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The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist Companion for the 21st Century / Polt, Richard., 2015

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Identifier: CC-61042-10003816

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Scope and Contents

Amazon.com: What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters"•the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, and disintegration. The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter, how to care for it, and what to do with it"•from National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials, from type-ins to typewritten blogs, from custom-painted typewriters to typewriter tattoos. It celebrates the unique quality of everything typewriter, fully-illustrated with vintage photographs, postcards, manuals, and more. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2015

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (382 pages)) ; 23.6 x 19.6 x 2.6 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf alphabetical

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mitchell Kaplan, 2015.

General

Published: Woodstock, New York : The Countryman Press. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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