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New York: Munn and Co, 1881. Tabloid. Good. Illustrated wraps. Tabloid format. Pagination runs 63-78. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to science. This issue with a look at an improved mountain railway system that uses a hydraulic elevator to lift rail cars from one station to the next on a mountain; an article on the dangers of electricity in wires; a look at two inventions improving on dynamo telegraphy, etc. GOOD condition. Large dampstain along the left side affecting all pages throughout. Horizontal fold crease present. Offsetting along the sides of the magazine. Minor soiling. Owner's signatures on the upper front cover.

New York: Munn and Co, 1895. Tabloid. Good. Folio. Illustrated wraps. Tabloid format. Pagination runs 113-128. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to science. This issue with a look at the Thorne Typesetting Machine; a short history of the electric telegraph; a new water velocipede (like a bicycle on pontoons); an article on a new bicycle path at Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, accompanied by a photo; a short piece on an electric man (it could haul a cart around the city of Tonawanda) invented by Philip Perew; an article heralding the bicycle era, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor soiling and staining, with some curling and creasing to the journal.

New York: Munn and Co, 1881. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Tabloid format. 14 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to science. This issue with a lengthy illustrated article on the photophone invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Invented in late 1880, the device used light beams to transmit sound. While not used extensively during his lifetime due to the rise of radio, it served as a precursor to fiberoptic communications. Also present in this issue is a shorter article on a road engine invented by Curtis Warrington. It used illuminating gas as fuel, powering a vehicle that could travel up to 18 miles per hour. GOOD condition. Large dampstain along the left side affecting all pages throughout. Horizontal fold crease present. Heavy toning to the rear page. Some tearing along the hinge of the front cover. Minor soiling. Owner's signatures on the upper front cover.

New York: Munn & Co., 1875. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair+/No Dust Jacket. Folio. Bound volume of 26 issues. Half leather, and marbled paper over boards. Covers are very worn with spine cover missing and replaced with binders tape. A few small tears and last few leaves show deterioration along outside edges. Contents are complete and generally clean and intact. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

New York: Munn & Co., 1862. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair+/No Dust Jacket. Folio. Bound volume of 26 issues. Half leather and marbled paper over boards. Covers are very worn with some leather missing over spine. Title page with large closed tear and several small tears are seen on index pages. Blank end leaves are worn. Individual issues show folding creases, but are generally in good condition. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

NY: Munn & Co., 1861. first edition, ca. 410 pp., volume 5 numbers 1-26, bound together, complete volume, folio, original paper covers, corners slightly curled, scattered age or tropical spotting, well illustrated, good working copy. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

New York: Munn & Co, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 414pp July-December 1875. illustrated. A very good copy in marbled boards and cloth spine.

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Munn & Co., New York, 1864. This is Vol. VII: 6 months - July through December 1864 of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN bound together in one volume. 13.5" X 10" in black cloth with leather spine and corners. Heavy wear and "dusty" feeling. The leather is dried out, and the front hinge is cracked but still attached: FAIR PLUS/Acceptable. The contents are still nice, with nifty old woodcut illustrations. This was the beginning of the golden age of American mechanical ingenuity, and the pages are full of interesting inventions, many amazing gizmos of all kinds. 414pp. Includes a helpful index to the whole volume. [CC094]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

New York: Munn & Co, 1861. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. New York: Munn & Co, 1861. Numerous b/w illustrations. 414 pp. Hardcover. Folio. Brown Half calf over marbled boards. Covers mildly worn, endpapers foxed, else very good. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

New York:: Munn & Co.,, July 2, 1859-December 1860.. publisher's half sheep; marbled sides.. Binding very rubbed at extremities; but tight and sound.. Folio,. Engraved text illustrations throughout..

New York: Munn & Co., 1860. Oversize Hardcover in marbled boards with black spine & corners, no jacket.. VeryGood unmarked contents in Good marbled boards with black spine and corners; lower 3 in of backstrip missing, edgewear.. This is a complete bound edition of 26 consecutive weekly issues, Volume III (July-Dec, 1860) including lovely illustrated frontispiece page. Each issue contains 16 pages of useful information, and from 5 to 10 original engravings of new inventions and discoveries, with Patent Claims and Notes & Queries. (One interesting patent noted on page 356 is that of president-elect Abrabam Lincoln*s Apparatus for Buoying Vessels, illustrated.) Great piece of American science history, clean and tight. 10 x 13-1/2, 414 pp, indexes (of Illustrations, Miscellany, & Patent Claims), b/s illustrations throughout.

NY: Scientific American Publishing Co./Munn and Co., 1914-1927. vols. 110-136, an unbroken run of complete volumes, each holds approximately 26 issues and 400 pp., very well illustrated, numerous ads, folios, cloth now slightly worn and scuffed, ex library, still good-very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

New York: Munn & Co., 1859. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folios. Variously paginated. The bindings measure 13 3/4 inches tall by 10 inches wide. Hardcovers bound in early black half leather with burgundy marbled paper-covered boards. Moderate wear to the bindings. Volume I has a tear at the foot of the spine and some wrinkles on the spine. Volume III has some heavy scuffing on the rear hinge and there is cracking on the rear hinge running about 7 inches up from the foot. The rest of the bindings have some bumping and scuffing but are generally quite sound and serviceable. The text is variously toned and has some occasional foxing. Many of the interior issues have center folds. We've seen one page that has a tear at the fore edge running into the text, but overall the text is sound and undamaged. Illustrated throughout. An incredible collection of the first 6 volumes of the New Series (each volume contains about 26 issues,… Read More