PART I—Types, Tools, Machines, and Materials
- 1. Type: a Primer of Information By A.A. Stewart
- Relating to the mechanical features of printing types; their sizes, font schemes, etc., with a brief description of their manufacture. 44 pp.; illustrated; 74 review questions; glossary.
- 2. Compositors' Tools and Materials By A.A. Stewart
- A primer of information about composing sticks, galleys, leads, brass rules, cutting and mitering machines, etc. 47 pp.; illustrated; 50 review questions; glossary.
- 3. Type Cases, Composing Room Furniture By A.A. Stewart
- A primer of information about type cases, work stands, cabinets, case racks, galley racks, standing galleys, etc. 43 pp.; illustrated; 33 review questions; glossary.
- 4. Imposing Tables and Lock-up Appliances By A.A. Stewart
- Describing the tools and materials used in locking up forms for the press, including some modern utilities for special purposes. 59 pp.; illustrated; 70 review questions; glossary.
- 5. Proof Presses By A.A. Stewart
- A primer of information about the customary methods and machines for taking printers' proofs. 40 pp.; illustrated; 41 review questions; glossary.
- 6. Platen Printing Presses By Daniel Baker
- A primer of information regarding the history and mechanical construction of platen printing presses, from the original hand press to the modern job press, to which is added a chapter on automatic presses of small size. 51 pp.; illustrated; 49 review questions; glossary.
- 7. Cylinder Printing Presses By Herbert L. Baker
- Being a study of the mechanism and operation of the principal types of cylinder printing machines. 64 pp.; illustrated; 47 review questions; glossary.
- 8. Mechanical Feeders and Folders By William E. Spurrier
- The history and operation of modern feeding and folding machines; with hints on their care and adjustments. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
- 9. Power for Machinery in Printing Houses By Carl F. Scott
- A treatise on the methods of applying power to printing presses and allied machinery with particular reference to electric drive. 53 pp.; illustrated; 69 review questions; glossary.
- 10. Paper Cutting Machines By Niel Gray, Jr.
- A primer of information about paper and card trimmers, hand-lever cutters, power cutters, and other automatic machines for cutting paper, 70 pp.; illustrated; 115 review questions; glossary.
- 11. Printers' Rollers By A.A. Stewart
- A primer of information about the composition, manufacture, and care of inking rollers. 46 pp.; illustrated; 61 review questions; glossary.
- 12. Printing Inks By Philip Ruxton
- Their composition, properties and manufacture (reprinted by permission from Circular No. 53, United States Bureau of Standards); together with some helpful suggestions about the everyday use of printing inks by Philip Ruxton. 80 pp.; 100 review questions; glossary.
- 13. How Paper is Made By William Bond Wheelwright
- A primer of information about the materials and processes of manufacturing paper for printing and writing. 68 pp.; illustrated; 62 review questions; glossary.
- 14. Relief Engravings By Joseph P. Donovan
- Brief history and non-technical description of modern methods of engraving; woodcut, zinc plate, halftone; kind of copy for reproduction; things to remember when ordering engravings. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
- 15. Electrotyping and Stereotyping By Harris B. Hatch and A.A. Stewart
- A primer of information about the processes of electrotyping and stereotyping. 94 pp.; illustrated; 129 review questions; glossaries.
PART II—Hand and Machine Composition
- 16. Typesetting By A.A. Stewart
- A handbook for beginners, giving information about justifying, spacing, correcting, and other matters relating to typesetting. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
- 17. Printers' Proofs By A.A. Stewart
- The methods by which they are made, marked, and corrected, with observations on proofreading. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
- 18. First Steps in Job Composition By Camille DeVéze
- Suggestions for the apprentice compositor in getting his first jobs, especially about the important little things which go to make good display in typography. 63 pp.; examples; 55 review questions; glossary.
- 19. General Job Composition
- How the job compositor handles business stationery, programs and miscellaneous work. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
- 20. Book Composition By J.W. Bothwell
- Chapters from DeVinne's “Modern Methods of Book Composition,” revised and arranged for this series of text-books by J.W. Bothwell of The DeVinne Press, New York. Part I: Composition of pages. Part II: Imposition of pages. 229 pp.; illustrated; 525 review questions; glossary.
- 21. Tabular Composition By Robert Seaver
- A study of the elementary forms of table composition, with examples of more difficult composition. 36 pp.; examples; 45 review questions.
- 22. Applied Arithmetic By E.E. Sheldon
- Elementary arithmetic applied to problems of the printing trade, calculation of materials, paper weights and sizes, with standard tables and rules for computation, each subject amplified with examples and exercises. 159 pp.
- 23. Typecasting and Composing Machines A.W. Finlay, Editor
- Section I—The Linotype By L.A. Hornstein
Section II—The Monotype By Joseph Hays
Section III—The Intertype By Henry W. Cozzens
Section IV—Other Typecasting and Typesetting Machines By Frank H. Smith - A brief history of typesetting machines, with descriptions of their mechanical principles and operations. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
PART III—Imposition and Stonework
- 24. Locking Forms for the Job Press By Frank S. Henry
- Things the apprentice should know about locking up small forms, and about general work on the stone. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
- 25. Preparing Forms for the Cylinder Press By Frank S. Henry
- Pamphlet and catalog imposition; margins; fold marks, etc. Methods of handling type forms and electrotype forms. Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
PART IV—Presswork