At the time he passed away, Kevin Lawless had assembled a huge library of insulator information. Being offered from his collection is a two volume copy of The Telegraph in America by James Reid and dated 1879. I have no idea how many original copies exist but I only know of two. This is 846 pages of information on the formation of the telegraph industry written just thirty some odd years after the invention. This is probably one of the most sought after historical books associated with the telegraph industry. This is a two volume copy, 9 1/2"x 15", two copied pages per sheet. This one is really tough to price because it is such a rare opportunity to pick up even a copy. I'm going to set a price of $75 plus shipping. It can be shipped media mail or priority.