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Next on stage at the Arion Press…

It looks like the next book out of the Arion Press this year will be the play by Edward Albee. The play is being staged by the Aurora Theatre Company. For more information, check here. According to the post on … Continue reading

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My Barbarian Press Pericles is on the way!

I just got notice that my Pericles has shipped and is waiting for me at the post office. Stay tuned for a review of this long awaited book from the Barbarian Press. It has had a interesting journey from concept … Continue reading

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The Getty Apocalypse by the Folio Society

The Folio Society continues to release facsimiles of important medieval illustrated manuscripts with their latest limited edition, the Getty Apocalypse. Limited to 1000 copies with delivery to start this month.

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Arion Press releases The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

The first book for 2011 from Arion Press is now available to subscribers and via their website. It looks like the next book released will be A Delicate Balance, a play be Edward Albee illustrated by Tom Holland. That will … Continue reading

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Folio Society Candide…OOP

Amazingly, the entire limitation of 1000 for the Folio Society’s new edition of Candide has sold out in less than a month. It looks beautiful and is signed by Quentin Blake. I’m not even sure that any of these have … Continue reading

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The Folio Society publishing Voltaire’s Candide

Check out the new limited edition of Candide. Signed by illustrator Quentin Blake and limited to 1000 copies. It looks scrumptious!

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The Tern Press and others at Moe’s in Berkeley

While up in the Bay Area for my daughter’s commencement, I made a lightning visit to Moe’s Books in Berkeley at the start of our long drive home. I briefly checked out one of Tern Press‘ Peter Pan books and … Continue reading

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Pride and Prejudice in the works from the Bowler Press

I noticed on the Bowler Press blog that they are planning a three volume edition of Jane Austen’s novel. Although the illustrator still is to be determined, it sounds like they have enlisted the services of Alanna Simenson to do … Continue reading

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Parenthesis #20 from FPBA now out

The Fine Press Book Association has just finished Parenthesis #20 and members should be receiving their copies shortly. Parenthesis is the Association’s journal and deals broadly in fine and private press printing as well as bookbinding, typography, collecting, publishing and … Continue reading

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Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada

The winners for 2010 have been announced and can be seen on the awards page of the Alcuin Society website. In the limited editions category: 1st Prize to Crispin Elsted of Barbarian Press for The Play of Pericles, Prince of … Continue reading

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