The Year in Fine Press 2024

A rolling roster of fine press releases for 2024. The lists are alphabetical by press and title. The Released list includes books actually released in 2024. The Forthcoming list includes those which are announced or available for pre-order in 2024.

Released

Albion Books
· abalone
· Divine Invention
· I’ll Never See Your Version of Blue
Amaranthine Books
· Catch-22
Areté Editions
· Frozen Hell
· The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Arion Press
· Pooh
Artichoke Press
· Letter to Robinson Jeffers: Big Sur Coast, Winter, 2005
Ascensius Press
· Areopagitica
Barbarian Press
· Pastoral Elegies
Book Club of California
· From California
Chestnut Press
· The Leaping Year
Conversation Tree Press
· Flowers for Algernon
· Peter Pan
· The Paper Menagerie
· Treasure Island
Cordes Press
· The Moon Moth
Corvus Works
· A Type Specimen: Schneidler Mediaeval
Curious King
· Hyperion
· The Fifth Season
Deep Wood Press
· The LIQUORSTORE pomes
Effra Press
· Monologue for voices
Evergreen Press
· Simmer Dim (printed by John Grice for Sue Leigh)
Factotum Pers
· Dickninge
Fine Press Poetry
· Birds & Flowers
Fleece Press
· All Around the Block
Foolscap Press
· Thomas Paine
Gaspereau Press
· Stilt Jack
· Type Bountiful
· Where the Pressed Earth Shines Most
Gibraltar Editions
· Skylight
Greenboathouse Press
· The Turn | Like a Moth at a Window
Hardscrabble Press
· Parenthèse
Heavenly Monkey
· The Dunwich Horror
Heavy Duty Press
· For Dust I Am
· Understanding This Book
Incline Press
· Baskerville's PREFACE
· Eric Ravilious and the Griffin passant he engraved for London Transport
· Jenny Kiss'd Me
· My Orcha'd in Linden Lea
· The Owl & the Pussy-cat
· Singing Aloud
· The book, the whole book and nothing but
· The Tragical Comedy of Punch & Judy
Interrobang Letterpress
· We Owe the Dead the Truth
Larkspur Press
· The Stackpole Legend
The Last Press
· Ulrich Daubeny: Two Tales of the Supernormal and the Inexplicable
Lyra’s Classics
· The Wizard of Oz
Melville Press
· Emily Dickinson: Poems of Travel
Muttons & Nuts
· Pylon 4ZR 25
· The Velveteen Rabbit
· Tints
Nawakum Press
· A Bonsai-Shaped Mind & Postures of the Heart
No Reply Press
· A Hunger Artist
· Cinderella
· Death
· Sagoyewatha's Address to Jacob Cram
· The Death of Ivan Ilyich
· The Story of an Hour
· The Tell-Tale Heart
· Words / Palabras
Nomad Letterpress
· Moving
Paekakariki Press
· A Woman Travelling
· And So We Grow
· Berliners
· Reclamations of London’s Edgelands
· The Art of Timing
· There You Are
Pennyroyal Press
· Billy Budd
Plain Wrapper Press Redux
· Uncle Umberto’s Orchard
Prelo Prints
· The Lyfe of Saynt Margarete
The Prototype Press
· The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Reading Room Press
· A Parliament of Owls
· Ha'nacker Mill
Red Plate Press
· Cities Look Like Teeth
· Modstandsaktiviteter
Rooksmoor Press
· Absorbed by the Beauty (printed by Katie Beard for Britt Willoughby)
St Brigid Press
· In Spring ~ Emily Dickinson
· Night Piece
· The Work of Thinking: The Value of Uncertainty
St James Park Press
· Animal Farm
Suntup Editions
· Born of Man and Woman
· Boy’s Life
· The Godfather
· Hell House
· The Last Unicorn
· Life of Pi
· The Yellow Wall-Paper
Sutton Hoo Press
· Ecclesiastes
Taller Gráfica de Comala
· A cuarenta años de la fundación del Taller Gráfica de Comala
· Tequila, Charro y Mariachi
Thornwillow Press
· Charlotte's Web
· The Gift of the Magi
· The Infamous Bengal Ming
· The Invisible Collection
· The Red One
· Ulysses
· Winterreise
TOC Berlin
· Everything Is Illuminated

Forthcoming

Amaranthine Books
· 2001: A Space Odyssey
· The Hound of the Baskervilles
Ampersand Book Studio
· Master and Commander
Angel Bomb
· The Things
Arion Press
· Aesop’s Fables
· Kindred
Artichoke Press
· Talismans/Talismanes
Awen Press
· MARY
Barbarian Press
· An Eye Made Quiet
Consensus Press
· Sinuhe †
Conversation Tree Press
· Foundation
· The House on the Borderland & Others
· Kindred
· Solaris
Cordes Press
· The Bamboo Cutter and The Princess Moonlight
Corvus Works
· Certain of Ovid’s Elegies
· Duncan Glen: poet, typographer, publisher and educationalist
Curious King
· Before They Are Hanged
· Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
· Legend
Deep Wood Press
· Mornings at Jackpine
Fine Press Poetry
· Lyrical
First Bite Press
· Victoria: A Bedside Table Tale
Fleece Press
· Zero to 44
Lyra's Press
· The Alchemist
Nepenthe Press
· The Fall of the House of Usher
No Reply Press
· The Ethics of Ambiguity
· Poseidon & Other Vignettes
· The Waste Land
Old School Press
· Fables for a Despot
· Plates for a Herbal
Pegana Press
· The Repairer of Reputations
Petropolis
· Lorca x 2
Salvage Press
· Carbon
· (S)worn State(s)
St Brigid Press
· Falling Into Place
St James Park Press
· The Beauty of Byrne
Suntup Editions
· The Divine Comedy
· Of Mice and Men
· Rebecca
· To Kill a Mockingbird
· Gormenghast
Thornwillow Press
· A Journalist at War
· The Open Window
· The Hunting of the Snark
Tudor Black Press
· James Guthrie & The Pear Tree Press
· Prometheus the Firegiver
Two Ponds Press
· CAKE
· Gold Trees

† private issue book not for general public sale

Ha, wow, I dropped the ball here! Starting to fill in the list now, please send further entries, thanks!

Looks like The Wizard of Oz from Lyra’s Classics line sometime this spring, based on recent facebook posts.

Suntup Godfather numbered edition is in the process of shipping now.

Amaranthine Books

- Catch-22 (shipping later this year)

Thornwillow Press

- Ulysses (remaining versions)

Tudor Black Press

- James Guthrie & The Pear Tree Press

Jessica Traynor’s ‘Carbon’ from The Salvage Press is another one due out this year, plus two Chestnut Press editions (one being co-published with No Reply Press)

Sorry to nitpick, but the 2023 listed stated 'The list is alphabetical by press and title, and includes only books actually released in 2023, not those announced or available for pre-order in the year'. I hope all the titles you list above will be released this year but at the moment it's purely conjecture, and we're mixing preorders with actual releases.

Thanks everyone for the updates, I'll get the list revised soon.

>8 Levin40: Yes, I thought about that. I was thinking of putting "coming in 2024" titles in italics instead, but would it be better to do it like 2023 and only put those actually released? I want this to be a useful resource, so whichever approach is preferred is the one I'll take.

An artist's book from the Heavy Duty Press, "Understanding This Book" was completed in 2023 but made available in 2024. It is difficult to summarize. Multiple sizes of handset Franklin Gothic Vandercook-printed on various Hahnemuhle papers in an edition of 18. Michael Koppa, the printer and proprietor of Heavy Duty Press, has a detailed description of the origins of the project on his website: https://heavydutypress.com/understanding-this-book/

>10 DenimDan: Wild! Definitely one for the list, thanks.

Foolscap is releasing their 'Thomas Paine'

First Bite Press, a CODEX discovery and whose first book I hope to review soon on TWBE, will be releasing Victoria: a Bedside Table Tale in the fall of 2024

>14 jveezer: Interesting stuff. Was The Canon of Aphrodisia and the related chapbooks published last year? If so, I'll add them to that list as well.

>10 DenimDan: Captivating stuff. Thanks for pointing to it. Do you already something from the press?

