Radio and TV repair literature, instruction manuals, and anything that does not fit into the tube or audio categories. Remember, when ordering books in the US, book-rate shipping is included in the price. Except for Riders Manuals, add $3 for Priority Mail shipping of 1 piece and $6 for 2 or more pieces.
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| AC Dayton | Instructions for model XL-20. Quality copy on appropriate paper. | $3.00 |
| AC Dayton | Instructions for model AC-63. Quality copy on heavy paper. | $3.00 |
| Allen-Bradley | 1963 Catalogue, 24 pages, 8.5 x 11. Includes resistors, pots, filters, cores and more. Very clean. | $7.50 |
| Allied Radio Corp | "Allied's Radio Data Handbook", 48 pages, 1943. Compilation of formulae and data most commonly used in electronics. Some foxing on the edges, but very usable. | $6.00 |
| Anderson, Philip | "Pager Handbook for the Radio Amateur", 121 pages, 1996. | $6.00 |
| Calrad | Catalog 37, ca. mid 1950s, 36 pages, 8.5 x ll. Components for Hi Fi, amateur radio, test equipment, etc. Very clean. | $10.00 |
| Collins | "Amateur Radio Equipment". 1961, 16 pages, 8.5 x 11. Catalogue includes the S/Line equipment and KWM2 and accessories. Slight wear on the edges.Crease on left side of front cover. | $15.00 |
| Columbia | "How to Operate Your Viva-toal Columbia Portable". ca. late 1920s. 6 page 5.5 x 8.5 foldout. Operating instructions for this portable windup phono. Some yellowing, but above average condition. | $15.00 |
| Crosley | "Simplicity of Radio - The Blue Book of Radio". 16th edition, 1924, 80 pages. This small format booklet by Powel Crosley is a "must-own" for the Crosley collector. It includes an explanation of how radio works with pictures of Crosley radios and WLW broadcasting studios. This edition predates and is in a slightly different format than the edition published as part of the "Little Blue Book" series. The booklet is worn, but complete. | $18.00 |
| Crosley | "ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CROSLEY SUPER XJ AND SUPER SIX". An original extra paper for these radios giving better tuning instructions. Foxing on one edge but otherwise clean | $5.00 |
| DayFan | "Day-Fanfare". Quality copy with color cover of 1926-1927 factory to dealers brochure, 32 pages. Pictures and prices of all models plus promotional items. | $15.00 |
| DayFan | 1927-1928 price list. 4 pages, woodcut pictures of more than 14 models plus accessories. | $3.00 |
| DayFan | 1925-1926 instruction manual. Quality reprint, not a copy. Covers hookup and operation of models OEM 7, OEM 12, and DayFan 5. | $6.00 |
| DayFan | 1926-1927 instruction manual. Quality reprint, not a copy. Covers hookup and operation of models 5, 6, and 7. | $6.00 |
| DayFan | 1927-1928 instruction manual. Quality reprint, not a copy. Covers hookup and operation of all models, including 110VDC, 6 tube AC (401 Kellogg tubes), 32VDC, 6B (battery), and 6 tube motor generator sets. | $6.00 |
| DayFan | 1926 service manual. Quality reprint, not a copy. Covers models OEM 7, OEM 11, OEM 12, 5, 5-27, 6, and 7. | $6.00 |
| DayFan | Tuning Instruction Card. Copy, heavy cardstock. | $1.50 |
| DayFan | Radio dial log. Copy onto cardstock ca. 1928 | $2.00 |
| R.L Drake | L-4B Linear Amplifier - 2 page advertizing brochure with pictures, schematic and specifications. Also has the schematic for the L-4PS power supply | $5.00 |
| R.L Drake | MC-4 Mobile Console - 1 page advertizing brochure with pictures and specifications. | $2.00 |
| DuMont | "DuMont Cathode Ray Equipment" Broschure, 1947, 8 pages, 8.5 x 11. Pictures and specifications of tubes, scopes, and accessories. 3 hole punched for a binder, otherwise excellent. | $10.00 |
| Eico | "Model 526A-536A Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter Instruction Manual" 12 pages, schematic, parts list, calibration information, two holes in cover. | $8.00 |
| Eimac | "Application Bulletin Number 9 - Single Side Band" 1955, 20 pages, 8.5 x 11. Covers design and tube selection, with sideband specific tube data for 10 Eimac types. Excellent condition. | $15.00 |
