Triple Anvil Press Limited Editions and Gift Items

Limited Editions
An array of two book covers representing the Triple Anvil Press limited editions.

The Brief Reign and Death of King Claudius, a play within the text of Shakespeare’s HAMLET In the 18th Annual Independent Publishers Book Awards, there were 5600 entries from 34 countries. The Brief Reign was one of nine designated “Outstanding Book of the Year.

Triple Anvil Press Hamlet Printed and custom bound in the style of the Gold Medal winning Brief Reign, this edition features over 20 century-old vignette woodcuts water colored by Washington, DC artist Rose Jaffe.

Gift Items


six bookmarks (three different designs, each two-sided) and three decorative tiles from Motawi tileworks, as described.Watercolor John Austen Woodcut Bookmark Set

Set of three laminated bookmarks featuring selected water colors by Rose Jaffe, based on century-old woodcuts by John Austen. The art appears in The Triple Anvil Press Hamlet and The Brief Reign and Death of King Claudius, a play within the text of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Each bookmark has a different illustration on the front and back, for a total of six examples of the award-winning work. The bookmark set is available from the Howland Research shop for $4.95.

King Claudius John Austen Woodcut Ceramic Tile
To commemorate the Independent Publishers award for The Brief Reign of King Claudius, the One Acre Ceramics studio, located in southeastern Michigan, has rendered the image of Claudius in a 3” x 6” ceramic tile. Examples are available in Charcoal, salmon, or slate. Designed for wall hanging or tabletop.