The Colonial Printer & Bookbindery

12/08/2025

I was asked what all I was working on. The photo is 6 of the 14 hard cover orders (not including 4 restoration pieces) scattered over 3 work tables.

Photo shows 3 (on right) historically accurate bindings in full hand dyed calf. Two full sheep (on left) and a quarter bound. These are not complete, just in the coverings and are waiting for pasted end papers, decorations, polishing, gold titling, and getting shipped to their respective owners.

10/28/2025

The word Canidia refers to a famous witch figure in Roman literature. Found in the works of the poet Horace, who portrayed her as a terrifying and grotesque practitioner of dark magic..

Another new item is titled "Anti-Canidia or Superstition Detected and Exposed.". A pamphlet that discusses Witches, Spirits, Demons, Magick and much, much more of the dark arts.

64 pages at $12.00

www.colonialprinter.net

10/26/2025

A customer just informed me that my website was trying to apply an enormous shipping fee.

Problem found and corrected!

Please note that any order $50 or higher gets free shipping!

10/25/2025

For all those with a green thumb (or those who wish they did), we offer a pleasant guide from the 18th century titled "The Gardener's Pocket-Book". In alphabetical listing, one can find seeds, roots, bulbs, and clipping of common foods, flowers, and grasses found in both England & America.

This 48 pg pamphlet sells for $9.50.

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10/20/2025

Even in the 1790's, there were many people desirous of coming to America. However, Ben Franklin's experience with Europeans gave him concern. So many had very unrealistic ideas of what the U.S. would be like for an immigrant. So, Ben took quill in hand and wrote a pamphlet to let these people know the streets were not paved with gold, or the land was free and sprouted profit without effort.

Titled; "Information to those Who would Remove to America." Price is on my website.
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10/18/2025

In the mid 1790's wheat crops in England were lacking. This pamphlet gives a good supplement by explaining the benefits of using "Indian Corn" to make bread alone or combined with wheat and potato flour. With recipes using "Mohawk Corn", it is a fun piece. This 28 page pamphlet runs a mere $6.50.

10/17/2025

Some new products will be featured in the next several days.

Today is a pamphlet titled;
"The Constitution of the United States of America, Established March 4, 1789."
It also includes the "Declaration of their Reasons for Separating from this Country."
Printed in London in 1794.
This 32 page pamphlet is only $7.00

06/24/2025

With the 250th anniversary of the Am Revolution going on, I thought it appreciate to bring out a new and fitting item.
The 1775 publication of;
"An Easy Plan of Discipline for a Militia." Printed in Salem, New-England.
This is not on my website yet, so DM me for prices and reserving your copy soon.

05/01/2025

Terrance Blosser took this photo of our tent at Fort Frederick Market Fair this year. A truly lovely photo with the Fort and night sky in the background.

03/15/2025

Some additional new products are focused on the medical trade.

First is a pamphlet titled "A Method of Preventing or diminishing Pain" from 1784.
It professes a method of pressuring based nerve junctions to suppress pain impulses. It even has a illustration of the clamp to do just that. 56pg pamphlet $11.00

The next is a packet of 29 engravings from 1785. These engravings range through dissecting of the human body as well as listing of medical chemistry and herbs. Please note a sheet of green 'Fig Leaves" which can be cut out to cover any naughty bits. 29 - 8 1/2" x 14" sheets $39.50

03/05/2025

Sometime back I published "Woman Not Inferior to Man" by Sophiain 1789. It is a pamphlet the puts forth logical (albeit 18th century based) reasoning why women could hold office, own businesses, and lead organizations.
The following year, and unnamed "Gentleman" wrote a rebuttal to her pamphlet. And, yes, in today's social perspective, it lends to be an example of 18th century misogyny.
"Woman Not Inferior to Man" - $12.50
"Man Superior to Woman" - $15.00

01/20/2025

Ages ago, I had a website hiccup where the hosting company's site tech some how disassociated my domain name from my site. The fix was never found.

Fast forward to a new tech's flicking fingers and BINGO .... everything is back to normal. My domain name gets you right to my website!

Provider of printed historic facsimilies, blank books and custom specialties. Using historic methods and materials to replicate books, pamphlets and items from the 18th century and earlier.