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THE PASDELOUP PRESS
51 Avon Street
Stratford, Ontario
Canada N5A 5N5
About Pasdeloup Press
The Pasdeloup Press is located in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and publishes a limited number of high-quality books of poetry, prose, and artists' biographies. Currently available titles are listed on the left. Clicking the book cover will provide more information on each title. (Note: This information appears in pop-up windows.)The press was established in Chicago in the 1960s, by author/illustrator Virgil Burnett. “Pasdeloup” was a bandit in a Gothic tale which he was trying to write, and when this story came to nothing, Pasdeloup was pressed into service as a printer. (An art historian thought Pasdeloup a very clever title for a South Side press. She claimed that Burnett had devised it as a code name meaning “not in the Loop,” which was ingenious but mistaken.)
Burnett learned the trade of bookmaking in Paris, under the tutelage of master printer and publisher Maurice Darantiere, who taught him about books — not texts but books themselves, physical objects that supported texts, particularly poetry. (Although Darantiere preferred poetry, his most famous publication was a novel: James Joyce’s Ulysses, which he produced in Dijon when no one in the English-speaking world would touch it.) In the early 1970s Burnett and Pasdeloup moved to Canada, where its mandate expanded to include books about art and the artists who produce it, such as painters David Hill and Edward Melcarth. General works of fiction are included in the Pasdeloup list.
Ordering Information
The order form provided on this site may be filled out online, then printed; or it can be printed and then filled out by hand, for mailing to:THE PASDELOUP PRESSPlease include cheque or money order with your order. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery following Pasdeloup's receipt of your order.
51 Avon Street
Stratford, Ontario
Canada N5A 5N5Prices include all taxes, shipping, and handling. Please note that a $20.00 CAN book is $20.00 US when ordering from the U.S. or U.K., in order to cover additional shipping costs.
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Submissions
All Pasdeloup Press projects are generated in-house by our editorial staff. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, proposals, or queries.Contact
The Pasdeloup Press may be contacted at the mailing address above, or by E-mail at: pasdelouppress@yahoo.caLinks