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	The Thin Red Lines \| [On the Work of Cable and Wireless During the War of 1939-45 Graves, Charles [Journalist, Writer and Brother of Robert Graves (1899-1971)] (Book #ID 111425) Published by Standard Art Book Co. Ltd., 10 Great Queen Street, London not dated [1946]. 1946. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original R.A.F. blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains colour frontispiece, 183 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the top of the spine, small closed tears to the corners, tricky to obtain this dust wrapper in fine condition as the paper is thin and dry which makes it fragile and flaky, this is the nicest wrapper we have handled. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Original Vintage GPO Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) Advertisement Flyer \| + Letter (Book #ID 112679) circa 1958. 8'' x 6'' 4 pp flyer from the GPO concerning the new Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) system being rolled out across the country by the GPO + letter. In the 1940s, the Bell System in the United States and Canada developed methods and technologies, called direct distance dialling and first implemented in 1951, that enabled telephone subscriber to dial long-distance telephone calls themselves without calling an operator. In the United Kingdom, a similar technology called subscriber trunk dialling (STD) was ready by 1958, when Queen Elizabeth II, who was in Bristol, publicised STD by dialling Edinburgh, the farthest distance a call could be directly dialled in the UK, on 5 December 1958. The STD system was not completed until 1979. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Guide to Broadcasting Stations 1989-90 Darrington, Philip (Book #ID 17228) Heinemann Newnes, London Twentieth Edition 1989. 1989. Publisher's original illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 236 pp. ISBN 0434903094. Monochrome photographic illustrations. In near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	University Physics: Part Four Wave-Motion and Sound Champion, F. C. (Book #ID 20417) Blackie & Son Ltd., 16/18 William IV Street, Charing Cross, London 1945. 1945. Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, black lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 67 pp. Monochrome illustrations. In Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Power of Speech: A History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883-1983 [Signed] Young, Peter (Sir Kenneth Cornfield) (Book #ID 22146) Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1983. 1983. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 221 pages. ISBN 0043820395. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Presentation slip from Standard Telephones and Cables plc, SIGNED by Sir Kenneth Cornfield 1983, who joined STC as managing director in 1970 and has been chairman and chief executive since 1979. Without inscription. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with shallow crushing of paper to spine tip, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0043820395 Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	People's Jobs: The Postman [Information Book Series] Briant, F. Heathcote (Book #ID 57949) Published by The Educational Supply Association Ltd., London 1959. London 1959. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 6½''. Contains 90 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	The Telephone and Telephone Exchanges; Their Invention and Development Kingsbury, John E. (Book #ID 50721) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1915. London 1915. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, blind lettering to the upper panel. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [x] 558 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Corners and spine ends rubbed and turned-in, light soiling marks to the covers, small ownership name to the front free end paper, hinges secure and tight and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£135.00 Convert currency

	R C A Receiving Tube Manual Technical Series RC 15 [Tube Department Radio Corporation of America] (Book #ID 30603) Published by Tube Department Radio Corporation of America Harrison, New Jersey 1947. 1947. Publisher's original red, cream and black illustrated card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp. Monochrome diagrams. General light rubbing to the edges of the card covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£40.00 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 14: Maintenance of Manual Telephone Exchanges [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30608) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 17 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 6: Measuring and Testing Instruments [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30609) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 64 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 8: Power Circuit Guarding [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30611) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1937. 1937. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 19: Cord Repairs [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30613) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 36 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 20: Superposed Circuits, Transformers, Bridging Coils and Retardation Coils [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30614) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 22 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 6: Underground Maintenance [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30615) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 16 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 3: Principles of Telephone Exchange Signals [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30616) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934 with amendments. 1934. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 26 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 15: Telephone Testing Equipment [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30621) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 42 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 9: Electrolytic Action on Cable Sheaths [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30623) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1936. 1936. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 16 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 8: Standard List of Terms and Definitions Used in Telegraphy and Telephony [1] [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30625) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1936. 1936. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 40 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW F 1: Subscribers' Apparatus Common Battery System [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30627) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1935. 1935. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 3: Technical Terms [2] [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30632) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 36 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 5: Protective Fittings [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30633) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1949. 1949. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 24 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 18: Distribution Cases M.D.F. and I.D.F. [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30634) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 24 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 10: Constants of Conductors Used for Telegraph and Telephone Purposes [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30635) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 4: Underground Construction Part I - Conduits [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30637) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1933. 1933. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 32 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW K 1: Electric Lighting [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30639) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1932. 1932. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 11: C. B. Exchanges 22 Volts [Post Office Engineering Department] (Book #ID 30647) Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934. Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 36 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Rules [1] [Society of Telecommunication Engineers] (Book #ID 30649) Published 345 Upper Richmond Road West, London October 1965. 1965. Publisher's original stapled card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 6½'' x 4'' 52 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Rules [2] [Post Office Engineering Union] (Book #ID 30650) Published Greystoke House, Hanger Lane, London November 1959. 1959. Publisher's original stapled card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7'' x 5'' 56 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	The Principles of Automatic Telephony Atkins, Walter (Book #ID 50673) Published by The Electrician Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., Fleet Street, London First Edition 1914. London 1914. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine, black lettering and lift hand set illustration to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 47 [28] printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams illustrations followed by 4 large fold-out photographic plates to the rear. Just a little rubbing to the tips, without any ownership markings and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£125.00 Convert currency

