Includes bibliographical references (pages 444-451) and index.

Clephane's history of the linotype -- Linotype's early years : great expectations and unforeseen betrayals -- Mackey's 1936 history of the Linotype Company -- Mergenthaler's linotype machines, 1883/1972 -- The logotype and other competitors -- The intertype -- John Rogers : inventor, and perfecter of the linotype -- Key people who built the company, 1888-1960 -- The war years -- The business of type -- Fonts manufactured by Linotype or its subsidiaries -- Mergenthaler expands beyond the linotype -- Linotype's periodicals and special publications -- Mergenthaler offices and factories -- My life at Linotype -- The phototypesetting era and corporate mergers -- The Eltra era : linotype becomes a modern conglomerate.