Sitting on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England
Opening spread for the Frogs Who Wished A King by Aesop, intaglio engravings by Chad Pastotnik.
Spread from Heart of Darkness
Detail of title page for the book There Be Monsters
Double throw-out page spread from Heart of Darkness
One of the greatest dangers of work not getting done at DWP – a good hatch on the river!
Don Etherington binding of The Intruder
Killing the Bear by Judith Minty
The Path
Title page from Killing the Bear by Judith Minty
Title page from Heart of Darkness
Presentation binding for The Chesapeake Voyages of Captain John Smith
Pile of Intruders
Opening spread for There be Monsters
There Be Monsters.
deluxe binding of The Intruder
the linoleum blocks for “The Path” center spread
the process
Center Spread
The Mad Angler’s Manifesto
Bower by Terrance Hayes
Presentation binding for John Smith book
Glenn’s remark
It begins
Title page to The Chesapeake Voyages of Captain John Smith
If
Along with Youth
detail of “The Intruder” cover
title page
CD packaging
What’s left of the block
Detail of circular quads used in the type form for Along with Youth
Title page for the book There Be Monsters
Some books produced at Deep Wood Press. The John Barth book “Browsing” was printed here at DWP for The Literary House Press (Washington College, MD) by James Dissette, my sometimes partner in crime in printing for Chester River Press.
Page spread from The Frogs Who Wished A King by Aesop, versified by Clara Dotty Bates.
Fancy type mortising (kerning)
Killing the Bear
Program for Oxford
Killing the Bear by Judith Minty, deluxe edition binding & slipcase
Page spread from The Frogs Who Wished A King by Aesop, versified by Clara Dotty Bates.
Trout page spread
Don Etherington binding of The Intruder
More
Custom bound journal, commissioned bindery work
Title Page
Chained books at Chetham’s Library in Manchester, England where I was a speaker at a letterpress conference.
Initial letter detail
Digging, by Seamus Heaney
Heart of Darkness
The bindery room
Prototype title page
The Trout in Winter
The Changeling’s Exile
Opening spread for Minisens
Secondary edition. The Mad Angler’s Manifesto
. . . and charge the big hook jaws . . .
The Diana Gabaldon keepsake for the NWS event in Traverse City, July 7, 2014.
Chad Pastotnik, Deep Wood Press 
Saw on A Craftsman Legacy. High Coolness Factor. A good friend prints some flyers on an old Kluge in his garage. Not the same Huh? Bruce
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Thank you Rebecca. Very kind of you.
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Your work takes my breath away.
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