Proof Approved

I just approved the proof for my reprint of Gosse's A Year at the Shore. Overall, I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. Colors look good, and the paper is a sturdy white, a bit thicker than the standard creme used for b/w. My only minor reservation was that the inside margin is perhaps a bit too narrow. I've seen discussions on this subject that argue for "less is more," but I think in the future I'll increase the inside margin just a tad. I also went with a smaller leading for the font (I think it was size 9, leading 11). Usually I use a 3 point difference, but to save some space, went with 2 points here. It actually looks better than I expected; might need to keep that in mind for future books even when page count isn't an issue.

A Year at the Shore will be available from online bookstores soon.

A Year at the Shore: Cover

And the wraparound for the cover. Nothing fancy. This is a small book, 5.5 x 8.5, but runs about 182 pages or so. Being a "color" book (to allow for the color plates) it is a tad more expensive than most of my titles, but it's a book that is rarely reprinted. (The only other available right now is little more than a black-and-white photocopy...)

Catching Wild Beasts

Sent to the printer: Catching Wild Beasts Alive.

Humbugs of the World

Sent to the printer: Barnum's Humbugs of the World.

The Rational Creation

Another title just uploaded. This is from the same era as Paley's Natural Theology and similar science/theology books, but includes discussion from both nature and direct revelation regarding man, angels, and God's plan for redemption. Brodie was a Scott minister with the Bow of Fife Free Church, and is very readable. I was pleasantly surprised when I first came across it. I think this is the very first reprint of the title since it's initial publication in 1855.

Now that I'm looking at it, I don't think I like my cover layout quite so much, the image needs more "greenspace" around it, and the top seems a little unbalanced, but it will have to do for now. I might like it better once I've seen a print copy.

This is another title that will have a 55% wholesale discount, from a list price of $19.95, so should be reduced from that on the online bookseller's websites.

The Rational Creation
Rev. James Brodie

Title will be available by end of October.

Lincoln's Own Stories

I've just uploaded this title to the printer. There are a few other publishers reprinting this book, also -- one came out in September -- but my edition will be a fair bit less expensive. I'm also going to test the 55% discount, which may open up some direct brick-and-mortar bookstore sales, and should put up a decent discount on the online bookstore list prices.

Lincoln's Own Stories
Ed., Anthony Gross

Title should be available ($11.95 list price) by end of October.

Rational Creation

Another reprint I'm working on (text and inside layout are finished), is the Rev. James Brodie's The Rational Creation, published in 1855. Looking to add a few more titles to accompany Paley's Natural Theology.