書名 : Typewriters :iconic machines from the golden age of mechanical writing /
紀錄類型 : 書目-語言資料,印刷品: 單行本
正題名[資料類型標示]/作者 : Typewriters :by Anthony Casillo ; foreword by Tom Hanks ; photography by Bruce Curtis and Anthony Casillo.
其他題名 : iconic machines from the golden age of mechanical writing /
其他題名 : Iconic machines from the golden age of mechanical writing.
作者 : Casillo, Anthony.
出版者 : San Francisco :Chronicle Books,[2017]
面頁冊數 : 207 pages :color illustrations ;24 x 29 cm.
內容註 : "From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first commercially successful typewriter—theSholes & Glidden Type Writer of 1874—to the iconic electric models of the 1960s, eighty vintage devices are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating text that highlights the design modifications, intricate details, and peculiar quirks that make each typewriter unique. From functional advances like noiseless machines to luxurious details such as mahogany covers and inlaid mother-of-pearl, a century of design innovation and experimentation is charted in these pages. Packed with visuals and rich with history, Typewriters is the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world"--Back cover.
標題 : Typewriters
ISBN : 9781452154886 (hbk.) :
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