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