Description: Contemporary Title Pages 1931 -- A Selection of Outstanding Books Composed on the Linotype including Twenty-One of the 1931 "Fifty Books of the Year." Published by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Brooklyn, NY, 1932. Softcover, 205 pages. Measures about 4 1/8" x 6 1/8". This book appears to have been produced as a promotional item for the Linotype machine and its capabilities. The typographical specifications, designer, and printer for each title page are included. Although this volume appears to have been part of an annual series, our online research does not reveal any editions issued after 1931. Perhaps the Great Depression necessitated a cut-back in promotional expenditures. Condition: There are no bookplakes, ink names, or pen/pencil notations -- except for the bottom right-hand corner of the front free endpaper (otherwise blank), where an inscription appears to have been erased, leaving two small pinholes. The seam between the front cover and the spine has separated about 1 1/2" as shown in photos. The interior pages are clean. The Mergenthaler Linotype Company was founded in 1886 to market the Linotype machine, a system to cast metal type in lines (linecaster) invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler. It became the world's leading manufacturer of book and newspaper typesetting equipment; Linotype dominated the printing industry through the twentieth century. The machines were so well designed that major parts remained virtually unchanged for nearly 100 years. Starting in 1960, the Mergenthaler Linotype Company became a major supplier of phototypesetting equipment which included laser typesetters, typefonts, scanners, typesetting computers. In 1987, the US-based Mergenthaler Linotype Company became part of the German Linotype-Hell AG; in the US the company name changed to Linotype Co. In 1996, the German Linotype-Hell AG was taken over by the German printing machine company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. A separate business, Linotype Library GmbH was established to manage the digital assets. In 2005, Linotype Library GmbH shortened its name to Linotype GmbH, and in 2007, Linotype GmbH was acquired by Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc., the parent of Monotype Imaging, Inc. and others. Monotype announced in August 2023 that it was discontinuing Linotype.com, effectively closing the business. This unusual volume would be a terrific gift for the publisher, bibliophile, or printer in your life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate. Take a look at all our items for sale. We combine shipping upon request. Please LET US KNOW if you’ve purchased multiple items so we can combine.
Price: 22 USD
Location: Slingerlands, New York
End Time: 2024-11-19T11:29:30.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Vintage Paperback
Publisher: Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Character Family: N.A.
Subject: Typography of Book Title Pages
Original/Facsimile: Original
