Chapters: 1895-1900: Process in magazine and book illustration, Newspaper illustrations, The Levy acid blast and the new process of etching. 1900-1916: A wonderful process, A wonderful machine-How the type was set for the year book, Some experiments towards rotary intaglio printing. 1920-1933: The August-Hunter photo composing machine, The triumph of reel-fed newspaper offset lithography, Some recent developments in photogravure, The teletypesetter. 1933-1940: William Gamble, An Appreciation, What are the fruits of the new typography? Experiments and alphabets, Alco gravure, Penguins and Pelicans, Progress in photographic type composition. 1949-1957: Symmetry v. asymmetry in the newspaper title-piece, An electronic method of color correction, Xerography and Xeroprinting, Typography and house style in industry, Letterpress offset from thin plates, Presensitized lithographic printing plates, The Dow method for etching magnesium, Evolution of the process camera. 1958-1973: Research in retrospect, The wraparound rotary letterpress plate, Web offset: progress & prospects, Xeronic: computer output printer, Electrostatic printing, Electrostatic printing's year of progress, Display composition on the Photo Typositor, Continuous-tone lithography, Ink to match the machine, The phototypesetting jungle, Driograpy: lithography without water, Holography and its application to design.
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