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Machias, USA · est. 2006

Book Arts Studio & UMM Press (University of Maine at Machias)

University book-arts studio with traditional letterpress and hand-papermaking equipment, publishing letterpress editions of early Maine literature through its Library of Early Maine Literature imprint.

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About the press

The Book Arts Studio at the University of Maine at Machias houses traditional letterpress equipment, hand-papermaking facilities and contemporary book-production tools. Through its press imprint it republishes significant early Maine literary works as letterpress and handmade editions.

Notable titles

  • The Nelly Butler Hauntings
  • Julia and the Illuminated Baron
  • Wreck of the Nottingham Galley
  • House of Yorke
  • A Narrative of Henry Tufts

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