Reference Books
Instructional Books

PRINTING
FOR SCHOOL AND SHOP

Frank S. Henry
Missing cover page -- Preface dated April, 1917

Part of the Wiley Technical Series for Vocational and Industrial Schools.  Edited by Joseph M. Jameson, Girard College.
This book was written for school use, "addressing the boy who knows nothing of the subject."

 

COMPOSITION
and PRESSWORK
For the Student of Printing

Arthur J. Mansfield
Copyright, 1929

Described as presenting the result of over twenty years of practical experience in the printing business, from apprentice to employer, in addition to five years teaching (Boston Trade School Printing Department).

 

THE
PRACTICE
OF
PRINTNG

Ralph W. Polk
New Revised Edition
Copyright, 1952 (previous editions copyrighted; 1926, 1937, 1945)

"This book, which has long served as an authoritative textbook and a helpful guide to the experiences of young printers, is now completely revised and enlarged, to reflect late trends in the industry.  No good feature is deleted, but many new ones are added, and the text is enriched with much more technical information."
 

Introduction
to Printing
The Craft of Letterpress

Herbert Simon, Illustrated by Tom Hughes
First published in 1968
by Faber and Faber Limited
3 Queen Square London WC1
First published in
Faber Paperbacks in 1980

"Mr. Simon's book is exactly what its title says it is -- an introduction to printing.  It explains the tasks of the hand compositor and platen machine minder, and offers some sound advice on the first principles of fine typography.  Although the book contains a lot of very practical information in only 120 pages, it is thoroughly readable because the author combines an infectious enthusiasm with a clear professional style."  Printing World
 

 

R. Campbell