Electricity in the Service of Man

Dr. Alfred Ritter von Urbanitzky; R. Wormell (ed.); R. Mullineux Walmsley; John Perry (intro.)

Published by Cassell & Company, Limited, London; Paris; Melbourne, 1890

About this Item

A very scarce illustrated technological title. A very scarce example of the 1890 reprint of this work.Rebound, with original blue cloth spine laid down. Lacking paste downs.A richly illustrated and informative title, dedicated to the contemporary understanding and history of application of electricity to the life of the every man.This work features a monochrome frontispiece, and a great number of vignette illustrations.Translated from the original German, written by Dr. Alfred Ritter von Urbanitzky, this edition has been revised and enlarged by R. Mullineux Walmsley, a pioneer of British electrical technology.Also features an illustrated booklet, slotted inside, entitled 'Midlands Electricity', and dated to March, 1950. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Externally, smart. The odd marks to boards. Slight rubbing to extremities. Small areas of fraying to original cloth. Lacking paste downs. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Loss to paper to pp.193-198. Slight rust to front blank from slotted in booklet. Slight spotting to text block edges. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 990W38

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Electricity in the Service of Man
• Publisher: Cassell & Company, Limited, London; Paris; Melbourne
• Publication Date: 1890
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book