Type and Presses in America: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Development of Type Casting and Press Building in the United StatesHamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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Type and Presses in America: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Development of Type Casting and Press Building in the United States
Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
Printing presses; Type and type-founding -- United States -- History
Section IV—Other Typecasting and Typesetting Machines By Frank H. Smith
A brief history of typesetting machines, with descriptions of their
mechanical principles and operations. Illustrated; review questions;
glossary.
PART III—_Imposition and Stonework_
24. =Locking Forms for the Job Press= By Frank S. Henry
Things the apprentice should know about locking up small forms, and
about general work on the stone. Illustrated; review questions;
glossary.
25. =Preparing Forms for the Cylinder Press= By Frank S. Henry
Pamphlet and catalog imposition; margins; fold marks, etc. Methods of
handling type forms and electrotype forms. Illustrated; review
questions; glossary.
PART IV—_Presswork_
26. =Making Ready on Platen Presses= By T. G. McGrew
The essential parts of a press and their functions; distinctive features
of commonly used machines. Preparing the tympan, regulating the
impression, underlaying and overlaying, setting gauges, and other
details explained. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
27. =Cylinder Presswork= By T. G. McGrew
Preparing the press; adjustment of bed and cylinder, form rollers, ink
fountain, grippers and delivery systems. Underlaying and overlaying;
modern overlay methods. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
28. =Pressroom Hints and Helps= By Charles L. Dunton
Describing some practical methods of pressroom work, with directions and
useful information relating to a variety of printing-press problems. 87
pp.; 176 review questions.
29. =Reproductive Processes of the Graphic Arts= By A. W. Elson
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
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