presswork

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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 Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)

The presswork and ink are always proportionately better in these copies, and the price of them is enhanced according to their beauty and rarity.

From Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs by Harper, Henry H.

This innovation, designed to imitate the rubricated initials of the manuscripts, involved great technical difficulties in the presswork, and was not generally adopted.

From Printing and the Renaissance A paper read before the Fortnightly Club of Rochester, New York by Slater, John Rothwell

They needed good paper and careful presswork, and all over Europe paper and presswork were rapidly deteriorating.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)