9780938768128 - The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the Linotype (Oak Knoll Series on the History of the Book) (7 Ergebnisse)

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. 3 Kg.

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.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. 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). Inscribed By Author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. A handsome edition in Fine condition housed in a dust-jacket that is Nearly Fine with some edge rubbing ; The biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, an inventor of the Linotype machine, tells the story of one man's quest to create a typeface that was both beautiful and easy to use. Mergenthaler was a visionary who saw the potential for typesetting to change the way people communicated. His Linotype machine made it possible for journalists, publishers, and others to produce quick and affordable texts.; 8vo; 125 pages; Price? ? ?

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Reprint of the 1898 original. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Schlesinger.

Hardcover. 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].

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 8vo. new edition, first reprinting of the 1898 original plus new material, 125 pp. plus folding facsimile page in pocket at rear very good in very good original green leatherette gilt and very good dustwrapper, some sun fading to spine of dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.