Author: William Fothergill Cooke:
Title: The Electric Telegraph : was it invented by Professor Wheatstone? part II, containing arbitration papers and drawings.
Description: London: W H Smith and son, 1856. First edition (hardback), part 2 only. 8vo (26cm by 16cm), iv. 268pp. 10 folding plates (of 11 - lacks plate number 5). Original purple cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Please note that there are several issues with the plates in this book; plate number 5 is lacking, and several other plates are creased and torn. Otherwise, the book is in good condition (a few pages have been opened clumsily).

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