Greyweathers Press recently launched its latest letterpress work, an original short story by Larry Thompson entitled The Vampire and the Seventh Daughter. This gothic trifle is hand printed with cold type, using Italian Oldstyle for the text and Cloister Black for the cover, title page and opening lines of the story. It is illustrated with four linoleum cut illustrations, and it has been printed in a limited edition of 75 on Arches Text Wove paper from France, with black Mohawk Ultrafine for covers. Cover label hand painted by Holly Dean. Every book is protected from vampires by a tiny cross bound into the front cover.

The Vampire and the Seventh Daughter is pamphlet bound, 8 pages long. $60 per copy plus GST in Canada and shipping. To purchase email Larry Thompson at studio@greyweathers.com or call (613) 269-3714.