Description: The Atlantic Telegraph Russell, William Howard London Day & Son, Ltd 1865 Hardcover 4to 11" - 13" tall V, 117, [iv] pp. No date but publisher's ads at the back say Nov & Dec 1865. Chromo-lithographed title page and 24 tinted lithographed plates (by Robert Dudley) and one chart, all with tissue guards. Quarto. Original green cloth elaborately decorated with gilt images of the sea, cables, and the US/UK symbols, gilt and blind-stamping to spine, gilt edges. The spine has an old repair with some rubbing at the tips, at the same time endpapers renewed with lovely marbled paper. Covers have some rubbing and bumping at the corners. Some foxing to title page, and here and there throughout, first blank corner has a small lack, occasionally very small humidity mark at the top margin in a few of the plates, but otherwise sturdy and unmarked, a nice copy. This copy was owned by and handed down through the family of Thomas A. S. Clack who sailed on the Great Eastern and other telegraph laying ships from 1876-1900. The book documents the attempt at laying the Atlantic cable in 1865 (the first cable was laid a few years before but failed very shortly) , which presaged the successful laying of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in 1866, one of the greatest technological achievements of the age. Russell was a noted war correspondent and the only journalist allowed on the expeditions. Dudley's beautiful plates show the Great Eastern, the laying of the cable, the sites of the cable's endpoints, recovery of lost cables, etc. WE ARE LOCATED IN CANADA but we can ship using USPS International Customers -- we may be able to ship more cheaply than we show - please e-mail us to see what we can offer to your location. US Customers - We ship twice or more a week using the US Postal Service via our courier from Canada to our mailing address in New York and then on to US addresses.We are able to offer competitive rates with this service, but if you require quicker shipping, please inquire. For books over $799 we may ship via CanadaPost from Toronto. Canadian customers -- we may have to charge HST/GST for Canadian purchases (generally 5% for books). However, shipping is generally lower than on ebay's shipping cost calculator. Email me with your province and I'll be happy to calculate HST and shipping. We are happy to combine shipping! For our international customers, import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up -- do not confuse them with additional shipping charges. We really cannot show merchandise below value or mark items as "gifts" - it can get us into all kinds of trouble with customs. Since Brexit, shipping to the UK may require a VAT invoice. We have been selling books for over 20 years and pack and ship them with care. Thanks for bidding and thanks for being a fellow book lover. See our other listings for more unusual and rare books.
Price: 825 USD
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
End Time: 2024-09-19T21:50:43.000Z
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Book Condition: Good with no dust jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Book Title: The Atlantic Telegraph
Title: W.H. Russell The Atlantic Telegraph 1866 Great Eastern Ship
Publisher: Day & Son, Ltd
Place Published: London
Edition: 1st Edition
Year Printed: 1865
Pages: 117
Publication Year: 1865
Cover: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Dudley, Robert
Illustration Type: Lithograph
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Russell, William Howard
Features: V, 117, [iv] pp. No date but publisher's ads at the back say, Nov & Dec 1865. Chromo-lithographed title page and 24 tinted, lithographed plates (by Robert Dudley) and one chart, all with, tissue guards. Quarto. Original green cloth elaborately, decorated with gilt images of the sea, cables, and the US/UK, symbols, gilt and blind-stamping to spine, gilt edges. The, spine has an old repair with some rubbing at the tips, at the, same time endpapers renewed with lovely marbled paper. Covers, have some rubbing and bumping at the corners. Some foxing to, title page, and here and there throughout, first blank corner, has a small lack, occasionally very small humidity mark at the, top margin in a few of the plates, but otherwise sturdy and, unmarked, a nice copy. This copy was owned by and handed down, through the family of Thomas A. S. Clack who sailed on the, Great Eastern and other telegraph laying ships from 1876-1900., The book documents the attempt at laying the Atlantic cable in, 1865 (the first cable was laid a few years before but failed, very shortly) , which presaged the successful laying of the, trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in 1866, one of the greatest, technological achievements of the age. Russell was a noted war, correspondent and the only journalist allowed on the, expeditions. Dudley's beautiful plates show the Great Eastern,, the laying of the cable, the sites of the cable's endpoints,, recovery of lost cables, etc.
