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Intensity Coils: How made and How Used. With a description of the electric light – electric bells – electric motors – the telephone – the microphone – and the phonograph. Seventeenth edition.
Author
Dyer [pseud.]
Title
Intensity Coils: How made and How Used. With a description of the electric light – electric bells – electric motors – the telephone – the microphone – and the phonograph. Seventeenth edition.
Date 1891
date QS:P571,+1891-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 127 × 183 × 15 mm (5 × 7.20 × 0.59 in)
British Library
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C188a598
Place of creation London: Published by the Proprietors, Perken, Son & Rayment, 99, Hatton Garden, and sold by all Bookseller and Opticians. [London:] Woodford Fawcett & Co. Printers, Dorset Works, Salisbury Square. 138p. With fourteen pages of advertisements bound at the end.
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The device of Woodford, Fawcett & Co. is on the title page verso. Pages 1-79 are the text; pp. 81-138 are the trade catalogue printed by Perken, Son & Rayment. Robin de Beaumont’s full notes are on a separate paper slip. Pink endpapers and pastedowns, with Press Opinions printed on them. The upper pastedown has the circular ticket of: “/ J. Preston/ Late Cubly(?) & Preston/ 55 Fargate/ and/ 33 Church St./ Sheffield/”. The lower cover has an advertisement for: ““Optimus” Photographic Outfits, by Perken, Son & Rayment.” The upper cover is printed in colours. It shows to the left, a man, wearing green clothes and striped trousers and a cap. He is operating a searchlight, which projects a white circle in front of him. In the circle are the words: “/ Intensity/ Colis/ How Made &/ How Used/ also/ Electric Light/ Telephone/ Phonograph/ by/ “Dyer”, &c/” A red table is to the right of the man, with equipment stowed underneath it. At the head: “Seventeenth Edition. [Copyright]./ One Shilling./” At the tail: “/ Sold by all Opticians/ 1891./” This book acquired with the generous assistance of the British Library Collections Trust.

Another copy (probably) of this work (16th edition of 1889) is at British Library shelf mark 08755aa67
References The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont. Bonhams Auction Catalogue [online sale of 31 January 2024.] Lot 189.
Source/Photographer British Library
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