Notes on Printing & Publishing Literary Books

by Andrew Steeves, Wesley Bates

The essay Notes on Printing and Publishing Literary Books reflects on the robust tool that books are and the relationship between the literary publisher and the community, asking the deceivingly simple question “What is Literary Publishing for?” Drawing on a quarter century of experience editing, publishing and manufacturing literary books, Andrew Steeves asserts the extraordinary potential that well-made books hold for helping us to understand what is happening to and through our communities, and the pleasure that can be found in creating such books with thoughtfulness and love.

REGULAR EDITION: Typeset in Monotype Joanna. Printed in black and green on Zerkall mouldmade paper. Includes an original wood engraving by Wesley Bates. Bound with a three-hole stitch into a paper cover and enfolded in a tan Saint Armand Old Masters handmade paper jacket printed from wood type. Issued in a paper envelope printed from wood type. Edition of 170 numbered copies.

24 pages, Letterpress; Fine

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Della Alderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you for this look behind the publishing curtain. The care and compassion evident for the writers and the communities they affect compels me, in the way all great writing does, to drop everything and change course. What’s better than feeling the influence of a writer’s joy seep beyond the margins of their work?