private press

British  

noun

1. a printing establishment primarily run as a pastime

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Example Sentences

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

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

He made his own ink, manufactured his own paper, and with a private press worked off his own notes.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter