Title page to The Chesapeake Voyages of Captain John Smith
Heart of Darkness
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.
Opening spread for Minisens
Center Spread
Page spread from The Frogs Who Wished A King by Aesop, versified by Clara Dotty Bates.
The Path
Chained books at Chetham’s Library in Manchester, England where I was a speaker at a letterpress conference.
. . . and charge the big hook jaws . . .
title page
Trout page spread
the linoleum blocks for “The Path” center spread
Fancy type mortising (kerning)
The Trout in Winter
Opening spread for There be Monsters
If
Title Page
Secondary edition. The Mad Angler’s Manifesto
Don Etherington binding of The Intruder
The Changeling’s Exile
Pile of Intruders
Digging, by Seamus Heaney
Opening spread for the Frogs Who Wished A King by Aesop, intaglio engravings by Chad Pastotnik.
Title page for the book There Be Monsters
Custom bound journal, commissioned bindery work
Initial letter detail
Bower by Terrance Hayes
Title page from Heart of Darkness
Program for Oxford
Sitting on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England
Double throw-out page spread from Heart of Darkness
Don Etherington binding of The Intruder
Spread from Heart of Darkness
The bindery room
Presentation binding for The Chesapeake Voyages of Captain John Smith
It begins
Detail of circular quads used in the type form for Along with Youth
Page spread from The Frogs Who Wished A King by Aesop, versified by Clara Dotty Bates.
Killing the Bear
Killing the Bear by Judith Minty
One of the greatest dangers of work not getting done at DWP – a good hatch on the river!
Prototype title page
Along with Youth
deluxe binding of The Intruder
The Mad Angler’s Manifesto
More
Title page from Killing the Bear by Judith Minty
detail of “The Intruder” cover
Presentation binding for John Smith book
Glenn’s remark
Killing the Bear by Judith Minty, deluxe edition binding & slipcase
What’s left of the block
There Be Monsters.
the process
CD packaging
The Diana Gabaldon keepsake for the NWS event in Traverse City, July 7, 2014.
Detail of title page for the book There Be Monsters
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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