| GE | "Radio and Phono Service Guide 1957-1959", 1959, 115 pages. This is volume II of the set. The first volume covers 1946 to 1956. This includes schematics, parts lists and pictures of all GE radios and phonos for 1957 though 1959. Some dirt on the cover, but otherwise very solid and clean. | $15.00 |
| GE | "Tungar Battery Charger GEJ-63 Instructions". December 1925, 8 pages, 5.5 x 8.5. Some creasing and staining but absolutely complete and ledgible. | $10.00 |
| Gonset | "Amateur/Commercial Mobile Communications Equuipment and Accessories - The Performance Line". 1957, 4 pages, 8.5 x 11. Includes some of the most famous Gonset equipment like the "Communicator" and "Mobile Twins". Average condition. | $15.00 |
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"Audio Output Transformer Replacement Guide for Portable Radios". 26 pages, 5.5 x 8.5x. Solid with minor soiling. | $5.00 |
| David Grimes | "The Gradeon". mid-1920s. Small fold-out brochure for a device that allows you to play a wind-up phonograph. Some soiling, but decent. | $5.00 |
| Grunow | "Instructions for Installation and Operation of Grunow Radio Model 460, Chassis 4A". 4 pages, 8.5x11. Creases from being folded into quarters. This radio is a cute 4 tube semi-cathedral (curved-top tombstone). Some soiling, but no tears. | $5.00 |
| Hallicrafters | "Television Service Manual - Models 815, 822, 870 & 871", 25 pages of schematics, chassis layouts, and repair information. 8.5 x 11 format. Good condition. | $15.00 |
| Hallicrafters | "Service Bulletin for Model 832 and 833 Direct View Television Receivers", 20 pages of schematics, chassis layouts, and repair information. 8.5 x 11 format. Small stain on cover, otherwise good condition. | $10.00 |
| Hallicrafters | "Service Data for Series 1200D Television Chassis With Prefix Letters A, D, F, G, J, K, L, P, R, T, W, X, Y, & Z", over 50 pages of schematics, chassis layouts, and repair information. Stapled original, but meant for a 3 ring binder. | $20.00 |
| Handy et al | "Made in Japan - Transistor Radios of the 1950s and 1950s", 1993, 106 pages. A great picture book of collectible transistor radios. Very good condition. | $12.00 |
| Henny, Keith | "Principles of Radio", 1938, 3rd edition, 500 pages. Textbook intended for trade schools, thus it is not heavy on math. Chapters include fundementals through circuit design. Back includes answers to problems. Very clean above average condition. | $15.00 |
| IRC | "Volume Control Guide and Resistor Catalog", 2nd Edition, 1939. 125 pages including a listing by make and model of valume controls for radios. A little dusty but solid. | $10.00 |
| International Textbook Co | "Transformers", 1937. 65 pages, light textbook on transformers, construction, uses, and characteristics. Hardcover, excellent. | $10.00 |
| International Textbook Co | "DC Motors and Generators", 1941. 79 pages. Theory, construction, and characteristics of DC machines. Hardcover, excellent. | $10.00 |
| International Textbook Co | "Motor Applications and Control", 1943. 89 pages. AC motors, thier application, and control. Hardcover, excellent. | $10.00 |
| Jewell | "Portable and Switchboard Instruments". 1927. Dealer's Catalog 16A. 8.5x11, 30 pages. Glossy catalog of everything from industrial meters and more. Some internal soiling, but solid and clean on outside. Original. | $12.00 |
| Jewell | 1926 Brochure, #735. "Testing Your Tubes at Home". Original 3x5 foldout featuring model 107 "Universal Junior Tube Checker". Also shows pictures of meters for RCA Radiolas 20, 25, 26, and 28. Bright and like new original. | $8.00 |
| Jewell | 1926 Brochure, #739. "Jewell Portable Voltmeter DeLuxe". Original 3x5 foldout featuring models 135A and 135C filament volt meters for RCA Radiolas 20, 25, 26, and 28. Bright and like new original. | $8.00 |
| Jewell | "Electrical Measuring Instruments - Catalog 16", 1928, 112 pages. Meters, meter movements, railroad tube tester, pictures, desciptions, etc. Nice condition, good binding, some minor dirt and saining on cover. | $25.00 |
