Ilford, Essex: Ilford Limited, (1966). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii+(i), 473+(1) pages. An Ilford Graphic Arts manual. Overview of photolithography, including its history. The bulk of the text is instructional. Preface by the author. Black and white illustrations. Two appendices, addendum, bibliography and index. Dust jacket faded and slightly torn at edges. READ MORE about ILFORD GRAPHIC ARTS MANUAL VOLUME 2. PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY

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London: John Churchill, 1859. 8vo. stamped cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. vi, [iii]-xii, 13-300 pages. Fifth edition. Greatly expanded and revised from the first edition of 1855. This manual quickly became the standard for its time. Several plates are included with illustrations of the chemical processes, a complete index and useful information. The introduction to the second edition is included and concludes with "In conclusion, a hope is expressed that this 'Manual of Photographic..... READ MORE about A MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMISTRY, INCLUDING THE PRACTICE OF THE COLLODION PROCESS

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Davis, CA: University of California Davis, 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. (vi), 21+(1) pages. Limited to 600 copies. Keepsake Number 2 in a series issued by the Library Associates of the University Library. Author was proprietor of the Tamalpais Press in Berkeley. Frontispiece and foreword by Robert H. Power, president of the Library Associates. A historical overview of the handpress with a list of references. In original mailing envelope addressed to collector who..... READ MORE about THE PRESSMAN'S TRADE: A COMMENTARY ON THE TRADITIONAL HANDPRESS

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (2010). 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 220 pages. Reprint of the 2006 first edition. Letterpress Printing is the comprehensive sourcebook for beginning and intermediate letterpress printers. Using clear explanations of technical terms and more than 80 illustrations, the manual describes presses, ink, paper, press operation, type and photopolymer plates. The book shows how to set up and run small and large platen presses, and Vandercook and Challenge-style..... READ MORE about LETTERPRESS PRINTING, A MANUAL FOR MODERN FINE PRESS PRINTERS

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(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1992). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition, with corrections for this printing. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

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New York: Employing Printers Association, 1927. 8vo. cloth. 136, v pages. First edition. Eighteen separate chapters on different aspects of printing. Slight cover rubbing. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about HOW TO BUY PRINTING PROFITABLY, A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

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oder, Vollständige theoretisch-praktische Anweisung zur Ausübung der Lithographie in ihrem ganzen Umfange und auf ihrem jetzigen Standpunkte.
(Weimar): (B.F. Voigt), n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 11 illus. plates. oder, Vollständige theoretisch-praktische Anweisung zur Ausübung der Lithographie in ihrem ganzen Umfange und auf ihrem jetzigen Standpunkte. Text in German. Published ca. 1895. This is an addendum to Heinrich Weishaupt's Gesamtgebiet des Steindruckes, containing eleven plates of the tools utilized in creating lithographic prints. Each plate has several figures, with information on each in the table of contents. Bookplate, from the library of Karl..... READ MORE about ATLAS ZUR SECHSTEN AUFLAGE VON WEISHAUPTS "GESAMTGEBIET DES STEINDRUCKS"

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New Haven: Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1967. 8vo. cloth. 338 pages. Revised edition. This manual covers all the extant writings in print, from single lines to the most extensive pieces, composed in English between 1050 and 1500. Sixteen chapters cover Chaucer, Malory, the work of Caxton, the Arthurian and many other legends, biblical references, and much more. Index, bibliographical notes. Based upon the original work of John Edwin Wells with the addition of..... READ MORE about A MANUAL OF THE WRITINGS IN MIDDLE ENGLISH, 1050-1500

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New York: Waltwin Publishing Co., 1940. 4to. cloth. 348 pages. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Embossed private ownership stamp on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE LITHOGRAPHERS MANUAL, A MANUAL DESIGNED TO HELP THE LITHOGRAPHER WITH SELLING, PRODUCTION AND...

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An inventory of 21 collections in the Netherlands with additioinal and supplementary instructions.
s'Gravenhage: P.A. Tiele Academie-Hogere Beroepsopleiding voor Bibliotheek en Documentatie, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers with later marbled dust jacket and paper spine label. 142 pages. An inventory of 21 collections in the Netherlands with additioinal and supplementary instructions. Text in Dutch. Part of the Series Bibliografica of the P.A. Tiele Academy in the Netherlands. Title page in Dutch and English. Foreword. Organized alphabetically by author with entries in language of publication. Indices of titles, first..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAFIE VAN DE TECHNIEK VAN DE MANUELE DIEPDRUK-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MANUAL...

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(Tyler, TX: Robert Halbert), n.d. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 39+(1) pages. Reprint of the very scarce first edition of 1902. Limited to 500 copies. Written by the winner of a 1899 linotype setting contest; Stubbs set 66,717 ems of corrected matter in 5 hours 33 minutes, averaging 12,012 ems per hour. READ MORE about STUBBS'S MANUAL, A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON LINOTYPE KEYBOARD MANIPULATION

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 240 pages. "A fascinating and detailed account of the shared goal of these different Shakespearian publishers, alongside an analysis of how printing technology shaped their ability to carry out this mission." - Katherine Scheil, PBSA "This is a scholarly as well as readable account of the efforts of five publishers in the years 1838 to 1864 to bring Shakespeare to the..... READ MORE about STEAM-DRIVEN SHAKESPEARE OR MAKING GOOD BOOKS CHEAP: FIVE VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS

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