Printing the Albion way
RM • July 12, 2025
Scott Coates on the job, watched by Eric Downer
Albion presses were first made in the 1820s, remained in widespread use until the 1930s, and are still seen in a few fine-print workshops all over the world. It's a grand sight to see a skilled printer at work.
Tall oaks from little acorns grow.
A poem for a Libraries Association: 'The puzzled fellow'
The Private Library
Robin de Beaumont In Memoriam
Announcing 'Lives in Book History: Changing Contours Over Forty Years' Edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote
We regret to announce the death of Frances Guthrie, a member of some 50 years standing and a longtime member of council. She had devoted her life to collecting the work of her great-uncle, James Guthrie, and writing an account of his life and publications.