Cowboy Nute by Dave Snyder
February 11, 2026: Cowboy Nute is printed and in the process of being bound. Please note that the images below were taken in the studio. Higher quality, professionally shot photographs of the book will be posted in April.
Cowboy Nute is a prose poem by Dave Snyder that recounts the colorful and adventurous life of J. Lester Nute, a bootlegger and musician who lived under a sawdust pile in Ossipee, New Hampshire.
Both woodcuts and words were printed on dampened Hereford paper on an Albion iron handpress from the 1840s. The woodcuts were printed from hand-carved Alaskan cedar, basswood, cherry and maple blocks.
Images: 6 collaborative woodcuts by Isak Applin and David Wolfe. Two of the woodcuts are printed in two colors.
Edition: 35 copies.
Press: Albion iron hand press
Typeface: Monotype Caslon #128 and #337 cast by David Wolfe and Ed Rayher, a Trocadero initial letter, and hand drawn lettering on the title page.
Size: approximately 10.25" x 7.25", 30 pages long
Binding: available in sheets or bound at the press. More details about this soon.
Ordering Information: To reserve a copy write to us via the contact page or at isak (at) wealdpress (dot) com.
Unbound Sheets, available in late February 2026: $300, price includes shipping in the US
Bound Copies, available in May, 2026: $450, price includes shipping in the US