Relating to the mechanical features of printing types; their sizes, font schemes, etc., with a brief description of their manufacture. 44 pp.; illustrated; 74 review questions; glossary.
| 2. Compositors’ Tools and Materials | By A. A. Stewart |
A primer of information about composing sticks, galleys, leads, brass rules, cutting and mitering machines, etc. 47 pp.; illustrated; 50 review questions; glossary.
| 3. Type Cases, Composing Room Furniture | By A. A. Stewart |
A primer of information about type cases, work stands, cabinets, case racks, galley racks, standing galleys, etc. 43 pp.; illustrated; 33 review questions; glossary.
| 4. Imposing Tables and Lock-up Appliances | By A. A. Stewart |
Describing the tools and materials used in locking up forms for the press, including some modern utilities for special purposes. 59 pp.; illustrated; 70 review questions; glossary.
| 5. Proof Presses | By A. A. Stewart |
A primer of information about the customary methods and machines for taking printers’ proofs. 40 pp.; illustrated; 41 review questions; glossary.
| 6. Platen Printing Presses | By Daniel Baker |
A primer of information regarding the history and mechanical construction of platen printing presses, from the original hand press to the modern job press, to which is added a chapter on automatic presses of small size. 51 pp.; illustrated; 49 review questions; glossary.
| 7. Cylinder Printing Presses | By Herbert L. Baker |
Being a study of the mechanism and operation of the principal types of cylinder printing machines. 64 pp.; illustrated; 47 review questions; glossary.
| 8. Mechanical Feeders and Folders | By William E. Spurrier |
The history and operation of modern feeding and folding machines; with hints on their care and adjustments. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
| 9. Power for Machinery in Printing Houses | By Carl F. Scott |
A treatise on the methods of applying power to printing presses and allied machinery with particular reference to electric drive. 53 pp.; illustrated; 69 review questions; glossary.
| 10. Paper Cutting Machines | By Niel Gray, Jr. |
A primer of information about paper and card trimmers, hand-lever cutters, power cutters, and other automatic machines for cutting paper. 70 pp.; illustrated; 115 review questions; glossary.
| 11. Printers’ Rollers | By A. A. Stewart |
A primer of information about the composition, manufacture, and care of inking rollers. 46 pp.; illustrated; 61 review questions; glossary.
| 12. Printing Inks | By Philip Ruxton |
Their composition, properties and manufacture (reprinted by permission from Circular No. 53, United States Bureau of Standards); together with some helpful suggestions about the everyday use of printing inks by Philip Ruxton. 80 pp.; 100 review questions; glossary.
| 13. How Paper is Made | By William Bond Wheelwright |
A primer of information about the materials and processes of manufacturing paper for printing and writing. 68 pp.; illustrated; 62 review questions; glossary.
| 14. Relief Engravings | By Joseph P. Donovan |
Brief history and non-technical description of modern methods of engraving; woodcut, zinc plate, halftone; kind of copy for reproduction; things to remember when ordering engravings. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
| 15. Electrotyping and Stereotyping | By Harris B. Hatch and A. A. Stewart |
A primer of information about the processes of electrotyping and stereotyping. 94 pp.; illustrated; 129 review questions; glossaries.
PART II—Hand and Machine Composition
| 16. Typesetting | By A. A. Stewart |
A handbook for beginners, giving information about justifying, spacing, correcting, and other matters relating to typesetting. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
| 17. Printers’ Proofs | By A. A. Stewart |
The methods by which they are made, marked, and corrected, with observations on proofreading. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
| 18. First Steps in Job Composition | By Camille DeVéze |
Suggestions for the apprentice compositor in setting his first jobs, especially about the important little things which go to make good display in typography. 63 pp.; examples; 55 review questions; glossary.
| 19. General Job Composition |
How the job compositor handles business stationery, programs and miscellaneous work. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
| 20. Book Composition | By J. W. Bothwell |
Chapters from DeVinne’s “Modern Methods of Book Composition,” revised and arranged for this series of text-books by J. W. Bothwell of The DeVinne Press, New York. Part I: Composition of pages. Part II: Imposition of pages. 229 pp.; illustrated; 525 review questions; glossary.
| 21. Tabular Composition | By Robert Seaver |
A study of the elementary forms of table composition, with examples of more difficult composition. 36 pp.; examples; 45 review questions.
| 22. Applied Arithmetic | By E. E. Sheldon |
Elementary arithmetic applied to problems of the printing trade, calculation of materials, paper weights and sizes, with standard tables and rules for computation, each subject amplified with examples and exercises. 159 pp.
| 23. Typecasting and Composing Machines | A. W. Finlay, Editor |
| Section I—The Linotype | By L. A. Hornstein |
| Section II—The Monotype | By Joseph Hays |
| Section III—The Intertype | By Henry W. Cozzens |
| 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; reviewquestions; 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 |
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 |
A reference compilation of approved rules, usages, and suggestions relating to uniformity in punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, numerals, and kindred features of composition.
| 42. The Printer’s Dictionary | By A. A. Stewart |
A handbook of definitions and miscellaneous information about various processes of printing, alphabetically arranged. Technical terms explained. Illustrated.
