Choosing a Letterpress Printing Press

Letterpresses can range from 2 to 4,000 pounds and cost from $0 to $10,000. This guide is for the person who wants to get started with letterpress printing and needs a working press instead of a display piece. It is excerpted with permission from the definitive Introduction to Letterpress Printing, available at Fiveroses.org, which covers everything you need to know to start your own press, and has links to all of the reference and other sources mentioned below.