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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Aqua blue cloth over boards, with white lettering. Binding and textblock tight and clean and in good condition. Title page dated 1972. Copyright page dated 1972 as well. 323 pages. Inscribed to Chris and Ellen Sterling on the title page, signed by both George and May Shiews, dated Dec 1980. Shiers' business card tipped to blank page opposite title page. Pencil notes on free endpaper by Sterling noting improvements possible. Early book review taped to front endpaper. Letter from publisher to Shiers tucked inside, telling him that his books are no longer selling well and offering him the chance to purchase the whole back catalogue. Review slip attached to inside front cover. Chris Sterling's name and date 16Oct72 on the front endpaper. 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). Signed by Author(s).…

1/4-cloth Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG. 25x18cm, xix, 616 pp, Publisher's quarter-cloth. Series: Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Volume 582. 8882 books & articles listed and abstracted, 1817-1995. Contents: Inventions & Discoveries (1817-1877); Seeing by Electricity (1878-1884); Era of Telectroscopes (1885-1900); Distant Electric Vision (1901-1918); Broadcasting & Pictures (1919-1924); Images & Promises (1925-1926); By Radio & by Wire (1927); A Very Good Year (1928); Designs for Tomorrow (1929); On Stage (1930); Big Pictures & Tiny Beams (1931); The Derby & All That (1932); A Matter for Big Business (1933); High Noon for Low Definition (193 4); Race for Success (1935); End of an Era (1936); Battle of the Systems ( 1 937); International Scene (1938); The Video Art (1939); Distant View (194 0- 1995). Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG.…