| Jewell | "Service Equipment That Pays For Itself", 1930, 16 pages, 8.5 x 11. Set testers, tube testers, and meters with pictures, descriptions and prices. | $15.00 |
| Jewell | "Jewell Radio Instruments", March 1930 price list. Four pages, 8.5 x 11. Set testers, tube testers, and meters with pictures, descriptions and prices. Clean and bright, minor darkening and dirt on outer edge. | $10.00 |
| E. F. Johnson | "General Products Catalog No. 968", 1944, 8 pages, 8.5 x 11. Variable capacitors, sockets, insulators and more. 3 hole punched for a binder, crease on the left side, otherwise decent. | $10.00 |
| E. F. Johnson | "Condensed General Products Catalog No. 969", 1946, 12 pages, 8.5 x 11. Variable capacitors, sockets, insulators and more. 3 hole punched for a binder. Decent average condition. | $12.00 |
| Johnson, David | "Antique Radio Restoration Guide", 2nd Edition, 1992, 145 pages, softbound. A decent introductory guide to the subject with lots of pictures. Decent average condition. | $12.00 |
| Lowenberg, E. | "Theory and Problems of Electronic Circuits", 1967, 270 pages, softbound. Includes 160 problems completely solved in detail. Good condition. | $10.00 |
| Majestic | "Long and Short Wave Radio Log", 1932 4 x 6 booklet. Original, like new. A great Accessory for your Majestic Radio | $7.00 |
| Majestic | "Instructions for Care and Operation of Majestic Screen Grid Superheterodyne Radio Receiver - Models 21, 22, and 23". 1931, 5x8.5, 7 pages. Some soiling and a centerline crease, otherwise solid original. | $10.00 |
| Majestic | "Service Manual - Technical Data Pertaining to Model 30 Chassis". 1930 (Model 30 chassis is used in model 31). 8.5x11, 16 pages. Complete specifications, chassis pictures, schematic, parts lists, and continuity test data. Original, very clean. | $15.00 |
| Majestic | "Service Manual - Technical Data Pertaining to Model 60 and 160 Chassis". 1931 (Model 60 chassis is used in models 61 and 62; 160 in model 163 radio/phono). 8.5x11, 48 pages. Complete specifications, chassis pictures, schematic, parts lists, and continuity test data. Original, some shop dirt. | $18.00 |
| Majestic | "Service Manual - Technical Data Pertaining to Model 66 Auto Radio". 1933, 8.5x11, 16 pages. Complete specifications, chassis pictures, schematic, parts lists, and continuity test data. Original, some shop dirt. | $12.00 |
| Majestic | "Service Manual - Technical Data Pertaining to Model 290 Chassis". 1932 (Model 290 chassis is used in "Madison" model 291, "Adams" model 292, and "Monroe" model 293). 8.5x11, 15 pages. Complete specifications, schematic, parts lists, and continuity test data. Solid original, some shop dirt. | $12.00 |
| Majestic | "Technical Data on Chassis 500". 1933 (Model 800 chassis is used in models 55, 59, 195, 560, and 566). 8.5x11, 4 pages. Complete specifications, schematic, parts lists, and continuity test data. Easiliy readable but fragile with some tears. | $6.00 |
| Majestic | "Technical Data on Chassis 800". 1933 (Model 800 chassis is used in models 85, 86, and 998). 8.5x11, 4 pages. Complete specifications, schematic, parts lists, and continuity test data. Easiliy readable but fragile with some tears. | $6.00 |
| Mallory | "Vibrator Guide and Catalog Supplement, September 1960". 8.5x11, 8 pages. Basic diagrams and specs plus part cross referecne data for 1958-1960 equipment. Like new. | $6.00 |
| Mercury | "1956 Mercury Radio Manual" (automobile radio manual), 8 pages with schematic, above average condition | $8.00 |
| Micro Switch | "Toggle Switches" Catalog 73b, 1955. 8.5 x 11, 16 pages plus price sheet. Excellent condition. | $8.00 |
| Micro Switch | "Type V3 Switches and Actuators" Catalog 74b, 1955. 8.5 x 11, 8 pages plus price sheet. Excellent condition. | $8.00 |
| Micro Switch | "Subminiature Switches" Catalog 75, 1955. 8.5 x 11, 12 pages plus price sheet. Excellent condition. | $8.00 |
| Micro Switch | "Industrial Enclosed Switches" Catalog 83a, 1955. 8.5 x 11, 28 pages plus price sheet. Excellent condition. | $8.00 |
| Micro Switch | "Switches for Industry" Catalog 101a, 1955. 8.5 x 11, 20 pages plus price sheet. Excellent condition. | $8.00 |