	Requiem for a Red Box [Signed] Timpson, John (Book #ID 47701) Published by Pyramid Books Ltd., Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road, London First Edition 1989. London 1989. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated grey paper covers, white title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. Landscape 9'' x 11½''. ISBN 1855100088. Contains 130 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Small bumps to the spine ends. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small crease lines to the spine ends and upper corners, not price clipped. From the private library of Jean Kathleen Rook [1931-1991] Journalist and 'First Lady of Fleet Street'. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to Jean Rook 'For Jean, with love and happy memories, John Timpson.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£40.00 Convert currency

	Christmas Mails for Abroad 1938 Leaflet [Royal Mail / Post Office / GPO] (Book #ID 53188) Printed 1938. 1938. Triptych folding double sided 7'' x 5'' opening to 14½'' x 7'' leaflet for 1938 giving detailed last date postings for around the world. GPO motif stamp to the front cover. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Power of Speech: A History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883-1983 [Signed] Young, Peter (Sir Kenneth Cornfield) (Book #ID 90057) Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1983. 1983. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 221 pages. ISBN 0043820395. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Presentation slip from Standard Telephones and Cables plc, SIGNED by Sir Kenneth Cornfield 1983, who joined STC as managing director in 1970 and has been chairman and chief executive since 1979. Without inscription. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with slight sun fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0043820395 Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Royal Mail \| The History of the Post Office Since 1840 Daunton, M. J. [Martin Daunton] (Book #ID 93199) Published by Athlone Press, 44 Bedford Row, London First Edition 1985. 1985. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, archive illustrated end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xviii] 388 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 048512809 Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Vancouver Submarine Power Cable Story 1957 \| Power Cable Laying. British Columbia (Book #ID 95647) Published by The BICC Group, Norfolk House, Norfolk Street, London First Edition 1957. 1957. First edition in publisher's original plain cream card wrap covers [soft back]. 4to 11½'' x 9''. A submarine power cable is a transmission cable for carrying electric power below the surface of the water. These are called 'submarine' because they usually carry electric power beneath salt water, it is also possible to use submarine power cables beneath fresh water. The Vancouver Island \| Dunsmuir Substation Reactor station, at overhead crossing of Texada Island, has two three-phase circuits using twelve, separate, oil filled single-phase cables with shore section cooling facilities, the nominal rating being 1200 MW (1600 MW - 2hr overload). Contains 40 printed pages with maps, monochrome illustrations illustrating cable construction, many photographs throughout, one double page fold-out plate showing cableship 'Ocean Layer' with detailed cut-away sectional drawing. Fine condition book in Very Good condition original thick glassine acetate dust wrapper which has one small tear to the bottom of the spine and one small piece missing to the top of the spine. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the TELECOMMUNICATIONS Category	£95.00 Convert currency

The Thin Red Lines | [On the Work of Cable and Wireless During the War of 1939-45

Graves, Charles [Journalist, Writer and Brother of Robert Graves (1899-1971)]

(Book #ID 111425)

Published by Standard Art Book Co. Ltd., 10 Great Queen Street, London not dated [1946]. 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original R.A.F. blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains colour frontispiece, 183 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the top of the spine, small closed tears to the corners, tricky to obtain this dust wrapper in fine condition as the paper is thin and dry which makes it fragile and flaky, this is the nicest wrapper we have handled. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Original Vintage GPO Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) Advertisement Flyer | + Letter

(Book #ID 112679)

circa 1958.

