Hi,
There are quite a few books available detailing the workings of the
telephone - below I have listed what I thought sounded the most
suitable for you. When there were several copies available, I chose
the one with the best description, rather than the "best buy". If
something interests you, search for it on some used book search sites
for comparison shopping:
http://www.abebooks.com> or <http://www.abebooks.co.uk>
http://www.tomfolio.com> A co-op of independent booksellers
http://www.bookfinder.com> Searches several sites but often doesn't
show all results.
http://used.addall.com/> Also searches several sites but often doesn't
show all results.
http://www.zshops.com>
http://www.bibliophile.net>
http://www.bookavenue.com>
I found the following seventeen books by searching for the keywords
"telephone technical" at Abebooks.com:
OLDER SYSTEMS:
1) Homans, James
A B C OF THE TELEPHONE. A PRACTICAL AND USEFUL TREATISE FOR STUDENTS
AND WORKERS IN TELEPHONY
Audel l904 2nd ed (l90l) 349p, 268 test ills and plates. teg. small
snag on spine, cover spots. Internally VG
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=76941840
2) American School of Correspondence
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy: Volume II: A General Reference
Work on Telephony, Substations, Party-Line Systems, Protection, Manual
Switchboards, Automatic Systems, Power Plants,....
Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1919 Very Good+ in half
leather binding plus black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on
spine. Red decorative endpapers and page edges. Volume II only of a
four volume set. Contents include: Manual Switchboards; Automatic
Systems; Power Plants and Buildings; Special Service Features;
Telegraph and Railway Work; and Review Questions. Many black and white
illustrations. 377 pages. About 7 by 10 inches in size.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=84310430
3) Norris, Ferris W. And Lloyd A. Bingham
Introductory Study of Electrical Characteristics of Power and
Telephone Transmission Lines
International Text Book Company, 1936 Apparent First Edition. octovo
in stiff flexible cloth cover, with gilt lettering on front and on
spine, the binding is tight and pages clean, untorn and unfoxed, cover
has faint shelfwear, slightly tipped, else VG. More technical than
most telephone books, lots of mathmatics, pages of formulas which
refer to primary constants, of wire lines, multi-wire telephones,
steady state equations, derived constants, etc.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=99657615
4) Northern Electric.
HOW TO BUILD RURAL TELEPHONE LINES.
Montreal, Northern Electric & Mfg. Co., (1910). First edition. (NF).
Illustrated with drawings and photographs. 93 pp. in olive card
covers, illustrated on the front cover with a drawing of linemen and
their horse-drawn cart. Complimentary copy. Miniscule wear, small
stain on the rear cover. Near fine in wraps.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=187901674
5) Jansky, Cyril M
PRINCIPLES OF THE TELEPHONE
NY McGraw-Hill 1916 Condition is G+ (ex-lib w/usual mkgs & pocket; lt
edgewr & rubg; lt soil). 0 jacket. dwgs thruout book solid, interior
VG. edition. 160 pp pp. 8vo. green cl.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=91402368
6) Kennerly, A. E., & H. O. Taylor.
Explorations over Vibrating Surfaces of Telephonic Diaphragms under
Simple Impressed Tones.
Cambridge: 1915,. 43 pp., illustrations in text, issued as
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering
Department, Research Division, Bulletin No. 7; library markings, paper
wrappers soiled at margins,.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=119714290
7) Hughes, Norman
The Magneto Hand Telephone, its construction, fitting up and
adaptability to every day use
Spon & Chamberlain NY 1910 fifth thousand edition. softcover Good
12mo, 77 pages + index + ads, b+w illustrations Full directions for
fitting up a complete telephone line. Published in connection with the
expiration of the main patent on the Bell telephone. Includes 24 page
catalog at rear with illustrations for technical publications.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=157301022
8) Department Of The Army
Field Wire Technique Field Manual FM 24-20
Washington: Department Of The Army, 1948 Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo -
over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 266pp. October 1948 version.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=39347495
9) Principles of Electricity Applied to Telephone and Telegraph Work
American Telephone and Telegraph Co. 1953 Cloth. Good.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=104205372
NEWER SYSTEMS:
10) Mehrotra, Ahsa K.