>15 Shadekeep: Yes! Her first book, The Canon of Aphrodisia was published last(this?) year. i didn't pay enough attention to the title page to notice the pub date. She had copies at CODEX and has been fulfilling orders and binding deluxes in batches.

>17 jveezer: Groovy, thanks! I'll get it added to the 2023 list.

The set is dang tempting, let us know when your review is up, I may plump for it myself.

>18 Shadekeep: I know. I'm definitely in for the on-going chapbook series. I REALLY want those books too...

>16 SebRinelli: I have a few of his books. A slightly more traditional one is "Typesetting on a Winter's Afternoon," which reprints a story originally published in "Parenthesis" 3 (1999). It's a wonderful meditation on setting type, life's quiet moments, the value of our time. It is definitely an artist's book, but one that also appeals to those who prefer a story in their books! I highly recommend it.

I also have some cool, weird ones: "Alchemy" in which Koppa handsets all of the Sparta that he has on hand before putting it in the hellbox. It is wild. I own his "8TBags" (8 tea-bags, 80 bags), which seems like a curiosity at first but reveals itself to be an imaginative type-specimen, with commentary on environmental issues as well.

>19 jveezer: Just a side note, I'd like to say how the two author bios under The Canon of Aphrodisia show off one of the reasons I favor women authors. Hers is pithy, humorous, and has just enough background to give her authorial heft. His is so jammed with résumé details that I wonder if he has a terminal case of imposter syndrome. I guess I find it more interesting to read an author whose personal synopsis is "I have lived and considered things" rather than "I have done things".

>21 Shadekeep: Yes!!!

>1 Shadekeep: Please consider adding "Pastoral Elegies" from Barbarian Press.

>23 vadim_ca: Happy to do so, thanks! I've also added their title Bordering on the Sublime, which they are going to try to bring out this year. Wish I could justify that one, I do love ornaments.

Nawakum should be releasing “A Bonsai-Shaped Mind & Postures of the Heart” this year.

https://heavenlymonkeybooks.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-dunwich-horror.html?m=1

Scheduled for fall.

>9 Shadekeep: Yes, I would certainly recommend to at least distinguish titles that have actually been released, and preferably have separate lists. I thought the 2023 list was clear and useful: this one less so, as it includes pre-order titles and titles which have not even reached pre-order yet (e.g. The Wizard of Oz). Knowing what I do about the fine press world I'd be willing to bet that a fair number of the titles you list will not be released in 2024.

Anyway, a few more titles which are on the way but not yet released:
- No Reply Press: the 'big three''
- St James Park Press: The Beauty of Byrne
- Curious King: Hyperion, Before They Are Hanged
- Consensus Press: Sinuhe (??)

>27 Levin40: I like the list as it currently is - a single reference for things to look out for, both upcoming and in print. I recommend a sort in December into Levin40's two lists. The previous thread had the advantage of starting late in the year, so wasn't as forward looking.

Edit: Just saw the edit to the first post following Levin40's recommendation. The split works for me too.

>27 Levin40: >28 Chemren: Ah, well, I've just split the list into two, Released and Forthcoming. Let's run a quick poll and see what folks prefer, I'm happy to oblige.

>29 Shadekeep: Thank you. I think it's perfect like that.

A few more forthcoming just came to mind:
- Ampersand Studios: Master and Commander (should be summer)
- Hand and Eye: The Woman in White (late this year maybe)
- Tudor Black Press: Prometheus the Firegiver

I question including Consensus Press' Sinuhe as that item, when finished, will not be available to the public at large, it being a members-only publication. OTOH, if the goal is to catalogue ALL forthcoming fine press publications, public or private, then including it is apropos.

>31 Glacierman: Yes, I like the list to be as inclusive as possible. Helps capture how vibrant and active the fine press world remains.

>27 Levin40: St. James Park Press is also currently in the process of shipping “Animal Farm”…was mentioned in the SJPP thread, but I don’t know if anyone has actually taken delivery of their copy yet.

Thank you very much for this list.

Added Ecclesiastes from Sutton Hoo Press to the forthcoming list. Chad tells me that printing is complete and he's trying to secure a binder.

Also, Heavenly Monkey has an update on The Dunwich Horror coming soon.

>35 Shadekeep: Those two books are pretty much guaranteed to be top-tier productions, as both Chad and Rollin do exceptional work.

>36 ChestnutPress: Agreed, and what I've been hearing about both certainly affirms that expectation.

Can we add “Born of a Man and Woman” by Suntup?

>38 CenSur: Certainly, added now. I'd like to get this one myself, but suspect it will be a challenge.

>39 Shadekeep: And Books Illustrated today announced Interview with the Vampire.

>40 A.Nobody: Added, thanks!

>40 A.Nobody: >41 Shadekeep: Going on what they have done with The Starless Sea I don't think any of the editions will be letterpress...

>42 Dr.Fiddy: I think they've stated they plan to revisit letterpress printing with future editions. In my opinion, that makes the decision to do The Starless Sea offset with different tiers that will be forever mismatched even more bizarre.

>43 NathanOv: I hope they will get back to letterpress. However, I noticed that the pricing of the Vampire editions all match the pricing of the Starless Sea editions. So, I guess letterpress is further into the future...

>44 Dr.Fiddy: Ah, thanks. If this isn't letterpress, off it comes!

I've added placeholders for Suntup's forthcoming announcements of their May and June titles, both of which they've stated as being letterpress in all editions. Given their production cycle it's possible one or both may not be released this year, but for now we'll track them here.

A couple titles have moved into the Released list, both of which are shipping now.

Corvus Works
· A Type Specimen: Schneidler Mediaeval
No Reply Press
· The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Added two titles from Two Ponds Press that are on the slate for this year.

Added Areopagitica from Ascensius Press to the forthcoming list.

Prospectus is up for Nawakum's next book. The middle tier (Deluxe Edition) ticks the boxes for me.

https://www.nawakumpress.com/book-collection/a-bonsaid-shaped-mind

>50 LBShoreBook: An interesting and exciting detail hidden in the prospectus: The book contains a four-color letterpress printed centerspread by Rebecca Chamlee, of Pie in The Sky Press, who created another incredible book on trees, "Giant: A Deity With Leaves."

>50 LBShoreBook: The deluxe does look very nice. However, as embarrassing as it is to admit, I think the landscape format puts me off.

>50 LBShoreBook: The Deluxe certainly feels the most harmonious given the content. How long do we think this publication will take to sell out?

>53 Nightcrawl: I am not sure, he indicated maybe 90 days before he begins shipping, currently at binder. He is exhibiting at the NY book fair next week and that may generate interest. I am guessing the price point will result in sales over a few months versus days but I put in a deposit to make sure I got one.

>53 Nightcrawl: >54 LBShoreBook: This one's at a much higher price point and the limitations are different, but I believe the deluxe of Descent Into The Maelstrom sold out within a couple weeks, while I did not notice the standard had sold until browsing the site just recently.

I would not be surprised if they hang on to copies of this one, particularly the engraver's edition, for a couple years.

>55 NathanOv: There are also quite a few copies of the engraver edition. I’m surprised they made that many (22, 25, 30 for the Engraver, Deluxe and Standard), but I don’t have a reference point for the Cascadia numbers.

>50 LBShoreBook: The deluxe edition ticks all boxes for me too. The price is a bit of a stretch for me, but since it is rare for books to fit so squarely into my collecting interest (books about Japan, books about nature, engravings by Richard Wagener) I put down the deposit for it. Now it's just being patient for it to arrive...

>56 What_What: David Pascoe is a smart operator. Nawakum has a healthy number of institutional clients (SMU- Bridwell, Morgan Library, U of Texas - Ransom Center, etc.) that will most likely have already committed to the Engraver. I wouldn't be surprised if that edition quickly sells out.

On a related note, for anyone in the Seattle-Tacoma area, if you haven't visited the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, WA, you should do so. You will quickly spot some of the trees featured in the prospectus. The challenge is finding a sunny day in the Spring to visit!

>58 Sport1963: Cool, thanks for sharing.

A Parliament of Owls from Reading Room Press added to Forthcoming.