8'' x 6'' 4 pp flyer from the GPO concerning the new Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) system being rolled out across the country by the GPO + letter. In the 1940s, the Bell System in the United States and Canada developed methods and technologies, called direct distance dialling and first implemented in 1951, that enabled telephone subscriber to dial long-distance telephone calls themselves without calling an operator. In the United Kingdom, a similar technology called subscriber trunk dialling (STD) was ready by 1958, when Queen Elizabeth II, who was in Bristol, publicised STD by dialling Edinburgh, the farthest distance a call could be directly dialled in the UK, on 5 December 1958. The STD system was not completed until 1979. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Guide to Broadcasting Stations 1989-90

Darrington, Philip

(Book #ID 17228)

Heinemann Newnes, London Twentieth Edition 1989. 1989.

Publisher's original illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 236 pp. ISBN 0434903094. Monochrome photographic illustrations. In near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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University Physics: Part Four Wave-Motion and Sound

Champion, F. C.

(Book #ID 20417)

Blackie & Son Ltd., 16/18 William IV Street, Charing Cross, London 1945. 1945.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, black lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 67 pp. Monochrome illustrations. In Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Power of Speech: A History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883-1983 [Signed]

Young, Peter (Sir Kenneth Cornfield)

(Book #ID 22146)

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1983. 1983.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 221 pages. ISBN 0043820395. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Presentation slip from Standard Telephones and Cables plc, SIGNED by Sir Kenneth Cornfield 1983, who joined STC as managing director in 1970 and has been chairman and chief executive since 1979. Without inscription. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with shallow crushing of paper to spine tip, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0043820395

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People's Jobs: The Postman [Information Book Series]

Briant, F. Heathcote

(Book #ID 57949)

Published by The Educational Supply Association Ltd., London 1959. London 1959.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 6½''. Contains 90 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Telephone and Telephone Exchanges; Their Invention and Development

Kingsbury, John E.

(Book #ID 50721)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1915. London 1915.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, blind lettering to the upper panel. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [x] 558 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Corners and spine ends rubbed and turned-in, light soiling marks to the covers, small ownership name to the front free end paper, hinges secure and tight and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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R C A Receiving Tube Manual Technical Series RC 15

[Tube Department Radio Corporation of America]

(Book #ID 30603)

Published by Tube Department Radio Corporation of America Harrison, New Jersey 1947. 1947.

Publisher's original red, cream and black illustrated card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp. Monochrome diagrams. General light rubbing to the edges of the card covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 14: Maintenance of Manual Telephone Exchanges

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30608)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 17 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 6: Measuring and Testing Instruments

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30609)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 64 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 8: Power Circuit Guarding

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30611)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1937. 1937.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 19: Cord Repairs

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30613)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 36 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 20: Superposed Circuits, Transformers, Bridging Coils and Retardation Coils

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30614)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 22 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 6: Underground Maintenance

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30615)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 16 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 3: Principles of Telephone Exchange Signals

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30616)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934 with amendments. 1934.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 26 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 15: Telephone Testing Equipment

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30621)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 42 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 9: Electrolytic Action on Cable Sheaths

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30623)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1936. 1936.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 16 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 8: Standard List of Terms and Definitions Used in Telegraphy and Telephony [1]

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30625)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1936. 1936.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 40 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW F 1: Subscribers' Apparatus Common Battery System

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30627)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1935. 1935.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 3: Technical Terms [2]

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30632)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 36 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW A 5: Protective Fittings

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30633)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1949. 1949.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 24 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 18: Distribution Cases M.D.F. and I.D.F.

