
Typewriter |
Subtitle:
The History, The Machines, The Writers
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Book Category:
History > General
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Author:
Tony Allan
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 10:
9781627950343
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Price:
USD 12.95
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Publication Year:
2015
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Publisher Info
Shelter Harbor Press. InquiryPersonal computers may have replaced the typewriter in most homes and offices, but the venerable writing machine is currently staging a comeback. From portable models that hipsters are snapping up in Urban Outfitters to Tom Hanks?s bestselling app that recreates the manual typewriter has never been so hot. This celebration of the typewriter covers what a platen knob is, why QUERTY won out over other arrangements of keys, which authors loved (or loathed) their typewriters, and much more. Filled with trivia and archive photos of writers at their typewriter has never been so hot. This celebration of the typewriter covers what a platen knob is, why QUERTY won out over other arrangements of keys, which authors loved (or loathed) their typewriters, and much more. Filled with trivia and archive photos of writers at their typewriters- a fascinating look at one of the great inventions in history.
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