tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307Mon, 28 May 2012 06:23:49 +0000ReviewsIn PrintStationeryWinter HolidaysChestertonAustenPress BooksOscar WildeParenthesisImportance of Being EarnestSwiftBroadsidesPrinters and Publishers of Fine Press Editionshttp://www.thebowlerpress.ca/noreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-1773016444899298683Fri, 18 May 2012 16:59:00 +00002012-05-27T23:23:49.220-07:00AustenIt's been very hard work and I now know that becoming a filmmaker is no longer an ambition of mine. We are fundraising to produce our forthcoming edition of Pride and Prejudice, in 3 vols by Jane Austen. These funds are needed just to acquire the materials to produce the books themselves. Alanna (of Mad Hatter Bookbinding Co.) and I hope that everyone who would like to see this project happen canhttp://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2012/05/indiegogo-fundraiser-goes-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-5629078177787433989Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:56:00 +00002012-05-27T22:34:42.080-07:00 I feel compelled to show that I have not been idle. Head down. Keep going. And so they are complete. http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2012/03/what-27-austen-folios-in-pieces-looks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-3825601629673841681Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:35:00 +00002012-05-25T21:15:42.482-07:00Austen Measuring 8 by 12 inches, this navy and green rayon-covered, double-hinged folio makes the perfect home to your letters from Jane Austen novels, written by Capt. Wentworth and Mr Darcy, printed by The Bowler Press (letters sold separately). There are 24 folios to be made. $35 CAD: an outstanding price indeed! This is the prototype pictured here. The finished version will come equipped withhttp://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2012/02/austen-folio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-4329550540317965636Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:15:00 +00002012-05-27T22:35:11.188-07:00AustenBroadsides  Mr Darcy's Letter is set in 12pt Fairbank, with Bembo Titling and touches of Fairbank digital polymer and Cancellaresca Bastarda, and printed on ivory Magnani Revere Book Suede. 5pp, enveloped in dove grey St Armand Handmade paper, 150 copies. $35 CAD. The envelope has undergone several revisions. The sand brown with black liner Mi-Teintes envelope has been tossed in favour of the St Armand http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2011/10/mr-darcys-letter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-2470274050807256034Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:34:00 +00002011-10-26T09:34:27.790-07:00AustenSwift Preparing for this year's Wayzgoose was a harrowing experience. I'd been working like a mad thing to attempt to pull Swift out of my hat, but it just wasn't happening. At least the fringe benefit is that the text printing is half finished. What was possible, was done: mock-ups of the envelope for the Standard edition and the binding structure for the unusual double pamphlet–accordion http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2011/10/vancouver-waysgoose-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-6671873708711629633Wed, 11 May 2011 18:12:00 +00002011-10-26T09:35:57.755-07:00ChestertonIn PrintAustenBroadsidesSwiftI'll skip today's apology for absentee blogging. We are preparing for the birth of our second child and it is a Wayzgoose year again here in Vancouver (22 October @ the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch). So naturally, I'm mildly frantic. That said, my fingers are tarnished again from setting Fairbanks for Mr Darcy's Letter, the next Jane Austen piece in our run up to tackling Pride and http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2011/05/status-update-tarnished-fingers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-1981309483573305253Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:39:00 +00002011-03-02T21:52:10.640-08:00In PrintAustenBroadsides*Now available* "A word, a look..." By the middle of next week, and in time for Valentine's Day, F.W.'s soul-piercing letter to A.E. (from Jane Austen's Persuasion) will be available on 'stationery' from the White Hart. The text is hand-set in Spectrum italic with the roman for display and a touch of Cancellaresca Bastarda for initials. Letterpress printed in four colours on ivory Magnani http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2011/02/be-my-naval-valentine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-6892836202449110028Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:19:00 +00002011-05-25T10:26:22.737-07:00StationeryWinter Holidays Back by popular demand, it's those snowmen. This time they are battling it out on the rink. A6 size, printed on Bockingford 140lb W/C with a cold press finish. $5.00 per single but discounts for quantities. More to come. Just finished today (Dec 8), the Magnificat card. This design was adapted from "The Visitation" linocut I did several years back. The original linocut was single colour,http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2010/12/holiday-cards-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-8382989415704169052Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:40:00 +00002011-03-02T21:52:42.238-08:00ParenthesisOscar WildeReviewsIn PrintPress BooksImportance of Being EarnestI've been told by Paul Razzell, North American editor for Parenthesis over at the Fine Press Book Association, that print copies of Parenthesis 19 will be showing up in member's mailboxes in a matter of days. For those who like sneak peaks, a listing of the contents and a few articles have already been posted on the FPBA website. In one of those bonus articles, Crispin Elsted, of Barbarian Press,http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2010/09/barbarian-reviews-tiobe-in-parenthesis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359341227895852307.post-7814555603067032884Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:28:00 +00002010-09-26T20:36:40.062-07:00Oscar WildePress BooksImportance of Being EarnestWell, it is immensely pleasant when other people find your work noteworthy. In March, Earnest earned a 2nd place finish in the Limited Editon category of the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. Thank you judges. Needless to say, I have been over the moon. The press release is here. Earnest is now on tour with the other winners, stopping at Tokyo, Leipzig, Frankfurt, http://www.thebowlerpress.ca/2010/07/award-winning-bowler-press.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Bowler Press)