>60 Shadekeep: That’s great news! I thought Miles had said that things were winding down and so assumed Ha’nacker Mill might be the last output from him

>61 DMulvee: Indeed, one I'm looking forward to as well.

Also adding a new one mentioned by Geert today, forthcoming from his Factotum Pers - Dickninge.

New work forthcoming from St Brigid Press - The Work of Thinking: The Value of Uncertainty.

Added Incline Press's new release, Singing Aloud, and moved Foolscap Press's Thomas Paine into the Released section, as folks are reporting receipt of copies.

Nomad Letterpress is working on a new book with Hilary Paynter, Moving. It's slated for publication in June 2024. More info and pics: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5p9Np1iym8/

>65 Shadekeep: Wow! The engravings look brilliant.

>66 GardenOfForkingPaths: Agreed, I love Hilary's work. I've written to Pat to ask if reservations are open yet for the book.

UPDATE: Heard back from Pat, prospectuses are going out in May and general public release in June. The plan is for three editions of the book - full-leather, half-leather, and regular.

>67 Shadekeep: thanks for the update.

Birds & Flowers available now from Fine Press Poetry.

The forthcoming Nawakum/Mixolydian Bonsai book won the 2024 FPBA Collector's Prize.

https://www.nawakumpress.com/book-collection/a-bonsai-shaped-mind

>70 LBShoreBook: That’s awesome! Much deserved I’m sure. Just as a frame of reference, what are some books that have won that award in previous years?

>71 Nightcrawl: Link includes a list for 2020-2023

https://fpba.com/opportunities/fpba-book-fairs/manhattan-book-fair/

>72 LBShoreBook: Thanks! I haven’t heard of any of those past winners, but the fact that St. James Park Press 1984 was only a runner up last year says a lot.

Incidentally, I just received my copy of SJPP Animal Farm yesterday and couldn’t be happier with it, so I know a major production like 1984 has to be award worthy.

>73 Nightcrawl:

"I haven't heard of any of those past winners, but the fact that St. James Park Press '1984' was only a runner-up last year says a lot."

It says more about the judges than the aesthetic merit of these books. The same can be said of the judges and judging for the Alcuin Awards in Canada.

>74 dlphcoracl: Agree. I'm very grateful to own a copy of 1984. It is an extraordinary accomplishment.

Ecclesiastes is out now from Sutton Hoo, available in two editions with a possible third forthcoming.

>76 Shadekeep: Announcement coming, with Coupon Code. . . .

>77 SuttonHooPress: looking good! Is that Cave paper binding in the manner of the one on the Taller Martín Pescador 2014 green knight, if you're familiar with that?

>78 abysswalker: The library binding is done in original Cave paper from Bridget O'Malley, the founder of Cave paper, who I knew at Iowa. I have just posted a longer winded announcement in the group.

The new St Brigid Press book is out, The Work of Thinking: The Value of Uncertainty. Another attractive work from Emily, and this first in a planned series.

Has Arete's Benjamin Button actually been released now then?

I think you could add House on the Borderland and Foundation to Conversation Tree Press.

>81 Levin40: People elsewhere on the forum reported on copies, so I believe so, unless they were describing versions they saw at a book event.

Thanks for the CTP reminder, I'll get them added.

Added the two Arion Press 2024 subscription titles to the list - Kindred and Aesop’s Fables - as discussed here and announced here.

Just saw a posting where Bonnefant Press has a new title in the works, but it's not slated for completion until 2025. No other details yet, apart from the plan to print it 14pt Dante.

Not fine press, but Centipede Press is releasing Ghost Story soon. In a macabre-but-appropriate touch, the books are posthumously signed by Peter Straub. I believe Jerad had signed sheets on hand in planning for this book, which for whatever reason didn't make it out while Straub was alive.

Sales were open to newsletter subscribers first and all 500 copies sold out in the first day, so this never reached a broader public offering.

The last press run. On to binding. Ships on or before Oct 31. . . .

>86 SuttonHooPress: Beautiful — that Open Kapitalen is such a stunner.

>86 SuttonHooPress: That's looking brilliant, one I'm anticipating!

>86 SuttonHooPress: Intriguing. Which two tales?

Added The Turn, the next title forthcoming from Greenboathouse Press. It's a Crispin Elsted poem with an accompanying essay. It's being printed on Khadi handmade paper, which seems to be steadily gaining in adoption.

>90 ultrarightist: The people of the Hidden Room & The Other Occupant

>92 SuttonHooPress: Thanks

Added The Velveteen Rabbit from Muttons & Nuts, which is available for pre-order. I don't have anything from this press yet, so I've pre-ordered it, along with Tamlane and Compensate.

I absolutely love the illustrations in Muttons & Nuts Velveteen Rabbit, but the book traumatized me so badly as a child that I don't think I want it on my shelf! Gorgeous work, though.

>95 ambyrglow: Aye, a number of childhood things are surprisingly upsetting. Even the song "Puff the Magic Dragon" made me cry as a child. I'm hoping I can enjoy the book for its craftwork, and maybe the contents won't be so distressing now.

One childhood-related book I'm very much looking forward to is Incline Press's treatise on Punch & Judy. I'll get it on the list once more details solidify.

>96 Shadekeep: Yeah...as a kid, I hated Old Yeller. Jan hated it too, as well as Where the Red Fern Grows. I still intensely dislike Old Yeller.

>97 Glacierman: I feel ya, mate. In dog-related stories, the song Shannon by Henry Gross still upsets me to listen to. It's interesting how potent this stuff is to a young mind which knows so little of the world. I understand the desire of some authors to prepare children for loss and horror, but for some it can also be a case of too much too soon. I have no idea how modern kids navigate the emotionally overloaded media landscape now without becoming callous to it all.

>19 jveezer: Just a heads-up that the third chapbook from First Bite Press is in production. I still haven't picked up anything from them yet, probably will get the second chapbook Cinderella & The Grand Ball to check out their production. Still tempted by Victoria: A Bedside Table Tale, but want to get a taste of their work before committing at that level.

>96 Shadekeep: Printing of Punch and Judy is done, so I reckon it’s a safe bet that it won’t be much longer to finish off and bind etc

Conversation Tree Press has announced that they will be doing the novel Kindred by Octavia Butler. Provisionally added to the list for this year, unless subsequent announcements place it later.

>95 ambyrglow: Thank you for your kind words. I've been deep in the words of the story whilst typesetting it and it speaks to me differently as an adult!

New book forthcoming from Petropolis, Lorca x 2. I've seen posts of it on Instagram but it's not on the press website yet. Should be soon, hopefully.

>103 Shadekeep: Thank you for highlighting this press. The typographic design for Pound on Crevel is incredible!

>104 PatsChoice: My pleasure, and there is a definite boldness to the press's output. Also an affinity for Dadaism, which I enjoy. I've been trying to secure a few titles for my collection.

Two new Kafka books coming from No Reply by year's end - A Hunger Artist and Poseidon & Other Vignettes.

Just received the Prospectus for Moving by Hilary Paynter, to be published by Nomad Letterpress later this year with a target shipping date of September.

The book will feature 35 wood engravings by Hilary Paynter all printed from the original blocks and with explanatory text by the artist. The sample double-page spread of Herculaneum in the prospectus is superb. 165 copies in total split between A, B and C editions. Page size is 35 x 28 cm.

An exhibition of the work of Hilary Paynter opened at the Bankside Gallery, London yesterday.

>105 Shadekeep: Love me some Dada books! Thanks for the heads up
>104 PatsChoice: That Pound book looks absolutely wild and fun

>107 edgeworn: Got the prospectus as well, reserved my copy.

Added a title to the list, There You Are from Paekakariki Press. They do nice small letterpress book/chapbook editions, I recommend checking them out if you haven't.

EDIT: Also added Monologue for voices from Effra Press now.

The new title from Factotum Pers, Dickninge, is available for order in two editions.

The Tragical Comedy of Punch & Judy from Incline Press has been added to the Released list, as it is going out to subscribers now. It should be available on the site by the weekend. One of the titles I've been eagerly anticipating.

