letterpress

1. 1. The process of printing from a raised inked surface.
   2. Something printed in this fashion.
2. Chiefly British. The text, as of a book, distinct from illustrations or other ornamentation.

Process of printing from an inked raised surface. Letterpress is the oldest printing method and is used primarily for jobs consisting mainly of reading matter (without illustrations), such as price lists, parts lists, timetables, rate schedules, and directories. See also gravure; lithography.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: printing from a plate with raised characters
  Synonym: relief printing