PART VII—Design, Color, and Lettering
| 43. Applied Design for Printers | By Harry L. Gage |
A handbook of the principles of arrangement, with brief comment on the periods of design which have most influenced printing. Treats of harmony, balance, proportion, and rhythm; motion; symmetry and variety; ornament, esthetic and symbolic. 37 illustrations; 46 review questions; glossary; bibliography.
| 44. Elements of Typographic Design | By Harry L. Gage |
Applications of the principles of decorative design. Building material of typography: paper, types, ink, decorations and illustrations. Handling of shapes. Design of complete book, treating each part. Design of commercial forms and single units. Illustrations; review questions, glossary; bibliography.
| 45. Rudiments of Color in Printing | By Harry L. Gage |
Use of color: for decoration of black and white, for broad poster effect, in combinations of two, three, or more printings with process engravings. Scientific nature of color, physical and chemical. Terms in which color may be discussed: hue, value, intensity. Diagrams in color, scales and combinations. Color theory of process engraving. Experiments with color. Illustrations in full color, and on various papers. Review questions; glossary; bibliography.
| 46. Lettering in Typography | By Harry L. Gage |
Printer’s use of lettering: adaptability and decorative effect. Development of historic writing and lettering and its influence on type design. Classification of general forms in lettering. Application of design to lettering. Drawing for reproduction. Fully illustrated; review questions; glossary; bibliography.
| 47. Typographic Design in Advertising | By Harry L. Gage |
The printer’s function in advertising. Precepts upon which advertising is based. Printer’s analysis of his copy. Emphasis, legibility, attention, color. Method of studying advertising typography. Illustrations; review questions; glossary; bibliography.
| 48. Making Dummies and Layouts | By Harry L. Gage |
A layout: the architectural plan. A dummy: the imitation of a proposed final effect. Use of dummy in sales work. Use of layout. Function of layout man. Binding schemes for dummies. Dummy envelopes. Illustrations; review questions; glossary; bibliography.
PART VIII—History of Printing
| 49. Books Before Typography | By F. W. Hamilton |
A primer of information about the invention of the alphabet and the history of bookmaking up to the invention of movable types. 62 pp.; illustrated; 64 review questions.
| 50. The Invention of Typography | By F. W. Hamilton |
A brief sketch of the invention of printing and how it came about. 64 pp.; 62 review questions.
| 51. History of Printing—Part I | By F. W. Hamilton |
A primer of information about the beginnings of printing, the development of the book, the development of printers’ materials, and the work of the great pioneers. 63 pp.; 55 review questions.
| 52. History of Printing—Part II | By F. W. Hamilton |
A brief sketch of the economic conditions of the printing industry from 1450 to 1789, including government regulations, censorship, internal conditions and industrial relations. 94 pp.; 128 review questions.
| 53. Printing in England | By F. W. Hamilton |
A short history of printing in England from Caxton to the present time. 89 pp.; 65 review questions.
| 54. Printing in America | By F. W. Hamilton |
A brief sketch of the development of the newspaper, and some notes on publishers who have especially contributed to printing. 98 pp.; 84 review questions.
| 55. Type and Presses in America | By F. W. Hamilton |
A brief historical sketch of the development of type casting and press building in the United States. 52 pp.; 61 review questions.
PART IX—Cost Finding and Accounting
| 56. Elements of Cost in Printing | By Henry P. Porter |
The Standard Cost-Finding Forms and their uses. What they should show. How to utilize the information they give. Review questions. Glossary.
| 57. Use of a Cost System | By Henry P. Porter |
The Standard Cost-Finding Forms and their uses. What they should show. How to utilize the information they give. Review questions. Glossary.
| 58. The Printer as a Merchant | By Henry P. Porter |
The selection and purchase of materials and supplies for printing. The relation of the cost of raw material and the selling price of the finished product. Review questions. Glossary.
| 59. Fundamental Principles of Estimating | By Henry P. Porter |
The estimator and his work; forms to use; general rules for estimating. Review questions. Glossary.
| 60. Estimating and Selling | By Henry P. Porter |
An insight into the methods used in making estimates, and their relation to selling. Review questions. Glossary.
| 61. Accounting for Printers | By Henry P. Porter |
A brief outline of an accounting system for printers; necessary books and accessory records. Review questions. Glossary.
