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Petaluma, California, USA · est. 2006

Mixolydian Editions

Limited-edition fine-press books and print portfolios featuring the wood engravings of Richard Wagener, frequently on botanical and landscape themes and paired with essays or poetry.

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About the press

Mixolydian Editions is the fine-press imprint established by wood engraver Richard Wagener in 2006 in Petaluma, California. It publishes letterpress limited editions and portfolios featuring his original wood engravings, often printed on a Vandercook proof press and paired with contemporary writing.

Notable titles

  • Cracked Sidewalks
  • Exoticum
  • From Here and There
  • Vestige
  • Trading Eights

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