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private press

British  

noun

  1. a printing establishment primarily run as a pastime

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

By the mid-80s she was recording spiritual music and releasing it as private press tapes on her own Avatar Book Institute.

From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2020

A smooth post-soft-rock guitar and synthesizer album considered a classic by collectors of private press recordings, “L’Amour” has a beguiling back story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2014

The De Antiquitate is believed to have been the first book printed at a private press in England.

From A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)