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Illustration of a wooden screw press

Wooden screw press
© Toronto Public Library
Reproduced with the permission of the Toronto Public Library.
The Canadian Book of Printing
by The Toronto Public Library and the 500th Anniversary Committee Commemorating the Invention of the Art of Printing From Moveable Type. Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1940. P. 88
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Illustration of a Stanhope iron hand press

Stanhope iron hand press
© Toronto Public Library
Reproduced with the permission of the Toronto Public Library.
The Canadian Book of Printing
by The Toronto Public Library and the 500th Anniversary Committee Commemorating the Invention of the Art of Printing From Moveable Type. Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1940. P. 91
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Cover of book, TOWARDS THE OPEN

Cover, on paper handmade in Thailand, using banana, mango and exotic fruit leaves
© Alan Stein
Reproduced with the permission of Alan Stein.
Towards the Open: Georgian Bay Poems
by Douglas LePan. Parry Sound, ON: Church Street Press, 1998.
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End papers of book, ON BEING A PROFESSIONAL

Deckle-edged end papers, handmade with tea leaves by George Walker and John Jackson
© George A. Walker
Reproduced with the permission of George Walker.
On Being a Professional: A Speech to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
by Robertson Davies. Toronto: George Walker Editions, 1981.
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Title page of book, THE CANADIAN PRIVATE PRESSES IN PRINT

Title page of The Canadian Private Presses in Print, by Bill Poole and Lyndsay Dobson
© Lyndsay Dobson Books
Reproduced with the permission of Lyndsay Dobson.
The Canadian Private Presses in Print
by Lyndsay Dobson. Grimsby, ON: Lyndsay Dobson Books, 1984.
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Poster for Wayzgoose '84

Wayzgoose '84 poster
© Grimsby Public Art Gallery
Reproduced with the permission of the Grimsby Public Art Gallery.
Wayzgoose
Grimsby, ON: Grimsby Public Art Gallery, 1984.
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Title page of WAYZGOOSE I anthology

Title page of Wayzgoose 1 anthology
© Grimsby Public Art Gallery
Reproduced with permission of the Grimsby Public Art Gallery.
Wayzgoose Anthology 1
Grimsby, ON: Grimsby Public Art Gallery, 1981.
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Illustration of a linotype machine

Linotype machine
© Oak Knoll Press
Reproduced with the permission of Oak Knoll Press.
The Printer's Composition Matrix: A History of Its Origin and Development
by Richard E. Huss. New Castle, Deleware: Oak Knoll Books, 1985. P. 15
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Illustration of a linotype slug

Linotype slug
© Oak Knoll Press
Reproduced with the permission of Oak Knoll Press.
The Printer's Composition Matrix
by Richard E. Huss. New Castle, Deleware: Oak Knoll Books, 1985. P.  15
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Illustration of an Albion hand press

Albion hand press
© Public Domain
Catalogue of Nineteenth Century Printing Presses
by Harold E. Sterne. Cincinnati: Ye Olde Printery, 1978. P. 182
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