Maitland, Charles Edward Adrianus. — Staatstelefoon-exploitatie.

No place, (1920). viii, 303, (1 errata) pp. Contemporary half library cloth. Thesis. University of Delft. List with theses bound in. Interesting and detailed early study on the economical-financial conditions and technical possibilities for the exploitation of telephone networks. The author discusses the ideal form of the telephone business, commercial or directed by the government or a mixture form. Contains also short chapters on the history of telephone companies, the organisation of telephone companies in the United States and the former colonial Ducth East Indies. The author deals also extensively with accounting and administration of a telephone company (with examples of accountings schemes), the organisation of networks within the technical limitations at the time (with mathematical examples), local and inter-local) tariffs etc. Text in Dutch. 3 small stamps on preliminaries, else very good, solid and clean. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good.