>107 edgeworn: >109 Shadekeep: Also reserved my copy of Moving. Given what I know of Hilary Paynter's work and of the quality of Nomad's publications in general, this will be one of the highlights of the year. Roll on September!

A surge of activity at The Artichoke Press, with one new release out and two more slated for this year. Originally founded in 1975, this resurgence is quite nice to see.

Letter to Robinson Jeffers: Big Sur Coast, Winter, 2005 (released)
Arthur and Jonathan At The Car Wash (forthcoming)
Talismans/Talismanes (forthcoming)

Two new illustrated chapbooks out from Incline Press today, My Orcha'd in Linden Lea and The Owl & the Pussy-cat.

>110 Shadekeep: My deluxe copy of Dickinge turned up today and it’s utterly gorgeous!

>113 Shadekeep: I only have a couple of Artichoke productions, but they are both impeccable. The Letters to Robinson Jeffers looks superb!!

>114 Shadekeep: I really like the ‘My Orcha’d…’. The much under-used Fairbank italic is always a welcome sight to me, and Helen Moss’s wood engraving is lovely!

>115 ChestnutPress: Excellent! My copy of Dickninge is en route as well, and I'm negotiating my first Artichoke Press purchase. The next two titles look really good as well. I'm going to order both new Incline Press chapbooks as soon as Punch & Judy lands on the site today, along with Traveller's Hope which I've previously overlooked. Helen does indeed do wonderful artwork, she's done work for other presses too (such as Paekakariki).

>118 Shadekeep: do you have any of Helen’s work from when she had her own press? I have a handful and they’re really nice!

>119 ChestnutPress: Was that Wigtown Press? I do not, sadly, though I've looked for them on occasion. Was she affiliated with any other press before merging with Incline in inky marital bliss?

>107 edgeworn: >112 Levin40: Speaking of Hilary Paynter, there's a fair chance one or both you already have this, but if not, Princes and Castles is still available from Gwasg Gregynog. I got it recently and it does not disappoint.

>120 Shadekeep: Yes, the Wigtown Press publications. To my knowledge, Helen had no other press affiliations, pre-Wigtown.

>122 ChestnutPress: Thanks, I figured that was the one. Nice to hear that her productions there were well done, I'd expect as much.

Meanwhile, Punch & Judy just landed in the shop, hurrah!

Added Lyrical to the list, which is slated to be the final publication from Fine Press Poetry.

Added Two Tales of the Supernormal and the Inexplicable by Ulrich Daubeny, forthcoming soon from The Last Press. Chad tells me that there will be three states, two on Velata Wove mouldmade paper and either a flax cover or vellum/parchment wrap. Both states will feature fore edge flaps and button enclosures. The third state will consist of 5 copies with text blocks printed on handmade paper. There are some photos earlier in this thread of the project.

Added Albion Books, "a poetry micropress", to the list. One title released this year - abalone - and one title forthcoming - I’ll Never See Your Version of Blue.

The Leaping Year is out now from Chestnut Press. Here's a teaser:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_a44fC7iQ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_aeMYiYHH/

>127 Shadekeep: Cheers!

>128 ChestnutPress: Looks super sweet, Mark!

>129 SuttonHooPress: Thank you, Chad!

>128 ChestnutPress: Saw the pics, looking top-notch! Where should folks go to purchase it?

>131 Shadekeep: You’d have to ask James to sell you one of his half of the edition as my copies aren’t for sale

Added Skylight, forthcoming from Denise Brady's Gibraltar Editions, a fine press poetry publisher.

The Ulrich Daubeny editions from The Last Press are up for sale now:

https://www.thelastpress.com/thelastpress/p/deluxe-copy-ulrich-daubeny-two-tales...
https://www.thelastpress.com/thelastpress/p/ulrich-daubeny-two-tales-of-the-supe...

I dearly wish I could justify the deluxe in my budget, but I placed two large UK orders with the presses I've not acquired from before and the kitty is skint. Chad did a fantastic job on those, and really all the editions of this title. I will be quite content with the one I did order, and will moderate my jealousy of those who do get the deluxes.

>134 Shadekeep: I just posted a review of this lovely book.

>134 Shadekeep: Chad’s work is pretty darn epic. I’m a huge fan and love all the items I own.

Added the new Larkspur Press release, The Stackpole Legend. Another in their fine series of Wendell Berry/Wesley Bates collaborations.

I think that Arete’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is forthcoming as opposed to released

>138 DMulvee: Ah, was it just folks posting about seeing an advanced copy then? I'm happy to move it if it's not truly shipped yet.

The new Albion Books chapbook, I’ll Never See Your Version of Blue, is available for purchase now.

>140 Shadekeep: Just ordered. Thanks for the heads up. Killarney Clary is very cool.

The latest Pegana Press release, The Repairer of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers, is now available to pre-order.

https://peganapress.com/robert-w-chambers

A post on their Facebook page refers to it as The King in Yellow Part I, suggesting they intend to print several, if not all, of the short stories individually.

>142 SyllicSpell: Thanks, added to the list. Very tempting item, even at the usual Pegana pricing.

>142 SyllicSpell: In the comments of one of those Facebook posts, Mike states "a total of three volumes is the anticipated goal."

>142 SyllicSpell: My first Pegana Press purchase. The entire production looks handsome, but the paper selection is especially attractive. I imagine we will get around 50 pages if one includes the introduction (assuming octavo size), so I find the price point palatable. A great choice for weird fiction!

Would be tempted at $100 less, but, an extra hundo just for the signatures? Signatures aren’t really a limited commodity are they.

>145 PatsChoice: The Tortorellos were kind enough to answer my inquiry about the general specifications of the book:

The book will run about 70 pages, hard to know until I hand-set and print the last page or two. The dimensions will be approximately 9" by 11".

>147 PatsChoice: Nice, the price point does seem quite reasonable for a book of those specs.

>147 PatsChoice: Thanks. I was wavering, but this has persuaded me to make the purchase.

>144 zachp: One of the three will presumably be The Yellow Sign. And The Mask for the third?

>149 SyllicSpell: Those two tales would be my guess. The only other story from the book that might be in contention would by In The Court of The Dragon, but I consider it unlikely to be ahead of either of those.

>149 SyllicSpell: I imagine they'll do all 4 with "The Mask" and "The Court of The Dragon" combined, as together they still come out shorter than "The Repairer of Reputations."

I'm glad to see at least a slight price correction after the Annals of The Djinns, and also to hear that this could be their longest book yet.

Where the Pressed Earth Shines Most from Gaspereau Press is released now.

EDIT: People are reporting receipt of Flowers for Algernon from Conversation Tree Press now too, so that moves to released as well.

>122 ChestnutPress: Just found out Helen does have another press, seems to be a new-ish one - Awen Press. Just ordered one of the last copies of her (apparently) first book under the imprint, Creation Matters. She posted about it and any money earned from this one will be funding her next.

As a side note it's interesting that this book came out when she was still Helen Morley, and that the poem within appears to begin with the line "I am moss". How prescient!

Charlotte's Web from Thornwillow arrived today. One of their finest productions to date from what I've seen paging through it so far.

Deep Wood Press has a new title in the works, LIQUORSTORE pomes.

New book from Incline Press forthcoming soon: The book, the whole book and nothing but

And congratulations to Graham Moss of the press for being given the Cobden Sanderson Award by the Society of Bookbinders!

People are now receiving A Bonsai-Shaped Mind & Postures of the Heart from Nawakum, as discussed in this thread.

EDIT: And added MARY, forthcoming from Awen Press. This is the personal press from Helen Moss of Incline Press.

Miles at the Reading Room Press is accepting reservations for Parliament for Owls. The cost is £60 + P&P

>158 DMulvee: Thanks! Was that in an email or other announcement? I'm not finding it on his website at the moment.

>159 Shadekeep: I received a prospectus in the post today!

>160 DMulvee: Oo, even better! Hope I get one soon too.

>157 Shadekeep: Received mine, No 15, slipcase edition.
They are not selling as fast as Suntup,. but at almost 30$ per page....

>163 Maretzo: Nice! And from what I hear, entirely worth the price.

Gibraltar Editions is accepting reservations for their new book, Skylight, due out on September 23, 2024.