PART X—Miscellaneous
| 62. Health, Sanitation, and Safety | By Henry P. Porter |
Hygiene in the printing trade; a study of conditions old and new; practical suggestions for improvement; protective appliances and rules for safety.
| 63. Topical Index | By F. W. Hamilton |
A book of reference covering the topics treated in the Typographic Technical Series, alphabetically arranged.
| 64. Courses of Study | By F. W. Hamilton |
A guidebook for teachers, with outlines and suggestions for classroom and shop work.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This series of Typographic Text-books is the result of the splendid co-operation of a large number of firms and individuals engaged in the printing business and its allied industries in the United States of America.
The Committee on Education of the United Typothetae of America, under whose auspices the books have been prepared and published, acknowledges its indebtedness for the generous assistance rendered by the many authors, printers, and others identified with this work.
While due acknowledgment is made on the title and copyright pages of those contributing to each book, the Committee nevertheless felt that a group list of co-operating firms would be of interest.
The following list is not complete, as it includes only those who have co-operated in the production of a portion of the volumes, constituting the first printing. As soon as the entire list of books comprising the Typographic Technical Series has been completed (which the Committee hopes will be at an early date), the full list will be printed in each volume.
The Committee also desires to acknowledge its indebtedness to the many subscribers to this Series who have patiently awaited its publication.
CONTRIBUTORS
For Composition and Electrotypes
Isaac H. Blanchard Company, New York, N. Y.
S. H. Burbank & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
J. S. Cushing & Co., Norwood, Mass.
The DeVinne Press, New York, N. Y.
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, Ill.
Geo. H. Ellis Co., Boston, Mass.
Evans-Winter-Hebb, Detroit, Mich.
Franklin Printing Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
F. H. Gilson Company, Boston, Mass.
Stephen Greene & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
W. F. Hall Printing Co., Chicago, Ill.
J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
McCalla & Co. Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Patteson Press, New York, New York
The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass.
Poole Bros., Chicago, Ill.
Edward Stern & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Stone Printing & Mfg. Co., Roanoke, Va.
C. D. Traphagen, Lincoln, Neb.
The University Press, Cambridge, Mass.
For Composition
Boston Typothetae School of Printing, Boston, Mass.
William F. Fell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Kalkhoff Company, New York, N. Y.
Oxford-Print, Boston, Mass.
Toby Rubovits, Chicago, Ill.
For Electrotypes
Blomgren Brothers Co., Chicago, Ill.
Flower Steel Electrotyping Co., New York, N. Y.
C. J. Peters & Son Co., Boston, Mass.
Royal Electrotype Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
H. C. Whitcomb & Co., Boston, Mass.
For Engravings
American Type Founders Co., Boston, Mass.
C. B. Cottrell & Sons Co., Westerly, R. I.
Golding Manufacturing Co., Franklin, Mass.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Inland Printer Co., Chicago, Ill.
Lanston Monotype Machine Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mergenthaler Linotype Company, New York, N. Y.
Geo. H. Morrill Co., Norwood, Mass.
Oswald Publishing Co., New York, N. Y.
The Printing Art, Cambridge, Mass.
B. D. Rising Paper Company, Housatonic, Mass.
The Vandercook Press, Chicago, Ill.
For Book Paper
American Writing Paper Co., Holyoke, Mass.
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., Mechanicville, N. Y.
Footnotes:
[1] In old or much-used fonts to which additions have been made after the first supply, the new letters, being cast later in a different mold, may often show a difference in the position or the number of nicks. In cases of this kind the apprentice should observe carefully and inquire before deciding that a type with a different nick does not belong to the font.
[2] The small letters are called lower-case by printers, because they are commonly kept in the lower case of a pair on the case-stand.
[3] The period, comma, hyphen, apostrophe, and occasionally some other character (such as the $) are often the same in both roman and italic fonts that are intended as companion faces.
[4] Job fonts are usually put up by founders in two sections, one containing capitals, figures, and points; the other lower-case, with a small portion of points. Diphthongs Æ Œ æ œ are not now included in job fonts, and many advertising type fonts do not include the lower-case ligatures fi ff fl ffi ffl.
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