The American handbook of printing
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- Title
- The American handbook of printing
- Publication year listed
- 1909
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- Public domain eBook
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About this book
The American handbook of printing
Author: Gress, Edmund Geiger, 1872-1934
Year: 1909
Contents [The information in this book is divided into eighteen chapters under proper headings, and each chapter subdivided into "Historical" and "Practical" portions, making it easy to find information wanted.] 1. Introduction Historical 1 Practical 9 2. Type Making Historical 13 Practical 15 3. Type Faces Historical 27 Practical 32 4. Type Composition Historical 53 Practical 67 Historical 97 5. Typesetting Machines Practical 100 6. Proofreading Historical 109 Practical 111 7. Stonework Historical 115 Practical 116 8. Paper Historical 131 Practical 136 9. Composition Rollers Historical 145 Practical 147 10. Printing Inks Historical 153 Practical 155 11. Printing Presses Historical 165 Practical 177 12. Bookbinding Historical 185 Practical 189 13. Stereotyping and Electrotyping Historical 199 Practical 201 14. Engraving Historical 205 Practical 219 15. Lithography Historical 219 Practical 225 16. Newspapers and Magazines Historical 231 Practical 259 17. Advertising and Ad-Writing Historical 261 Practical 268 18. Printers 9 Business Methods Historical 275 Practical 278 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Stamped brick of the Babylonians 2 Printing office of the fifteenth century 4 Franklin in a L