Before photocopying
Subtitle: the art & history of mechanical copying, 1780-1938 : a book in two parts
By: by Barbara Rhodes & William Wells Streeter.
Contributors: Streeter, William W.
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press; Heraldry Bindery
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Castle, Del; Northampton, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 495
Subjects: Copying processes -- History
Other titles: Art & history of mechanical copying, 1780-1938
Description: "The authors cover the art and history of mechanical copying from the dawn of the industrial revolution to the remarkable founding of the Xerox Corporation."--BOOK JACKET. "This work presents the first scholarly study of the precursors of today's high-tech, high-speed copiers. Its illustrations offer an incredible array of copying equipment from U.S. Patent Office documents, vintage photographs, and 19th century company catalogs."--BOOK JACKET. "Before Photocopying is an important addition to the libraries of all copybook conservators, collectors, and historians of American and British business history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 472-481) and index.