[ForSale-Swap] Technical Books For Sale

Chris Trask ctrask at primenet.com
Sun Oct 6 15:12:15 EDT 2002


     I have the following used technical books for sale:

1.	ARRL, "The ARRL Antenna Book, 13th ed.,"
ARRL, 1974, pbk, G--/- with rubbing to covers, moderate wear to cover 
edges, hinges, spine ends, some hilighting in first two chapters.
$5.00

2.	ARRL, "Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur, Vol. 8,"
ARRL, 1968, pbk, G+/- with very little wear, no markings found inside.
$7.50

3.	ARRL, "The Mobile Manual for Radio Amateurs, 4th ed.,"
ARRL, 1968, pbk, G+/- with little wear to outside except slight wear
to spine ends.  No markings inside.
$7.50

4.	ARRL, "The Radio Amateur's Handbook, 20th ed."
ARRL, 1943, pbk, G-/- with moderate wear to hinges, cover edges, and
spine ends.  Owner's name on title page.  No other markings found inside.
No loose pages.
$15.00

5.	ARRL, "The Radio Amateur's Handbook, 44th ed."
ARRL, 1967, pbk, G--/- with slight to moderate wear overall, moderate wear to
hinges and spine ends.  First few pages (up to 12) missing.
$5.00

6.	ARRL, "The Radio Amateur's Handbook, 51st ed."
ARRL, 1974, pbk, G-/- with slight to moderate wear overall, spine faded from
exposure to light.  Pages yellowing.  No markings found inside.  No loose pages.
$10.00

7.	ARRL, "The Radio Amateur's Handbook, 54th ed."
ARRL, 1977, pbk, G+/- with slight wear overall.  Pages yellowing.  
No markings found inside.  No loose pages.
$12.50

8.	ARRL, "The Radio Amateur's Handbook, 63rd ed."
ARRL, 1985, hbk, G+/G- with little wear to cover except for bumped
corners.  Inscription on FFEP in felt-tipped pen, no other markings 
found inside.  Requires extra postage due to weight.
$15.00

9.	ARRL, "Understanding Amateur Radio,1st ed.,"
ARRL, 1963, pbk, G-/- with slight wear overall, moderate wear to hinge
ends.  No markings found inside.
$7.50

10.	Bevitt, William D., "Transistors Handbook,"
Prentice-Hall, 1956, hbk, VG+/- with no marings inside except for owner's
name inside front cover.  This was the very first handbook for transistors and
includes sections on transistor characteristics, phototransistors, noise and 
temperature effects, audio amplifiers, power amplifiers, RF amplifiers,
oscillators, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, radio and television
receivers, and computer applications.
$10.00

11.	Boland, William F. and Joseph J. Roche, "Radio Data Handbook, 1st ed.,"
Boland and Boyce, 1948, flexible handbook binding, G-/- with no markings 
on pages.  Front and rear hinges torn inside, but binding is intact and not separated
from block.  This is an interesting handbook filled with vacuum tube data, as well
as sections on antennas, test equipment, amplifiers, radio, and over 200 pages on 
basic vacuum tube circuitry.  A collector's item in fairly good condition.
$10.00

12.	Colbenz, A. and H.L. Owens, "Transistors: Theory and Applications,"
McGraw-Hill, 1955, hbk, G+/- with owner's name inked over on
FFEP, no other markings found.  Very little wear to cover, spine cocked.
This is a nice early undergraduate text on basic junction transistor theory,
published prior to the conception of the hybrid-pi model and h-parameters.
$7.50

13.	Corning, J.J., "Transistor Circuit Analysis and Design,"
Prentice-Hall, 1965, hbk, XLIB G+/G- with library pocket on FFEP, library 
stamps inside front and rear covers but no markings found inside.  Cover is pristine 
with the exception of the call number at the bottom of the spine.  Dustjacket has
light to moderate rubbing overall, chips and tears to edges.  This is an undergraduate
text that includes sections on transistor theory and characteristics, equivalent circuits
(including h-parameters), low-frequency amplifiers, cascade amplifiers, audio
amplifiers, large-signal (power) amplifiers, high-frequency amplifiers, oscillators,
pulse circuits, and power supply circuits.
$12.50

