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THE SEMAPHORE
Written by T.W. Holmes.
Stock no. 1828624
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd..
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book describes how methods were found to communicate between the Admiralty in London and ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth during, and after, the Napoleonic Wars, when only hiterhto horsemen could take messages. The Shutter Telegraph and The Semaphore. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 223 pages. ISBN: 0722316291. Front edge of spine lightly worn from reading wear. Previous owner's bookplate to rear of free front endpaper, along with minor paperclip marks. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed and scuffed, lightly faded to spine and worn at top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- TELEGRAPHS
- MARITIME
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A CENTURY OF TECHNOLOGY 1851-1951
Written by Percy Dunsheath.
Stock no. 557848
Published by Hutchinson's Scientific And Technical Publications.
1st
1951.
Almost very good condition.
Edited by Dunsheath. Covering everything from iron and steel, chemicals, agriculture, telecommunications etc. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Ex-lib. Contents very good.
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- INDUSTRY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- ELECTRICITY