Esteemed inventor and businessman Thomas Edison owns a record 1,093 patents, making him the most accomplished inventor in history. This book, which was published 100 years ago, bears the strikingly beautiful signature of Thomas A. Edison,as well as that of author William H. Meadowcroft, who personalizes it to his friend Edward Marshall. The book, which shows some wear on the front cover, is otherwise in EX condition. It chronicles the genius' entire life and many of his accomplishments, beginning with his boyhood.