THE OLD SCHOOL PRESS

The making of Henry James Sat Here

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Unlike the two books we printed in 2005 (The Bricks of Venice and Harry Carter, Typographer), Henry James Sat Here requires very little type, little more than an afternoon's hand-setting in reality. And here it is, sitting tied-up on my stone, ready to go on the press: nine poems set in 14pt Octavian.

As ever, starting the printing has been somewhat delayed and it is now mid-March 2006. But given that the edition is small and the book relatively thin, I expect to be able to do all the letterpress work in around a week.