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General Printing An Illustrated Guide to Letterpress Printing

by [Cleeton, Glen U, Pitkin, Charles W]

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General Printing is a comprehensive guide to letterpress printing. With 300 photos and 140 illustrations, it offers detailed step-by-step visual instruction. Key topics include: handsetting type, taking proofs, mitering rules, locking up a form, adding packing and make-ready, feeding a platen press, advanced composition, design, typography, and tricks of the trade. "The best all-around introductory book for traditional letterpress printing, this manual is profusely illustrated with detailed and useful photographs and should occupy a prominent place on the shelf of every letterpress printer. It will serve as the next best thing to an apprenticeship at the feet of a master printer, and is certain to be used as a handy reference throughout your printing journey." --David S. Rose, Introduction to Letterpress Printing

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Product Details

  • Liber Apertus Press Brand
  • Sep 7, 2006 Pub Date:
  • 9781734222425 ISBN-13:
  • 1734222425 ISBN-10:
  • 224.0 pages Hardcover
  • English Language
  • 11 in * 0.56 in * 8.5 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: