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The Swifts: Printers in the Age of Typesetting Races
Walker Rumble
Walker Rumble follows the trail of the Swifts, a group of colourful compositors who became famous by winning typesetting races. Tellingly, at the same time that the most celebrated contests were taking place, technological and cultural forces were threatening the Swifts's way of life.
256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 29, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813921617 |
| Publishers | University of Virginia Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 24 mm · 458 g |