Cellular Radio : Analog and Digital Systems (hardback), (Artech House
Mobile Communications Ser.),
Boston: Artech House, (1994), ISBN: 0890067317, 460pp, tables,
figures, references, appendices, glossary, index, grey boards slightly
rubbed, looks nearly new,
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=108003776
11) International Telecommunication Union
Data Communication Networks Message Handling Systems (Recommendations
X.400-X.420)(CCITT Blue Book Volume VIII-Fascicle VIII.7)
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, 1989
Paperback. Very Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall. COllection of very
technical communications systems information/articles from the IXth
Plenary Assembly, 1988.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=153759332
12) Gayler, Winston D.
Telephone Voice Transmission, Standards and Measurement,
Prentice-Hall, (1989), ISBN: 0139027769, 221pp, tables, figures,
references, index, black boards, dust jacket, previous owner's name on
end page, looks nearly new,
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=119125220
13) Western Electric Company.
Fundamentals of Telephone Communication Systems.
NY: Western Electric Company, 1968 Revised Editn. 848 pages Heavy,
9x11 inch volume. Illustrated with b&w photos and diagrams.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=198366192
14) Joel, A.E., Jr., & Other Members Technical staff, Bell
Laboratories. Schindler, G.E., Ed.
A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM. Switching
Technology (1925-1975)
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. 1982 Very Good/Good. First Edition.
Hardcover. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2". pp640. Last part of book is slightly wavy,
as if some steam affected it. No pages are damaged, or affected
otherwise. DJ has is 7/10, very slightly soiled, 2 inch long rips on
back top, and with wavy aspect mentionned above. Book may not have
ever been read. Packed with pictures, diagrams, maps, etc. A great
story technically described.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=103596842
15) Asten, K.J. [Ken]
Data Communication or Business Systems.
Macmillan Company, New York. 1973 Hardcover First edition. 359 pages.
Illustrated. A classic. Harken back to the days of 2,000 bps (not
kbps) modems and auxiliary touch-tone keypads for Rotary phones.
Topics include: Data Transmission, Common Carriers, Modems and Data
sets, Teletypewriter Equipment, CRT Terminals, Batch Oriented
Terminals, etc. VG with light sticker residue on Spine. SIGNED by
author Asten on endpaper: For xxx xxx, one of my UCLA colleagues who
helped make this book possible, Best Regards, Ken Asten, July, 1974.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=209850702
16) Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Transmission Systems for Communications.
Winston-Salem, NC: Bell Telephone Laboratories, c.1970 4th Edition.
759 pages Chapter refs and index. Text is perfect. Very light soil
just visible on bright powder blue covers. Near fine hardcover without
dust jacket.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=199400584
17) O'Neill, E.F., Editor
A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING & SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM TRANSMISSION
TECHNOLOGY 1925-1975
Indianapolis AT&T Bell Laboratories 1985. Very Good+ in Very Good+
dust jacket. 0932764088 Several short, closed tears in DJ edges. A few
spots on boards and top board edges. Scarce.; Otherwise a tight,
clean, beautiful, nearly unread copy of this scarce book in the
multi-volume History of Engineering & Science in the Bell System. This
book is devoted to transmission technology, including subscriber local
loop, microwave, coaxial cable, etc. First Edition. Binding is
Hardcover.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=63711204
18) ABC TeleTraining, Inc.
ABC of the Telephone. 14 Volumes.
Geneva, IL:: ABC TeleTraining, Inc., Training Manuals, Workshops. Soft
Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8" X 11". Also known as Lee's
ABC of the Telephone "these comprehensive manuals have been used
extensively in individual and company training programs throughout the
telephone industry since the early 1940's". Named after Frank E. Lee,
the author of the first four volumes. These revised and reorganized
volumes written by different authors were published between 1973-1982.
