On the Ropes

ISBN-10: 1552450023

ISBN-13: 9781552450024

48 pp, Paperback

Jun 1 1997

$15.00 CAD

Out of Stock

Michael Barnholden

View an Excerpt (PDF)

'A counter punching radio' text that draws a parallel between a punch-drunk fighter and a macho funky writer in language as spare and sharp as obsidian.

Shopping cart

There are no products in your shopping cart.

0 Items

Total: $0.00

What's New?

Coach House Offers Free Digital Downloads with Print Purchase!

Coach House will, as of February 14, offer free digital downloads with the purchase of any print edition (provided, of course, the book currently exists in e-format). You buy one of our print books, the electronic book is yours for the taking.

Sounds great, but how does it work? One of two ways:

Stan Bevington gets Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alcuin Society

Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington is this year’s recipient of the Robert R. Reid lifetime achievement award for excellence in book art. The award is given annually by the Alcuin Society, a non-profit dedicated to preserving and celebrating Canadian contributions to print culture.

Previous Robert R. Reid recipients include former Coach House typesetter and designer Glenn Goluska.

Congratulations, Stan. Beautifully done!

Listen to Biblio File's Interview with Coach House Founder Stan Bevington

In a two-part interview with Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington, Nigel Beale, from the Biblio File podcast, delves into the intriguing combination of factors that inspired Bevington's passion for print culture and took Coach House to the forefront of Canadian book design.

The interview is both a journey through the history of technologies and typefaces, as well as an advice manual for collectors seeking rare pieces of Canadiana.

Come and find us all over the web!

On the Ropes

Site Navigation

Titles Starting With

Browse By Genre

Shopping cart

What's New?

Follow Us