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

In its paper, composition, presswork, illustrations, and binding—it is the perfection of beauty.

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri

The pre-eminence of Jenson’s fount is indisputable, though he often did it injustice by his poor presswork.

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

It was a magnificently printed volume, exhibiting at the very foundation of the art a skill in presswork scarcely surpassed by any of Gutenberg's immediate successors.

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

In this way it would be possible to secure classes of from 60 to 100 boys each for such trades as composition and presswork.

From Wage Earning and Education by Lutz, Rufus Rolla