Each volume includes 50-80 pages and is profusely illustrated with
drawings, charts and diagrams. Most volumes are individually indexed.
The volumes in numerical order are: Telephone theory, principles and
practice; Station installation and maintenance; Central office Plant;
Outside plant, enginnering and practices; Cable, inside and out;
Understanding station carrier; Understanding transmission, Engineering
seminar I; Understanding transmission, Engineering seminar II; Design
background for telephone switching; principles of switching; Data
communications practice; Management in action; Grounding and bonding;
Power line interference, problems and solutions. If you look for
basic, down to earth technical manuals about the telephone you will
find this set useful.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=186487242
Browsing TomFolio.com's Technical and Engineering: Telephony category:
http://www.tomfolio.com/bookssub.asp?catid=65&subid=1241
I found the following five titles.
1) PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY APPLIED TO TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH WORK
Author: American Telephone and Telgraph Company , Illustrated by: B&W
Photos, Tables, Diagrams, Fold-out. Published by American Telephone
and Telgraph Company 1953. Bright green cloth over boards, titles
stamped in black. 354 pages, illustrated with photos, diagrams,
fold-out. Prepared as a training course for "Employees of the Long
Lines Department," AT&T. Covers basics and Ohm's law, D.C. networks,
magnets and magnetic circuits, direct and alternating currents,
telephone and telegraph apparatus and circuits, transmission
principles, vacuum tubes, long distance systems, and more at a pivotal
point in the development of communications systems.
http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetails.asp?book=1661196
2) Digital Telephony Second Edition Author: Bellamy, John. Published
by Wiley-Interscience NY (1991). fine/fine but for ink name on front
pastedown. many diagrams 8th printing red boards 8vo, 572pp.
http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetails.asp?book=1589335
3) Reference Data for Radio Engineers Author: Westman, H.P.
(editor). Published by International Telephone and Telegraph
Corporation NY 1957. Fair Binding: Hard Cover 4th Edition 1957, 4th
Edition, slight edgewear, ink writing on outer page edge along bottom,
cover has some edgewear, hard cover, B&W illustrations, 1121 p.
http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetails.asp?book=1143471
4) FUNDAMENTALS OF TELEPHONY Author: Albert, Arthur Lemuel..
Published by McGraw-Hill, New York 1943. Hardcover, 8vo, black
textured cloth stamped in gilt. 374 pp., illustrated with B&W diagrams
and photos
http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetails.asp?book=1660638
5) Early Scientific Instruments Author: Hawkes, Nigel, Illustrated
by: Color Plates. Published by Abbeville Press, Incorporated New York,
NY, U.S.A. 1981. Black cloth hardcover with gilt spine stamping in
color photographic dust jacket, tan endpapers. 164 pages illustrated
with full-page color plates including fold-out. Introduction by D.J.
Bryden, curator of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science,
Cambridge. Approaches the invention of scientific instruments from the
standpoint of 'how did they figure that out?' For the scientifically
motivated and the quietly curious. Some pretty outrageous instruments
are depicted amongst the 73 full-page color plates with commentary on
the function of each and its place in the history of scientific
technology. Only a few subjects: Sundials, Sextant, compass,
Microscope, Telescope, Globe, Orrery, Teodolite, Sector, Slide Rule,
Battery, Galvanic, Telegraph, Telephone, Microphone, Lathe, Barometer.
http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetails.asp?book=1661397
Additional Links:
"Touch Tone" is actually a registered trademark of ATT:
"DTMF stands for Dual Tone - Multi Frequency and it is the basis for
your telephone system. DTMF is actually the generic term for
Touch-Tone (touch-tone is a registered trademark of ATT). Your
touch-tone® phone is technically a DTMF generator that produces DTMF
tones as you press the buttons."
Explains How it Works:
http://www.genave.com/dtmf.htm
How Telephones Work:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/telephone1.htm
I hope this helps. If you have any questions or if I misunderstood
your question, please post a clarification request before rating my
answer.
Thank you,
hummer
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