Comments (0) A new 4 part mini-series on the “the act of reading and traces its impact on more than five thousand years of human history” starts tonight on TVO at 10pm. If you can’t catch the episodes on TV, they will be made available on the TVO website after the broadcasts. Looks to be a very interesting series!
Was introduced to the Printeresting blog by a fellow Ottawa Press Gang member and have enjoyed reading many of the great posts they’ve put up over the past couple years.  They’ve also got a PDF of the Month section and a budding classified area which will hopefully grow into a great place to exchange info and equipment.
It was this fun stop motion video of printing that initially lead me to the site.
I was recently alerted to this great new press from Vancouver and am very impressed by their inaugural title. The Bowler Press launched it’s first book at the Vancouver Wayzgoose (which took place October 24th), a beautifully illustrated edition of The Importance of Being Earnest. The book has already had some great coverage so far with the engraver/printer Jarrett Morrison being interviewed on CBC (podcast here) and the book being reviewed by Crispin Elsted of the Barbarian Press for an upcoming issue of the Fine Press Book Association’s quarterly journal. Â
With a limited edition of only 65, this wonderful book will not last long. We will look to get a couple copies for the shop for those interested.
The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, with ten engravings by Jarrett Morrison, was hand set in Bembo roman, with stage directions composed in Fairbank italic by the Bixler letterfoundry. Printed on Somerset Book Soft White Wove. Quarter bound in burgundy velour with pattern-printed covers and Bugra endsheets. Limited to 65 copies, 6.25″ x 9.5″, 108pp. $300.
Our friend Larry Thompson at the Greyweathers Press did a wonderful interview with Nigel Beale a couple months ago and is now available on Nigel’s site here.
I did an interview with Nigel as well about a month ago discussing the history of private presses and those who collect their works. This interview should be available in the next few weeks.
This weekend will host no less than two book sales to keep your shelves stocked heading into the winter months. The first is the 3-day Rockcliffe Book Fair starting this Friday:
When:
Friday, November 6th from 10am to 9pm
Saturday, November 7th from 10am to 6pm
Sunday, November 8th from 11am to 5pm
Where:
Rockcliffe Park Public School
370 Springfield Road
More details at http://www.rockcliffebookfair.com
The second is this Saturday, Nov. 7th, at St. Theresa’s Church downtown (95 Somerset St. West at the corner of Cartier and Somerset).  Soft cover books $1.00 and hardcovers for $3.00. Buy 5 hard cover, get 2 hard cover books free or buy 5 soft cover, get 1 free.
Good luck and many finds this weekend
Today marks the first day of the Bytown Bookshop officially being open for business at the Ottawa Antique Market! The first two weeks we’ve been at the Antique Market while setting up the booth and stocking shelves has been great for sales so far, so here’s hoping that we can keep up the momentum. While we are now installed at the Antique Market, the shop on Arlington will remain open until Dec 20th as we look to clear house with our 50% off sale. Â
That’s right! Starting today, everything in the store is now…
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