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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 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 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 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 (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)
$49.00 Dunlap, Orrin E. . THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION
NY 1942 1st (stated). 8vo., 194pp., index. VG, no DJ. (a37092)
$45.00 Rzeszewski, Ted (editor) . COLOR TELEVISION
1983 IEEE. 4to., 389pp., hardcover. 389p. Fine in Good DJ, light wear, a few small tears. (a41203)
$45.00 Fibush, David K. . A GUIDE TO DIGITAL TELEVISION SYSTEMS AND MEASUREMENTS
1994 1st Tektronix. 4to., 82pp., wraps. VG. (a46337)
$50.00(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 (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 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 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 (video) . DELICATE TECHNOLOGY 2ND JAPAN VIDEO TELEVISION FESTIVAL AT SPIRAL
1989. In English and Japanese. 4to., about 75pp., monochrome illustrations, stiff wraps. VG. (k1190)
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