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History of the Linotype Company Paperback – June 1, 2014

by Frank Romano (Author)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: RIT Press (June 1, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1933360607
  • ISBN-13: 978-1933360607
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA brilliant study of the Mergenthaler Linotype Company
By Martin Stein on July 9, 2015
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I was completely blown away by this book. A tour de force. Could only have been written by Frank Romano who saved ephemera from the company for 50 years. A great contribution to the history of an incredibly important industry. Beautifully designed, illustrated and typeset. Kudos to you Frank Romano.
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5.0 out of 5 stars” is like a love letter with references and footnotes
By J. Hamilton on July 23, 2014
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Professor Frank Romano’s new book, “History of the Linotype Company,” is like a love letter with references and footnotes. Beautifully printed and illustrated, it smells great too. It also weighs about as much as a fully-loaded agate type magazine from a Model 9 Linotype machine. With more than 460 pages, this book does not constitute light reading. If the names James Clephane, Whitelaw Reid, and Linn Boyd Benton mean anything to you, then this will be your goldmine. If they don’t, then this book provides the opportunity to drink in a rich mixture of historical documents and Romano’s astute observations. Romano is clearly obsessed with this topic, and for that we should all be thankful. Who else as a young man would have had the forethought to collect old type catalogs and preserve an unpublished company history? My favorite parts of the book are the images that you would never be likely to see if it weren’t for Romano’s detective work: Mergenthaler as a jaunty young man (mostly clean-shaven, only a moustache) in the days before the bushy beard of his most frequently reproduced photo; Mergenthaler and his wife Emma in a 1899 portrait; a 1944 Linotype-themed comic strip called “Lines of Letters”; and a true gem, a Milton Glaser line drawing of a Linotype machine. Admittedly, Romano’s “History of the Linotype Company” is not for everyone, but if you think you might enjoy a bouquet of obscure historical delights collected and arranged to perfection by today’s foremost Linotype expert, then this is the book for you. It is truly the work of a lifetime.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIf you had any dealings with Linotype, get this book
By susan sarwark on August 17, 2015
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I worked for Linotype for 13 years, I am so appreciative that Frank Romano took it upon himself to write this wonderful story. The Linotype Company holds a special place in my heart, it wasn't just a job.
This History book is full of facts and inside stories of the progression of a great company in its hay day. Its absolutely amazing to me how Mr. Romano could find some of this info.
Thank you Mr. Romano
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Raymond Ymbert on March 2, 2015
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Very good and comprehensive
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