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(television) . MOVIES FOR TV 21 YEARS OF RATINGS
NY 1968. Over 5600 films listed alphabetically and rated. 8vo., 48pp., wraps. Good plus, just slight wear. (a16544)
$30.00 Tyler, Kingdon S. . TELECASTING AND COLOR
NY 1946 1st Harcourt, Brace. 8vo., 213pp., color frontis, photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a1678)
$35.00 Carney, Art . ORIGINAL TELEVISION CONTRACT
Printed form (8 x 9 inches) with carbon copy entries and original ink signatures of Eileen Shriner (Producer) and Art Carney (Actor) for Carney's performance as Mr. Pruitt in the Herb Shriner Show February 14, 1952. Also a cover letter --one side 8x8 inches-from William Morris Agency, typed, signed by Marlene Rabinowitz dated February 27, 1952 about same topic. All authentic original material. 2 documents: (a17436)
$90.00 Stasheef, Edward and Rudy Bretz . THE TELEVISION PROGRAM ITS WRITING, DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION
NY 1951 Second Printing. 8vo., 355pp., illustrations, photos, index, hardcover. VG in worn DJ. (a18567)
$20.00 Cramer, J. S. . THE OWNERSHIP OF MAJOR CONSUMER DURABLES
Cambridge 1962. A statistical survey of motor-cars, refridgerators, washing machines and television sets in the Oxford Savings Survey of 1953. 8vo., 80pp., cloth. Fine in Good DJ. (a19250)
$35.00 Gronemann, Uri F. . CODING COLOR PICTURES
Cambridge 1964. MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics Technical Report No. 422, June 17, 1964. 4to., 41pp., wraps. Two institution stamps on front. VG. Not a mdoern reprint. (a19266)
$75.00 Jenkins, C. Francis . RADIO MOVIES
Meeting of May 18, 19, 20, 21, 1925. Schenectady, New York. In one complete issue of Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers no. 21. at pp. 7-12. Jenkins hailed as the Father of Television. Early proposal for television system called Radio Movies. Whole issue includes other articles on topics such as the use of light and the use of color in movies. 8vo., wraps. Good plus, tips of a few pages turned down; light soiling on wrap; light chipping on backstrip. no ownership marks. (a19824)
$150.00 Jenkins, C. Francis . RECENT PROGRESS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF PICTURES BY RADIO
NY 1924. Article in Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Number Seventeen, at pp. 81-85, photos. Jenkins hailed as the Father of Television. He caused a sensation when in 1923 he transmitted a photographic image of President Harding over a distance of 135 miles. This image is reproduced in this article. Included in complete issue. Octavo, 196pp., ads, wraps. Very early television experiments. VG, some minor soiling, wear. (a19856)
$175.00 (television) . GUNSMOKE: THE WAKE
NY 1960 Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Mimeo Script for an episode of Gunsmoke, The Wake. Written by John Weston, Directed by Gerald Mayer. 4to., 38pp., stapled wraps. Final Draft printed on front, labelled 30165, #154-210 (July 25-26-27-28). VG. (a21130)
$75.00 Johnson, Walter c. . TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS
NY 1950 1st McGraw Hill Electrical and Electronic Engineering Series. 8vo., 361pp., index. Owner signed and one small ink doodle on front and rear end papers. VG, no DJ. (a23652)
$35.00 Turley, Jack . TERROR ON THE 40TH FLOOR TELEPLAY
n.p. n.d. (c.1970). Story by Ed Montagne and Jack Turley. Screenplay, marked 'Final Draft.' 4to., about 150 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, pinned wraps. VG. (a27863)
$50.00Neiman, Irving Gaynor. THE ANDROS TARGETS THE TREATMENT SUCCEEDED BUT THE PATIENT DIED
No place. Screenplay, marked 'Revised final draft, January 3, 1977.' Producers: Bob Sweeney and Larry Rosen and Edward Feldman. Story Consultant: Jerome Coopersmith. Screenplay, mimeo. 4to., 70pp., pinned wraps. Shooting schedule and list of crew and personnel laid in. VG. (a27866)
