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Stamped Books and FF>>Press Collaboration

December 5, 2012

Stamped Books is happy to announce that they will be collaborating with FF>>Press on a broadside series. The call will …

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We’re Back!

October 10, 2012

After a 6 month hiatus, Stamped Books is back, and now… on the East coast! Much… much… much more to …

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Photos, Photos, Photos: Big Women, Big Girls and Spare Scrap come alive!

February 26, 2012

Photos taken by Gina Caciolo for a presentation on Stamped Books held at CalArts in conjunction with the Thesis Readings, …

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Amelia, fully restored

January 30, 2012

Amelia, fully restored

This is the letterpress we purchased with the Kickstarter funds. It took us around 3-4 months to fully restore her by taking her apart, piece by piece, and soaking her in vinegar and lemon juice, and scrubbing scrubbing scrubbing. Now, we put her back together, and she looks brand new! We’re proud to say we’ll be letterpressing soon!

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Stamped Books: Let’s Get Letterpressing!

September 5, 2011

We did it! We applied for the Kickstarter, and thankfully, we were able to start raising money towards buying letterpress …

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Kickstarter Application and Summer

August 21, 2011

We’ve been editing our books all summer. Hey, we’re back in action. 1/6 of Big Women, Big Girls have been …

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Stampedbooks.com!

June 8, 2011

This is two days late, but we have officially launched Stampedbooks.com! Check it out!

Mock Up For _Big Women, Big Girls_: #1

June 3, 2011

Picture of dummy of  _Big Women, Big Girls_:     Close-up of stamp used for book:   Picture of book …

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Mock Up For _Spare Scrap_: #1

June 3, 2011

Picture from further away:     Picture from the side:     Picture of the back/ inside of the book: …

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Spanish, Half Letter Press, Stamped Books!

May 27, 2011

Fans who speak Spanish! Check out this cool write up about Half Letter Press, and the mention of Stamped Books! …

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Stamped Books:

Stamped Books:

chapbooks and literature crafted with inventiveness and ink

Stamped Books is a small press that started out of a class titled Tiny Press Practices: Literary Citizenship, taught by Jen Hofer at California Institute of the Arts, Spring Semester, 2011. The founder is Gina Caciolo. It is currently located between New Haven, CT and Whitehall, PA.

The press's principle is simple: create handmade chapbooks that utilize stamps and other techniques to create a personal touch for every piece published. The only requirement of the text is that it be accessible, creative content so that all types of readers can enjoy it.

This principle was made to reflect the Grateful Dead's live shows. Every show, over their 30 year history, was different. Every book is hand stamped with a rubber stamp and created in a unique way, giving the person an individual read and experience with the book. No two books are ever the same design. Stamped Books pieces are like distant cousins. If you put our pieces in a room together, they'd know they were all related, but they wouldn't know eachother very well.

The blog's principle is also simple: showcase how books are made so that people can educate themselves about the process of handmade books, while showcasing new books for pick-up.

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