This is a must have book for vintage TV collectors. The manuals inside this huge volume were submitted from each of the manufacturers listed in the index and were then organized by Rider in alphabetical order. Most of the TV's covered in this volume were not done by Sams Photofact so this is one of the only sources of information on these now very rare sets.

1948 Riders Television Manual, Volume 1. Comes complete with several prewar GE, RCA and Westinghouse prewar sets and many of the earliest postwar TV's such as Certified, Cleervue, Emerson 527, 545, Remington, Republic, Sightmaster, Televue, Tel-Vision, Transvision and Viewtone.

This is indeed Riders 1st and best volume of TV manuals because it covers many of the earliest postwar sets and is the only source of information on several very rare and desirable collectible vintage TV's. Many of the manuals have illustrations, diagrams, drawings, parts lists and fold out schematics. See index scans below for a full list of manufacturers and models.I don't own the Index so it is not being offered with the manual, the scans are full size and make nice print copies for future reference.

Cosmetics of the covers, spine and manuals are excellent, best you can ever hope to find for a publication 70 years old. There is no mold or dampness damage, no writing on any of the pages and it is complete with no missing pages. The pages are very brittle and tear easily, there are just a few I spotted small tears. It should be handled very carefully. Most of these early volumes are well used/abused, moldy, have dampened/sticky pages, missing pages and have notes penned in. 

The book is huge and heavy, measures 12” tall, 6” wide, 9” deep and weighs 12 lb.! Packed parcel will measure approximately 16” x 10" x 13" and will weigh 15 lbs. Good, strong packing supplies will cost $5.USPS Media Mail shipping will cost $17.50. 

Please e-mail any questions you might have before bidding. Packing materials, shipping and insurance at cost. 

I am selling this manual as-is, display only, no returns for any reason. 

Be sure to see all 141 pictures including helpful index scans below