$60.00 Cantor, Muriel G. . THE HOLLYWOOD TV PRODUCER HIS WORK AND AUDIENCE
NY 1971. 8vo., 256pp., index. Good, cover soiled, no DJ. (a28957)
$25.00 Chinn, Howard . TELEVISION BROADCASTING
NY 1953 1st.Hardcover. Lg.8vo., 7000pp., illus., index. VG, no DJ. (a29082)
$30.00 Briggs, G. A and R. S. Roberts . AERIAL HANDBOOK
Idle 1968. Second Edition, with special reference to Colour TV and Multiplex Stereo. Octavo, 175pp., illustrations, index, wraps. VG. (a31270)
$27.00 (television) . DE FOREST'S TRAINING LESSON TPC-1T THROUGH TPC-20
Chicago n..d (c.1950). 20 pamphlets, constituting lessons in television technology issued by De Forest's Training, Inc. Pamphlets are 8vo., about 20pp. each, illustrated, wraps. All are VG, with light wear, in the original cardboard box. Set of 20 pamphlets with box: (a31888)
$75.00(radio, television). DE FOREST'S TRAINING LESSON LHS-1 THROUGH LHS-20
Chicago n..d (c.1950). 20 pamphlets, constituting lessons in various electronic devices relating to radio and television technology issued by De Forest's Training, Inc. Pamphlets are octavos, about 20pp. each, illustrated, wraps. All are VG to Fine. Set of 20 pamphlets with box: (a31889)
$75.00(radio, television). DE FOREST'S TRAINING LESSON TSM-1B -TSM-20A
Chicago n..d (c.1950). 19 pamphlets, constituting lessons in troubleshooting radio and television problems issued by De Forest's Training, Inc. Lacking Issue No. TSM-11A. Pamphlets are octavos, about 20pp. each, illustrated, wraps. All are VG to Fine. Set of 19 pamphlets with box: (a31890x)
$75.00 Parks, Rita Jean . MASS MEDIA MYTHOLOGY: THE WESTERN HERO IN FILM AND TELEVISION
Evanston 1974. Doctoral dissertation. 4to., 316 leaves, reproduced on rectros only. Bound in leatherette binder. VG. (a33014)
$45.00 (television) . MULTICHANNEL TELEVISION SOUND: THE BASIS FOR A SINGLE STANDARD
Washington 1982. Published by the National Association of Broadcasters. Electronic Industries Association, Broadcast Television Systems Committee. Volume 1, July 16, 1982. 4to., 196pp., plastic spiral wraps. VG. (a33069)
$49.00Bluem, A. William. DOCUMENTARY IN AMERICAN TELEVISION FORM FUNCTION METHOD
NY 1965 1st Hastings House. 8vo., 311pp., photo illus., index, Signed presentation copy from author. Near Fine in Good DJ, some wear. (a36474)
$35.00 Dunlap, Orrin E. . THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION
NY 1942 1st (stated). 8vo., 194pp., index. VG, no DJ. (a37092)
$45.00 Drewry, John E. (editor) . ATTAINING GOALS VIA BETTER COMMUNICATIONS
Athens 1960. Bulletin of the University of Georgia, Vol. LXI September 1, 1960 Number 2. Press, Radio, Television, Periodicals, Public Relations, and Advertising as Seen through Institutes and Special Occasions of the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism. 8vo., 201pp., wraps. VG. (a38059)
$42.00 Swallow, Norman . FACTUAL TELEVISION
NY 1966 1st Communication Arts. 8vo., 228pp., index. Owner name stamp on end paper. Hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a38654)
$35.00 Behrman, S.N. . NO TIME FOR COMEDY
NY 1951. The Celanese Theatre production, starring Jean Pierre Aumont and Sarah Churchill, and broadcast over the American Broadcasting Company Television Network on December 12th, 1951. Sm.8vo., 142pp., stiff wraps. VG, light soiling. (a38988)
$35.00 Howard, Sidney . YELLOW JACK
NY 1952. The Celanese Theatre production, starring McDonald Carey and Walter Abel, and Sarah Churchill, and broadcast over the American Broadcasting Company Television Network on May 28th, 1952. Sm.8vo., 87pp., stiff wraps. VG, light soiling. (a39073)
$35.00 (nielsen) . THE TELEVISION AUDIENCE 1975
