Phonographica: The Early History of Recorded Sound Observed (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764319853)

Vendor: Timothy C. Fabrizio
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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Phonographica: The Early History of Recorded Sound Observed

$49.95

Phonographica: The Early History of Recorded Sound Observed

$49.95
Format: Hardcover
Description
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The early history of recorded sound, Mr. Edison's most marvelous achievement, brimmed with graphic imagery - elegant, dazzling and delightful! Follow these award-winning authors on a bewitching tour of visual artifacts from the phonograph's first fifty years. There are colorful advertising placards, charming publicity posters, clever promotional giveaways, stunning catalog covers, and an astounding selection of gorgeous, hand-painted signs from rare coin-operated record machines. 500 full color illustrations and insightful captions will keep you turning the pages. An entire chapter is devoted to "real life" images of ordinary people interacting with the new technology - the amazing talking machine. Whether your interest is antique collecting, history, advertising, photography or social science, you will treasure this book.

Author: Timothy C. Fabrizio
ISBN-10: 076431985X
ISBN-13: 9780764319853
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2004
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 1.10d
By Timothy C. Fabrizio
By Timothy C. Fabrizio
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This is the seventh collaboration by Tim Fabrizio and George Paul, who have won several awards for their research into the history of the talking machine. They both reside in upstate New York.

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