Articles and Contributors
Introduction
By Theodore L. De Vinne, of Theodore L. De Vinne & Company, Printers, New York.
The Author
By George W. Cable, Author of “Grandissimes,” “The Cavalier,” and other books. Resident of Northampton, Massachusetts.
The Literary Agent
By Paul R. Reynolds, Literary Agent, New York, representing several English publishing houses and American authors.
The Literary Adviser
By Francis W. Halsey, formerly Editor of the New York Times Saturday Review of Books, and literary adviser for D. Appleton & Company. Now literary adviser for Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York.
The Manufacturing Department
By Lawton L. Walton, in charge of the manufacturing department of The Macmillan Company, Publishers, New York.
The Making of Type
By L. Boyd Benton, Mechanical Manager of the Jersey City factory of the American Type Founders’ Company.
Hand Composition and Electrotyping
By J. Stearns Cushing, of J. S. Cushing & Company, Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the three concerns forming the Norwood Press.
Composition by the Linotype Machine
By Frederick J. Warburton, Treasurer of the Mergenthaler Linotype Machine Company.
Composition by the Monotype Machine
By Paul Nathan, a member of Wood & Nathan, New York, selling agents for the Lanston Monotype Machine.
Proof-reading
By George L. Miller, with the Charles Francis Press, New York.
Paper Making
By Herbert W. Mason, of S. D. Warren & Company, Paper Makers, Boston, Massachusetts.
Presswork
By Walter J. Berwick, of Berwick & Smith Company, Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the three concerns constituting the Norwood Press.
The Printing Press
By Otto L. Raabe, with R. Hoe & Company, New York, Printing Press Manufacturers.
Printing Ink
By James A. Ullman, of Sigmund Ullman Company, Ink Makers, New York.
The Printer’s Roller
By Albert S. Burlingham, President of the National Roller Company, New York.
The Illustrator
By Charles D. Williams, Artist, New York.
Half-tone, Line, and Color Plates
By Emlyn M. Gill, President of the Gill Engraving Company, New York.
The Wax Process
By Robert D. Servoss, Engraver of maps, etc., by the wax process, New York.
Making Intaglio Plates
By Elmer Latham, Manager of the mechanical department of M. Kramer & Company, Photogravure Makers, Brooklyn, New York.
Printing Intaglio Plates
By George W. H. Ritchie, Printer of photogravure plates, etchings, etc., New York.
The Gelatine Process
By Emil Jacobi, Manager of the factory of the Campbell Art Company, New York, and Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Lithography
By Charles Wilhelms, late of Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Company, Brooklyn, New York.
Cover Designing
By Amy Richards, Artist, New York, her specialty being cover designs.
The Cover Stamps
By George Becker, of Becker Brothers Company, Die Cutters, New York.
Book Cloths
By Henry P. Kendall, of the Holliston Mills, Book Cloth Manufacturers, Norwood, Massachusetts.
Book Leathers
By Ellery C. Bartlett, of Louis Dejonge & Company, Dressers and Importers of Book Leathers, New York.
The Binding
By Jesse Fellowes Tapley, President of J. F. Tapley Company, Binders, New York.
Special Bindings
By Henry Blackwell, Fine Binder, New York.
Copyrighting
By Frederick H. Hitchcock, Member of the New York Bar; President of The Grafton Press, Publishers, New York.
Publicity
By Vivian Burnett, formerly in charge of the Publicity Department of McClure, Phillips & Company, Publishers, New York.
Reviewing and Criticising
By Walter Littlefield, a Member of the Staff of the New York Times Saturday Review of Books, and literary correspondent of the Chicago Record-Herald, and other papers.
The Travelling Salesman
By Harry A. Thompson, formerly representing John Lane, and Small, Maynard & Company, Publishers. Now one of the Associate Editors of the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia.
Selling at Wholesale
By Joseph E. Bray, formerly with A. C. McClurg & Company, Wholesalers, Chicago. Now with the Outing Publishing Company, New York.
Selling at Retail
By Warren Snyder, Manager of the Book Stores of John Wanamaker, Philadelphia and New York.
Selling by Subscription
By Charles S. Olcott, Manager of the Subscription Department of Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Company, New York.
Selling at Auction
By John Anderson, Jr., President of the Anderson Auction Company, New York.
Selecting for a Public Library
By Arthur E. Bostwick, Chief of the Circulation Department of the New York Public Library.
Rare and Second-hand Books
By Charles E. Goodspeed, Dealer in Rare and Second-hand Books, Boston.