High-Speed Computing Devices
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1950.
First edition, first printing. xiii. [1], 451 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth, ruled in blind on front board and lettered in gilt on spine. Near Fine with trivial foxing to upper textblock edge, light offsetting from jacket to endpapers, and owner inscription to front pastedown. In a scarce Very Good unclipped dust jacket with sunned and creased spine panel, light foxing, and moderate wear.
The first edition of the foundational text of the American computer industry. This well-organized compendium of components, techniques, and concepts was developed by a research team that had its roots in wartime naval cryptanalysis.
Price: $1,000