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

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

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman

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

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)

Nor do these books bear out the Bishop of London's statement as to Thomas being ignorant of printing; on the contrary, the presswork was such as could only have been done by a skilled workman.

From A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)