no place (NY ?) 1975 A.C. Nielsen Company. 4to., 235pp., charts, wraps. VG, slight wear on spine. (a39524)
$60.00 Rzeszewski, Ted (editor) . COLOR TELEVISION
1983 IEEE. 4to., 389pp., hardcover. 389p. Fine in Good DJ, light wear, a few small tears. (a41203)
$45.00 Television . PERFORMANCE ISSUE NO. 3 FOR JULY/AUGUST 1972
NY 1972. 4to., 131pp., illus., wraps. 13 articles on television including: The Psychopathology of TV Watching by Donald Kaplan; Censorship by Stanley Kauffmann and David Rintels; The Media in Marxist Chile by Hans Erhmann; Movies on TV by Joy Gould Boyum, etc. Good, light cover wear and rubbing. (a41813)
$35.00 (broadcasting) . THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED BEHAVIOR IN JAPAN
Tokyo 1987. Studies of Broadcasting 23. 8vo., 153pp., wraps. Good, light wear. (a42571)
$35.00 (law) . DEVELOPING LEGAL ISSUES IN CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
Washington 1974. Symposium, The Catholic University of America Law Review, Vol. 24, No., 4, Summer 1975. 8vo., pp.677-910, wraps. Good, light wear. (a42846)
$35.00 Katz, Elihu . SOCIAL RESEARCH ON BROADCASTING: POPOSALS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT REPORT TO THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
St. Albans 1977. 8vo., 116pp., wraps. VG. (a44263)
$25.00 (radio) . L'INFORMAZIONE RADIOTELEVISIVA IN EUROPA
Roma 1987. Isituto Fernando Santi. In Italian, 8vo., 102pp., wraps. VG. (a45201)
$35.00 Fibush, David K. . A GUIDE TO DIGITAL TELEVISION SYSTEMS AND MEASUREMENTS
1994 1st Tektronix. 4to., 82pp., wraps. VG. (a46337)
$50.00 Janes, Robert W. and Charles J. McIntyre . TELEVISED INSTRUCTION IN UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE HALLS WITH TRAINED UNDERGRADUATES AS DISCUSSION LEADERS
Urbana 1964. 4to., 157pp., wraps. VG. (a47742)
$45.00(television). AM FM TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS JANUARY 1953 THROUGH OCTOBER 1953
NY 1953 Radio Corporation of America. Five bi-monthly issues, January-February 1953 through September-October 1953 (Numbers 72-76), bound in one large 4to volume with original colorful covers. Numerous monochrome photo illustrations. Institution stamps on fore-edges, company ownership stamps on endpapers. VG. (a48385)
$165.00(television). AM FM TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS FEBRUARY 1955 THROUGH DECEMBER 1955
NY 1955 Radio Corporation of America. Five bi-monthly issues, February 1955 ( May 1955 is the second issue) through December 1955 (Numbers 82-86), bound in one large 4to volume with original colorful covers. Numerous monochrome photo illustrations. Institution stamps on fore-edges, company ownership stamps on endpapers. VG. (a48398)
$165.00(television). AM FM TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS FEBRUARY 1956 THROUGH DECEMBER 1956
NY 1956 Radio Corporation of America. Six bi-monthly issues, February 1956 through December 1956 (Numbers 87-92), bound in one large 4to volume with original colorful covers. Numerous monochrome photo illustrations. Institution stamps on fore-edges, company ownership stamps on endpapers. VG. (a48399)
$165.00 FitzGerrel, R.G.; R.D. Jennings and J.R. Juroshek . TELEVISION RECEIVING ANTENNA SYSTEM COMPONENT MEASUREMENTS
Washington 1979. U.S. Department of Commerce. NTIA-Report 79-22. 4to., 115pp., wraps. Depository library stamp on cover and title, ink numbers on cover. VG. (a49263)
$60.00 Huck, Friedrich O. . AN ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE OF OPTIMIZING TELEVISION SYSTEMS FOR PLANETARY DESCENT MISSIONS
Washington 1969. National Aeronautics and Space Administration TN D-5061. 4to., 26pp., wraps. A few institution names stamped on front. Mailing label affixed to rear wrap. VG. (a49469)