I have Barbarian Press’ Pastoral Elegies and No Reply Sagoyewatha's Address to Jacob Cram so these can be moved to released.
Fleece Press’ Zero to 44 can be added to forthcoming (I received a letter in the mail yesterday for this).
I don’t think that Arête have released Benjamin Button (I have this ordered and haven’t seen a copy in the wild, or read that anyone has this), so this should be forthcoming

>166 DMulvee: Thanks, I've updated the list now. I got the notice from Fleece Press as well, should be a fine treat for the lovers of ephemera here!

Printing of ‘Carbon’ by The Salvage Press is done. With only the binding left to do, I am hopeful that this will be out this year. The next project from Salvage — (S)worn State(s) — is on press and looking to be done and out this year also.

Binding continues apace for Greenboathouse Press’s ‘The Turn / Like a Moth at a Window’ and Gaspereau Press’s ‘Type Bountiful’. Both should be published soon.

Should Copperhead press be on the forthcoming? I think that the books are printed offset, so unsure if they meet the 'Fine Press' definition, though the bindings look attractive

>169 DMulvee:
A lot of Suntup titles need to be removed then aswell

>169 DMulvee: They are nice looking books, but yes, printed offset, so they would belong more on a "quality press" list with the likes of Folio Society, Kings Langley, etc.

>170 Ragnaroekk: I've tried to only list the Suntup releases which are letterpress. Let me know if I've included an offset edition in error.

>168 ChestnutPress: Thanks for the heads-up about (S)worn State(s), it sounds superb! I've put it on the forthcoming list and will likely get it myself once it comes on market.

>171 Shadekeep:
Good and Joyful Things, Winterset Hollow and The Amityville Horror are offset printed.

>173 Ragnaroekk: Thanks, I've taken them off now.

>172 Shadekeep: The poems are superb and I’m liking the pared back ethos of the whole project. Clean, spare typography on fine papers; what’s not to like!

Two more titles released from Paekakariki Press - Berliners and And So We Grow.

And I received The Lyfe of Saynt Margarete from Prelo Prints, so that's released now too.

There are reports of receipt of No Reply Press titles The Tell-Tale Heart and A Hunger Artist, so onto the released list they move.

List has been link-ified, to facilitate easier browsing of the sites for the listed presses.

St Brigid Press has Night Piece available for purchase now.

Hi all, just a quick note to say that I've added some long overdue web updates this weekend: three books currently in print, if just barely (and an early book, just one copy), an announcement for a forthcoming book, (S)worn State(s), an update on the Carbon project, and a couple of recent projects that are now out of print. Also, some commissions and ephemeral material.

https://www.thesalvagepress.com

>1 Shadekeep:
Thank you for compiling and maintaining this very useful list.

>180 Jamie_Murphy: Thanks for the update, Jamie! I'm keenly anticipating (S)worn State(s), and have to say that copy of Albert, Ernest & the Titanic is tempting. I suspect one of our deep-pocketed members might give that a new home.

>181 wcarter: A pleasure, and thank you as well for all your valuable list work here at LT too.

Added the two titles from Red Plate Press released this year, Modstandsaktiviteter and Cities Look Like Teeth. This press leans more towards livre d'artiste works than traditional fine press, but I figure if Petropolis is on here, they should be too.

Skylight is available to order now from Gibraltar Editions.

Geert from Factotum Pers has posted elsewhere that his next project is his take on the Alphabetum Romanum of Felice Feliciano. Currently scheduled for next Spring/Summer, so expect it on the 2025 list.

Should be a tempting item for those who have abstained from his work so far due to them being in Dutch. This one I expect to be appreciable in any language. As I have said before here, his work is some of the finest printing being done at the moment, full stop.

>185 Shadekeep: I’m looking forward to this. It’ll be interesting to see how it compares to the Greenboathouse version.

>186 ChestnutPress: I'm jazzed for this one myself and think it has potential to become one of his signature works.

>185 Shadekeep: Please, don't mention this title. My heart still hurts after receiving the Officina Bodoni version with mold....

>185 Shadekeep: I am tempted! Do you know what's the usual difference between Factotum's standard and deluxe editions?

>188 Lukas1990: Don't fret too much about the Bodoni "Alphabetum Romanum" - full morocco editions are not all that difficult to come by. Be patient and you will find one in collectible condition. Good hunting...

>189 drizzled: It’s generally materials. The bindings are usually finer, and the recent editions have also had a nicer text paper. Whether standard or special, Geert’s books are, in my humble opinion, a no-brainer of a purchase as they are superb. His typography and presswork are exceptional.

>188 Lukas1990: Ach, sorry! I'll ask Geert to run them all under powerful UV lighting before sending them out. 😉

>189 drizzled: ChestnutPress has nailed the answer. For myself I tend to pick up whichever version strikes my fancy aesthetically, because the printing is always top-notch at every tier. Though if he does a deluxe of this one that will very likely be my go-to, as it's powerfully tempting to have a premium edition of this title from his hand.

If you'll indulge me in an aside, let me say that I can wax pedantic for ages about the differences between a $20 bottle of wine and a $200 bottle of wine. Both may please in their fashion, but in my experience there is a litany of contrasts between most of them at those price points. Yet if you ask me to compare a $200 bottle and $600 bottle, I can detect the differences but it's paradoxically much harder to put into words. It becomes more of a matter of finely grading degrees of excellence at that point. The best I can do is say "you'll know the difference when you taste it". And in my opinion, Geert's work is a $600 bottle.

>192 Shadekeep: Love your aside!

>192 Shadekeep: I am guessing with a blindfold you wouldn't know the difference between a $200 and $600 bottle. A la the 1976 blind taste test for California vs French wines. Unless you tell me you are a sommelier who also collects books, in which case I retract my guess.

>194 LBShoreBook: Perhaps >192 Shadekeep: is Chris Adamson from Books & Vines...

>194 LBShoreBook: Probably no better than a coin toss would. I could say which I consider superior, but it wouldn't necessarily be the $600 bottle. But whether I can blind-discriminate wine is somewhat missing the point of the digression. What I'm trying to emphasise is that evaluating the merits of various things eventually reaches a level where one is discerning between minute degrees of excellence. There is naturally a measure of subjectivity at work, with everyone finding certain printers (or wines) to jibe with their own standards of excellence.

PS - I'm not a special fan of chardonnay (much prefer viognier or seyval blanc), but the $200-range Kistler Chardonnay is perhaps the most exquisite white wine I've had. I would easily class it as a $600 wine myself and wouldn't feel cheated if that were the going price.

>196 Shadekeep: Heck, I'm good with a bottle of MD 20/20 in a pinch.

>197 Glacierman: Just so long as the paper bag you drink it from is Arches Wove or better.

>197 Glacierman: MD 20/20! Classy!!

I’m a Methylated Spirits man myself…

>198 Shadekeep: I eschew paper bags. I drink boldly from the bottle! The opinions of others matter not to such as I. We are special.

Old School Press have announced that 'Fables for a Despot' should be this year, but only 50 copies, so if interested you might need to move fast!

>201 DMulvee: Thanks, I've put it on the list. As something of an Aesop collector I'd like to get one. Still champing at the bit for Plates for a Herbal from them, too.

Photo of pages from Fables for a Despot posted here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAlm8votMRx/

I've gotten in touch with Martyn and put both this and Plates for a Herbal on reservation. Old School Press does know how to make a lovely book.

Type Bountiful from Gaspereau Press is now available for pre-order. Limitation of 70 copies and this will be the final letterpress book from Andrew Steeves under the Gaspereau Press imprint. (He will be continuing with a new press, reportedly.) Will ship mid-October, and all orders placed before the end of October get a 20% discount. Prices are in Canadian dollars, so US customers will typically pay less than what it appears to be (unless we get a rally on the loonie).

Note: We had this title previously listed as Sorts Bountiful.

Shadekeep Thanks for maintaining this brilliant Fine Press resource!

Regarding the Old School Press Plates for a Herbal, am I understanding correctly that they have taken pulls of 12 plates, but - due to the limited number of pulls they are allowed to take for each plate - each copy of the book will have 5 of these, therefore the 75 copies will have different combinations of the plates included?

