Deep Wood Press. Chad Pastotnik. PO Box 726, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA. Tel: +12315870506. Website: http://www.deepwoodpress.com/.
James Bernard Gross. The LIQUORSTORE pomes. 2024. 109 pages. 25 x 16.5 in. Garamond #3 on Hahnemühle Biblio with 2 wood engravings by Chad Pastotnik. Printed on Vandercook 219 OS. 60 copies: 55 quarter bound in Harmatan Oxblood goat with Asahi heavy textured grey linen cloth over boards with marbled end papers; title foiled in black on spine and in gold on the cover on a brown goat skiver, designed and bound by Chad Pastotnik. Price: $500. 1 variant edition copy bound in full leather in a blue Nouvo goat; tight rounded back with a sprinkled panel binding; title in copper foil on cover along with other accented tooling in copper; housed in a drop spine box with spine label. Price : NFS. With an introduction by Toby Olson and 2 color printing throughout, this book is a collection of 36 poems centered on James’ father Herman Gross, growing up in Gary and Chicago and the Liquor Stores Herman owned. An homage to family, life in the rustbelt in the 1950’s and 60’s and the adventures, joys and hardships that left an enduring charming impression on James. At the author’s wish, the poems are printed on the recto pages only.