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30634)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 24 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 10: Constants of Conductors Used for Telegraph and Telephone Purposes

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30635)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1919. 1919.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW H 4: Underground Construction Part I - Conduits

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30637)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1933. 1933.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 32 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW K 1: Electric Lighting

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30639)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1932. 1932.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 20 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Technical Pamphlets For Workmen PW D 11: C. B. Exchanges 22 Volts

[Post Office Engineering Department]

(Book #ID 30647)

Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1934. 1934.

Publisher's original stapled light blue card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7¼'' x 4¾'' 36 pp. Monochrome drawings throughout. Staples rusting and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Rules [1]

[Society of Telecommunication Engineers]

(Book #ID 30649)

Published 345 Upper Richmond Road West, London October 1965. 1965.

Publisher's original stapled card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 6½'' x 4'' 52 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Rules [2]

[Post Office Engineering Union]

(Book #ID 30650)

Published Greystoke House, Hanger Lane, London November 1959. 1959.

Publisher's original stapled card covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 7'' x 5'' 56 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Principles of Automatic Telephony

Atkins, Walter

(Book #ID 50673)

Published by The Electrician Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., Fleet Street, London First Edition 1914. London 1914.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine, black lettering and lift hand set illustration to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 47 [28] printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams illustrations followed by 4 large fold-out photographic plates to the rear. Just a little rubbing to the tips, without any ownership markings and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Requiem for a Red Box [Signed]

Timpson, John

(Book #ID 47701)

Published by Pyramid Books Ltd., Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road, London First Edition 1989. London 1989.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated grey paper covers, white title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. Landscape 9'' x 11½''. ISBN 1855100088. Contains 130 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Small bumps to the spine ends. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small crease lines to the spine ends and upper corners, not price clipped. From the private library of Jean Kathleen Rook [1931-1991] Journalist and 'First Lady of Fleet Street'. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to Jean Rook 'For Jean, with love and happy memories, John Timpson.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Christmas Mails for Abroad 1938 Leaflet

[Royal Mail / Post Office / GPO]

(Book #ID 53188)

Printed 1938. 1938.

Triptych folding double sided 7'' x 5'' opening to 14½'' x 7'' leaflet for 1938 giving detailed last date postings for around the world. GPO motif stamp to the front cover. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Power of Speech: A History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883-1983 [Signed]

Young, Peter (Sir Kenneth Cornfield)

(Book #ID 90057)

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1983. 1983.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 221 pages. ISBN 0043820395. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Presentation slip from Standard Telephones and Cables plc, SIGNED by Sir Kenneth Cornfield 1983, who joined STC as managing director in 1970 and has been chairman and chief executive since 1979. Without inscription. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with slight sun fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0043820395

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Royal Mail | The History of the Post Office Since 1840

Daunton, M. J. [Martin Daunton]

(Book #ID 93199)

Published by Athlone Press, 44 Bedford Row, London First Edition 1985. 1985.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, archive illustrated end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xviii] 388 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 048512809

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The Vancouver Submarine Power Cable Story 1957 | Power Cable Laying.

British Columbia

(Book #ID 95647)

Published by The BICC Group, Norfolk House, Norfolk Street, London First Edition 1957. 1957.

First edition in publisher's original plain cream card wrap covers [soft back]. 4to 11½'' x 9''. A submarine power cable is a transmission cable for carrying electric power below the surface of the water. These are called 'submarine' because they usually carry electric power beneath salt water, it is also possible to use submarine power cables beneath fresh water. The Vancouver Island | Dunsmuir Substation Reactor station, at overhead crossing of Texada Island, has two three-phase circuits using twelve, separate, oil filled single-phase cables with shore section cooling facilities, the nominal rating being 1200 MW (1600 MW - 2hr overload). Contains 40 printed pages with maps, monochrome illustrations illustrating cable construction, many photographs throughout, one double page fold-out plate showing cableship 'Ocean Layer' with detailed cut-away sectional drawing. Fine condition book in Very Good condition original thick glassine acetate dust wrapper which has one small tear to the bottom of the spine and one small piece missing to the top of the spine. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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