Private Library Summer 2024

published July 2026

'The Primrose Academy'

   Bill Butler writes:  

   "Commercial and private presses that print and/or publish work of intrinsic quality commonly fall into the category 'fine press'. The Primrose Academy would fall into the 'commercial category', because we outsourced all aspects of the production and publishing operations.

   Our task was to choose what to publish, undertake all relations with everyone connected with publication, and do our best to market the books. Why we chose to undertake this exercise in 1994, on top of a busy academic ad professional life, is the story to which this article is devoted..."

'Pheasants' wood engraving by Yvonne Skargon from her 'Engraver's Cut', 2003

''The Regent', wood-engraving of Henry Kissinger by Raymond Glookler from his 'Engraver's Cut', 2001

Three 'Primrose Academy' bindings. 1997 to 2002