A prior interest in making handmade paper led Henry Morris to establish Bird & Bull Press in 1958, and it is now one of America’s oldest private presses. Strong interest in the art and history of handmade paper has resulted in a variety of books on Western, Japanese, and Chinese papermaking, marbled and decorated papers and other books on related subjects. In recent years, three books illustrated with wood engravings have been published, and a fourth such book, Wesley W. Bates’  InBlack and White, has just been published.

All my books are printed by letterpress from metal type on imported mold-made papers. All books are hand bound, many in quarter morocco, and most are in slipcases or clamshell boxes.

Substantial collections of Bird & Bull editions may be examined at more than forty U.S. and foreign libraries and teaching institutions listed here. Photos and descriptions follow for books currently available are shown with descriptions. I hope you will find something of interest and thank you for taking the time to look at my work.