Catalogue of Books in Print

Here is our current list of titles, all published by The New Basement Press.

Sir Thomas Browne: ON DREAMS (1995) Sir Thomas's seventeenth-century 'oneirocriticall' essay, with some related excerpts on the same topic. 32 pp, 7 illustrations, casebound £25


A RIVER IN BORNEO (1996) A portrait in words and engravings of a river, from mangrove-swamp to headwaters. 80 pp, 27 illustrations, casebound £25, paperbound £15


J.B. Priestley: CHAMBER MUSIC AT HOME (1996) Reprinted from 'Delight'. 4 pp, 1 illustration, paperbound £3.50


A BOOK OF EMBLEMS (1998) Poems and engravings in the form of an alphabet. 40 pp, 23 illustrations, casebound £30, paperbound £15

WOOD-ENGRAVING (2006) A personal essay. 12 pp, 9 illustrations, paperbound £15


WITHOUT TEARS OR FANFARES (2007) Twenty-eight poems. 48 pp, 3 illustrations, casebound $30, paperbound £15


THE DANCE OF THE ELEPHANTS (2007) A celebration of the traditional (letterpress) printing press. 12 pp, 9 illustrations, paperbound £15


RUNNING A PRIVATE PRESS (2010) Some personal thoughts and a historical perspective, to help illuminate a little-understood art. 20 pp, 5 illustrations, paperbound £18


SCIENCE AND THE LIVING-ROOM (2010) A personal meditation on various intangibles. 20 pp, 8 illustrations, paperbound £18


All titles are printed letterpress, set by hand. The illustrations are all engravings on wood, plastic, vinyl, Resingrave or linoleum, normally printed directly from the block but in some cases from enlarged or reduced photopolymer blocks. In some cases editions of individual wood-engravings are available. Casebound editions are quarter-bound, sometimes with the Press's own pattern paper for covers or endpapers. Paper-bound editions are sewn into card or stiff paper covers and (except for the Priestley booklet) have illustrated wrappers. Typefaces include Bell, Modern Extended and Bulmer. Papers include Zerkall, Rives Artist, Hahnemühle and Fabriano Tiziano.

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