Books Before Typography: A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types; Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 — John Shaqi
Books Before Typography: A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types; Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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Books Before Typography: A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types; Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49
Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
Books -- History
A primer of information about the distinctive features of the
relief, the intaglio, and the planographic processes of printing.
84 pp.; illustrated; 100 review questions; glossary.
PART V--_Pamphlet and Book Binding_
30. +Pamphlet Binding+ By Bancroft L. Goodwin
A primer of information about the various operations employed in
binding pamphlets and other work in the bindery. Illustrated;
review questions; glossary.
31. +Book Binding+ By John J. Pleger
Practical information about the usual operations in binding books;
folding; gathering, collating, sewing, forwarding, finishing. Case
making and cased-in books. Hand work and machine work. Job and
blank-book binding. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
PART VI--_Correct Literary Composition_
32. +Word Study and English Grammar+ By F. W. Hamilton
A primer of information about words, their relations, and their
uses. 68 pp.; 84 review questions; glossary.
33. +Punctuation+ By F. W. Hamilton
A primer of information about the marks of punctuation and their
use, both grammatically and typographically. 56 pp.; 59 review
questions; glossary.
34. +Capitals+ By F. W. Hamilton
A primer of information about capitalization, with some practical
typographic hints as to the use of capitals. 48 pp.; 92 review
questions; glossary.
35. +Division of Words+ By F. W. Hamilton
Rules for the division of words at the ends of lines, with remarks
on spelling, syllabication and pronunciation. 42 pp.; 70 review
questions.
36. +Compound Words+ By F. W. Hamilton
A study of the principles of compounding, the components of
compounds, and the use of the hyphen. 34 pp.; 62 review questions.
37. +Abbreviations and Signs+ By F. W. Hamilton
A primer of information about abbreviations and signs, with
classified lists of those in most common use. 58 pp.; 32 review
questions.
38. +The Uses of Italic+ By F. W. Hamilton
A primer of information about the history and uses of italic
letters. 31 pp.; 37 review questions.
39. +Proofreading+ By Arnold Levitas
The technical phases of the proofreader's work; reading, marking,
revising, etc.; methods of handling proofs and copy. Illustrated by
examples. 59 pp.; 69 review questions; glossary.
40. +Preparation of Printers' Copy+ By F. W. Hamilton
Suggestions for authors, editors, and all who are engaged in
preparing copy for the composing room. 36 pp.; 67 review questions.
41. +Printers' Manual of Style+
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