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Why am I selling these books?
While I was building my personal technical library, I often acquired duplicates or copies of otherwise interesting books that weren't in my mainstream areas of interest. I'm now segregating out the "best of the best" to distill the library down to an excellent selection of books. I expect to reduce the size of my technical library by over 2,700 books over the next year. A significant number of titles will be of interest to the High Voltage Engineering, Pulsed Power, Physics, and Tesla research communities. Books will be sold on a first come first served basis -  and once these are gone, they'll likely be gone for good!

I'm still searching for many technical books
I'm also looking to for certain books to complete my collection. These include a number of titles covering dielectrics, electrical breakdown, gas discharge phenomena, high voltage engineering, pulsed power, ultrastrong magnetic fields, atmospheric electricity, and antique radio (especially spark radio). Some of these titles are shown below in the "Want List" below. If you have books that you are looking to sell in these areas or have any of these titles please contact us. I also am interested in purchasing technical books which are in good condition, since I often trade with other collectors and dealers. Don't throw away your old electrical engineering and physics books - please contact me first.

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Although the Shopping Card will allow you to order more than one copy of a book, please do NOT so so. If you intend to order using your credit card or an outstanding PayPal balance, use the shopping cart. If you plan to use an alternative payment method, please email me  or call me at (630) 964-2699 as soon as possible so that I can temporarily reserve the book for you (for a maximum of 10 days pending payment). I'll need to know which book(s) you want, your planned payment method, and mailing address, and telephone number. I'll normally get back to you in 24 hours or less with a quote. Also, please contact me if there are other titles that you're searching for or if have any questions regarding the books offered below.

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Except for very heavy books, such as the 1500 page Radiotron Designers Handbook, Shipping and Handling to addresses within the continental United States will be $5.00/book. S&H for the Radiotron Designers Handbook ("Big Red") and other larger or double volumes will be $8.00 per book. I normally ship using US Postal Service Media Mail. Other shipping methods are available upon request at possibly higher cost. Insurance is strongly recommended for books over $25.00, and I use delivery confirmation on domestic orders greater than $30.00.

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Last Updated: 04/09/05

Dielectrics and Dielectric Theory:
Author(s)
Title
Publisher
Year
Format:
Pages
Price
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Nat. Acad. of Sci. 1967 Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation & Dielectric Phenomena National Academy of Sciences 1968
SC
199 $35.00
Nat. Acad. of Sci. 1968 Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation & Dielectric Phenomena
National Academy of Sciences 1969
SC 204
$35.00
Nat. Acad. of Sci. 1970 Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation & Dielectric Phenomena
National Academy of Sciences 1971
SC 255
$35.00
Nat. Acad. of Sci. 1971 Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation & Dielectric Phenomena
National Academy of Sciences 1972
SC 289
$35.00










Electrical Breakdown, Gas Discharges, Lightning:
Author(s)

Title

Publisher

Year

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Pages

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Cobine, James D.
Gaseous Conductors; Theory and Engineering Applications (Original)
McGraw-Hill
1941
HC
606
$120.00
Cobine, James D. Gaseous Conductors; Theory and Engineering Applications (Reprint)
Dover
1958
SC
606 $90.00
Kunhardt, Luessen Electrical Breakdown and Discharges in Gases, Part A (Volume 89A)
Plenum Press 1983
HC 466
$225.00
Kunhardt, Luessen
Electrical Breakdown and Discharges in Gases, Part B (Volume 89B)
Plenum Press
1983
HC
469
$125.00
Loeb, Leonard
Fundamental Processes of Electrical Discharge in Gases
John Wiley & Sons
1939
HC
715
$75.00
Maxfield, F.A.
Theory of Gaseous Conductors and Electronics
McGraw-Hill
1941
HC
483
$55.00
Whitehead, Stanley
Dielectric Breakdown of Solids
Clarendon Press
1953
HC
271
$60.00











Electromagnetics and Electrodynamics:
Author(s)

Title

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Year

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Crow, Leonard
Saturating Core Devices: Operating Principles and Applications
Scientific Book Co.
1949
HC
373
$25.00











High Voltage and Electrical Power Engineering:
Author(s)

Title

Publisher

Year

Format:

Pages

Price

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Alston, L. L.
High Voltage Technology
Oxford Press
1968
HC
408
$135.00
Kuffel & Zaengl
High Voltage Engineering Fundamentals
Pergamon Press
1984
SC
498
$79.00
Lewis, W. W.
The Protection of Transmission Systems Against Lightning
Dover Reprint
1965
SC
422
$45.00
Mason, R. C.
The Art and Science of Protective Relaying
John Wiley and Sons
1956
HC
410
$75.00











Pulsed Power and Ultrastrong Magnetic Fields:
Author(s)

Title

Publisher

Year

Format:

