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News at the speed of a hand press

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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News on Shirley Jackson & Sappho from the Arion Press

From the latest newsletter, it looks like Shirley Jackson’s The Sundial will be the next book published by the Arion Press. Introduction by Diane Johnson and illustrations by Jackson’s grandson, Miles Hyman. They are also working on an edition of … Continue reading

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King James Bible & Sharpe’s Birds of Paradise limited editions

The Folio Society announced in their latest newletter that they will be producing a limited edition of the “very finest reading version of the King James Bible”. It will be available for order online around the middle of April. Also, … Continue reading

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Robert Pinsky reading at the Arion Press/Grabhorn Institute

The former Poet Laureate of the United States will be reading at the press on Wednesday, March 30 at 6:00PM for those of you lucky enough to be in San Francisco that night. RSVP at grabhorn@arionpress.com

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Hello readers (and collectors) of fine press books!

Welcome to The Whole Book Experience. This blog is dedicated to fine press books and my intent is to cover all topics of interest to the people who read and collect them. I love to read. I read voraciously in … Continue reading

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