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Banholt, Netherlands · est. 1977

Bonnefant Press

Letterpress editions of literary texts, with a preference for English and Dutch poetry, printed from lead type on proof presses under the imprint In de Bonnefant.

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About the press

Bonnefant Press (In de Bonnefant) is the private press of Hans van Eijk, founded in 1977 in Banholt in the South Limburg region of the Netherlands. Working from a workshop with proof presses and hand-set lead type, the press has produced more than 300 letterpress publications, chiefly poetry in Dutch and English.

Notable titles

  • Zeeschappen

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