$45.00 Huck, Friedrich O.; Leonard P. Kopia and Robert B. Spiers, Jr, . REQUIREMENTS OF A MARTIAN TELEVISION EXPERIMENT FOR THREE POINT-MASS DESCENT TRAJECTORIES
Washington 1969. National Aeronautics and Space Administration TN D-5062. 4to., 36pp., wraps. A few institution names stamped on front. Mailing label affixed to rear wrap. VG. (a49470)
$45.00 Merrill, Ronald B. . THERMAL CONDUCTION THROUGH AN EVACUATED IDEALIZED POWDER OVER THE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF 100 (degrees) to 500 (degrees) K
Washington 1969. National Aeronautics and Space Administration TN D-5063. 4to., 76pp., wraps. A few institution names stamped on front. Mailing label affixed to rear wrap. VG. (a49471)
$45.00 Jenkins, C. Francis . MOTION PICTURE CAMERA TAKING 3200 PICTURES PER SECOND; RECENT PROGRESS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF MOTION PICTURES BY RADIO
1923. Two articles by Jenkins, including photo illustrations of early radio transmissions of pictures. Also, 13 more on early cinema in Transactions of the Society of Motion PIcture Engineers, Number 17, which covers the meeting of October 1, 2, 3, 4, 1923 in Ottawa, Canada. Other articles include: Film Sprocket Design by J. G. Jones, The Motion Picture Engineer and His Relation to the Industry, by Dr. Alfred Hitchins; Thermal Characteristics of Motion PIcture Film, by Loyd A. Jones. Octavo, 196pp. plus 8pp. of advertisement, indices, wraps. VG. (a50078)
$195.00 Sams, Howard S. . TEST EQUIPMENT CYCLOPEDIA VOLUME ONE
Indianapolis 1967. Color and Black/White TV, Audio, Citizens Band, Buyer's Guide, Small appliances, Automotive. Articles include: TV Alignment, Scope Waveform Interpretation, Field Strength Meters Make Money, A Shop Voltage Standard, etc. 4to., 104pp., illustrations, wraps. VG. Volume One. (a51122)
$30.00 (television) . TELEVISION AND BEHAVIOR: TEN YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EIGHTIES VOL. 1 SUMMARY REPORT
Rockville 1982. 4to., 94pp., wraps. Company library stamp on front, pocket inside front wrap and label on heel of spine. Good, light wear and soiling. (a51234)
$40.00 Stein, Jeff . MIRACLE MILE. PILOT
NY 1991 Second Draft. 4to., 54 leaves (mimeo on rectos only), pinned wraps. Good, residue of label on front, light wear. (a52943)
$75.00Noble, Peter. REFLECTED GLORY AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (signed)
London 1958 1st Jarrolds. 8vo., 235pp., monochrome photo illustrations, hardcover. **Inscribed and signed by Noble. Fine in VG DJ. (a54236)
$43.00 (television) . ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN/DEALER, TEKFAX 111, VOL II
Duluth 1973. Schematic diagrams of televisions, by 21 different manufacturers. Folio, 159pp., diagrams, original printed wraps. Good, a few light stains on front, light wear. (a54665)
$45.00 Pasztor, Elisabeth H. . TELE-CLUBS IN RURAL FRANCE
1956 University of California. Cinema screen sizes in relation to camera lens proportions. Article at pp. 204-209 in The Quarterly of Film Radio and Television. Several other articles in issue also. Sm.4to., wraps. VG. (a54807b)
$30.00 Comstock, George A. et al (editors) . TELEVISION AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR VOLUMES I, II, III, IV
Washington 1972. 4 parts (out of 5) bound in 2 volumes. Lg.8vo., 546pp., 371pp., 435pp., 603pp., red buckram. Residue of label at heel of spine in each bound volume, date stamp on each title page. VG. 4 parts bound in 2 volumes. (a54809)
$100.00 Cater, Douglas and Stephen Strickland . TV VIOLENCE AND THE CHILD THE EVOLUTION AND FATE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT
NY 1975 1st Russell Sage. 8vo., 167pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a54818)
$25.00 Siegel, Laurence and Lila C. Siegel . THE INSTRUCTIONAL GESTALT IN TELEVISED UNIVERSITY COURSES
