The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler: Inventor of the Linotype

xviii, 125, [1] p. Illustrations. Reprint of newpaper in pocket at rear board. Bibliography. Index. Introduction by Elizabeth Harris. Foreword by WOlfgang Kummer. This is one of the Oak Knoll Series on the History of the Book. This edition was based on added historical notes based on recent findings. From the dust jacket. : "The year was 1898. Ottmar Mergenthaler, world-famous inventor of the Linotype machine, was dying of tuberculosis. Too weak to hold a pen, the inventor, whose ingenious breakthrough had made possible cheaper and larger newspapers and books, still burned with a desire to tell his life's story to the world. Death would soon take this man, whom millions would some day thank for making it possible to read more of everything, thereby improving their knowledge and literacy. Good in good dust jacket. Tape residue of previous owner's label at lower spine and on the bottom of front flap, and rep. Compliments card laid in. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. New Edition [1st reprinting of the 1898 autobiography].…