ALLEN'S PHONOBOOKS
Edison: A Life of Invention
by Paul Israel, 560 pages with 59 new illustrations,
$31.00
Vogue Picture Records
by Ed Curry, 2nd expanded edition, with new price guide, shows all R-700 discs, history, etc.
$31.00
The Talking Machine: An Illustrated Compendium
by Fabrizio & Paul, 550 beautiful color photos, detailed historical chapters, price guide too!
$69.95
Collecting Nipper Memorabilia
by Ruth Edge & Len Petts, over 1000 pages, w/ 2000 photos, soft
$42.95
Edison, Tesla, & the Electric Chair
by Th. Metzger, flexible covers, 6" by 9", illustrated, 192 pages
$15.95
Billy Murray: A Bio-Discography
by Hoffmann, Riggs & Carty, 544 pages, life and all records
$75.00
The Compleat Talking Machine, (New 3rd ed.)
by Eric Reiss, over 700 photos, repair/restore, dealers/parts/ supplies listed, current machine value guide, etc., soft
$29.95
The Phonograph and How to Use It
originally issued by Edison in 1900, exact facsimile hard cover, 182 pages, many machine/horn drawings and instructions, coin-ops, etc.
$35.95
The Thomas A. Edison Album
by L. A. Frost, 174 pages, many beautiful photos, soft
$25.95
From Tinfoil to Stereo, 1877-1929
New Read & Welch ed., rev. by L. Burt, 254 pages, illustrated, hard covers w/ dj,
$39.95
Columbia Disc Phonograph Companion, 1899-1929
by R. Baumbach, 248 pages, history & photos, hard, all horn and cabinet models
$29.95
Edison Cylinder Phonograph Companion, 1877-1929
by George Frow, 400 pages, hard, all models pictured
$39.95
Historic Juke Boxes, 1889-1993
by Frank Adams, 184 pages, color, many unusual cylinder & disc models, flexible covers
$25.95
Berliner Gramophone Records, 1892-1900
by Paul Charosh, 334 pages, all US artists, dates, titles
$79.95
Look for the Dog (A Victor Guide Book), 5th Edition
by R. Baumbach, 320 pages, soft, all models, many photos, etc.
$21.95
Phono-Graphics: Talking Machine Paraphernalia
by A. Schwartzman, full color, 120 pages in slip-case
$17.95
Directory of American Disc Records & Manufacturers, 1891-1943
by A. Sutton, 312 pages, hard
$79.95
Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, 1857-1970
ed. Guy Marco, 7" by 10", articles: records, machines, companies, and artists, 1000 pages
$126.00
The Complete Entertainment Discography, 1897-1942
by Rust & Debus, artists on discs & cylinders, 798 pages
$125.00 "as available" (o-p)
The Patent History of the Phonograph, 1877-1912
by Allen Koenigsberg, with 2,118 patents and 1,013 inventors, w/ add'l Intro by Ray Wile, orig. mfrs./prices, illustrated. Mention our WebPage for an original 1878 piece of tinfoil with this book.
$54.95
Menlo Park Reminiscences
by Francis Jehl, Vol. 1, 448 pages, illus., soft
$15.95
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison (Volume 1)
ed. Reese Jenkins. 776 pages
$76.00
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison (Volume 2)
to 1876, 892 pages
$76.00
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison (Volume 3)
to 1877, 752 pages
$76.00
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison (Volume 4)The Invention of the Phonograph, etc.
