My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a fantastic read, especially for those fond of old books and printing. How often do you get to follow a press from birth to death? Read about every piece that came from it? I’ve been fascinated with Horace Walpole and reading about his private press was just a blast.

I also liked a quote from Walpole upon hearing of the death of a close friend (the poet Thomas Gray): “Methinks as we grow old, our only business here is to adorn the graves of our friends, or to dig our own” (p. 52).