I ended up picking the Little Book of Letter Press by Charlotte Rivers. I think what attracted me to this book initially was its cover - the big, bold type that made up the title fascinates me. I've always enjoyed words set in all caps, so this was a natural attraction. I would also say that the idea of letter press helped in my choosing of this book. I find the process of making very interesting. Printing of, say a yearbook, on a company's giant press is fascinating, but printing in letter press, where you set the type or plates and actually use your hands, that is awesome and mind-blowing to me. While reading, I learned that while letter press is an old art form, there have still been advancements and steps forward in the process, namely photopolymer plates. I think that things like this will help propel the art forward and keep it fresh, despite the small change from the original process.
These images are from a page in the book about Hammerpress, a company based here in KC. I just like them.
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