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Off to Oak Knoll Bookfest XVIII

01 Wednesday Oct 2014

Posted by Deep Wood Press in Book Bindings, Books, Broadsides, Fine Press Book Association, Heart of Darkness, If by Rudyard Kipling, Ladislav Hanka, Letterpress, Oak Knoll Fest, PR and Media releases, Saturnalia, The Intruder, The Mad Angler Poems, The Mad Angler's Manifesto, The Path, The Trout in Winter

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This weekend, Oct 3rd-5th, I will be in New Castle, Delaware for Oak Knoll Fest XVIII. I ‘ll have plenty of my books, broadsides and a bit of ephemera along with me so if you are so inclined to make a journey to this little village that time forgot (George Washington slept here) come to the fest for a weekend of fine books from 39 other fine press printers from around the world.

The theme this year is “Craftsman to Collector: Selling and Buying the Fine Press Book.” Printers, librarians, booksellers, and collectors will discuss that theme in a free symposium (registration required) on Friday, focusing on the various avenues printers can use to share their work with the world.

The book fair follows on Saturday and Sunday. See this year’s exhibitors, including 40+ printers from North America and Europe, here.

We will also host talks by John Randle of the Whittington Press, Carolee Campbell of the Ninja Press, and Oak Knoll Books owner Bob Fleck, each speaking their own experiences in the world of books.

Here are some of the special goodies that I’ll be bringing along with me for the trip, the tan leather book with the fish is the only binding I didn’t do myself, it was done by Don Etherington:

Presentation binding for John Smith book
Don Etherington binding of The Intruder
Don Etherington binding of The Intruder

deluxe binding of The Intruder

"The Intruder" cover


fanned book
Opening spread from Changeling's Exile
Cover of The Frogs Who Wished A King by Aesop, versified by Clara Dotty Bates.


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The Trout in Winter is now available

18 Tuesday Dec 2012

Posted by Deep Wood Press in Broadsides, Future Projects, PR and Media releases, The Trout in Winter

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Jerry, Glenn and I got together Sunday and went through the pile. We ended up with 65 passable prints for the edition then proceeded to number and sign them together as we toasted another fun project. Jerry put up a nice piece about the project on his blog today if you are interested.  Rumors are flying that our next collaborative book will be a little something about the least visited national park in the country. Any guesses?

the process

the process

The print is available for purchase now on my website and Glenn has also put it up on his here. $225.00 + shipping

Jerry Dennis, Glenn Wolff & Chad Pastotnik

Jerry Dennis, Glenn Wolff & Chad Pastotnik

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The Trout in Winter – new broadside

15 Saturday Dec 2012

Posted by Deep Wood Press in Broadsides, intaglio press, Letterpress, The Trout in Winter, Trout

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Jerry Dennis, Glenn Wolff and I decided to get together and produce a second edition of our first project together – the long gone, highly sought after and divinely inspired The Trout in Winter.

We can’t remember when it was exactly, around 10 years ago we were probably maddened by the off season and inspired enough to do something about it. We printed 60 copies back then, no pictures or other documentation beyond a few mushy proofs and half set type samples. We sold them fast and we sold them for little money. The one good copy that I thought I had actually turned out to be a variation on the final text layout which was unfortunate because I used it as a template for setting the new type and when Glenn showed up with his last remaining print we all remembered the old story.

As the text is all hand set type and from a case of large display size type (24pt) one tends to have a very finite number of each individual letter. I realized we would quickly run out of lower case “e” and asked Jerry if he wouldn’t mind if we judiciously italicized some words, preferably words with “e”s. Even so far as changing some words on the fly (wonderful to have the author present while setting type) as most profoundly evidenced by the last line where the final word in the manuscript was “leave” but was sacrificed and changed to “go”. All in the futile grasp for artistic perfection and keep the body type all the same throughout the broadside!

We’re somewhat more refined now so we thought we might attempt to express that for this edition as well. Glenn’s copper engraving didn’t do well in the years of idle storage, he made up for it by engraving an additional “remark” on the plate. Some of the lighter detail was quite difficult to wipe so again our edition is limited to 72 pulled copies, maybe we got 65 good prints out of it and now the plate is permanently retired. I took advantage of the opportunity to re-set the type composition, while it is faithful to the original now the capitals have been mortised properly, ligatures added and a much better job on the print quality from the press.

We’ll decide a price when we get together this weekend after the paper is dry (it needed to be soaked for the intaglio printing and kept damp for the letterpress run) to sign and number the edition. We’ll announce when and where you can get it by Monday.

Click on any image for the big picture slideshow.

Jerry and Glenn admiring "The Intruder"
Jerry and Glenn admiring “The Intruder”
Scheming the new changes
Scheming the new changes
Glenn's intaglio plate
Glenn’s intaglio plate
Wiping the intaglio plate
Wiping the intaglio plate
Jerry takes a turn at the intaglio press
Jerry takes a turn at the intaglio press
hand set type form on press
hand set type form on press
Fancy type mortising (kerning)
Fancy type mortising (kerning)
Hand inking the gold initials with a small brayer
Hand inking the gold initials with a small brayer
Cranking the Vandercook
Cranking the Vandercook
A printed sheet next to the type form
A printed sheet next to the type form
The Trout in Winter
The Trout in Winter
. . . and charge the big hook jaws . . .
. . . and charge the big hook jaws . . .
Glenn's remark
Glenn’s remark

The new edition of The Trout in Winter

Words – the only poem Jerry Dennis claims to have ever written

Intaglio – Glenn Wolff’s deft hand with graver and copper plate.

Printed on Somerset Velvet paper buff and composed in Baskerville type, mostly in 24 pt size. Paper is 15.25 x 22.5″ and the intaglio plate is 17.5 x 12″. Printed on a 26 x 47″ BAG Intaglio Press and a Vandercook 219 Old Style here at Deep Wood Press

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Killing the Bear by Judith Minty, deluxe edition binding & slipcase
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