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[TELEVISION]. Group of Two Early Patents for Television, and a Script for an Early Television Play. [United States Patent Office, March 26, 1929 and September 10, 1929]. Two 4to printed patent records, each staple-bound at upper left corner. 3 and 8 pp., respectively, with the March patent having one leaf of diagrams, and the September patent having two leaves of diagrams. Both approximately 290 x 200 mm. Inkstamps on front of each, some toning, occasional tears, wear. Patent numbers 1,706,538 and 1,725,122 for Pierre Mertz with American Telegraph and Telephone and Joseph W. Horton with Bell Telephone Laboratories, respectively. These relate to television systems and testing said systems. And FITZSIMMONS, E. Gayle. Double Talk. An original television play by… [N.p., 1945]. 4to. With one leaf of a stage diagram. [28, 1, blank] pp. Typed copy on white paper, text on rectos and versos. Approximately 267 x 204 mm. Staple-bound at left margin (one staple partially loose, some wear, soiling, toning to script). It is unclear if this play was ever produced.