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Berkeley, California, USA · est. 1974

Peter Koch Printers

Letterpress limited editions, broadsides, and artists' books of classical texts and contemporary poetry, often featuring wood engravings.

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About the press

Peter Koch Printers is a Berkeley, California fine-press printer and publisher founded by Peter Koch. The press produces letterpress limited editions, broadsides, and artists' books of classical texts and contemporary poetry, and was the subject of a 45-year retrospective exhibition at the Grolier Club in 2019.

Notable titles

  • Ur-Text Vol. II: Speculum Mundi
  • Peter Koch Printer: A Descriptive Bibliography 1974-2016
  • Splendid on a Large Scale

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