The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the Linotype: A New Edition, with Added Historical Notes Based on Recent Findings

Schlesinger, Carl

ISBN 10: 0938768123 ISBN 13: 9780938768128

Published by Oak Knoll Books, Delaware, 1989

Language: English

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Hardback, green cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. xviii, 125pp. Frontis. Illus. Inscribed by Carl Schlesinger to title page. Includes a few additional pamphlets tucked loosely inside. Slightest wear. An excellent copy. (p22).

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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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Oak Knoll Books, Delaware

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1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

0938768123

ISBN 13

9780938768128

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Hard Cover

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Very Good

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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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