General Printing
Cleeton, Glen U. / Pitkin, Charles W. 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, thi...