Author: WERSHLER-HENRY, DARREN S
Title: The iron whim : a fragmented history of typewriting
Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2007. 1st Edition in this form. 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; 331 pages; Description: 331 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject: Typewriting -- History.Typewriters -- History. Contents: Introduction: Ghosts and Machines 1 --Part 1 Archaeology: Beginning at the End 9 --Part 2 Assembly: Typewriting's First Impressions 33 --Part 3 Amanuensis: Typewriting and Dictation 73 --Part 4 Authority: Typewriting as Discipline 133 --Part 5 Acceleration: Typewriting and Speed 221 --Part 6 Aftermath: Typewriting After the Typewriter 259.Weight in Kg appr.:

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