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.

Graphics design into production by Alec Davis | Faber & Faber, 1973

Graphics design into production by Alec Davis | Faber & Faber, 1973

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Printing Technology | Association of Printing Technologists Aug 1961 Vol V No 1

Printing Technology | Association of Printing Technologists Aug 1961 Vol V No 1

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Conway Typography Limited – typefaces for photocomposition | Brochure & ephemera

Conway Typography Limited – typefaces for photocomposition | Brochure & ephemera

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Electro-Funditor for Intertype Composing Machines | Trade booklet undated 1930s?

Electro-Funditor for Intertype Composing Machines | Trade booklet undated 1930s?

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Choose a Good Printer | Monotype Corporation small leaflet | Undated

Choose a Good Printer | Monotype Corporation small leaflet | Undated

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How & Why Up-to-Date Printers Use the all-British 'Monotype' Corporation leaflet

How & Why Up-to-Date Printers Use the all-British 'Monotype' Corporation leaflet

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Caxton in focus. The beginning of printing in England by Lotte Hellinga | The British Library, 1982

Caxton in focus. The beginning of printing in England by Lotte Hellinga | The British Library, 1982

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The Printing Trade. Reprinted from Artificiana | Peter Cain | The Hayloft Press, 1994 | Numbered, limited edition

The Printing Trade. Reprinted from Artificiana | Peter Cain | The Hayloft Press, 1994 | Numbered, limited edition

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Catalogue of Works on Practical Printing by R.A. Peddie | St Bride Foundation, 1911

Catalogue of Works on Practical Printing by R.A. Peddie | St Bride Foundation, 1911

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The Old Printer and the Modern Press by Charles Knight | 1854 first edition

The Old Printer and the Modern Press by Charles Knight | 1854 first edition

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Lithographic Prints from Stone and Plate by Manly Banister | Littlefield, Adams & Co, 1974

Lithographic Prints from Stone and Plate by Manly Banister | Littlefield, Adams & Co, 1974

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Browns Index to photocomposition, typography | written and compiled by Bruce Brown edited by Stanley Greenwood | Greenwood Publishing, 1983

Browns Index to photocomposition, typography | written and compiled by Bruce Brown edited by Stanley Greenwood | Greenwood Publishing, 1983

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Lithography 1800-1850. The techniques of drawing on stone in England and France and their application in works of topography by Michael Twyman | Oxford University Press, 1970

Lithography 1800-1850. The techniques of drawing on stone in England and France and their application in works of topography by Michael Twyman | Oxford University Press, 1970

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Commercial Phototypesetting in the United Kingdom by L.W. Wallis 1982

Commercial Phototypesetting in the United Kingdom by L.W. Wallis 1982

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Commercial Engraving and Printing by Charles W. Hackleman, 1921

Commercial Engraving and Printing by Charles W. Hackleman, 1921

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The Monotype Recorder, Spring 1937 issue | Monotype Corporation | Black Letter

The Monotype Recorder, Spring 1937 issue | Monotype Corporation | Black Letter

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Wynkyn de Worde Society 29 September 1960 lunch/keepsake | guest speaker Beatrice Warde

Wynkyn de Worde Society 29 September 1960 lunch/keepsake | guest speaker Beatrice Warde

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Colour and Autolithography in the 20th Century | Manchester Metropolitan University, 2006

Colour and Autolithography in the 20th Century | Manchester Metropolitan University, 2006

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Printing To-Day by John C. Tarr | Oxford University Press, 1945

Printing To-Day by John C. Tarr | Oxford University Press, 1945

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PM – Journal for Production Managers Vol 1 No 12 | Aug 1935 | Lucina Smith Wakefield

PM – Journal for Production Managers Vol 1 No 12 | Aug 1935 | Lucina Smith Wakefield

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The Beginnings of Printing in London by H. Thomas, 1928 | Printed as a souvenir of the Lord Mayor’s Show of 1928 in the offices of Lanston Monotype Corporation Ltd | The booklet is believed to have been designed by Stanley Morison

The Beginnings of Printing in London by H. Thomas, 1928 | Printed as a souvenir of the Lord Mayor’s Show of 1928 in the offices of Lanston Monotype Corporation Ltd | The booklet is believed to have been designed by Stanley Morison

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Short History of English Printing 1476-1898 by Henry R. Plomer 1900

Short History of English Printing 1476-1898 by Henry R. Plomer 1900

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Auto-lithography: The Technique by Henry Trivick | Faber and Faber, 1960

Auto-lithography: The Technique by Henry Trivick | Faber and Faber, 1960

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A History of European Printing Colin Clair | Academic Press 1976

A History of European Printing Colin Clair | Academic Press 1976

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