But it sounds like the book itself will have the essays for all 12 plates. So does that mean there will be essays for which there won't be a corresponding plate to look at? Or perhaps each copy of the book only contains only 5 essays. I feel like I'm misunderstanding something.

It looks like an amazing book, and the video showing how the plates are being printing is fascinating. Very labour intensive! I can't believe they found these beautiful copper plates being used as a counterweight for a lift.

>205 GardenOfForkingPaths: My pleasure! And yes, good questions.

My expectation is that each volume will have a somewhat random selection of 5 plates out of the 12 pulled, which are included in a wallet rather than being bound in the book. Given that, I would expect the book to be identical in each case, rather than pared down to just the essays that match the included prints. The essays can be illuminating on their own as well, I imagine. Possibly there will be a facsimile spread within the book of all 12 plates, not pulled from the originals but included in facsimile in order to illustrate the essays. That seems conceivable too. I will reach out to Martyn and find out a proper answer.

>206 Shadekeep: Ah yes, that's true, facsimiles of the 12 plates, included inside the book, could well be the case. Thanks for investigating!

Barbarian Press has posted that Bordering on the Sublime is going to slip into 2025, and very likely the latter part of the year. Their remaining release this year will instead be An Eye Made Quiet. Also slated for 2025 is A Scanty Plot of Ground. I may get the 2025 thread going, since there are other announcements stacking up for the coming year and some of the ones listed here will probably be moving over to that list as well.

>207 GardenOfForkingPaths: Here's the reply I received from Martyn:

Correct. Five randomly chosen plates in each copy. The descriptions of all the plates in each copy. Each description can be read usefully without the accompanying plate though of course it does make some reference to it. The idea of reproductions of the other seven is an interesting one and I'll think about it. It would be important to get the appropriate quality.

So while it sounds like the original approach is just to retain all essays and the included plates, there's now a possibility of some kind of repro of the others as well. We'll see how the project evolves!

>209 Shadekeep: Cool, thanks for the update! I can see how the essays would still be interesting without the plates, but it would certainly be a nice bonus to see them all. It would be fun to compare the repros with the real thing too.

Fables for a despot has a price point attached now, £95

>211 DMulvee: Very nice! I consider that a bargain price for OSP.

Maybe someone here can help me...
I forgot the name of the press...
It's a press that has alot of fine printed books/chapbooks about Paper making.
Not sure if this information is enough.😅
Thank you Nevertheless.

>213 Ragnaroekk:

Bird & Bull Press

>214 dlphcoracl:

Ha, found it ! It's the Old School press. I was confused, because they changed their whole site.

Deep Wood Press has released The LIQUORSTORE pomes. Below is the information from the announcement.

“The LIQUORSTORE pomes” by James Bernard Gross. Cast in Garamond #3 on a Linotype model 31 along with hand set ATF Garamond types and printed on Hahnemühle Biblio in two colors on a Vandercook 219 OS the book includes two wood engravings by Chad Pastotnik. Quarter bound in Harmatan Oxblood goat with Asahi heavy textured grey linen cloth over boards with marbled end papers. Title foiled black on spine and on the cover in gold on a brown goat skiver. Designed, cast, printed and bound by Chad Pastotnik at his Deep Wood Press. Edition of 55 books, 5 press copies and 2 press proofs — 109 pages, $500.00.

Added The Paper Menagerie from Conversation Tree Press to the Released list, since it should be for sale this weekend and shipping soon after.

217: You probably should move Treasure Island there, as well, since standard copies are beginning to arrive now and the deluxe edition should start shipping next week.

>218 supercell: Thanks, done now. Looking forward to my copy!

And I've moved The Turn | Like a Moth at a Window from Greenboathouse Press to the Released list as well, it's now available for order.

Reading Room Press A Parliament of Owls is now available with copies available at the Ludlow Book fair next weekend

>220 DMulvee: And very lovely they look from the online photos! Hoping to get one myself once they go up in the shop.

Just noticed that Miles also created this piece this year, though copies are not offered for sale.

Prufrock Revisited

What do y'all think, should it go on the list even though it was a private job?"Private works" in this case refers to works which were printed by the press but not offered for sale. Sinuhe from Consensus Press isn't quite the same, as there was a chance to obtain it during the initial period, even though it is not being sold after that point.

I voted yes, but I would only suggest adding those to the above list if the publisher was publicly displaying the information about the work

>223 DMulvee: That would be a reasonable stipulation, yes. So far the general opinion seems to be against inclusion, but if it does swing the other way I think your recommendation should be observed.

The Gaspereau Press “Type Bountiful” has now been released.
Type Bountiful
by Andrew Steeves with six wood engravings by George Walker

Type Bountiful celebrates the present-day abundance of type and digital typographic tools by placing it into historical context, demonstrating how the mechanization of typesetting through the late 19th and early 20th centuries set the stage for the typographic plenitude of the digital era. Drawing upon three decades of experience working with many generations of typographic tools, the author provides a thumbnail history of type’s transition from handcraft to industrial to digital mode, comparing and contrasting various methods of type production and composition. At the heart of this story of technological change resides the enduring influence of human spirit. This essay on typographic bounty will be the last limited-edition letterpress book that Andrew Steeves will produce under the Gaspereau Press imprint.
This book was composed on a Model 31 Linotype in 12 point Palatino and printed from the metal on a Vandercook cylinder press. The text paper is Arches Johannot, mouldmade in France. The six illustrations were engraved on maple blocks by George Walker and printed on Gampi Itaboshi handmade paper. The press sheets were folded to make 64 pages (plus the six engravings on Gampi Itaboshi and the doubled endpaper sections); the book measures roughly 9.5 × 6 inches. The sheets were folded, handsewn and casebound, grey cloth over boards. The book comes housed in a black cardstock phase box. All tasks, other than the engraving, were carried out by Andrew Steeves.

$250.00 ($200.00 if ordered before November 1, 2024)

>225 rbmackeen: Very much looking forward to receiving this. The essays are superb

>226 ChestnutPress: Likewise, I ordered mine as soon as they went up. Will move it to Released once my copy arrives.

>227 Shadekeep: You can move it to released anyway, I reckon, as copies have started getting sent out.

>228 ChestnutPress: Fair dues, I've done it now. Since it's the last fine release under the GP imprint, will be interesting to see where Andrew goes next.

Cinderella limited edition from No Reply Press offered (and shipping) today, so straight from unexpected to released.

>230 Shadekeep: Unexpected in more ways than one.

Tolstoy, Science Fiction, Kafka, Cinderella. Throw in speeches, and poetry and you really don't know what's coming next from No Reply. Eclectic and so interesting to follow. Such lovely editions too.

Shadekeep, thank you for all you do to maintain this list.

>231 Pendrainllwyn: I like this a lot. It feels like. A successor to the sci-do trilogy. I hope we continue to get little thematic series of books from No Reply.

>231 Pendrainllwyn: >232 NathanOv: Any guesses as to the other two? There are about a dozen high profile ones from the books, and even more obscure ones, but I'm guessing the most recognisable titles will be the more likely ones.

I'll put my markers down for Little Red Riding-Hood and Hansel and Gretel, but there are other equally strong choices.

Found this in the new issue of Parenthesis - We Owe the Dead the Truth from Interrobang Letterpress. Plenty of fab photos here of the book and the assembly process: https://www.flickr.com/photos/interrobang918/albums/72177720297912197/

The book is available in two letterpress states - casebound hardcover ($125) and paperwrap softcover ($75) - as well as a trade edition. More information about the edition is available in the prospectus scans at the above link, or feel free to reach out to Michael directly with your enquiry.

>234 Shadekeep: Should be good, as Michael is a great printer!

>235 ChestnutPress: The photos look great, and the price is practically a steal for the quality and volume of work involved. I'm working on securing a hardbound for myself, along with one of his chapbooks. He's still binding more hardcovers, too.

