Boss Dog Press

t h e b o s s d o g p r e s s
a b o u t	My first brush with fine printing came during college when Robert Whitaker introduced me to the work of Roy A. Squires. Shortly thereafter I was seduced by Lewis Allen's influential book Printing with the Handpress. In the intervening decades I was occasionally able acquire equipment and to do a little letterpress printing; but it was in 2003 that the press of my dreams arrived at Burke Street, courtesy of Mike Peich and his Aralia Press. So far we have produced one book, Rules for Bookbinders, and have several projects in the works.
t h e p r e s s r o o m	Consists of three working presses: a 20"x 25" Washington, a 6" x 10" Kelsey Model X and an Adana Horizontal Quarto. We also have a Vandercook Model 099 proof press and a Wesel galley proof press. In September of 2007 we acquired a Poco proof press in need of restoration along with over 100 typecases, one double and three single dustless type banks. In other words: the shop is full. We recently laid in some new 18 point Dante Roman from Michael Bixler, and have a good run of Italian Old Style roman & italic from 14 to 36 point.
i n p r i n t	b o o k s Rules For Bookbinders by Fritz Eberhardt e p h e m e r a New Years' Card (2005) New Years' Card (2007) Passage Of A Painter - John Wheatcroft (2007) New Years' Card (2008)
w o r k i n p r o g r e s s	I am (still!) working on a catalog of bookbinding tools and equipment previously owned by Loyd Haberly. There will be a very small special edition (maybe 30 copies) limited by the small quantity of remaining handmade paper with Haberly's watermark; there will also be approximately 75 copies on moldmade paper. The special catalogs will contain smoke proofs of approximately 120 finishing tools. The copies on moldmade paper will have copies of the smoke proofs. All of the catalogs will have digital images of the equipment and tools. Text will be set in Italian Old Style and printed damp on the Washington. The bindings have not been finalized.
s t a n d i n g o r d e r s	Standing order customers have the benefits of first acceptance of all new titles, a twenty percent discount and free shipping. There are currently 14 standing orders.
d e a l e r s	Dealer discount is thirty percent.
o r d e r i n g	Anyone interested in books from the press is invited to contact us. Payment can be made by check, Mastercard, Visa, or Discover.