The Clinker Press is the private letterpress studio of Andre Chaves
Hand-made printing using vintage letterpress technology, exquisite paper and hand binding
About Clinker Press
Clinker Press is a private letterpress studio and I am interested in printing material relating to the art of printing as well as the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Why Letterpress
Letterpress is the original method of printing from the time of Gutenberg. It is the most palpable and direct method of transferring text and images to paper.
Images of the Studio
The art of letterpress printing is one that invites photography and illustration. To that end, we present imagery by Simone Chaves, daughter of Andre and Ann.
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The Clinker Press is proud to present the TGP – El Taller de Gráfica Popular Print...
“The Wood Block Prints of Charles Greene” by Andre Chaves is a wonderful...
The Raven Boxed Set is an elite presentation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic 1845...
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is a rare retelling of the classic 1845 American narrative...
The Old-Book Peddler by Stefan Zweig is a hand-printed, hard bound edition of this...
The Praise of the Needle by John Taylor is a reprinting of a 1634 book published in...
The Months by William Morris is a hand-printed, hard bound book featuring poems drawn...
The Speech of John Ball by William Morris is a hardcover, hand-printed volume created by...
The Greening of Pasadena by Robert Winter is an essay written by the acknowledged...
Good King Wenceslas by John Mason Neale is a faithful re-creation of the original...
Emery Walker, Printer of Pictures by Alan Crawford is a profile of the famed English...
On Embroidery Materials by May Morris is presented by The Clinker Press in both hardcover...
A Short History of the Duncan-Irwin House by Ann and Andre Chaves is a hard bound,...
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold is a beautiful re-creation of the classic mid-19th century...
The Structural Style in Cabinet Making by Gustav Stickley is a hardcover, hand-printed...
Beatrice in Purgatorio, or the case against invisible printing by Andre Chaves is a...
Hand printed on custom stock, Appropriateness in Typographic Decoration by Will Bradley...
Helen Lukens Gaut – Chronicler of California Bungalows by Jane Apostol is the...
The Arts and Crafts Movement in America by Gustav Stickley provides a fascinating period...
Hand printed on custom stock, this poster features a classic quotation from English...
Hand printed on custom stock, “The Art & Craft of Textile Design –...
Hand printed on custom stock, this poster was created to commemorate the Grove Park Inn...
Hand printed on custom stock, this poster was created to commemorate the Grove Park Inn...
Hand-printed on custom stock, this poster was created to commemorate the Grove Park Inn...
The Grand Inquisitor by Fyodor Dostoevsky is an excerpted passage from the author’s...
Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the very important works in all of American...
In The Summit of the Years by John Burroughs, the author gathers his memories summing up...
The Art & Craft of Textile Design, 1860-1920 by Ann Chaves was published in August...
The Doves Press – In the Journals of T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, is a hand-printed,...
The Idle Singer of an Empty Day Prologue and l’Envoi by William Morris is a...
The Erotic Drawings of Sam Clayberger is a beautiful 11×15 portfolio featuring the...
Dear Mr. Denslow is a re-creation of a letter dated August 14, 1896 written by Elbert...
The Clinker Press presents a unique and extremely rare boxed set featuring Two Red Roses...
Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a custom presentation boxed set featuring a hand-printed...
The Gondolier’s Cry by John Ruskin is a hand-printed and hand-crafted softbound...
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a hand-printed and hand-crafted...