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- Title
- The Swifts: Printers in the Age of Typesetting Races
- Author
- Walker Rumble
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0813921619
- ISBN 13
- 9780813921617
- Item weight
- 488 grams
Walker Rumble follows the trail of the Swifts, a group of colourful compositors who became famous by winning typesetting races. Tellingly, at the same time that the most celebrated contests were taking place, technological and cultural forces were threatening the Swifts's way of life.
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About the Author
Walker Rumble is the editor and publisher of Oat City Press in East Providence, Rhode Island. The author of numerous articles on the history of printing, Rumble holds a doctorate in American history and has worked as a compositor and type manager.
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