14.	Grammer, G., "A Course in Radio Fundamentals,"
ARRL, 1972, pbk, VG+/- with very little wear, no markings found.
$7.50

15.	Hayt, William H. and Gerold W. Neudeck
Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design
Houghton Mifflin, 1976, 0-395-21919-1, decorative boards, G-/-
Interior of book is exceptionally clean.  Cover has moderate wear along 
edges, hinges, and spine ends.  This is a well-written undergraduate text 
on transistor models, biasing, amplifier design, and negative feedback.  
$7.50

16.	Hurley, R.B., "Junction Transistor Electronics,"
Wiley, 1958, hbk, VG-/- with owner's name insice front cover and no 
markings found inside.  Cover has light wear to edges, corners, and spine
ends.  This is an undergraduate text on diode and transistor theory and 
circuitry and includes sections on gain and impedance formulas, audio
amplifiers, biasing, noise, power amplifiers, DC amplifiers and regulators,
high-frequency equivalent circuits, frequency-selective amplifiers, modulation,
and switching circuits.
$10.00

17.	Langford-Smith, F., "Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 3rd ed.,"
Radio Corporation of America, 1945, cloth, VG-/- with no markings 
on pages.  Owner's stamp on FFEP.  Pages yellowing from age.  Although this 
is NOT the big red book, there is still a wealth of information here for those
still interested in vacuum tubes.
$12.50

18.	Malvino, A.P., "Electronic Principles, 3rd ed.," 
McGraw-Hill, 1984, hbk, VG/-.  Outside is pristine, and there are no markings 
to be found internally.  This is a substantial undergraduate textbook on 
semiconductors, amplifiers, op-amps, power supplies, oscillators, mixers,
and thyristors, covering as much as can be done in just these few pages.
$18.50

19.	Manasse, F.K., J.A. Ekiss, and C.R. Gray, "Modern Transistor
Electronics Analysis and Design,"
Prentice-Hall, 1967, hbk, VG-/- with no markings found inside.  Cover 
has very light wear, mostly to cover corners and spine ends.  This is an 
undergraduate text on basic transistor theory, with more emphasis on
basic circuit design including low-frequency amplifiers, tuned amplifiers,
video amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, class C amplifiers, noise, and
tunnel diodes.
$12.50

20.	Middlebrook, R.D., "An Introduction to Junction Transistor Theory,"
Wiley, 1957, hbk, XLIB G-/-with moderate wear to cover and spine, 
cover corners worn through.  Library pastedown inside front cover, 
remains of cement from library pocket inside rear cover.  Call number
sticker on spine.  No markings found on pages.  This is a very thorough 
introductory undergraduate text on junction transistors, and covers just 
about everything you would want to know to understand the finer points 
of discrete circuit design.  Very nice and extensive list of symbols.
$10.00

21.	Orr, William I. (ed), "Radio Handbook, 19th ed.," 
Editors and Engineers, 1975, hbk, VG-/-, with minor wear overall except 
for spine damage at bottom from excessive shelf wear, no markings on pages.  
This is a substantial book and is very similar to the Radio Amateur's Handbook 
in many ways.  This is a heavy boo and will require extra postage.
$15.00

22.	Orr, William I. (ed), "Radio Handbook 20th ed.,"
 Editors and Engineers, 1978, hbk, VG+/- with minor wear overall, some light 
rubbing to spine and hinge ends, cover corners.  No markings on pages.  This is
 a substantial book and is very similar to the Radio Amateur's Handbook in many 
ways, and is exceptionally clean. This is a heavy boo and will require extra postage.
$17.5 0

23.	Orr, William I. (ed), "Radio Handbook, 16th ed.," 
Editors and Engineers, 1967, hbk, VG/-, with minor wear overall, small 
tear to rear hinge, nomarkings found inside.  This is a substantial book 
and is very similar to the Radio Amateur's Handbook in many ways and 
is very clean. This is a heavy boo and will require extra postage.
$15.00

