Basil Kahan (25 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A clean and unmarked green-boards hardback with a dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. This nice copy has an "opened-only-a-few-times" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Black-and-white illustrations. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Due to weight and cost; international orders are subject to a postal surcharge. Serving satisfied customers since 1999.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket is wrapped in mylar Brodart covering, which is removable. Light wear to cover, pages clean and unmarked. Light dust staining to top of text block. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, 244 pages. Ottmar Mergenthaler is considered one of America's greatest inventors. The German immigrant revolutionized the printing and publishing industry with the invention of an automatic typesetting machine which became known as the Linotype. This remarkable machine made it possible to eliminate the laborious hand setting of lead type by allowing one Linotype operator to do the work of a half-dozen typographers.This compelling work chronicles Mergenthaler's struggles to get his invention accepted, and his battles with the typographical unions and with his financiers. Record # 361642.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. After a wide ranging career, Kahan took early retirement to pursue his lifelong interest in the printing trade. He found many conflicting reports about the German immigrant to the US Mergenthaler (1845-99) and his invention of an automatic typesetting machine that later became the Linotype, and decided to set the record straight with a biographical appreciation. He particularly narrates the conflicts with the typographers' unions and with his financial backers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

octavo, cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Illustrated. First Edition. Illustrated. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 264pp. Oak Knoll Press, The story of the man and his invention, the Linotype machine which "made it possible to eliminate the laborius hand setting of lead type by allowing one linotype operator to do the work of a half dozen typographers. " Very fine.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap; 244 pages; Description: xv, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Mergenthaler, Ottmar (1854-1899) --Printers --Inventors --United States --Biography --Linotype --History --19th century 2 Kg. …

First Edition. Ottmar Mergenthaler is considered one of America's greatest inventors. The German immigrant revolutionized the printing and publishing industry with the invention of an automatic typesetting machine which became known as the Linotype. This remarkable machine made it possible to eliminate the laborious hand setting of lead type by allowing one linotype operator to do the work of a half dozen typographers. Author, Basil Kahan researched the early history of the Linotype and discovered many conflicting reports about Mergenthaler. With a great deal of scholarship behind him, Kahan has produced a definitive work on the great inventor in celebration of Mergenthaler's centennial. This compelling work chronicles Mergenthaler's struggles to get his invention accepted, his battles with the typographical unions and with his financiers. Ottmar Mergenthaler is considered one of America's greatest inventors. The German immigrant revolutionized the printing and publishing industry with the invention of an automatic typesetting machine which became known as the Linotype. This remarkable machine made it possible to eliminate the laborious hand setting of lead type by allowing one linotype operator to do the work of a half dozen typographers. Author, Basil Kahan researched the early history of the Linotype and discovered many conflicting reports about Mergenthaler. With a grcat deal of scholarship behind him, Kahan has produced a definitive work on the great inventor in celebration of Mergenthaler's centennial. This compelling work chronicles Mergenthaler's struggles to get his invention accepted, his battles with the typographical unions and with his financiers. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Description: xv, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Mergenthaler, Ottmar, 1854-1899. Printers --United States --Biography. Inventors --United States --Biography. Linotype --History --19th century 1 Kg.…

Original publisher's green cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: frontispiece portrait, xviij, 244pp., 52 illustrations, list illustrations / diagrams - &c., comments & acknowledgements, chronology, glossary, biographical notes, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy..…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap; 244 pages; Description: xv, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Mergenthaler, Ottmar (1854-1899) --Printers --Inventors --United States --Biography --Linotype --History --19th century 2 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Well produced and illustrated biography of the inventor of Linotype. In fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart green cloth with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j showing light surface rubbing. 4to. xv [1] 244pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. First edition. ISBN 9781584560074. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy One.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. First edition. ISBN 9781584560074. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy Two.

First Edition. Ottmar Mergenthaler is considered one of America's greatest inventors. The German immigrant revolutionized the printing and publishing industry with the invention of an automatic typesetting machine which became known as the Linotype. This remarkable machine made it possible to eliminate the laborious hand setting of lead type by allowing one linotype operator to do the work of a half dozen typographers. Author, Basil Kahan researched the early history of the Linotype and discovered many conflicting reports about Mergenthaler. With a great deal of scholarship behind him, Kahan has produced a definitive work on the great inventor in celebration of Mergenthaler's centennial. This compelling work chronicles Mergenthaler's struggles to get his invention accepted, his battles with the typographical unions and with his financiers. Ottmar Mergenthaler is considered one of America's greatest inventors. The German immigrant revolutionized the printing and publishing industry with the invention of an automatic typesetting machine which became known as the Linotype. This remarkable machine made it possible to eliminate the laborious hand setting of lead type by allowing one linotype operator to do the work of a half dozen typographers. Author, Basil Kahan researched the early history of the Linotype and discovered many conflicting reports about Mergenthaler. With a grcat deal of scholarship behind him, Kahan has produced a definitive work on the great inventor in celebration of Mergenthaler's centennial. This compelling work chronicles Mergenthaler's struggles to get his invention accepted, his battles with the typographical unions and with his financiers. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Description: xv, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Mergenthaler, Ottmar, 1854-1899. Printers --United States --Biography. Inventors --United States --Biography. Linotype --History --19th century 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardback in jacket. 26x18cm. xv+244 pages with index. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket is not torn. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref OBTG. Ottmar Mergenthaler: The Man and His Machine by Basil Kahan; Introduction by Carl Schlesinger. Published in the year 2000 by Oak Knoll Press, USA.…

4°. XV,(3),244,(2) S., mit Abbildungen. Orig.-Leinen mit Umschlag. Introduction by Carl Schlesinger. - Umschlag mit minimalen Randläsuren; schönes Exemplar.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First. Beautiful illustrated book. Signed and inscribed by the author. Very hard to find signed copy. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket is Slightly dampstained. (Literature, Biography, Printers).

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New large octavo xv + 244pp., b/w pls., text ills., appends., bibliog., index, The inventor of the Linotype.

orig. cloth. 26x17cm, xv,244 pp., Weighs 900 grams. Introduction by Carl Schlesinger. Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. Textual illustrations. (illustrator).