History of Books

The Sphere, 1993-1995
anthology
Offset printed grocery zine
20 issues, various edition sizes

Crux, 1996
anthology
Letterpress, edition of 88 copies
OUT OF PRINT

Crux 2, 1996
anthology
Letterpress, edition of 88 copies
OUT OF PRINT

Native Son at Home, 2000
Poems by David Steingass
Illustrated by Michael Koppa
Letterpress, edition of 100 copies $300

Alchemy or 32 lbs. of Spartan
or How to Make Money with Worn-out Type
, 2002
by Augustine Maxwell Jones (Koppa)
Letterpress, edition of 60 copies $85

Becoming Flight
The Heavy Duty Guide to Ornithology
, 2004
Poems by Paul Zarzyski
Illustrated by Tom Stack
Foreword by Gennie Nord
Letterpress, edition of 125 copies
OUT OF PRINT

Treehugger, 2006
Digital collages with journal by Michael Koppa
Laser printed, edition of 10 copies
OUT OF PRINT

A Call to Farms, 2008
Various authors, designed by The Heavy Duty Press.
Published by the Midwest Radical Culture Corridor.
Laser printed, edition of 500 copies
OUT OF PRINT

Underneath the Driftless Moon, 2011
7-year Full Moon Calendar with digital collages by Michael Koppa.
Laser printed, edition of 19 copies
OUT OF PRINT

Thawt, 2014
Contributors include (in order of appearance): Nikki Soppelsa (U.S.A.), Bill Phillips (U.S.A.),Flore Kunst (France), Susan Legind (Italy), Helene de Winter (The Netherlands), Gary Ortman (U.S.A.), Brandon Graham (U.S.A.), Lisa Chun (U.S.A.), Sammy Slabbinck (Belgium), Filipa Sottomayor (Portugal), and Barbara Minch (U.S.A.), and Michael Koppa.
Laser printed, edition of 40 copies $375

Organizing a Mess, 2015
Collages and text by Michael Koppa.
Laser printed, edition of 26 copies $25

Monster Trust, 2015
Collaborative collages by Michael Koppa & Friends.
Laser printed, edition of 26 copies $25

Slowbook, 2016
Slow media scrapbook.
Inkjet printed, edition of 19 copies, $200

The Afterthawts, 2017
Suite of four booklets featuring original stories inspired by collaborative collages.
Laser printed, edition of 26 copies
OUT OF PRINT

Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon, 2019
Story by Raymond S. Nelson, edited and illustrated by Michael Koppa.
Letterpress, edition of 26 copies $525

Les Cocobopros, 2021
Suite of five booklets of collaborative collages featuring Lisa Chun, Gary Ortman, William Cody, Flore Kunst, Musta Fior, Francine Martin, and Rhed Fawell with Michael Koppa.
Laser printed booklets with letterpress printed covers inserted in a collaged and letterpress printed slip case, edition of 26 copies $350

8t Bags about the Natural World, 2022
Eight nature quotes from tea bags bound in a little book stuffed in a muslin tea bag, linoleum block and type ornament illustrations.
Letterpress, edition of 88 copies $120

Understanding This Book, 2023
Improvisational typography documenting the cleaning and organization of nine cases of Franklin Gothic by Augustine Maxwell Jones (Koppa)
Letterpress, edition of 18 copies $400

Whaoila!, 2023
Whale appreciating quadriptypch collage with text by Heathcote Williams.
Laser printed, edition of 33 copies $20

For Dust I Am, 2024
Poem by Beatrix Wren illustrated with type ornaments.
Letterpress, edition of 44 copies $150

The Noble Suite, 2024
Collages including collaborations with Allan Bealy with quote by Ray Bradbury.
Laser printed, edition of 33 copies $20

Hail, Holy Queen, 2025
The prayers of the rosary with 7-panel polyptych collage in hardwood box.
Letterpress, edition of 11 copies $1600

Baskerville for Brummies, 2025
A miniature abecedarium for Birmingham, England.
Letterpress, edition of 18 copies $240

Stones Watch in Silence, 2025
Geologically themed poems poems by David Steingass with photography by Brent Nicastro.
Laser printed, hard cover limited edition of 25 copies $200, soft cover first edition of copies $15

Stacking Dry Stone Walls, 2025
Poem by David Steingass with photograph by Allan Harris.
Letterpress, giclee, and inkjet, edition of 52 copies $67