[Rarebooks] FS: 1884 Practical Electric Lighting

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Holmes, A. Bromley. "PRACTICAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING"

London; E. & F.N. Spon: 1884. 2nd edition.

An expanded edition of a pioneering study first published in 1883. Holmes,
an electrical engineer (and later founder of an electrical supply company
in Liverpool) notes in his preface-

   “Public attention has, during the past twelve
    months, been directed to the Electric Light
    as a possible means of general illumination.
    On the one hand, enthusiastic believers in
    electricity have predicted its rapid adoption
    in the place of gas, and on the other, equally
    extreme views have been put forward denying the
    possibility of any extensive introduction of
    the new system of lighting, chiefly on account
    of its alleged greater cost...the aim of the
    following pages is to explain in simple language
    the principles involved in the production of the
    light, and to afford information as to the
    construction and working of the apparatus
    employed for this purpose without preference
    for any particular machine, lamp or system”.

Holmes also illustrates and describes several types of bulbs and a few
fixtures. Uncommon in the trade.

Hardcover. 5.25”x7.5”, 172 pages, 68 text illustrations. Publisher’s red
cloth with gilt script title and black rules. Covers somewhat soiled,
hinges a bit loose, a little interior soil, but overall a bright copy.
[31023] $350.00

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