Printing Digital Type On The Hand-operated Flatbed Cylinder Press

This monograph provides a wealth of detailed information on letterpress printing of photopolymer plates with presses such as the Vandercook. Subjects covered here include digital type and computer practices; letterpress configuration (including a sample font modification sequence, with examples); photopolymer plates, flatbases, and processing equipment; photopolymer platemaking; plate registration and travel; impression; cylinder packing and makeready; presswork; ink and inking; press operation and maintenance, as well as an updated listing of manufacturers and distributors. Newly included with this second edition are troubleshooting guides to problems encountered during the processing and printing of photopolymer plates.