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A signed first English edition hardcover of Marconi: My Beloved by Maria Cristina Marconi, with tribute by Carlo Rubbia and updated by Elettra Marconi. Published by Dante University Press, this edition presents the intimate memoir of Guglielmo Marconi, the pioneering inventor whose wireless experiments helped usher in the modern age of radio communication.
Written from the personal perspective of Maria Cristina Marconi, the book offers a family-centered portrait of Marconi’s life, work, character, achievements, and lasting influence. It covers his early wireless transmissions, his place in the history of communications, and his public and private life as remembered by those closest to him.
This copy is inscribed and signed by Elettra Marconi, Guglielmo Marconi’s daughter, on the front free endpaper. The inscription is dated Florida, 4-4-2002. Please note: this copy is not signed by Maria Cristina Marconi.
Condition
Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Black boards, square and firmly bound, clean internally, with bright pages and minimal handling wear. Front free endpaper bears a large handwritten inscription signed by Elettra Marconi. Jacket is bright and glossy with light shelf wear, minor rubbing, and slight edge/corner wear, including light wear at the spine ends and corners. Front flap text is clean, and the rear panel retains the original $29.95 price.
Item Specifics
Title: Marconi: My Beloved
Author: Maria Cristina Marconi
Contributor: Elettra Marconi
Publisher: Dante University Press
Year Published: 1999
Edition: First English Edition
Format: Hardcover
Dust Jacket: Yes
Signed: Yes
Signed By: Elettra Marconi
Inscribed: Yes
ISBN: 0937832367
Language: English
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Guglielmo Marconi, Radio, Wireless Communication, Inventors, Science History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, First English Edition, Inscribed, Signed
