Printing History was founded in 1979. The first 50 issues of the journal constitute the Original Series—many of which are now on sale.

editor of printing history

Original Series
David Pankow, 1990–2007
Renee I. Weber, 1986–1990
Anna Lou Ashby, 1984–1985
Susan O. Thompson († 1931–2008), 1979–1983

New Series
Sam Regal, 2024—PH 34
Josef Beery, Managing Editor, PH 34
Danelle Moon, Guest Editor,  PH 33
Daniel Arbino,  Guest Editor, PH 31/32
James and Molly Cameron, Interim Manading Editors. , PH 29/30
Brooke Palmieri, 2016–2020
William LaMoy, 2011–2016
William S. Peterson, 2007–2011 

Printing History New Series began in 2007 under the editorship of William S. Peterson, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, former editor of Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, and the author of books about the Kelmscott Press and Daniel Berkeley Updike.

In July 2011, Peterson was succeeded by William T. La Moy, curator of rare books and printed materials at the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Library.  

In 2016,  La Moy was succeeded by Brooke S. Palmieri, a Ph.D Candidate in History at University College London.

In 2021, George Barnum, then Vice President for Publications, edited NS 29/30

In 2022, Daniel Arbino , University of Texas, Austin was the guest editor for NS 31/32. 

In 2023, Danelle Moon, Vice President for Publications, was the guest editor for NS 33. 

In 2024, Josef Beery was the guest editor for NS 34.  Aaron Pratt and Brittney Washington were guest editors for NS 35

In 2045, Sam Regal became editor starting with NS 36.