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 onto an Arches Cover black paper binding. A wrap around case of bf black Asahi book cloth protects the book. The typeface is Perpetua, hand set and printed letterpress.

Signed by the author and illustrator.
60 copies. 6x9 inches, 32 pages
$225.00 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

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 black paper case with blind printed title.

2005
5-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches
24 pages in an edition of 65 copies.
$110.00 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) $50.00 plus shipping
Case bound in quarter cloth (bottom) $80.00 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

Ligatures

2002
Ligatures is a nonsensical celebration of the beauty of typographic ligatures. Printed with Centaur types and original woodcuts by the printer.

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).
$75.00 plus shipping

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.
$75.00 plus shipping