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The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the Linotype (Oak Knoll Series on the History of the Book) - Hardcover
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For the first time, Mergenthaler's autobiography is reprinted exactly as he dictated over a hundred years ago. To this has been added an 1889 article describing the first Linotype installation and the severe conditions under which the operators worked. Well-illustrated through-out, this book is a fitting tribute to the inventor who changed the face of the newspaper and publishing industries. A full size copy of the first newspaper page to carry these Linotype lines is included.
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- PublisherOak Knoll Pr
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0938768123
- ISBN 13 9780938768128
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages144
- EditorSchlesinger Carl
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The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the Linotype (Oak Knoll Series on the History of the Book)
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The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler Inventor of the Linotype: First Reprinting of the 1898 Original Work, plus New Material
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The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the Linotype
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Oak Knoll, New Castle, DE, 1989
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Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine hardcover, appears unread, with a hint of rubbing at the lower tips in a Very Good dust jacket with a short closed tear at the heel and some rubbing at the folds and edges. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Edited and researched by Carl Schlesinger; introduction by Elizabeth Harris; texts by Wolfgang Kummer and Stephen O. Saxe. xviii + 125 pages; 35 b&w illustrations + a pocket tipped-in to the rear paste down containing a facsimile reprint of the first Linotype printing in the New York Tribune; 6.75 x 10 inches. From the Oak Knoll Series on the History of the Book, this edition features added historical notes based on recent findings as well as numerous contemporary articles on the Linotype and its installation. Ottmar Mergenthaler invented the Linotype machine which made possible cheaper and larger newspapers and books. As he lay dying of tuberculosis in 1898, he dictated his life's story, which is published here for the first time exactly as recorded. Seller Inventory # 16631
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Autobiography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype
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3rd edition. Near fine leatherette copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xv, 125 p. ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Mergenthaler, Ottmar 1854-1899; Typesetting machines History; Inventors United States. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 409548
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The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler Inventor of the Linotype. A new edition, with added historical notes, based on recent findings.
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Original publisher's green plastic-covered boards, gilt lettering spine & frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, revised & enlarged edition [1898], large 8vo: frontispiece, xviij, 126pp., very richly illustrated, large folding facsimile in rear pocket, list illustrations.Very fine copy - as new. Volume Oak Knoll Series on the History of the Book. Seller Inventory # 181986
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Autobiography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype
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New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Books, 1992
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3rd edition. Near fine leatherette copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xv, 125 p. ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Mergenthaler, Ottmar 1854-1899; Typesetting machines History; Inventors United States. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 409548
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The Biograpy of Ottmar Mergenthaler Inventor of the Linotype
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ISBN 13: 9780938768128
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint of the 1898 original. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Schlesinger. Seller Inventory # 293461
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