Printing and Writing Materials: Their Evolution:

"PRINTING AND WRITING MATERIALS: Their Evolution," is the title of this work by Adèle Millicent Smith, secretary to the president and instructor in proof-reading of the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia. The work treats of a number of branches of the graphic arts, including printing, the reproductive processes, writing materials and bookbinding. The reader is not burdened with long accounts of the early history of printing, type-founding, etc., but enough is given to enable him to have a corre...