The Art and Practice of Printing - A Work in Six Volumes - Dealing With the Composing Department, Mechanical Composition, Letterpr

by Atkins

2021-01-14 06:09:36

The purpose of this book is to give reliable information on all branches of bookbinding.Modern machinery has brought about great changes in the bookbinding trade. In edition work, for example, the speed of production is much increased, and the cost r... Read more
The purpose of this book is to give reliable information on all branches of bookbinding.Modern machinery has brought about great changes in the bookbinding trade. In edition work, for example, the speed of production is much increased, and the cost reduced.The principles which underlie hand work, however, still govern the mechanical operations, and so every binder should be familiar with hand methods, even if he does not practise them. Fine binding is still executed by hand in the workshops of Rivière, Sangorski and Sutcliffe, Zaehnsdorf, and others, where every book receives individual attention. Less

Book Details

File size8.5 X 5.5 X 0.75 in
Print pages336
PublisherRead Books
Publication date October 28, 2011
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781447436768
Author
Robert C. Atkins, M.D., is a cardiologist and the founder and medical director of the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in New York City. He is the best-selling author of Dr. Atkins' New Diet R...

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