Set in lead.
Pulled by hand.
We are a three-person print shop that still believes a sentence should leave a dent in the paper.
Composition
Every line is assembled letter by letter from cases of cast metal and wood type, then locked into a steel chase and proofed until it sits right.
Impression
Cotton paper, soft packing and a heavy cylinder press give each page a deep, tactile bite that no screen and no laser ever will.
Binding
Saddle-stitched pamphlets, Coptic-sewn notebooks and cloth-cased editions, finished at the bench in runs from ten to five hundred.
Forty-one cases, one very stubborn ampersand.
Our cabinets hold faces cut in four centuries, from sturdy old-style romans to a chunky slab found in a flooded cellar. Each has a temperament. We choose the one that suits your words.
Got something worth pressing?
Tell us what you are making, how many you need, and when. We reply to every note within two working days, usually with a sketch and an honest price.
How to reach us