24.	Phillips, A.B., "Transistor Engineering,"
McGraw-Hill, 1962, hbk, G+/- with previous owner's name inside FC, no other
markings found inside.  Cover has light wear on cover edges, moderate wear to 
spine ends and cover corners.  This is an undergraduate text on junction transistor
theory and circuit design with sections on junction transistor theory, characteristics
of junction transistors, low-frequency feedback, low- and high-frequency h-parameters,
amplifiers, and switches.
$10.00

25.	Radio Corporation of America, "Fundamentals of Transistors: 
A Programmed Text,"
RCA Service Company, 1965, cloth, G+/- with some of the answers filled
in with pencil.   As the title states, this is a text on transistor fundamentals.  
Some of the answer blanks on the first 11 pages have been filled in with 
pencil.  Library call number on spine, no other markings.  Cover and spine 
are very slightly worn.
$12.50

26.	Riddle, R.L. and M.P. Ristenbatt, "Transistor Physics and Circuits, 1st ed.,"
Prentice-Hall, 1958, hbk, VG-/G- with bumping to cover corners but no
markings found inside.  Dustjacket has moderate rubbing overall, small
pieces missing on lower right front corner, spine top, rear top.  This is an
undergraduate text on transistor theory and basic circuit design with
sections on small-signal amplifiers,  power  amplifiers, cascade amplifiers,
feedback, noise, and oscillators.  
$12.50

27.	Shea, Richard F., "Transistor Applications,"
Wiley, 1964, cloth, XLIBVG-/G. with library markings inside
front and rear covers, pocket on FFEP.  Very little wear to cover.  
Dustjacket has slight soil overall and wear to hinges, corners, and 
edges with a small strip missing from the spine top.  This early 
reference on transistor applications and circuit design is exceptionally 
clean throughout, having no markings to be found anywhere except for
"discard" marked on title page.  Sections include equivalent circuits, 
biasing, single- and multiple-stage amplifiers, feedback, high-frequency
tuned amplifiers, wideband amplifiers, and logic circuits
$15.00

28.	Shea, Richard F. (ed), "Transistor Circuit Engineering,"
Wiley, 1957, hbk, G-/- with slight to moderate wear to cover edges and
corners. Spine ends.  Pages slightly yellowing from age, but no markings
found inside.  Sections include equivalent circuits, audio amplifiers,
tuned amplifiers, video amplifiers, oscillators, modulation, mixing,
and systems (radio and television).
$10.00

29.	Texas Instruments, "The Transistor and Diode Data Book,"
Texas Instruments, 1973, flexible handbook binding, VG++/- with very
slight wear to cover bottom edges, no markings found inside.  This is a 
substantial book filled with characteristics of transistors and diodes with 
a substitution guide.  An exceptionally clean copy.  This is a heavy book
and will require additional postage.
$12.50

30.	Tilton, E.P., "The Radio Amateur's VHF Manual, 1st ed.,"
ARRL, 1965, pbk, G--/- with faded felt tip makings on cover, moderate wear
overall but no markings found inside.
$5.00

31.	Tilton, E.P., "The Radio Amateur's VHF Manual, 11th ed.,"
ARRL, 1968, pbk, G-/- with moderate wear overall, bottom 2" of front 
hinge torn.  No markings found inside.
$5.00

32.	Warschauer, Douglas M., "Semiconductors and Transistors,"
McGraw-Hill, 1959, hbk, G+/G- with no markings found inside.  Cover
has some light wear to edges and spine ends, corners bumped.  Dustjacket
has light wear to hinges, edge wear, tears, and small pieces missing.  This
is an undergraduate text on basic semiconductor theory with sections on
basic common-base, common-emitter, and common-collector circuits, 
amplifiers, oscillators, and switches.
$10.00



Prices are exclusive of shipping costs.  Unless stated otherwise, for USPS bookrate 
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shipping dependent on actual cost.  Payment in US$ in advance by cheque (10-14 days) 
or money order (2-3 days).   Money orders preferred, cheques accepted from established
 customers. Books will be held for 14 days after confirmation.  All dustjackets are 
protected with Brodart covers, paperbacks are protected with archival sleeves.  Books 
may be returned within 30 days, with prior approval, if not as described.


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