Chronicles of Genius and Folly: R. Hoe and Company and the Printing Press As a Service to Democracy. Comparato, Frank E. Culver City: Labyrinthos, 1979. Hardcover, 846 pages, b&w illus., index. Comprehensive history of the R. Hoe & Company,  a New York City-based printing press manufacturer from the 19th Century into the 1970s.