Britannica's Typesetters. Women Compositors in Edwardian Edinburgh

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1989. Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. Paper Wrappers. "The printing trade has traditionally reserved its skilled jobs for men - yet for over thirty years in Edinburgh women were being actively recruited to work as compositors and were even responsible for the typesetting of the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica ... [A] rich portrait of a whole generation of working women in Edinburgh [with] relevance to current debates about men and women's work" (back cover). Written using printing office records, contemporary articles, and first-hand accounts from compositors still living at time of publication. Includes reactions of men co-workers and trade unions.
Green paper wrappers with minor wear to corners. Clean, tight interior. Index, 170 pages. BOB/100504.