>234 Shadekeep: thank you so much for the mention, I sincerely appreciate it.
I’ll get a copy of the hardcover out to you and carry on binding 10 more hardcover copies.

mjb
interrobang letterpress

Added A cuarenta años de la fundación del Taller Gráfica de Comala, a new manifesto celebrating 40 years of the Mexican press Taller Gráfica de Comala (founded in 1984). More infomation available in the catalogue posted here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/353606#8652626

I figure this is okay to add despite not being in English, as we also have work from Factotum Pers in Dutch.

>237 interrobang918: My pleasure, Michael, happy to spread the word!

Three more Paekakariki Press titles added to the Released list:

· A Woman Travelling
· Reclamations of London’s Edgelands
· The Art of Timing

>216 Shadekeep: Thanks for the mention!

There will be another book out for the coming holiday: "Mornings at Jackpine" by Jerry Dennis, illustrated with wood engravings by Glenn Wolff. More details to come.

Please could you move Hyperion and the Dunwich Horrors to the released section? Thanks!

Not sure whether the latest from Greenboathouse Press — ‘The Turn | Like a Moth at a Window’ — has been put down here, yet, but I know copies have started going out.

>241 DWPress: That's great! I've added it to the Forthcoming list, looking forward to hearing more about it.

>242 DMulvee: Certainly, done now, thanks for the updates!

>243 ChestnutPress: Yes, it's on the Released list. I'd like to get a copy eventually, plus one of the previous release If the Winds Come. There's just so much good new fine press.

>244 Shadekeep: ‘eventually’ is not a word that goes well with collecting Jason’s work, as it usually goes out of print pretty quickly. ‘If the Winds Come’ is truly stunning and a must-have. I have yet to receive ‘The Turn’ as Jason is holding off on sending further copies now due to postal concerns in Canada (potential strike looming). I have seen enough pics to know it certainly looks the part, but more importantly I have read the poem and it’s ridiculously good!

>245 ChestnutPress: Aye, I know I'm taking a gamble on any Greenboathouse staying available. I recently vacuumed up a fair slice of Jason's early catalogue for Griffin and myself, was surprised to find those available. But his mature recent work is even more likely to sell out in the short term.

>1 Shadekeep: Two Curious King additions to the 2024 forthcoming list:

Legend
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Plus, Last Argument of Kings for the 2025 forthcoming list (preorders should be in February)

And Lyra’s Books just did their preorder for The Alchemist, and CTP is about to do Solaris.

>247 jsg1976: How ambitious, two more titles for the year in the middle of November! I'll get them on this list, and add the other to the 2025 list.

Solaris is already here but I'll move it to Released if they ship before end of year. It sounded from the announcement however that they won't be going out until next year. And I'll add The Alchemist as well.

Thanks for the updates!

>248 Shadekeep: I think all the titles in >247 jsg1976: have had their preorder in 2024 but are planned for release in 2025. There is zero chance any of them will ship this year. Not sure how this should be handled. Add to 'forthcoming' for 2024, or 2025, or both? There are also, of course, plenty of titles already listed as 'forthcoming' for 2024 which will not ship until next year; I suppose those should be transferred to the 2025 sheet at the end of the year.

BTW: has anyone received 'Moving' from Nomad Letterpress yet?

>249 Levin40: Aye, the plan is to add here when announced, and then migrate those to the next list if they don't ship. I find that the easiest approach, though I do add stuff directly to next year when the press says it won't even be up for pre-order until then.

Haven't gotten Moving yet, but Pat hasn't sent me an invoice yet either so they probably aren't quite done. Last I saw online was that the new intern was making the slipcases, which sounded like the last step.

>250 Shadekeep: Thanks, makes sense. Appreciate you doing all this btw. I think it's a really useful resource.

Something of a relief that others haven't received 'Moving' yet either. I also haven't been billed and with only 160 copies I was a little worried something might have gone wrong and it could sell out before I received my copy. I will probably contact Pat in a week or two if I don't hear anything else.

Emily at St Brigid has announced she has a book of her poems coming out next month titled Falling Into Place. So this may be one of the last ones that makes it out this year.

>251 Levin40: Just got a shipping notification from Pat Randle, so I suspect Moving is going out now. Still no bill yet, but soon enough I expect. I've had a few other presses (like Simon at Fleece) send packages on trust before asking for payment, too.

>250 Shadekeep:, >251 Levin40: I haven't received Moving either, but I seem to be in a different category of customer: I paid at the time of ordering in June.

>252 Shadekeep: I do love Em’s poetry!

>253 Shadekeep: Thanks. Yes, I got a shipping notification yesterday too. Looking forward to this one. I think it'll be one of the highlights of the year for me.

>254 affle: Probably it's those of us who contacted him directly after receiving the prospectus, which, if I remember correctly, was before it went live on the website.

>256 Levin40:
That sounds right. Glad they are stating to ship.

Two new titles up from Incline Press and available for order: Eric Ravilious and the Griffin passant he engraved for London Transport and Jenny Kiss'd Me.

Moving has now arrived, and first impressions are all very positive. Paynter's vision and imagination take the breath away, and the Nomad realisation is excellent.

>259 affle: Fabulous, glad to hear it! Even more excited for it now.

Reserved my copy of (S)worn State(s) from Jamie at Salvage Press. Also opted to finally go for Nine Silences as well. (S)worn State(s) is available for pre-order until December, when it moves into regular purchase. Hopefully it will make it into the 2024 release list.

>259 affle: Great to hear. My copy is still in transit and should arrive in a few days. Btw: I see a notice up on the Nomad website that only 5 copies of Moving remain. Now would be the time if you're on the fence.

>263 Levin40: I have the book in hand and concur: people need to seriously look at this book before it goes OOP. The low limitation means it is sure to be harder to pick up later.

It's an absolute feast of large and highly detailed engravings, superbly printed. And that's before we get on to the text, which I haven't had chance to fully digest yet but I am sure will be most interesting. Another Nomad triumph in my view.

As a minor point, it is printed on a quite smooth Zerkall paper. Given that the Zerkall mill is now defunct, there won't be many more opportunities to acquire new editions on that stock.

>264 ubiquitousuk: Wowowow! I might order soon. Looks too good to be missed.

>263 Levin40: >264 ubiquitousuk: I'm glad I reserved in advance, and happy to hear it's as excellent as one would expect from its pedigree. It appears that the Lettered edition is still available as well in unknown quantities. That edition is also discounted at the moment, as are copies of The Hill (highly recommended) and Pages from Presses II (B Edition).

>259 affle:
>264 ubiquitousuk:

Bought one of the 5 remaining copies of Hilary Paynter's Moving. Don't know why I didn't purchase this at the pre-publication price when Pat Randle initially sent the superb prospectus months ago. Better late than never.

Moving arrived today, it is indeed a beauty! It's the kind of book that makes fine press so compelling to me.

Also received the deluxe Treasure Island. It is fantastic as well, and I suspect it will be the magnum opus for CTP for a good while. I've not seen another offering from them yet that surpasses it, it's an ideal blend of composition, illustration, and materials.

>259 affle:
>264 ubiquitousuk:
>267 dlphcoracl:

Thank you for enabling; just placed an order for one of the last available copies. Looks like only two copies left.

From the images I've seen Moving looks very pleasing to me. One you would revisit many times. I'd love to see a video review of this.

Just got a chance to have a look through Moving and can echo the praise already given here. It's wonderful piece of work and could well be my favourite purchase of the year. I've just spent about 20 minutes looking at 'Stones over Avebury' and am still noticing more details. I'll be working my way slowly through the pieces over the next few days, with Hilary's commentary I'm sure adding further levels of meaning.

New release from Taller Gráfica de Comala - Tequila, Charro y Mariachi

Here is the machine-translation (DeepL.com) of the announcement:

Tequila, Charro y Mariachi
~ Mexico's iconic triad ~
Research, text and engravings by Nacho Gómez Arriola
Our new hand-stamped publication on the icons of Mexicanness!
As part of the Mexican “nationalism” cultural movement, some elements of popular origin were recovered and vindicated. Among them are tequila, the charro and the mariachi, which have stood the test of time as elements of national identity. A triad of symbols that little by little took on the characteristics of Mexican icons in our country and abroad.
It contains a book printed by hand on handmade paper made of DePonte cotton, Murillo Fabriano, and agave fibers, with 30 pages in 8° vertical format (13.5 x 23 cm) with hard cover and a folded concertina with 8 original engravings printed on Fabriano Única paper. It was composed manually with movable type and on our Intertype C-4 linotype machine as well as on a Ludlow type foundry. There are 20 original engravings carved on different types of linoleum. This edition is limited to only 140 signed and numbered copies.

