Author: SCHIFFER, MICHAEL BRIAN
Title: THE PORTABLE RADIO IN AMERICAN LIFE
Description: Univ. of Arizona Press, 1991. 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, quarto, appx 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches (22 x 28.5 cm), xvii + 259 pages, VG+ to Near Fine in Very Near Fine dj (dj in new protective mylar). Beautiful condition. Excepting the gift inscription to FFEP signed "Love, Mom, April 1992" - about 100% perfect inside and out. Numerous photos, most vintage + advertisement reproductions. History dates to the 19th Century & Heinrich Hertz + Marconi, Tesla, de Forest, etc. etc. Selected Bibliography, Illustration Credits, General Index, Index to Commercial Radios (alphabetical, by brand name). Very Good/Fine.

Keywords: Technology History of Science Electronics Wirless Communication Broadcast Entertainment Japanese Transistor Radios Miniaturization Music Collectibles