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
Do not buy cheap editions of fiction; the paper, presswork, and binding is poor, and is simply a waste of money.
From A Library Primer by Dana, John Cotton
The paper for quarter of a million copies will cost twelve hundred and fifty dollars, the presswork about five hundred dollars.
From The Bread Line A Story of a Paper by Paine, Albert Bigelow
Stansby's presswork was uniformly good, and in this respect alone he may be ranked among the best printers of his time.
From A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)
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)