| Microtran | "Miniturized Transformers - Mil-T-27A and Industrial, Laminated and Toroidal" Catalog 622, 1962. 8.5 x 11, 36 pages. Excellent condition. | $10.00 |
| J.W. Miller | Catalogue No.62. 8.5 x 11, ca. 1956, 48 pages. Includes RF Chokes, Industrial coils, IF transformers, AM Tuner Kit, and more. Excellent condition | $10.00 |
| Mosley | "The Antenna For You!", Catalogue 1961-1962, 36 pages. 8.5 x 11. Pictures and descriptions of antennas and accessories along with SWR curves for each antenna. radios, controls, and dealer displays and premiums plus extra pamphlets bound into an original Motorola promotional folder. Staining on the fromt cover. | $8.00 |
| Motorola | "America's Finest Auto Radio - 1940", 1940 auto radio catalog, 35 pages. Pictures and descriptions of radios, controls, and dealer displays and premiums plus extra pamphlets bound into an original Motorola promotional folder. Slight wear outside, as new inside. | $25.00 |
| National | "Instruction Manual for Model NC-98". 8.5x11, 16 pages. Complete instructions, specifications, chassis pictures, schematic, and parts list. Original, missing cover, but solid. | $10.00 |
| Nilson, A. | "Practical Radio Communication", 2nd Edition, 1943. Average cover, good binding, clean inside. | $12.00 |
| Philco | "Philco Home Radio Yearbook - 1956, 56 pages, 8.5 x 11 softcover. Has pictures, schematics, alignment procedures, parts lists, and production change information for radios and record players. Like new condition. | $12.00 |
| Radiart | "Complete Vibrator Guide", 1938, 8 pages. Listing by radio make and model. Yellowed but solid. | $7.50 |
| Radiart | "Complete Vibrator Guide", 1940, 12 pages. Listing by radio make and model. Yellowed but solid. | $7.50 |
| Radyne | "Instructions for Operating the Radyne Jr.". One page, ca. 1925. Original. Very good condition. | $5.00 |
| RCA | "RCA Eledctronic Components", Catalogue - 1957, 22 pages, 8.5 x 11. Includes batteries, test equipment, speakers, accessories, and radio/tv/phono service parts. Excellent condition. | $15.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "RCA Victor Service Notes for 1938", 420 pages. Operating instructions, schematics, chassis layouts and service notes for over 100 RCA receivers and record players plus a list of tube data and more. Maroon hardcover. Very clean original | $30.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "RCA Victor Service Service Data Volume II 1938-1942", 1st ed. 1944. Detailed service notes and schematics for RCA Victor radios, phonos, and TVs. Soiled cover, but very useable. | $30.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "RCA Victor Model R-78", 1933 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure | $8.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "RCA Victor Demonstrated Value", 1932 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Shows models R-4, R-6, R-8, and R-12. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure | $8.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "RCA Victor Model R-78", 1933 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure | $8.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "The New 1933 RCA Victor Line", 1933 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Shows models R-4, R-71, R-72, R-74, R-76, R-77, R-78, RE-81, and RAE-84. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure. | $10.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "1937 RCA Victor Farm Radios", 1937 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Pictures, descriptions and pricing of models 6-BK, 6-BK-6, 6-BT, 6-BT-6, 8-BK, 8-BK-6, 8-BT, 8-BT-6. Very clean original brochure. | $8.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "1938 RCA Victor", 1938 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Features and shows models 86T-2, 86T-3, 86T-6, 87K-1, 87K-2, 87T-1, 87T-2, 94BK, 94BT, 94BT-6, 94X, 95T. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure, one leaf has a line from an old rubber band that does not cover a picture or text.. | $8.