ALS, 1886 August 12 : Elmira, N.Y. / Mr. Chatto.

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ALS, 1886 August 12 : Elmira, N.Y. / Mr. Chatto.

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Clemens writes Chatto to find what the London dailies & book printers pay for typesetting and also what is paid in Edinburgh, Paris, Leipzic, Berlin, Vienna, & the Netherlands. "I ask because I am building a type-setting machine, which will be finished by next spring, & will doubtless put an end to handsetting."

2 p. ; 14 x 22.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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