Ottmar Mergenthaler and the Printing Revolution
by Mengel, Willi
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn, NY: Mergenthaler Linotype Co, 1954. Octavo. 63 pp; color tipped-in portrait of Mergenthaler on blank page between half and title page; numerous line drawings. Hardcover. VG, a crisp, unmarked copy; gilt lettering on spine mostly rubbed off, corner tips gently bumped & rubbed, tiny nick to bottom edge. Published on the centenary of the birth of Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype machine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013508
- Title
- Ottmar Mergenthaler and the Printing Revolution
- Author
- Mengel, Willi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mergenthaler Linotype Co
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Printing Linotype machine Ottmar Mergenthaler
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...