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Jan Lutma, Goldsmith by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
his career from 1626 until 1660, the year he was forced to sell his presses. He created etchings of
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17th Century Old Masters Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Drypoint, Etching

In a Chiarobscuro from the Blue Guitar Portfolio
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
etchings, Petersburg Press, London and New York, 1977). Literature: 1. David Hockney prints 1954-77
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Used Etching Presses

"Dolly - Flower Woman" ELDERLY BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN FLOWER VENDOR SMOKING PIPE
By Elizabeth Verner
Located in San Antonio, TX
Club whose members did etchings of Charleston's historic architecture. Their work, published in
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1930s Impressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Pastel

Old Rembrandtesque Painter, Painting Bacchantes, from: Suite 347
By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
freedom and concentration, Picasso had his printers, the brothers Crommelynck, bring the etching plates
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1960s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Collection of 4 Fritz Scholder signed Lithographs
Located in Peekskill, NY
pyramids. In 1975, Scholder did his first etchings at El Dorado Press in Berkeley
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20th Century American Used Etching Presses

A SECRET PLACE REMEMBERED
By Misch Kohn
Located in Portland, ME
Kohn, Misch. A SECRET PLACE REMEMBERED. Mixed media printed on an etching press, 1977. Edition of
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1970s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Mixed Media

Tennessee Valley
By Unai San Martin
Located in Burlingame, CA
with etching / printmaking. From polishing a copper plate to pulling a print from the etching press
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Photogravure

Sandra Chevrier - A Cage et la Trace Du Crayon - Urban Graffiti Street Art
By Sandra Chevrier
Located in Asheville, NC
Zinc plate that can be inked (here in black) and printed by pressure through an etching press onto the
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2010s Street Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Flight over Como
Located in Deddington, GB
) for the clouds. Materials: etching inks, Somerset Satin paper 300gsm, etching press The plate is inked
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Color Pencil

Spires of Manhattan
By Otto Kuhler
Located in Plano, TX
quickly put together enough money to purchase an etching press and he started producing prints of
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Cow Shed
By Kerr Eby
Located in Plano, TX
The Cow Shed. 1946. Etching, aquatint and sandpaper ground. Giardina 211. 9 5/8 x 15 1/8. Edition
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Mighty Metropolis
By Otto Kuhler
Located in Plano, TX
together enough money to purchase an etching press and he started producing prints of locomotives and steel
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

So Long
By Larry Welo
Located in New Orleans, LA
to save the money needed to buy a small etching press. I remember it being delivered to the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Someday ( the house of their dreams)
By Larry Welo
Located in New Orleans, LA
etching press. I remember it being delivered to the ramshackle house that I rented and how I struggled to
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

The Cow Shed
By Kerr Eby
Located in Plano, TX
technical advice on etching and the use of his etching press. Following the War, Eby married Frances
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Tennis Shoes
By Larry Welo
Located in New Orleans, LA
unloading semi trailers in Decorah, Iowa to save the money needed to buy a small etching press. I remember
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

The Other Side (good fences make good neighbors)
By Larry Welo
Located in New Orleans, LA
unloading semi trailers in Decorah, Iowa to save the money needed to buy a small etching press. I remember
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Unrepeated 6, Abstract Oil Painting
By Rozanne Hermelyn Di Silvestro
Located in San Francisco, CA
etching press, resulting in a one-of-a-kind monotype. Finally, Rozanne mounted the artwork on a custom
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Oil

Big John s Fireworks (Get your bang from this Midwestern pop-up roadside stand)
By Larry Welo
Located in New Orleans, LA
trailers in Decorah, Iowa to save the money needed to buy a small etching press. I remember it being
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Plant With Care, Melanie Yazzie monotype white red birds women contemporary
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
paint. Then the drawing is pressed by hand onto a sheet of absorbent paper or is printed on an etching
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Monotype

We Went Fishing, mixed media on paper, fish, blue, red, yellow, spirals
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
by hand onto a sheet of absorbent paper or is printed on an etching press. Monotypes are one-of-a
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Pastel, Gouache

Portrait de Guillaumin au Pendu
By Paul Cézanne
Located in Cotignac, FR
University Press, 1996), the artists made their prints at the studio of Dr. Gachet, who had an etching press
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1870s Post-Impressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Vacation City #3" Abstracted Cityscape Painting with Drawing Elements
By Miriam Singer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
shop where I used an etching press to add further texture through mono printing. Pushing transparent
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Color ...