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "1938 RCA Victor Auto Radios", 1938 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Features and shows models 8M, 8M-1, 8M-2, 8M-3, 8M-4. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure, one leaf has a line from an old rubber band. | $8.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "Presenting the new RCA Victrolas for 1939", 1939 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Features and shows models U-25, U-30, U-91, U-93B, U-94B, U-104, U-112, U-115, U-119, U-121, U-123, U-125, U-127E, U129, U-134. Many are radio/phono combos. PLus the model O-12 portable wind-up phonograph. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure, outer leaf slightly dirty. | $10.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "1940 RCA Victor- Table Radios", 1940 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Features and shows pictures of models 5Q-55, 5X5, 9TX-31, 9TX-33, 9TX-50, 40X-50, 40X-51, 40X-52, 40X-53 "La Siesta", 40X-54 "Treasure Chest", 40X-55, 40X-56 "Worlds Fair", 40X-57 "Golden Gate", 45-E, 96X-1, 96X-11. Pictures, descriptions and pricing. Very clean original brochure, outer leaf slightly dirty. | $20.00 |
| RCA-Victor | "1941 Radiola", 1941 sales brochure. 3.5 x 6.5 folded. Features and shows pictures of models 500, 501A, 510, 511, 512, 513, P-5, R-93F. Pictures and descriptions. Very clean original brochure. | $10.00 |
| Rider, John |
"Perpetual Troubleshooters Manual", THE source for early radio schematics. Remember, the prices below include book-rate shipping. Volume I (early edition with early page numbering) - $75.00 Volume II (early edition with early page numbering) - $55.00 Volume III - $40.00 Volume XI, XII, XIII, XV, XVI - Average condition - $25 each Volume XVII, XVIII - Average condition - $30 each Volume XIV - Average Condition, This includes all of the pre-war EH Scott Radios - $35.00 |
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| Rider, John | "FM - An Introduction to Frequency Modulation", 1945, 15th printing, 142 pages, Title says it all. Decent explanations not heavy on math. Has dirty dust jacket. Rest of book is duty too.. Otherwise very solid. | $10.00 |
| Rider, John | "The Cathode Ray Tube At Work", 1935, 2nd printing, 325 pages. Early book on fundementals, theory, and practice. Has a dirty dust jacket. Book is otherwise solid and clean. | $15.00 |
| Silvertone | "Parts List and Operating Instructions - Chassis 132.877", 8 pages, including schematic, | $5.00 |
| Slurzberg and Osterheld | "Essentials of Radio", 805 pages, 1948. Excellent condition with plastic book cover. | $35.00 |
| Sylvania | "Type 132 7-inch Oscilloscope", Brochure, 1947, 4 pages, 8.5 x 11. 3 hole punched. Description, pictures, and application notes. Clean. | $5.00 |
| Thorotest | "Electronic Compnents and Accessories", Catalogue - 1962, 16 pages, 8.5 x 11. General catalogue of electronic parts. Very clean. | $7.50 |
| Triplett | "Radio Servicing Instruments", Price Sheet 38, March 1935 price list. Six pages, 8.5 x 11. Set testers, tube testers, and meters with pictures, descriptions and prices. Clean with minor yellowing. | $10.00 |
| Triplett | "Panel Instruments", Catalog No. 22-I, February 1964, 12 pages, 8.5 x 11. Meters - descriptions and prices. Very clean | $10.00 |
| Truetone | "Installation, Operating, and Service Instructions - Model D4626A Automobile Radio", this radio was intended for many 12V automobiles made between 1953 and 1956. 8 pages with schematic. brittle but complete. | $8.00 |
| UTC | United Transformer Corp 1961/1962 catalogue of filters and high Q coils. 8.5 x 11, 24 pages. Good condition. | $8.00 |
| Western Electric | "Information for the Care and Operation of the No. 540-AW Loud Speaking Telephone". 1924, 12 pages. Pristine booklet on this rare speaker unit. | $25.00 |
| Weston | "Weston Radio Instruments", Circular J, 1924, 3.5 x 6.5, 24 pages, mostly meters, showing their use in radios. Excellent condition. | $10.00 |
| Weston | B Battery Testing, brochure ca. 1924, 3.5 x 6.5 foldover showing battery meters. Excellent condition. | $5.00 |