1878, 965 pages
$76.00
Edison Cylinder Records, 1889-1912 With an Illustrated History of the Phonograph
by Allen Koenigsberg, covers over 10,000 wax cylinders, 2" & 5", 2-minute & 4-minute, brown and black wax, labels too
$54.95
The Illustrated History of the Phonograph
by Daniel Marty, 10" by 12", full color, 4 lbs. (out-of-print, few left)
$96.00
The Incredible Music Machine: 100 Glorious Years
by Lowell, Miller & Petts (EMI), color, 288 pages
$46.00
Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs, 1912-1929
by G. Frow, history & photos, 300 pages
$36.95
George M. Cohan: The Man Who Owned Broadway
by John McCabe, photos, index, 308 pages, soft
$14.95
Edison Blue Amberol Recordings, 1912-1914 (Second Edition)
by Ron Dethlefson, 212 pages, soft cover
$29.95
Picture the Songs: 19th Century American Sheet Music
by Lester Levy, history, color, 214 pages, hard
$29.95
The Victor Talking Machine Co. Discography, Vol. 2 (1903-1908)
by Fagan & Moran, 704 pages (vol. 3 is in production, thru 1926)
$115.00
John McCormack Discography, 1904-1942
by J. Johnston, all discs/cyls, soft
$10.95
The First (1890) Edison/North American Phonograph Convention
with intro by Ray Wile, 261 pages, soft, w/ Class M Instructions
$15.95
The Edison Phonograph Monthly
bound in red and gold hard covers - Re-issued trade magazines, fourteen annual volumes from 1903 through 1914 (twelve issues per volume)
$27.95 each
The Phonograph and Its Inventor, T. A. Edison
by Frederick Garbit, 1878 ed., 16 pages
$5.00
1899 Talking Machine Co. of Chicago Catalog
64 pages
$12.00
1908 Babson/Edison Phonograph Catalog
8" by 10"
$8.00
1878-98 Display Posters
(7) on the Invention of the Phonograph, 12" by 17"
$14.95/set
1896 Berliner Hand-wind Instruction Manual
8 pages
$3.00
1900 Consolidated Gramophone (Johnson) Catalog
40 pages
$5.00
1902 Berliner Gramophone Co. Catalog
32 pages
$4.00
1909 Victor Talking Machine Co. Catalog
32 pages
$5.00
1901 Iver Johnson Talking Machine Supplies Catalog
80 pages
$5.00
1898 Edison/Columbia/Pathe/Bettini Catalog
64 pages
$7.00
1905 Edison Standard Phonograph Instructions
8 pages
$2.50
1901 Johnson/Victor Talking Machine Co. Catalog
20 pages
$4.00
1897 Columbia Graphophone Catalog
16 pages
$4.00
1899 Edison Phonograph/Supplies Catalog
24 pages
$5.00
1902 Bettini Phonograph Supplies Catalog
40 pages
$6.00
1878 Edison Tinfoil Phonograph Instruction Manual
$4.00
1906 Edison Coin-operated Phonograph Catalog
24 pages
$5.00
1893 Edison/North American Phonograph Catalog
24 pages, w/ gold braid
$6.00
1898 Roller Cob Organ Catalog
list cobs alphabetically & shows 2 models
$2.00
Victor Talking Machine Model Chart
arranged by year & # of models sold
$2.00
.....If you prefer, you can request (SASE) a complete printed brochure by mail. If there's something you're looking for that's not here, ask anyway - we'll try to help! Also, we still have some back issues of APM available (from 1973-1993) - please inquire. All prices include US Book Rate shipping. For First Class US Mail, or for overseas or Canada by surface, please add 10%. Foreign Airmail is expensive, so ask about rates for your country. NYS residents, please add appropriate sales tax. Thank you for your interest -- new books are always arriving!
.....(Buying over $50 in books? -- ask for your free pack of 78rpm steel needles).
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DETHLEFSON BOOKS!
Edison Blue Amberol Recordings, 1912-1914
2nd Edition, 208 pages. Numbered and signed by the author.
$29.95, postpaid (add 10 percent for foreign mail)
Edison Blue Amberol Recordings, 1912-1914
Companion Edition, 54 pages. Numbered and signed by the author.
$10.95, postpaid (add 10 percent for foreign mail)
Both books ordered together, $40.00.(add 10 percent for foreign mail)
Edison New Disc Motor Repairs, 1920-22 Factory Manual
A reprint of Edison's 1920 factory manual, including a 1922 update.
This 12 page, illustrated manual will show you how to tune up Diamond Disc Phonographs manufactured between 1915-1927. Helps trouble-shoot problems with tracking, springs, speed adjustment, lubrication and motor noise.
Price: $5.00, postpaid (add 10 percent for foreign mail)
Send check or money order
Ron Dethlefson
3605 Christmas Tree Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93306-1114 USA.
(805) 872-1530
rdeth@pacbell.net

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