DH in Hollywood etching watercolour pastel DH=David Hockney
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
technique used in DH in Hollywood at Petersburg Press Soft-ground etching allowed him to work fluidly and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Etching

Hidden Faces - In Search of Home, Abstract Oil Painting
By Rozanne Hermelyn Di Silvestro
Located in San Francisco, CA
inks. Then she printed the image onto rag paper using an etching press, resulting in a one-of-a-kind
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Oil

Those... Plants Howard Hodgkin red orange green etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
feeling and observation. Through his extensive collaborations with Petersburg Press, Hodgkin began to use
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Those... Plants Howard Hodgkin red orange green etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
feeling and observation. Through his extensive collaborations with Petersburg Press, Hodgkin began to use
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Howard Hodgkin Artist and Model (green and yellow) etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
. Soft-ground etching with hand coloring in a yellow watercolor wash and green gouache on Stoneridge
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin - green and yellow etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant abstract orange and green print is part of a group of soft-ground etchings (Artist and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin - green and yellow etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant abstract orange and green print is part of a group of soft-ground etchings (Artist and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin - green and yellow etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant abstract orange and green print is part of a group of soft-ground etchings (Artist and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin - green and yellow etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant abstract orange and green print is part of a group of soft-ground etchings (Artist and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin - green and yellow etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant abstract orange and green print is part of a group of soft-ground etchings (Artist and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Beach scene, Beach: Eric Fischl Aquatint Etching of nude woman in the ocean
By Eric Fischl
Located in New York, NY
they strangers, or intimately acquainted? The impression of two etching plates evokes a pair of
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Beach scene, Rays: Eric Fischl Aquatint Etching of nude woman gold sunset gaugin
By Eric Fischl
Located in New York, NY
the gently moving shade of overhead foliage. The impression of two etching plates evokes a pair of
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist Silkscreen Serigraph Titled Josephs Coat by Dean Meeker
By Dean Meeker
Located in Topeka, KS
etching press for overprinting silk-screens with polymer intaglio. He has been recognized as one of the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Wood, Paper

To a Wedding in North House
By Gene Kloss
Located in Missouri, MO
her very little other than her 60-pound etching press. From that time until the 1940s, Kloss spent
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1970s American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Self Portrait in a Ski Hat (in color) first state by Jim Dine painted etching
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in a Ski Hat (in color) first state 1974 Etching from one 29.8 x 32.4 cm (11¾ x 12
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1970s Pop Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Oil, Etching

Skaters — 1930s Woodstock, New York
By Emil Ganso
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
also developed, with an engineer, the design and fabrication of an innovative etching press. In 1926
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1930s American Impressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Gouache, Stencil

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Untitled (abstract expressionist monoprint)
By David Chamberlain
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, an etching press, and a variety of hands-on tools (including fingers, rollers, static electricity and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Monoprint

Untitled (Original Drawing of a New Mexico Landscape)
By Doel Reed
Located in Denver, CO
own etching press, which he continued to use for the rest of his life. In 1924, he accepted a
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20th Century American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Charcoal

Study for the Rings on Dorian Gray s Hand from "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Edition A (edition 200) and Edition C (edition 100) Etching by Jim Dine from one of his most important
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1960s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

FRAMED Red Design for Satin Heart
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
, and when the play did not come to fruition, Petersburg Press proposed that he make a book replicating
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1960s Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Tulane University (founded in 1834)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Philip Sage celebrates Tulane University and its role in the New Orleans community in this etching
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Tulane University (founded in 1834)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Philip Sage celebrates Tulane University and its role in the New Orleans community in this etching
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Study for the Rings on Dorian Gray s Hand from "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
. Etching by Jim Dine from one of his most important artist’s books – completely designed and illustrated by
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1960s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Study for the Rings on Dorian Gray s Hand from "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Edition A (edition 200) and Edition C (edition 100) Etching by Jim Dine from one of his most important
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1960s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

The Riva at Dusk.
By James McBey
Located in Plano, TX
of Art and taught himself etching, building his own press at the age of fifteen. He moved to London
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1920s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
This etching features a nude woman in high heels. Whipping her head to the left, she gazes intently
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1970s Pop Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Portrait de Guillaumin (with the hanged man)
By Paul Cézanne
Located in Hinsdale, IL
the proofs on his own press. In total Cezanne created fine etchings during 1873 at the press of Dr
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1870s Impressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

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Used Etching Presses For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of used etching presses is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the contemporary, abstract and Impressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the used etching presses on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, black, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Lelia Pissarro, Valton Tyler, Dora Szampanier, Vicky Oldfield and David Hockney produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, paper and paint.

How Much are Used Etching Presses?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — used etching presses in our inventory begin at $65 and can go as high as $100,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,401.

Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.

Questions About Used Etching Presses
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    A duck press is used to make the French dish canard à la presse or pressed duck. To prepare the dish, a chef removes the breasts and legs from a whole duck. Then, they place the duck in the press and turn the crank to extract the juices and blood. The liquid becomes a base for a stock used to dress the cooked breasts and thighs. Shop a selection of duck presses on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A book press was used to bind books with pressure. When a book is placed in the center of the press, the platen is lowered to firmly press the book to hold its shape. Today, book presses are a popular home decor choice for collectors and avid book readers alike. Shop a selection of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.