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Chapter XII: Part II: Hand and Machine Composition

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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 setting 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

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