Important words — the painstakingly chosen bon mot — the lexicographical gem — Ernest Hemingway regarded the careful selection of each to be so crucial that, in his rough drafts, he would set four, five typewriter spaces between each one to be continuously mindful of each word’s singular worth. Under the direction of Scott Vile, the Ascensius Press seeks to reflect the care every great writer takes in converting thoughts and concepts into words, and you can experience our commitment to the writer’s art in every work we produce; in the typographical design, paper selection, hand-sewn spines, choice leather bindings, and fine marbled paper. We have had the pleasure of publishing our own exquisitely designed letterpress editions of such great works as Thoreau’s The Maine Woods and Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. We have also designed and produced both letterpress and offset works for many of the nation's preeminent private libraries including the John Carter Brown Library, the Boston Athenaeum, and the Grolier Club. We work with other dedicated designers to manage and supervise the printing of their works as well. Underlying it all is a focus on meticulous detail and unparalleled customer service. For a printing quote or to discuss a book design, please call us at 207.780.1288. The Ascensius Portfolio:      ESF: Extra Special Fine Press Publishing      Book Design & Production      Quality Offset Lithography CLIENTS The American Association of Rhodes Scholars Bates College Ben Kinmont, Bookseller The Boston Athenaeum Boston Public Library Bowdoin College Library Bruce McKittrick Rare Books Charles Wood, Bookseller The Colonial Society of Massachusetts The Grolier Club of NY Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry The John Carter Brown Library Maine Historical Society The Marine Society of Salem Marvin Sadik Fine Arts The Massachusetts Historical Society The New England Quarterly Portland Public Library Princeton University Saint Anselm College, The Geisel Library Smith College The Somerset Club Thomas Jefferson Foundation University of Denver Wilsey Rare Books PUBLICATIONS The Maine Woods/Thoreau (45 copies) 2000, v, 240 pp. Ethan Frome/Edith Wharton (50 Copies)2002, vii, 112 pp. The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth/Thomas Jefferson (5 copies) 1997, vii, 36 pp. The Metamorphosis/Franz Kafka (100 copies) 1993, vii, 48 pp. AWARDS/ASSOCIATIONS Stephen Harvard Award 2000 and 2002 Member, Letterpress Guild of New England 1989 Member, The Society of Printers, 1992 Member, The Grolier Club, 1998 COLLECTIONS Bates College Hawthorne Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College Houghton Library, Harvard University Newberry Library, Chicago New York Public Library Portland Public Library Who was Ascensius?