The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.MacKellar, Thomas
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The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.
MacKellar, Thomas
Graphic design (Typography); Printing -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Printing industry -- United States
_=Outer Form.=_
_=Inner Form.=_]
[Illustration: A Sheet of Twelves, with Two Signatures.
_=Outer Form.=_
_=Inner Form.=_]
[Illustration: A Common Half-Sheet of Twelves.]
[Illustration: Half-Sheet of Twelves, without cutting.]
[Illustration: Different Methods of Imposing Half-Sheets of Twelves, from
the Centre.]
[Illustration: A Sheet of Twelves, Imposed from the Centre.]
[Illustration: Outer Form of a Sheet of Long Twelves.]
[Illustration: One-third, or 8 pages, of a Sheet of Twelves.
To be imposed as a slip, or in the off-cross.
_=Outer Form.=_]
[Illustration: Inner Form of a Sheet of Long Twelves.]
[Illustration: One-third, or 8 pages, of a Sheet of Twelves.
To be imposed as a slip, or in the off-cross.
_=Inner Form.=_]
[Illustration: Two Half-Sheets of Twelves, worked together.
_=Outer Form.=_
_=Inner Form.=_]
[Illustration: Half-Sheet of Twelves, with 2 Signatures. 4 pages of other
matter.]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Sixteens.]
[Illustration: A Sheet of Sixteens, with One Signature.
_=Outer Form.=_
_=Inner Form.=_]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Eighteens.
Containing 16 pages.
The white paper of this half-sheet being worked off, the centre
pages must be transposed,—viz. pages 7 and 10 in the room of 9 and
8, and pages 9 and 8 in the place of 7 and 10: when this is done,
your imposition will be true.]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Eighteens.
When the white paper is worked off, transpose the form,—viz. pages
11 and 8 in the room of 7 and 12, and pages 7 and 12 in the place
of 11 and 8: this being done, the sheet will then fold up right.]
[Illustration: Outer Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, to be folded
together.]
[Illustration: Outer Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, with One Signature.]
[Illustration: Inner Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, to be folded
together.]
[Illustration: Inner Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, with One Signature.]
[Illustration: Outer Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, with Two Signatures.]
[Illustration: Outer Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, with Three Signatures.]
[Illustration: Inner Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, with Two Signatures.]
[Illustration: Inner Form of a Sheet of Eighteens, with Three Signatures.]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Eighteens, without Transposition.
This mode of imposition is very objectionable, as there will be,
when the paper is cut up, three single leaves.]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Twenties, with Two Signatures.]
[Illustration: Inner Form of a Sheet of Twenties.]
[Illustration: Outer Form of a Sheet of Twenties.]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Twenty-Fours.]
[Illustration: Outer Form of a Sheet of Twenty-Fours, with Two
Signatures.]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Twenty-Fours, the Sixteen-way.]
[Illustration: Inner Form of a Sheet of Twenty-Fours, with Two
Signatures.]
[Illustration: A Half-Sheet of Twenty-Fours, without Inset.]
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