Sarnoff David, Signed (12 results)

hardcover. Condition: near fine. First Edition. Biography of Sarnoff, written by Lyons. 372 pages, color frontispiece, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, tall 8vo, navy blue cloth, mylar sleeve. New York: Harper & Row, (1966). Near fine. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Gertrude Rosenstein With admiration and all good wishes David Sarnoff.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No Edition Stated. Signed by David Sarnoff on FFEP; book has little bit of soiling along edges of covers; DJ is clear plastic w/light shelfwear, couple tiny chips and couple tiny tears; b/w photos ; 68 pages; Signed by Author.

First edition, early printing of the papers of this business pioneer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Dr. George Rich With appreciation and all good wishes David Sarnoff 68." Very good in a very good dust jacket. David Sarnoff was a businessman and pioneer of American radio and television. Throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970. He ruled over an ever-growing telecommunications and media empire that included both RCA and NBC, and became one of the largest companies in the world. Named a Reserve Brigadier General of the Signal Corps in 1945, Sarnoff thereafter was widely known as "The General." Sarnoff is credited with Sarnoff's law, which states that the value of a broadcast network is proportional to the number of viewers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards, with gold lettering on the spine and publisher's imprint on the front cover. Binding good and clean and tight. Purple DJ in good condition, with some edgewear, a short closed tear or two. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated only 1960, with no other indications of edition. 290 pages. Clean throughout. Overall very good condition. This copy inscribed by the author to David Sarnoff, 'To General and Mrs. David Sarnoff with high esteem and warm personal regards, Samuel Belkin.' David Sarnoff ran RCA (and NBC) from their inception until his death in 1970. Samuel Belkin was the president of Yeshiva University, and a noted scholar and author. Please email with questions or to request photos. Please note that if there is a photo beside this listing, it was placed there by ABE, and may not accurately represent this book. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Signed by David Sarnoff on front free endpaper, generically inscribed. xxi, [1], 313 pp. Two-toned cloth with gilt and black lettering. Near Fine in an unclipped dust jacket with a small tear in the top of the front panel with some associated creasing, else Very Good with wear along edges. Sarnoff was a radio and TV pioneer as well as a media mogul.

First edition. First edition. Illustrated with Portraits by E.E. Claridge. 1 vols. 4to. Brief biographical sketches of famous Jews from Moses to Einstein. Inscribed to radio and televion pioneer. David Sarnoff, whose bio appears on pp. 120 & 121. "To David Sarnoff - Radio owes you much! Mac Davis" Pale blue cloth. Covers and spine faded, soiled Illustrated with Portraits by E.E. Claridge. 1 vols. 4to.

304 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition. First edition. 304 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the flyleaf by Eban to the great radio and televion pioneer, David Sarnoff: "To General David Sarnoff in friendship and admiration Abba Eban April 1957." Blue boards, cloth spine. Fine copy, without dust jacket.

unbound. Outstanding and important letter, 4 pages, each two-page spread measuring 5.25 x 7.75 inches, New York, April 29, 1951. Written to liberal New York State Supreme Court Justice and author Bernard L. Shintag, in small part: ".In returning this masterful book - I thank you most sincerely for helping to increase my modest knowledge of the law and the philosophies which govern - and sometimes misgovern - its operations. The law is a dynamic and not a static fact of life. Therefore its interpretation depends largely on the Judges who interpret it. As a citizen, I am grateful for such judges as Holmes, Brandeis, Frankfurter, Cardoza and Shientag." Much more great content. At the time this letter was written, Sarnoff was arguably one of the most powerful men in the United States. He controlled NBC and RCA with an iron fist and was nicknamed "The General" due to his staunch hands-on conservative policies. It is ironic that he would be grateful to four of the most liberal Justices to have ever served on the United Supreme Court, especially when their views on Antitrust were a constant threat to his media empire. Tiny chip partially affecting one word on the second page; staple holes at the edge of the natural fold. Very good(-) condition. Russian-born American pioneer businessman who founded the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).

Illustrated. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 12mo. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "To Mr. D. Sarnoff - "In appreciation of your work that has counted so much in the the development of World-Wide Radio, and with many, many thanks for the co-operation of your organization in the preparation of this book. "Austin c. Lescarboura "April 20th, 1922." Sarnoff was the first to recognize the potential of organized radio broadcasting to stimulate receiver sales - a concept led to his promotion to vice-president of RCA. He was later to become President of RCA, the founder of NBC, and a leader in the development of television. The author was the managing editor of Scientific American. Brown cloth stamped in gilt. Very good.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Small card. 4.75" x 2.75". Near fine. Inscribed by Sarnoff: "To L. J. Sylvor Thanks for your fine work. David Sarnoff." Dated noted in another neat hand on March 10th 1948. Sarnoff was a radio pioneer and the President of R.C.A.

This giant of the telecommunications world headed RCA (Radio Corporation of America) from 1919 to 1970 -- but began as a lowly Belarus immigrant office boy in 1907 with the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America in New York, working his way up the radio and television ladder. TLS, 1p, 8½" X 11", New York, NY, 1966 May 10. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates, Literary Editor of the Lincoln Herald (1914-93, noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar). Near fine. On "Radio Corporation of America" letterhead, Sarnoff discusses a biography of him that Eugene Lyons had authored: "Thanks you for your kind letter. and the reprint of your excellent review of my biography which appeared in the 'Lincoln Herald.' I am naturally pleased that you found the book so rewarding, and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing to me." (Early in 1966 Harper & Row had published a book by Sarnoff's cousin Eugene Lyons, "David Sarnoff: A Biography.") Large bold signature in blue ink. Accompanied by a fine glossy 9" X 7" black and white news agency photograph (International News Photos), a candid closeup of Sarnoff smiling alongside a beauty contestant winner. Caption at bottom, which dates this 23 April 1956, describes the scene: "David Sarnoff, RCA chairman and chairman of the National Security Training Commission, names Barbara Lyman, Washington Cherry Blossom Queen, an honorary colonel in the Washington Army Reserve at a kick-off luncheon for military reserve week.".

framed. 15 x 12 inches, no place, no date, circa 1949. With a white matte and a simple black wooden frame measuring 22.5 x 19 inches. Inscribed "With Affectionate Regard, David Sarnoff" to powerful New York State Jurist Bernard Shientag and his wife on an original signed Yousuf Karsh silver gelatin portrait image. Boldly signed and in near fine condition. Pioneer of American radio and television through his half-century leadership at both the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).