Pages

Price

Buy
Frungel, F. High Speed Pulse Technology, Volume 1 (Extremely Scarce) Academic Press 1960
HC 620
Contact
Frungel, F. High Speed Pulse Technology, Volume 2 (Extremely Scarce) Academic Press 1965
HC 477
Contact
Frungel, F. High Speed Pulse Technology, Volume 3 (Extremely Scarce) Academic Press 1976
HC 498
Contact
Glasoe & Lebacq
Pulse Generators (Original Radiation Lab copies are becoming quite scarce)
McGraw-Hill, Radiation  Laboratories Series, Volume 5
1948
HC
741
$140.00
Glasoe & Lebacq Pulse Generators (Reprint) Boston Technical Publishers
1965
HC
742
$100.00
IEEE
9th International Pulsed Power Conference,  2 Volumes. S&H will be $10.00 due to weight of books
IEEE Press

1993
HC (2 Vol)
1072
$140.00
Kolm, Henry
High Magnetic Fields, Proceedings of the Int'l Conference on High Magnetic Fields
MIT-Wiley
1961
HC
751
$30.00
Parkinson, David H.
The Generation of High Magnetic Fields
Plenum Press
1967
HC
165
$30.00
Schaefer Gerhard, Kristiansen M.,Guenther A
Gas Discharge Closing Switches (Advances in Pulsed Power Technology, Vol 2) Plenum Press 1991
HC
569

$225.00










Nuclear and Particle Physics:
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Radio/RADAR Theory and Practice:
Author(s)

Title

Publisher

Year

Format:

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Price

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Chance & Britton
Waveforms
McGraw-Hill, Radiation  Laboratories Series, #19
1949
HC
785
$25.00
Morecroft, John H.
Principles of Radio Communication, 1st ed., (Best spark radio coverage of any reasonably priced book!)
John Wiley & Sons
1921
HC
935
$50.00
Morecroft, John H.
Principles of Radio Communication, 2nd ed., (Best spark radio coverage of any reasonably priced book!)
John Wiley & Sons
1927
HC

1001
$47.00
Morecroft, John H.
Principles of Radio Communication, 3rd ed., (Best spark radio coverage of any reasonably priced book!)
John Wiley & Sons
1933
HC

1084
$45.00
Zennick, J.
Wireless Telegraphy (Extremely Scarce!)
McGraw-Hill
1915/19
HC
443
$250.00










Vacuum Tubes, Theory and Application:
Author(s)
Title
Publisher
Year
Format:
Pages
Price
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Smith, F. Langford Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition (BIG Red!) Interior is Very Good. Wear to covers. Otherwise, a tight, bright copy. - ACCEPTABLE. S&H is $8.00 because of weight. Wireless Press/RCA 1953 HC 1498 $75.00

Smith, F. Langford
Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition (BIG Red!) - GOOD. S&H is $8.00 because of weight. Wireless Press/RCA
1953
HC
1498
$90.00
Smith, F. Langford
Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition (BIG Red!) - VERY GOOD. S&H is $8.00 because of weight. Wireless Press/RCA
1953
HC
1498
$105.00
Smith, F. Langford Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition (BIG Red!) - VERY GOOD. S&H is $8.00 because of weight. Covers have adhesive backed protective clear plastic that help keep the book looking new. Great looking copy!
Wireless Press/RCA 1953 HC 1498 $90.00
Smith, F. Langford
Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition (BIG Red!) - FINE. S&H is $8.00 because of weight. Wireless Press/RCA
1953
HC
1498
$125.00











Misc. Other Technical Topics:
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Books on my "Want List":

Author(s):
Title:
Publisher:
Year:
Bliokh, P., Nicholaenko, et al
Schumann Resonances in the Earth-Ionosphere Cavity, ISBN: 0906048338
IEE
1980
Dissado, Len A., Fothergill, John C.
Electrical Degradation and Breakdown in Polymers, ISBN: 0863411967
Peregrinus/IEE
1992
ter Haar, D.
Collected Papers of P. L. Kapitza, Volume 2
MacMillan
1964
ICAE
International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Proceedings (any)
ICAE
Any
Grant, Duncan and Gowar, John
Power MOSFET's: Theory and Application, ISBN 047182867X
John Wiley and Sons 1989
IEEE
International Pulsed Power Conference, 2nd
IEEE
1979
IEEE
International Pulsed Power Conference, 11th, ISBN: 0780342143
IEEE
1997
IEEE
International Pulsed Power Conference, 13th
IEEE
2001
IEEE
IEEE Power Modulator Symposium (any)
IEEE
Any
Knoepfel, H. Pulsed High Magnetic Fields; Physical Effects & Generation
Elsevier
1970
Ku, C. C., Liepins
Electrical Properties of Polymers, ISBN: 1569900515
MacMillan
1987
Leggett, B.
Wireless Telegraphy : With Special Reference to the Quenched-Spark System
Chapman and Hall
1921
Lozansky, E.D., & Firsov, O.B
Theory of Sparks
Atomizdat
1975
Moon, Francis C.
Magneto-Solid Mechanics, ISBN 0471885363
John Wiley and Sons
1984
Moynihan, John D.
Selection and Application of Capacitors
Components Technology Institute
-
Titov, V. M.
Megagauss Fields and Pulsed Power Systems, ISBN: 0941743861
Nova Science
1990



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