Bliven B (8 results)

1015030 , 1960 194PP. ILLUSTRATEDE. HARD COVER NO DUST JACKET. EX LIB COPY GOOD CONDITION. STE 511.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st printing; dj w/lite wear onl, unclipped price, in mylar; orange-red c w/black titles; decorativ e end papers; 207 clean, unmarked pages/index. B/W Photos (illustrator). SIGNED & Insc Author.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 207 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.49 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: 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.…

First Edition: Green bds., gold titles, 145 x 220 mm., 300grms., 194 pp. with appendix, owner's signature and date on pd+ ffeps., original dw., unclipped, shelf worn with closed tear to front edge and small loss to top of spine, G/G+.

Cloth binding. Condition: Good copy. 8vo. XV + 236 pp. ills (illustrator).

303 S. OLwd. Einbd. teilw. verblichen. Sprache: Deutsch 0 gr.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 136 pages. Features: Can the new President (LBJ) overcome standpattism in Congress; LBJ Program in Action - photo feature; Unless We Lead We Will Falter; What Kind of Nation Are We? - thoughts in the wake of JFK's murder; Do White Men Have a Future in Africa? - T.J. Mboya of Kenya says yes, as long as they do their part in nation building; Visit to a Russian Village - photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Russian countryside, where few Westerners are permitted; The Importance of Angel Investors to Broadway Producers; Should it Take 34 Months for a Trial?; Today's American Ex-Pats are often businessmen, nor rebels; By 1966 Half of Us Will Be Under 25; The New York City Center of Music and Drama turns 20; Photos of Manhattan town home redone by architect James Stewart Polshek;On Human Rights - thoughts, new and old, as Human Rights Week begins; and more. Ads: one-page ad for Henry Mancini's soundtrack to the movie 'Charade"; Nice fashion ads; Bulova Accutron; 2-page ad for Look Magazine; Color ad for Sony consumer electronics; Cuesta-Rey Cigars; Wilkinson Sword Pruners; Loft's Little Fruit Cakes; Beautiful one-page color-photo ad for E.J. Korvette ladies' fashions - nautical theme; Unox Ham. First few pages rumpled, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The New York Times Magazine, December 8, 1963 - Do White Men Have a Future in Africa? President (LBJ) overcome standpattism in Congress; LBJ Program in Action - photo feature; Unless We Lead We Will Falter; What Kind of Nation Are We? - thoughts in the wa. Illustrated by Tames, George; Hyde, Philip; Moss, John; Whiteside, Duncan;Devaney, A.; Mahoney, U.; Falk, Sam; Morris, Larry; De Vries, Paul;Glueckselig; Shore, Robert; Doty, Roy; Golden, Alice; Anderson, Doug;Einhorn, Ben; Miller, Marilyn (illustrator).…