private press

British  

noun

1. a printing establishment primarily run as a pastime

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private press

Since the 1990s, he’s been a collector of rare, obscure and private press records sourced from area thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023

Then, after a little night Googling, I discovered that the bulk of the material was originally published — bound in antique silk, naturally — by Cameron’s private press, Shrinking Violet.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2021

In a select, private press demo and interview event held following the game’s reveal, producer Yoshio Sakamoto offered an explanation.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2021

In the 1980s and 1990s, she shied away from major labels, choosing instead to release material on private press cassettes.

From The Guardian ● May 5, 2017

—Antiquary and song writer, s. of James B., of Auchinleck, Johnson's biographer, was interested in old Scottish authors, some of whose works he reprinted at his private press.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin