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There are more sellers of these books listed on Amazon that might be easier to contact:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... 1394735008
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... 1394735081

Funny, I had never been much of a collector until I became interested in talking machines. Now while constantly searching ads, auctions, etc. for phonograph related items I run across interesting things that I have memories of and have started collecting those as well. It's pretty cool to be able to once again open a book I remember my father reading to me as a child.

phonogfp wrote:I'm feeling kind of foolish about all this

No need, this is the beauty of crowdsourcing! I'm happy to help where I can. It's the least I can do in return for all the great info everyone shares here. Good luck!

Dee

phonogfp wrote: I don't want to jump the gun here, but those covers look kind of familiar - - especially Music in Our Times. I opened the link you provided but it won't let me ask the seller a question without being a Twitter person...

Music In Our Times still seems to have a copyright, which prohibits a public electronic copy to be viewable.

However, it was scanned by Univ of Michigan, and word searches can be performed on its contents here:

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=m ... 5023373601
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=m ... 5009632418

For example, if you search on "History Phonograph", you get a match on page 122 or page 167, depending on the volume.

Reference:

http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001552231
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002496711

I'm very grateful to Tom and others who have sent PMs with suggestions. These search engines are particularly useful. Unfortunately, searching for "Emile Berliner" and/or "Eldridge Johnson" brings up nothing, and I vividly remember both men (along with Tainter) being mentioned in that little history found in our music book.

So far, no bell-ringer, but - - as Edison would say - - we've eliminated a few titles that we know aren't the right ones!

Thanks again - - you guys are great.

George P.

phonogfp wrote:These search engines are particularly useful. Unfortunately, searching for "Emile Berliner" and/or "Eldridge Johnson" brings up nothing, and I vividly remember both men (along with Tainter) being mentioned in that little history found in our music book.

I have since been able to view an ebook of the 1967 version of Music In Our Times here, and it does have a large section called "The World Of Sound In Hi-Fi" which mentions the phonograph and how it integrates into a stereo system, but not the history as you described. Not sure what the 1959 version would have had.

SO CLOSE!

Thanks again for your help. I'm impressed with some forum members' ability to find these books...

George P.