Ziani Ferranti (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1934. Original pictorial dustjacket age-browned, worn and chipped at the edges. Blue cloth gilt very clean. Name and address stamp of a previous owner on front pastedown. Pages a little age-browned, mainly at the uncut edges. Illustrated. 240 pages. A sound copy.

Hardback, 221mm x 144mm black cloth boards, gilt titles, first edition, 240+pp. plus index, Black and white illustrations. Photographic illustrations. Good/NoWrapper. Book has been well read. Spine and boards generally bumped, some light staining, boards bowed outward, spine faded. Block edges grubby but pages (and plates) clean, binding good. Owner sticker on inner front board. Biography of an pioneer in the science and business of electricity, written mostly by his widow, with a Foreword by Haslett. Catalogue: Science. Keywords: Ferranti, industry, electricity.

First Edition. Publisher's cloth, fine in an equally fine dw. A particularly well preserved copy; tight, bright, clean and quite sharp cornered with only minor wear to the spine extremities. ; 240 pages; With a foreword by Caroline Haslett. Abundantly illustrated with portrait and facsimile plates. 3 Kg.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. black cloth hardback, gilt. 240pp., Indexed, illustrated in b/w. Ink signature to ffep and modern bookplate to front pastedown. Foredge a little foxed. Spine somewhat faded with light edgewear. Overall a Good, Sound Copy. (Shelf 200) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

First Edition. Publisher's cloth, fine in an equally fine dw. A particularly well preserved copy; tight, bright, clean and quite sharp cornered with only minor wear to the spine extremities. ; 240 pages; With a foreword by Caroline Haslett. Abundantly illustrated with portrait and facsimile plates. 1 Kg.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

British scientist (1864-1930); patented the Ferranti alternator, 1882; chief electrician to the London Electric Supply Corporation. Both items one page, quarto. Both very good, though dusty; one with small pinholes in one corner. Both bearing the R.S.A. stamp, and one docketed. ITEM ONE: He has received Menzies letter of 11 January, 'from which I note that you are sending me one dozen copies of Mr. Campbell Swinton's address on Science and its functions, free of charge, for which I thank you.' ITEM TWO: 'If you can refer me to anyone from whom I can obtain information regarding the Wilson Welding Machine, or inform me who are the Publishers of the "Marine Review", I should be greatly obliged.' Both items signed 'S. Z. de Ferranti'.

Première édition en anglais de la biographie de Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, l'inventeur de l'alternateur.Envoi autographe des auteurs en page de garde.Nombreuses planches hors texte.