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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated Wellington 2001 First Edition 206pp illus(bw) VG (red cloth w title in gilt on spine and front board, sl worn) in VG DW ( sl rubbed and worn, spine faded).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. [1st ed.], 1st printing ; 236 p. illus. 24 cm ; LCCN: 54-5955 ; LC: Z49A1; Dewey: 652.309 ; OCLC: 343148 ; decorative green cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, date due, pocket, reinforced binding ; "the sturdy old typewriter, and this biography of a machine might just catch on. It's fun reading and conveys the vim and zest it imparts to our bustling economy and its inevitable facet, office life. It starts with a sparkling tribute to the girl secretary, as she led the invasion of the sacred portals, via the machine. Bliven has a facility in enlivening what might have been dull reportage of an invention that revolutionized communication at local level. Henry Mill of England worked on the idea in 1714; William Austin Burt of Michigan was the first American to pick it up, thought it just a byproduct but patented it in 1829. After an interim of fifty two dabblers in the invention came Sholes of Milwaukee, who put it on its keys. From then on- the histories and struggles of such household names as Remington, Underwood and Smith; of Mark Twain who thought the typewriter "too curiosity breeding"; of the novel The Typewriter Girl whose doughty heroine proved she knew more ways than one. Bliven did his research at the Royal plant, so there's more about Royals than the others, but in the main it is a tribute to all models, and may pass a speed test in unexpected sales. "--Kirkus ; Contents: Girl in the office -- The wonderful writing machine -- Burt's necessity -- By Jingo! It prints -- The 1881 Revolution -- Inventors are never satisfied -- Salesmen and thieves -- Race against time -- No longer funny -- Portables by parachute -- Adjuster at work -- Quality counts ; G. Book.…

Zustand: Good. First edition (softcover). 4to (29cm by 21cm), 264pp. Text illustrations. Original laminated card wrappers. There is some light creasing of the covers, light thumbing to the leading edge, and an ownership inscription to the title page; overall, this book is in good to very good condition. ISBN 0951466704.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large octavo, viii, 206pp. Red cloth binding with gilt text to spine and cover, very minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, internally immaculate, no marks or inscriptions, D/J is pictorial, minimal shelf wear, unclipped. Near Fine. …

Folio, 264 pp. Black and white illustrations. Pictorial paperback, fine.