This is the book that tried to set the record straight, the "Evolution of the Electric Incandescent Lamp" by Franklin Leonard Pope, Cook Publishers, 1889. This book tells, in great detail, the other side of the Edison Light Bulb history, the story from the side of the other inventors, including William Sawyer, Albon Man, Moses Farmer, Hiram Maxim, Edward Weston and their many associates who fell in the shadow of the great Wizard of Menlo Park. If you think Edison invented the light bulb, think again, read this book. This hard cover book is quite rare and a must for any serious light bulb collector. This is the first of only two editions. If you are interested in the Edison story, you should know, as Paul Harvey states it, "the rest of the story!"