Collection: Printing and Print Techniques

This fascinating collection of vintage books and journals explores the world of printing – its historical origins and cultural impact, along with the technological shifts that have shaped the industry, and the world.

A note on the art of mezzotint and mezzotint printing in colours by H.C. Dickens, London | Stephen T. Green, London, undated

A note on the art of mezzotint and mezzotint printing in colours by H.C. Dickens, London | Stephen T. Green, London, undated

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Printing Reproduction Pocket Pal. First UK edition edited by Leslie H. May | Advertising Agency Production Association, undated

Printing Reproduction Pocket Pal. First UK edition edited by Leslie H. May | Advertising Agency Production Association, undated

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Ludlow Model M – fold-out leaflet | Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago, undated

Ludlow Model M – fold-out leaflet | Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago, undated

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Compositor's Work in Printing H.W. Larken | Staples Printers Ltd, 1969 third revised edition

Compositor's Work in Printing H.W. Larken | Staples Printers Ltd, 1969 third revised edition

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Leaflet The myth of the one-man machine. Monotype Monophoto | Peter Kneebone illustrations, undated

Leaflet The myth of the one-man machine. Monotype Monophoto | Peter Kneebone illustrations, undated

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The Development of the Printing Press by James Moran | Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1971

The Development of the Printing Press by James Moran | Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1971

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The printer's terms. Technical terms of the printing industry by Rudolf Hostettler | Zollikofer & Co AG, 1969, fifth revised edition

The printer's terms. Technical terms of the printing industry by Rudolf Hostettler | Zollikofer & Co AG, 1969, fifth revised edition

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A thousand years A thousand words. A Celebration of the Royal Mail Millennium Stamps project by Michael Benson | The Camberwell Press, 1999

A thousand years A thousand words. A Celebration of the Royal Mail Millennium Stamps project by Michael Benson | The Camberwell Press, 1999

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Silk screen Stenciling as a Fine Art by J. I. Biegeleisen and Max Arthur Cohn | McGraw-Hill Book Co, New York and London, 1942

Silk screen Stenciling as a Fine Art by J. I. Biegeleisen and Max Arthur Cohn | McGraw-Hill Book Co, New York and London, 1942

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Rowley Atterbury and the Westerham Press 1920-2011 | University of Reading, 2011

Rowley Atterbury and the Westerham Press 1920-2011 | University of Reading, 2011

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Getting to Know the Modern Intertype Harris Composition Systems booklet, undated

Getting to Know the Modern Intertype Harris Composition Systems booklet, undated

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Victorian Book Design & Colour Printing by Ruari McLean | Faber & Faber, 1963

Victorian Book Design & Colour Printing by Ruari McLean | Faber & Faber, 1963

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Monotype Corporation invitation card Beatrice Warde 1957

Monotype Corporation invitation card Beatrice Warde 1957

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Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing by Stephen Füssel | Ashgate, 2005 edition

Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing by Stephen Füssel | Ashgate, 2005 edition

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Monotype Corporation Super Caster fold out poster / broadsheet, undated

Monotype Corporation Super Caster fold out poster / broadsheet, undated

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Black Inks by Coates | A Specimen Book of Fine Printing Inks, 1950s?

Black Inks by Coates | A Specimen Book of Fine Printing Inks, 1950s?

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Leaflet History and Development of the Alphabet Brighton College of Art Printing Dept, undated

Leaflet History and Development of the Alphabet Brighton College of Art Printing Dept, undated

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History and Development of Typewriters by G. Tilghman Richards | Science Museum HMSO 1964

History and Development of Typewriters by G. Tilghman Richards | Science Museum HMSO 1964

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Printers and Printing in Glasgow 1830–1890 by Andrew Bird, 1890

Printers and Printing in Glasgow 1830–1890 by Andrew Bird, 1890

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Printing Review No 37, Winter 1956/7 | Printing in the Netherlands | Charles Rosner

Printing Review No 37, Winter 1956/7 | Printing in the Netherlands | Charles Rosner

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The Way of the Sun: Story of Sun Engraving & Sun Printers | Greenhill, Reynolds

The Way of the Sun: Story of Sun Engraving & Sun Printers | Greenhill, Reynolds

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Fleuron Anthology Francis Meynell | Herbert Simon | Ernest Benn 1973

Fleuron Anthology Francis Meynell | Herbert Simon | Ernest Benn 1973

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Printer's Progress 1851–1951 by Charles Rosner | Sylvan Press, 1951

Printer's Progress 1851–1951 by Charles Rosner | Sylvan Press, 1951

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Type Faces in use at The Curwen Press | Type specimen brochure 1930s/40s?

Type Faces in use at The Curwen Press | Type specimen brochure 1930s/40s?

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