Dusk at St. Mark's
and Other Poems,
by Dylan Willoughby

Details:

35 copies printed letterpress on a variety of handmade papers with Kennerley Old Style types. The illustrations were printed with polymer plates made from original drawings by Anthony Mastromatteo. Bound by hand in a modified sewn board binding with a leather spine, Twinrocker handmade paper covers and Hahnenmule Bugra endsheets. Enclosed in a wrap around Asahi bookcloth covered hard case.

2009
Signed by the author and illustrator.
35 copies, 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches, 36 pages.
$260.00 plus shipping

Crows on Bare Branches,
Poems by Tom Sexton

18 poems about the changing seasons told through the migrations of birds in Alaska.

Tom Sexton and his wife, Sharyn, have lived in Alaska since the 1960's. He taught English at the University of Alaska where he is now professor emeritus. Tom was the poetry editor of the Alaska Quarterly Review for many years, and was appointed Alaska's poet laureate in 1995. They now spend every other winter in Eastport, Maine. Tom is the author of several poetry collections including The Bend Toward Asia, Autumn in the Alaska Range, and A Clock With No Hands.

Details:

50 copies printed letterpress on Johannot mouldmade paper with Kennerley Old Style types. Illustrated by the printer with six multi-color illustrations printed from woodcuts and polymer plates. Bound by hand in a long-stitch style binding with a Twinrocker handmade paper jacket and Hahnenmule Bugra endsheets. Enclosed in a wrap around Asahi bookcloth covered hard case.

2008
Signed by the author.
50 copies, 5 x 8 inches, 36 pages.
$240.00 plus shipping

Drink a Cup of Loneliness,
Poems by David Budbill
Woodcuts by Susan Jane Walp

Living in the moment, growing old, loneliness, the pleasures of country chores and of quiet contemplation, these are the themes of Drink a Cup of Loneliness, a selection of poems by David Budbill with fifteen original woodcuts by Susan Jane Walp.

Letterpress printed from hand set Goudy Old Style types, on Hahnemuhle Biblio paper, and hand sewn in an exposed spine, Ethiopian style binding covered in banana paper. Poems reprinted with permission of Copper Canyon Press and the author.

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2006
6-3/4 x 10 inches
50 pages
100 copies printed
Signed by the author and illustrator.
$240.00 plus shipping

The Moon Rose
12 Poems by Jody Gladding
12 Woodcuts by Susan Jane Walp

This collection of poems and woodcuts by two respected Vermont artists is printed on handmade cotton/linen rag paper,and sewn into an Arches Cover black paper binding with lilac colored endsheets. A wrap around case of black Asahi book cloth protects the book. The typeface is Perpetua, hand set and printed letterpress.

Each of the twelve poems takes its title from one of the many folk names for the twelve full moons of the year. The poems and woodcuts reflect the changing seasons and the experiences of a woman traveling through first loves, marriage and motherhood.

2006
Signed by the author and illustrator.
60 copies. 6x9 inches, 32 pages
$245.00 plus shipping




A separate edition with twelve poems and two woodcuts is also available. It is printed on Hahnemuhle Biblio mouldmade paper,and bound in a Fabriano Tiziano paper cover without the wrap around case.

2006
60 copies. 6x9 inches, 20 pages
$75.00 plus shipping

Egg Moon's

white
shell begins to crack
crust doesn’t hold
and early morning sun wakes
me dreaming about men
I’d never marry
familiar debris
resurfacing
yellow
grapefruit rind
nothing any older
any newer
than its wrinkled
seeds.

The Nightingale and the Rose

A wonderfully sad short story by Oscar Wilde about love, death, rejection, sacrifice, and futility.

Printed letterpress from hand set Goudy Old Style types. The paper is Old Rag Handmade Gray, made by the printer in the Lost Arch Paper Mill at The University of Alabama. Illustrated with drawings by Michelle Souliere, printed from polymer plates. Bound in a hard cover Ethiopian style binding with blind printed title.

2005
5-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches
24 pages in an edition of 65 copies.
$120.00 plus shipping

Promeneur Solitaire
Poems by William Hathaway

This collection of poems take their form and content from daily, early morning, two-mile walks to Contention Cove in Surry, Maine and from the spirit of Rousseau.

William Hathaway is a former professor at Louisiana State University, Union College, and Long Island University at Southampton. He now lives in Maine, pursuing happiness in other employments. He is the author of seven books of poetry, including Fish, Flesh, and Fowl ,Churlsgrace, and Sightseer.

Promeneur Solitaire contains new work as well as poems that previously appeared in The Green Mountains Review, Poet Lore, Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, Chiron Review, The North American Review and Poetry Miscellany.

Printed from hand set Perpetua type, on Hahnemuhle Biblio paper.

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2005
50 copies. 5-1/2 x 9 inches, 48 pages
Handmade Khadi paper cover (top) $75.00 plus shipping
Case bound in quarter cloth (bottom) $140.00 plus shipping

Home for Dinner

Home for Dinner is a whimsical vignette about the comforts of hearth and home. Six original woodcuts by the printer.

2004
21 copies printed letterpress on Nidiggen papers. Single section bound in Lokta covered boards. 7 x 9 inches.
$125.00 plus shipping

Out of Print

The Crane Wife

The Crane Wife is a traditional Japanese folk tale. This version was written and illustrated by the printer.

2004
30 copies printed letterpress on Hahnemule Gutenberg paper. Case bound in paste paper covered boards. 22 pages. 5-1/2 x 6 inches.
$125.00 plus shipping

Ligatures


Ligatures is a nonsensical celebration of the beauty of typographic ligatures. Printed with Centaur types and original woodcuts by the printer.

2002
12 copies printed letterpress on Domestic Etching paper. Bound in a laminated cover of Lokta and Fabriano Ingres paper. 3-1/4 x 6 inches (22 x 6 inches opened).
$125.00 plus shipping