The most ubiquitous letterpress printing manual of the twentieth century, and one of the better ones. This is the standard, in print for over 40 years, from which most current letterpress printers first learned, and is an indispensable reference for the print shop. Although out of print, it is readily available, in one or another of its many editions, from most book arts dealers and online sources. In later years, it was distributed by the Kelsey Co. as the advanced printing manual for their mass-market presses. By 1971 (the edition you've found here at Amazon) it was updated to de-emphasize handset type, and was re-issued as "The Practice of Printing: Letterpress & Offset". If you are primarily interested in letterpress printing, try to get one of the earlier editions. It is unlikely that this book will be back in print per se, but certainly check Amazon zShops or Auctions for copies available for sale.