Electric Lighting a Practical Treatise

Hippolyte Fontaine; Paget Higgs

Verlag: E. & F. N. Spon, London, 1878

Beschreibung

A very scarce first edition of Paget Bigg's translation of this interesting study on electric lighting, originally written in French by Hippolyte Fontaine, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. An interesting treatise on electric lighting, written at a time when it was still a phenomena. With many in-text engravings. Originally written by Hippolyte Fontaine, a French electrical engineer. He helped in the development of the first industrially viable electrical generator. Translated from French by Paget Higgs, who also wrote 'The Electric Light in its Practical Application', and 'Electric Transmission of Power'. Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, though with some loss to the head and tail of the spine. Light marking to the boards. A little bumping to the extremities. Institutional stamps to the pastedowns, endpapers, and to the reverse of the title page. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 653P3

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Electric Lighting a Practical Treatise

Verlag: E. & F. N. Spon, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1878

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book