Minds of the Press, Vol. 11
St James Park Press run by James Freemantle. First and foremost a letterpress printer. This is the interview into the mind behind his press.
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Zach Harney
- Jan 16
- 11 min
Minds of the Press, Vol. 6
The wonderful weird world of Zagava Books
Maurice
- Jan 7
- 3 min
New Year, More Collectible Limited Edition Books!
Collectible Book Vault New Years Musings.
Zach Harney
- Dec 6, 2022
- 22 min
Minds of the Press, Vol. 5
Rich Tong of Lyra's Books Rich Tong is an award-winning bookbinder at the world-renowned Ludlow's Bookbinders and in 2020 he expanded...
Zach Harney
- Nov 13, 2022
- 14 min
Minds of the Press, Vol. 4
Mike and Rita Tortorello of Pegana Press In 2009, after a decade of dreaming and contemplating, Mike Tortorello launched Pegana Press...
Maurice
- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min
Powers of Darkness
I have put way too much time into the website without properly admiring my acquisitions. I was more than averagely impressed by Powers of...
Zach Harney
- Oct 16, 2022
- 14 min
Minds of the Press, Vol. 3
Tony Geer of Conversation Tree Press Tony Geer is well known as a collector and friend to many in the small press community, but has more...
Zach Harney
- Sep 27, 2022
- 22 min
Minds of the Press, Vol. 2
Marcelo Anciano of Areté Editions Though Areté Editions is a relatively new fine press, the collective expertise that comprises this...
Zach Harney
- Aug 31, 2022
- 11 min
Minds of the Press, Vol. 1
Anthony Kaye of Curious King In 2020, Anthony Kaye, a relative unknown in the small press community, posted a personal project he had...
Timothy Booksker
- Jul 26, 2022
- 4 min
Centipede Press & Roman Numerals
This question comes up relatively often (and for good reason), and we thought it would be nice to have an explainer on the site to refer...
Maurice
- Jul 23, 2022
- 3 min
Centipede Press Letterpress - Children of the Kingdom by T.E.D. Klein
This is Centipede's Press' first book that is printed entirely letterpress. I have to confess I am not familiar with T.E.D. Klein and his...
Maurice
- Jun 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Jonah by James Herbert - Centipede Press limited edition
The thing I love most about a press, is when they release limited editions that make me want to read a story I would have never ever have...
Maurice
- May 22, 2022
- 3 min
Zagava - Archetypes by Florence Sunnen
If you don't have books on your shelves published by Jonas Ploeger from Zagava Books, then it's time to start experiencing this wonderful...
Maurice
- Apr 30, 2022
- 4 min
Lord of the Rings Folio Society limited edition: Fellowship of the Ring
Tolkien has a special place in my life. When Folio Society teased their new edition several weeks ago I made sure that I acquired a set....
Maurice
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
Ulysses - Folio Society Centenary Limited Edition
I will admit that I have not read Ulysses yet. It's one of those books that exist in the periphery of my literary sphere of interest....
Maurice
- Apr 9, 2022
- 1 min
Nova by Samuel R. Delany - Centipede Press limited edition
This is one of those books I haven't read yet, but made it to the top of my TBR now that it is in hand. Elric of Melniboné by CP...
Maurice
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Hannibal by Suntup Editions
The last in the trilogy (we don't speak of Hannibal Rising). I can't overstate my joy when I saw Jason Mowry was asked to illustrate this...
Timothy Booksker
- Mar 21, 2022
- 11 min
Ready Player One by Curious King: Collected Thoughts + Good Things to Say About a Good Book
Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I've been able to do a long-form book post, and boy have I missed it. It's not that there...
Maurice
- Feb 12, 2022
- 1 min
Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian by Suntup Editions - an ode to the art of letterpress & fine paper
The lettered edition of Suntup Edition is what makes collecting limited edition books such a joy. The Hahnemühle paper mill always...
Maurice
- Feb 9, 2022
- 3 min
Estimating value of signed limited edition books
I get a lot of questions about the "market value" listings on the Collectible Book Vault so I figured a peek under the hood for...
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