THE TELEGRAPHER: PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL TELEGRAPHIC UNION. VOLUME I. FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 1864, TO NOVEMBER 15, 1865.
New York: Printed by Francis & Loutrell and John A. Gray & Green, 1864 - 65. [with] THE TELEGRAPHER: PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL TELEGRAPHIC UNION. VOLUME II. FROM DECEMBER 1, 1865 TO AUGUST 15, 1866. New York: Printed by Francis & Loutrell and John A. Gray & Green. 1865-1866.
[bound with] THE TELEGRAPHER: PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL TELEGRAPHIC UNION. VOLUME III. FROM AUGUST 16, 1866, TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1867. New York: Printed by John A. Gray & Green. 1866-1867.
Two matching, attractive volumes of half brown morocco and marbled paper over boards [lightly rubbed]. Gilt-lettered morocco ownership label of Joseph S. Greene, a Pennsylvanian long active in the telegraph industry. The first volume contains volume I; the second contains volumes II and III. iv, 196, 16; iv, 192; [iv], 280 pp. A clean text. Near Fine.
The online site of The Telegrapher describes the Journal as follows: "The Telegrapher, a journal published by the National Telegraphic Union from 1864 to 1877, was widely read by telegraph operators, though their employers, especially Western Union, considered the journal to be subversive and frowned upon those who read it on company time. Printed biweekly in newspaper-style format, the journal covered industry news, technical topics, social notes, and, somewhat unusual for the age, provided a forum for discussion of woman's role in the telegraph office."
Each issue is eight pages, beginning with a caption title and engraved masthead. Each page is printed in two columns, separated by a rule. Each volume is preceded by a general title page and alphabetical table of contents. The text begins with an account of the "Proceedings of the National Telegraphic Union Convention," held in Philadelphia on 5 September 1864, including the report of its President. The New York Times reported on the Convention in its September 6 issue.
Each issue is filled with telegraphic information, concerning, for example, the Atlantic Telegraph Cable Company, Women as Telegraph Operators, the Collins Overhead Telegraph, Military Telegraph Lines, Telegraph Union reports from different districts, the Pacific Telegraph. Fire Alarm and Police Telegraphs, Telegraphs in the Federal Army, Siberian Telegraph, Missouri and Western Telegraph Company, etc., etc. Frequent, interesting advertisements relevant to the telegraph are printed.
OCLC 228703166 [4- Huntington, Queens U, British Lib., U Chicago], 752792644 [3- AAS, LCP, Athenaeum of Philadelphia] as of August 2025. Not in Lomazow. Item #41205
Price: $2,000.00