[ Autograph ] Thomas A. Edison 1847-1931 American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few Considered perhaps the greatest inventor of the century. Signed book The Boy's Life of Edison by William Meadowcroft, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1921, of front flyleaf is his typical ,,umbrella" signature'Thos. A. Edison', with inscription and insignature of the author, 1928 Cover badly waterstained with spine soiled, flyleaf has two small spots at bottom and shows light soil and toning.