Author: SAXE, STEPHEN O. Title: American Iron Hand Presses.
Description: . New Castle (USA), 1992. 104pp. with 15 woodengravings by John DePol. With appendices and index. Cloth. Dustjacket.*From its earliest days in the fifteenth century until the start of the nineteenth century - a span of 350 years - the methods and equipment of printing changed remarkably little. Then came the nineteenth century. The technology of iron working had finally arrived. In the printing field the cylinder press came early in the century but paralell with this invention was the development of the iron hand press. In this work is presented the story of the iron hand press in North America from its first appearance to final manufacture..
Keywords: Presses, Design, Catalogues Ontypographie Typography Printing Imprimerie Typografie Druckkunst Drukkunst
Price: EUR 45.00 = appr. US$ 48.91 Seller: Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books
- Book number: 7038
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