BookPresses

West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA · est. 1983

Aralia Press

Printing contemporary poetry from hand-set type, letterpress-printed and hand-bound, with a teaching component for students at West Chester University.

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About the press

Aralia Press was founded in 1983 by Michael Peich, Emeritus Professor of English at West Chester University. It specializes in hand-set type, letterpress printing, and hand-bound books, primarily of contemporary poetry. Selected works are archived in West Chester University's Special Collections and Archives.

Notable titles

  • Summer (Dana Gioia)
  • Sugar Maples, January (Richard Wilbur)
  • John De Pol: The Aralia Press (Michael Peich)

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