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Rumba Train Press (that's me) is proud to announce the publication of a limited edition chapbook of short poems on spooks and spirits by David Barker.
I'd love to claim I planned this to be out just in time for Halloween, but it's pure coincidence. Ever since I first conceived of this book, back around 2005, I thought I'd like to release it at Halloween, but I knew it was impossible for me to actually pull that off, given all the other demands on my time. So instead I began it in April and figured it would be ready in the summer. But here it is, finally completed after innumerable delays. You can read about the history of this project in another thread here: https://bukowskiforum.com/showthread.php?7116-rubber-letterpress-teaser.
The book is entirely printed by hand. It consists of eight very short poems printed one to a page on a 1960s toy Superior Ace Rotary Press, using rubber type set by hand and printed one page at a time. The edition is limited to 50 numbered and signed copies -- 20 copies are hardbound and 30 are softbound. Hardbound copies number 1 through 20 have sewn bindings and are hand-bound by the author in cloth covered boards using various colors of book cloth, with a hand-printed label on the front cover. The label decoration is an original linoleum block print of an ancient New England headstone by the author. The title on the label is hand-printed one letter at a time using rubber stamps that date to the 1960s. Softbound copies number 21 through 50 are staple-bound in stiff paper wrappers bearing the same original linoleum block print and hand-printed title as used on the hardcover labels. The hardcovers have green Mango Paper end sheets. As a bonus, all hardbound copies come with a loose signed proof poem. After I set the type for each poem, I printed proofs to check the spelling and alignment of the type. The first few proofs are on different odd scraps of art paper because I hadn't yet selected the stock for the text and wanted to see how various colors and thicknesses of paper would look. After that, the proofs were made on white bond.
This is an entirely hand-made small press book, painstaking created. All paper was folded and cut by hand, all printing was done by hand, all binding done by hand. There won't be a second printing like this first edition.
Hardcover Edition: 9 copies are already spoken four, with 11 copies remaining for sale at $25 each. Shipping is free in the U.S. Add $3 for shipping to Europe. Order soon, as I don't expect the hardbacks to last long.
Paperback Edition: 4 copies are spoken for, 26 copies remain for sale at $7 each, with free shipping in the U.S. Add $3 for shipping to Europe.
Whether you order a hardcover or paperback, the sooner I get your payment, the lower number copy you'll get.
Please PM me to order. You can Paypal me at [email protected], or pay by check or money order; I'll provide a mailing address for checks by PM. Thanks for your interest, and a big thanks to Bill Roberts of Bottle of Smoke Press for his generous donation of fine book cloth for this project.
I'll post photos of the completed hardcovers later today.
I'd love to claim I planned this to be out just in time for Halloween, but it's pure coincidence. Ever since I first conceived of this book, back around 2005, I thought I'd like to release it at Halloween, but I knew it was impossible for me to actually pull that off, given all the other demands on my time. So instead I began it in April and figured it would be ready in the summer. But here it is, finally completed after innumerable delays. You can read about the history of this project in another thread here: https://bukowskiforum.com/showthread.php?7116-rubber-letterpress-teaser.
The book is entirely printed by hand. It consists of eight very short poems printed one to a page on a 1960s toy Superior Ace Rotary Press, using rubber type set by hand and printed one page at a time. The edition is limited to 50 numbered and signed copies -- 20 copies are hardbound and 30 are softbound. Hardbound copies number 1 through 20 have sewn bindings and are hand-bound by the author in cloth covered boards using various colors of book cloth, with a hand-printed label on the front cover. The label decoration is an original linoleum block print of an ancient New England headstone by the author. The title on the label is hand-printed one letter at a time using rubber stamps that date to the 1960s. Softbound copies number 21 through 50 are staple-bound in stiff paper wrappers bearing the same original linoleum block print and hand-printed title as used on the hardcover labels. The hardcovers have green Mango Paper end sheets. As a bonus, all hardbound copies come with a loose signed proof poem. After I set the type for each poem, I printed proofs to check the spelling and alignment of the type. The first few proofs are on different odd scraps of art paper because I hadn't yet selected the stock for the text and wanted to see how various colors and thicknesses of paper would look. After that, the proofs were made on white bond.
This is an entirely hand-made small press book, painstaking created. All paper was folded and cut by hand, all printing was done by hand, all binding done by hand. There won't be a second printing like this first edition.
Hardcover Edition: 9 copies are already spoken four, with 11 copies remaining for sale at $25 each. Shipping is free in the U.S. Add $3 for shipping to Europe. Order soon, as I don't expect the hardbacks to last long.
Paperback Edition: 4 copies are spoken for, 26 copies remain for sale at $7 each, with free shipping in the U.S. Add $3 for shipping to Europe.
Whether you order a hardcover or paperback, the sooner I get your payment, the lower number copy you'll get.
Please PM me to order. You can Paypal me at [email protected], or pay by check or money order; I'll provide a mailing address for checks by PM. Thanks for your interest, and a big thanks to Bill Roberts of Bottle of Smoke Press for his generous donation of fine book cloth for this project.
I'll post photos of the completed hardcovers later today.
