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presswork

[pres-wurk] / ˈprɛsˌwɜrk /
NOUN
printing
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NOUN
printing press
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There are, for example, chapters about paper, typography and layout, typesetting and presswork, bindings, endpapers and dust jackets.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2020

The paper, composition, and presswork of the book are very poor.

From The Uses of Italic A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

We know surely that fine type, bad presswork, pale ink on gray paper are all bad for the eyes.

From The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman

For merits it can usually offer clear type, black ink, and good presswork.

From The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman

Bradford had not been bred to it, and was very illiterate; and Keimer, though something of a scholar, was a mere compositor, knowing nothing of presswork.

From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Erle Elsworth Clippinger


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