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International Paper Pocket Pall for Printers, Estimators and Advertising Production Managers / International Paper Company
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REF.PM.1190
126 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
1960
Printmaking, creating with the arts, Printing
This is the sixth edition of the Pocket Pal, an educational promotion booklet by the International Paper Company. It is not intended to serve as a complete compendium of the graphic arts, but rather a representation of the key phases, covering the subjects as a practical educational aid to printers, lithographers, advertising production men, etc. New developments covered in this issue include the expansion of cold type composition, offset-duplicating and photoengraving.
Topics covered include a brief history of paper and printing; printing processes such as letterpress, offset lithography, die cutting, rotogravure, silk screen, and flexography; composition; printers’ measurements; proofreaders’ marks; word division; copy fitting; marking up copy; photoengraving; printing inks; duplicate plates; practical imposition; folding and pamphlet binding; bookbinding; determining the grain of paper; comparative weights of paper; cutting charts; graphic arts terms; and international printing papers.