Typewriters - Iconic Machines from the Golden Age of Mechanical Writing

Zusatztext "Typewriters may be outdated and rarely used! but these creations will live on in design history" Informationen zum Autor Bruce Curtis is a photographer, visual historian, and author. He lives on Long Island, New York. Anthony Casillo is a vintage typewriter expert and collector. He lives on Long Island, New York. Tom Hanks is an actor, filmmaker, and typewriter collector. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Klappentext This handsome volume is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter, charting a century of beautiful machinery and design innovation. Eighty vintage devices ranging from the first typewriter to the iconic electric models of the 1960s are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating text. Packed with visuals and rich with history, Typewriters is the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world. Zusammenfassung Gorgeous typewriter eye candy + the smarts of a serious collector = the essential tribute to this iconic machine.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Casillo, Tony Casillo, Bruce Curtis
• Assisted by: Tony Casillo (Photographs), Bruce Curtis (Photographs), Curtis Bruce (Photographs), Tom Hanks (Foreword), Hanks Tom (Foreword)
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2017
• EAN: 9781452154886
• ISBN: 978-1-4521-5488-6
• No. of pages: 207
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 290 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Guides > Hobby, home > Photography, filmmaking, video filmmaking; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Produktdesign, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General, Typography & lettering