Added The Hound of the Baskervilles (Amaranthine Books) to Forthcoming, thanks cyber_naut. Unlikely to be shipping until next year at the soonest, however.

New release from Albion Books in their poetry chapbook series - Divine Invention by Sergio Blanco, translated by Marco Wilkinson.

Lyra's Oz will start shipping next week (really hoping to see progress on Areté's Benjamin Button, as well, as VAT on books will go up by four points at the end of the year).

>275 supercell: Good deal! If anyone here is getting one, please let me know when it arrives and I'll update the list.

Muttons & Nuts is shipping out The Velveteen Rabbit now, so when I get mine I'll make that change too.

What a nice surprise! A new title is out from The Hardscrabble Press - Parenthèse. It's a letterpress poem with accompanying photos, quite a lovely chapbook all told!

>276 Shadekeep: My copy of the Velveteen Rabbit has arrived, and is delightful!

>278 EdmundRodriguez: It looks superb, even if it doesn’t fit with my collection buying parameters. Phil is a superb printer and bookmaker, and I love the pieces of his that I own.

Gorgeous new fine press publication from the Book Club of California:

From California: Poems by Dana Gioia and wood engravings by Richard Wagener.

225 standard copies and 25 deluxe.

The book was designed—and the engravings printed—by Wagener. The text was printed by Norman Clayton at Classic Letterpress, Ojai, California, on Zerkall. Rebecca Chamlee at Pie in the Sky Press created the papers for the cover.

>280 ChestnutPress: Wow! Do you happen to have a copy? I'd love to know how many poems / illustrations there are. Frankly, it feels like a steal for what's essentially a Mixolydian edition.

>281 NathanOv: I have one! It's to die for / kill for.

>280 ChestnutPress:
>282 grifgon:

It looks lovely! Also, if I can ask another question in addition to NathanOv's: would you say the poems will have resonance for people who have not lived in or spent a lot of time in California? I've visited once and loved it. I guess a great poem is a great poem, and I imagine there are other universal themes woven in?

The webstore doesn't seem to allow shipping to the UK, but I sent an enquiry.

>283 GardenOfForkingPaths: As an Oregonian I'm honor-bound to hate California... and I loved the poems! Honestly can't go wrong with Gioia and Wagener. They're are the best at what they do, full stop.

>281 NathanOv: 27 poems, 9 engravings, 85 pages plus colophon. I also love the book cloth of the spine and slipcase. It is the color of the hills in spring and fall, depending on how the light hits it.

>281 NathanOv: I certainly do, and it’s stunning. A quick count gave me 27 poems and 9 engravings.

>283 GardenOfForkingPaths: Absolutely no need to have ever even set foot in California. I haven’t and it makes no difference whatsoever to how much I enjoy the poems and engravings.

I reached out to Kevin Kosik at BCC and he was most helpful in sorting me out a copy in the UK, so you shouldn’t have any problem in that regard.

>278 EdmundRodriguez: Splendid! Will update the list, looking forward to my copy soon as well.

>280 ChestnutPress: Gorgeous! I'll get it on the list, too. Seems like a very fair price indeed for the work.

>284 grifgon:
>287 ChestnutPress:

Thank you!

>289 GardenOfForkingPaths: My pleasure. I hope you’re soon discovering the joys of Gioia and Wagener!

Just a side note, thanks to the discussion about Book Club of California I've ordered The Woods Were Never Quiet. It sounds interesting enough in its own right, but the fact that it's designed and printed by Jonathan from The Artichoke Press really sealed it for me.

Lyra’s Classics The Wizard of Oz should be moved to "Released" (I received mine today ;)

Areté's Benjamin Button is about to ship now (yay!).

>292 Dr.Fiddy: That's great, thanks!

>293 supercell: Nice, folks have been waiting a good while for that one.

‘(S)worn State(s)’ from The Salvage Press is now published. I eagerly await a copy.

The Prototype Press has published an edition of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuin with a series of carvings by Heather Bryant.

The Prototype Press publication was printed in an edition of 28 copies. Five cases of 24pt Goudy Text were cast fresh for the project. The choice of blackletter, along with the type size and the layout, all aim to give the reader a sense of biblical reverence. The book is bound in full hot pink goat leather, made special for the edition. Matched with the bright white handmade paper from Saint Armand, and the pitch black printed text and carvings, the hot pink leather is intended to be beautiful, visceral and unsettling, much like the city of Omelas. The book is housed in a hinged black book box with lock and key. Unless a reader is visiting, it must always be kept locked. Cast, printed and bound by the press. Each copy is signed by the artist.

https://www.theprototypepress.com/product-page/the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omela...

>296 jdanielpowell: I had to laugh at the pivot from biblical reverence to hot pink leather in the book description.

>295 ChestnutPress: I too, my friend, I too!

>296 jdanielpowell: I've heard people complain about Uncial, but personally I have a problem with using Blackletter as the body text unless you're a 15th century German printer or a court wizard.

I wonder if the hot pink binding is what inspired Griffin's insane book proposal example in the Consensus Press threads?

>296 jdanielpowell: I’m a big Le Guin collector and have been eagerly watching this press, but I have to say I’m quite disappointed.

Notwithstanding how much I wish this wasn’t the go-to Le Guin story for publishers to focus on, I just don’t see how a single design, typography or printing decision here fits the text

Combine that with the fact that the publisher seems to mistakenly think it’s one of her Hainish stories, and I’m wondering if they read this fairly short text all the way through at all.

I don't see Pennyroyal's Billy Budd on the forthcoming or released but my copy arrived today, so confirming it's released. And gorgeous.

Actually, The Alchemist is not a Lyra's Classics title. It will be published under Lyra's Press.

>296 jdanielpowell:

I've received a nicely printed prospectus for The Ones Who Walk Away and will happily forward it to someone that wants it in the USA. Send me a PM if interested.

>300 LBShoreBook: >301 supercell:

Thanks. While I try to track all releases as best I can, I make no pretense as to being complete or infallible. The involvement of the community is invaluable to maintaining a thorough list.

>296 jdanielpowell: Unlike others I sort of like the use of blackletter, here, and I'm intrigued by the one illustration we see. But the hot pink leather, at least as photographed, looks neither beautiful, visceral, nor unsettling, and while I understand what they're going for with the lock and key, the implementation leaves something to be desired. I want something more aesthetic on a $1,500 book than a lock that I could pick up for $3.99 at the hardware store down the street.

>278 EdmundRodriguez: enabled - I’d missed this production so thank you (and others) - low limitation, ‘proper’ paper, original illustrations and letterpress for basically 200 quid! Happy Christmas 🤶😁

>302 kcshankd:

Found a home for the prospectus.

>304 ambyrglow: The whole thing is just a miss.

>307 What_What:

Did you mean "miss" or "mess" ?? 😀

Just came across an interesting fine press title, Absorbed by the Beauty. It's a selection of tulip photos and text by Britt Willoughby, printed and bound by Katie Beard of Rooksmoor Press. A good example of the kind of thing that attracts me to fine private press work.

"The curious case of Benjamin Button" should be moved to the "released" list. I just received mine.

>310 tkellici:
Still on the fence with that book. Any thoughts from your side ?

>311 Ragnaroekk: I like Dave McKean's art so this purchase was a no-brainer for me. The book feels really nice. The binding and printing are excellent, as you'd expect. In short, very pleased with the result.

>308 dlphcoracl: 🤭

>310 tkellici: Good deal, made it under the wire! Updated, thanks.

Tallone Editore published ULISSE - OMERO, DANTE, TENNYSON
https://www.talloneeditoreshop.com/tallone/it/catalogo/249-ulisse-omero-dante-te...

I believe Arion's Kindred has already been released, and I received notice that Fables of Aesop will be shipping out early next week. So likely "released" in 2024, though maybe not in many peoples' hands.