• Bookways : A Quarterly for the Book Arts / W. Thomas Taylor Inc.
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Bookways : A Quarterly for the Book Arts / W. Thomas Taylor Inc.

Serials (publications)

REF.SE.1571
Reference Collection
v. : ill. ; 28 cm
1991
W. Thomas Taylor
Anita Prewett
Letterpress printing, Small presses, Poetry, W. Thomas Taylor (Firm), Private press books
Bookways was published quarterly in October, January, April and July by W. Thomas Taylor Inc. in Austin, Texas. It was published from 1991 through 1995 ending with No. 15/16. Bookways includes articles about printing and binding techniques as well as small presses and printing history. Each issue starts with booktalk dedicated to news and views and ends with small press book reviews.

About the end of Bookways: "Money was not a factor in deciding to suspend publication, since Bookways basically paid for itself...not very profitable, but not a money-loser either. Rather, it was the changing interests of the publisher (Tom) and the managing editor (Anita Prewett) that led to the decision to close the book, so to speak. Tom attempted to find someone to continue the publication, but couldn't find the proper combination of motivation and means." -Bradley Hutchinson, Digital Letterpress (Austin, Texas)

About W. Thomas Taylor: "Walter Thomas Taylor was born in Waco, Texas on November 20, 1951. After leaving the University of Texas during his junior year, Taylor began an antiquarian book business. Taylor's dealings in antiquarian books lead him to the printing business, primarily printing catalogs and exhibition guides for museums and libraries. In 1995, Taylor began to devote his time to a hospitality ministry in Barksdale, Texas. Taylor and his wife sold the Barksdale retreat in 2006 and relocated to Fredericksburg, Texas where he opened Birdways, a business focusing on materials relating to ornithology."- Southern Methodist University Libraries W. Thomas Taylor was also the author of a book about forgeries and thefts of Texas printed materials called Texfake.

CBA Holdings Include: No. 1; October 1991 No. 7; April 1993 No. 10; January 1994 No. 11, April 1994 Nos. 13 and 14: October 1994-1995