June 1966. Miami University and U.S. Department of Health. 4to., 192pp., appendices, plastic spiral binding. VG, cover faded. (a55248)
$85.00 (television) . THE CHILD AND TELEVISION DRAMA: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF CUMULATIVE VIEWING
NY 1982 Mental Health Materials Center. Octavo, 123pp., wraps. VG plus. (a62528)
$29.00 Kerby, Philip . THE VICTORY OF TELEVISION (SIGNED)
NY 1939 1st (stated) Harper. Very early book in unusually nice condition on television. Small octavo, 120pp., photo illustrations, original blue cloth hardcover with mounted spine and front labels. **Short interesting inscription signed by Phil on the half-title page. VG plus, slight bit of spotting on front end papers and fore-edges, in VG DJ 1/2 inch closed tear. (a63557)
$200.00 Goldman, James . QUEENIE PART 1, PART TWO - A TELEPLAY 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
1986. 2 separate volumes. 4to., 274 leaves (printed on rectos only), wraps. VG, some wear on title page of Volume 1. (a66945)
$125.00 Kimbrough, Jan . THE TAKING OF VERRAY BASED ON A SHORT STORY BY MARY ROBERTS RINEHART(SCREENPLAY)
Westwood. Screenplay. 4to., 120 leaves (printed on rectos only), wraps with metal clasp binding. VG. (a66946)
$65.00 Cartier, Jacques and Michael Murray . HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU (SCREENPLAY)
n.d. 4to., 148 leaves (mimeo on rectos only), wraps. VG. (a66948)
$65.00 Lohr, Lenox R. . TELEVISION BROADCASTING PRODUCTION, ECONOMICS, TECHNIQUE
NY 1940 1st edition, second impression McGraw Hill. Foreward by David R. Sarnoff. Classic book on early television. Octavo, 274pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. VG, light cover wear, no DJ. (a67962)
$170.00 De Forest, Lee . TELEVISION TODAY AND TOMORROW
NY 1942 1st Dial. Octavo, 361pp., index. hardcover. VG, spine faded, no DJ. (a67964)
$35.00 Lanoue, David J. and Peter R. Schrott . THE JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE - THE HISTORY, IMPACT AND PROSPECTS OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
NY 1991 1st Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-27248-4. Octavo, 173pp., cloth. Fine. As new. (a75264)
$52.00 Sudalnik, James and V. Kuhl . HIGH-DEFINITION TELEVISION AN ANNOTATED MULTIDISCIPLINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY 1981-1992
Westport 1994 first edition Greenwood. Hardcover,. Octavo. 347pp., cloth. VG, no DJ. (a8255)
$34.00 Hoban, Charles F. . DETERMINANTS OF AUDIENCE FORMATION AND REACTION TO EARLY-MORNING TV COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES
1963 U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. 4to., 99pp., printed wraps with black cloth spine. VG. (a82714)
$45.00 Lyons, Eugene . DAVID SARNOFF A BIOGRAPHY (signed by Sarnoff)
New York 1966 first edition Harper. Hardcover. Large octavo, 372p., frontis portrait of Sarnoff, photo illustrations, boards. Top edge gilt. ***Presentation copy signed by Sarnoff (to Pauline Frederick). Fine in clear glassine DJ (as issued). In original VG matching box with printed title label. (a85292)
$200.00 Slide, Anthony (editor) . INTERNATIONAL FILM, RADIO AND TELEVISION JOURNALS
Connecticut 1985 first edition Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-23759-X. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 428p., black cloth with blue rectangle title on front. Near Fine, light rubbing of spine lettering, slight cover wear, no DJ. (a85358)
$49.00Hansen, Joseph.. JOB'S YEAR, A NOVEL.
NY 1983 1st Holt. Fiction about TV actor-The wise and mature novel of a writer at the peak of his craft. 8vo., 276pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (mu201)
$22.00 Shull, Leo. . 500 TV-FILM PRODUCERS.
NY no date (c. 1975) Show Business. 8vo., 48pp., wraps. Good, leaves brittle, wraps beginning to split at spine. (mu534)
$25.00