THE
ROMANCE OF
MODERN ELECTRICITY
DESCRIBING IN
NON-TECHNICAL
LANGUAGE WHAT
IS KNOWN ABOUT
ELECTRICITY AND
MANY OF ITS
INTERESTING APPLICATIONS
BY
CHARLES R.
GIBSON
ASSOCIATE OF
THE INSTITUTE OF
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
WITH THIRTY-FOUR
ILLUSTRATIONS
& ELEVEN
DIAGRAMS
LONDON
SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED
1906
DESCRIPTION
First Edition
(iv) + 346pp + (iv)
Book measures 195mm x 140mm approximately.
A very nice binding in polished blue full calf. Spine with five gilt-ruled raised bands with elaborate decoration to gilt-boxed compartments and maroon title and author label. Gilt chain border to boards and gilt inner dentelle work. Marbled end-papers and paste-downs. All page edges marbled. Series of photo-images and diagrams throughout including to tile page verso.
CONDITION
In very good overall condition with book holding tight and firm. Boards exhibit a few very minor surface scratches and the odd mark. Spine has been uniformly sun faded. Very mild bumping to corners.
Internally the pages are very clean throughout with just a hint of mild age toning and a few occasional small spots, a little more so to end-papers.
Please always refer to photo images for a clearer indication of
condition.
We are always happy to provide further photo images if required.
INTERESTING
Dr Charles Robert Gibson (1870 to
1931) was a prodigious and popular 20th century Scottish author of accessible
scientific texts aimed at children. He inherited his father’s business of
Gibson Brothers & Co. He inherited the family firm around 1900. The money
allowed him to indulge his love of writing about science.