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The Press is proud to announce a fine press edition of Snow White, presented in its rarest, most potent form: the timeless mother-daughter story as originally recorded by the Brothers Grimm in 1812.
Translated directly from the original German, this edition restores the narrative before it was sanitized for contemporary children, offering readers the closest possible encounter with the raw oral tradition. The English translation prioritizes absolute fidelity to the German text, favoring the evocative, rhythmic cadence of fireside storytelling over modernized prose.
This volume marks the debut of our new Fairy Tales series—a deeply personal passion project for the Press.
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States & Limitation
The press will print a limited number of 126 text blocks of Little Snow-White. When the final page is printed, the metal type will be redistributed and no reprints will be made. The Press will keep 14 blocks for replacements and contributor distribution: "Artist's Copy", "Binder's Copy", and "Publisher's Copy"
112 text blocks will be used to create two states of Little Snow-White:
Fine edition
98 copies will be for sale in our fine edition binding "1-98", and 7 text blocks will be for sale in unbound sheets "U1-U7".
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Special artist edition
A maximum of 7 text blocks will be used for a custom order unique full spread painting and binding "I - VII".
4 spots remaining
Typography & Printing
Handset in 11D Monotype Altdeutsche Fraktur on 12D body for the story. Titles in 24D and 36D Alte Monotype Fraktur. These were chosen to mimic the 1812 first edition of Kinder und Hausmärchen by the brothers Grimm as much as possible. The description text above and titling on the pictures is a digital rendering of Fraktur which comes very close to the metal typefaces.
Newly cast metal type by Offizin Parnassia Vättis in Switzerland
Printed on a hand-fed Korrex Berlin proof press on Hahnemühle mould-made paper
The English translation will appear in part 1 followed by the German original text. Both will feature unique illustration.
Illustration
Fine edition
Original work by Jason Mowry
All illustrations printed giclée
2 portrait frontispieces
2 illustrated drop caps
22 illuminated page border illustrations, each one unique for that page
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Special artist edition
full spread original painting in the book
hand embelished page borders
Binding & Enclosure
Still in design. The focus will be on red black and white. Most likely a quarter leather binding for the fine edition and full leather for the special artist edition