January 13, 1947, to Dr. Walter Ransom Baker, electrical engineer who contributed greatly to the development of radio and television, in full: "I am deeply gratified to read what you say in the January issue of Radio-Craft [enclosed pages] regarding my work in the electronic field, a field to which you have, yourself, contributed so generously." Some discoloration throughout the body of the letter due to the previous enclosure of a newspaper article. Good condition. Priced accordingly. Accompanied by 12 pages from the January 1947 issue of "Radio-Craft." American inventor, self-described "Father of Radio," and pioneer in the development of sound-on-film recording used in motion pictures.…

Signed vintage glossy photograph, shows Lee De Forest in a head and shoulders portrait, 8 x 10 inch, signed and inscribed in blue ink "Sincere good wishes - to the U.S.O. Club - of Starke, Fla and Marius Risley - Lee De Forest" - additionally signed on the reverse "Lee De Forest - 8190 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles Cal., with scattered creasing and a short tear (0,3 inch) to the left edge - in fine to good condition.…

No Binding. Zustand: Fine. Though not a household name, Lee De Forest (1873-1961), was an American inventor who had profound impact on our technological age. In response to an autograph request, he readily sent a signed postcard. Condition: Fine. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Zustand: Good. In this polite typed letter signed, de Forest writes in part: ".It is naturally gratifying to receive birthday wishes such as yours from those who believe that one has accomplished worthwhile work in the world." Written on an 11" x 8 1/2" sheet of "American Television Laboratory Ltd." imprinted stationery.  Lee de Forest (1873-1961) held over three hundred patents and is known as an early pioneer in radio technology and influential in developing sound-on-film recording used for motion pictures. Condition: Mounting residue on verso with slight bleed-through to recto, mailing fold lines, otherwise good condition with a bold signature. Signed by Author(s).…

unbound. 10 x 8 inches including a half-inch white border, no place, circa 1935. This black-and-white half-portrait depicts de Forest with deep-set, shadowed eyes and a handsome, knowing smile. Inscribed with excellent contrast on the right side: "To Dr. Alfred Kaiser from Lee de Forest." Faint creasing; near fine condition. American inventor and technical innovator in radio, film, and television.…