33-D. The Bullnettle Press (Asa Peavy)

The Bullnettle Press of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, published a range of material for 20 years, only ending when its proprietor, Asa Peavy, left Tuscaloosa for positions at the Yale University Press and the San Francisco Public Library. DePol created the printer’s device and illustrated three small books: Flesh of Best Intention, by Cydney Adams, (1989), Sir Galahad: a Christmas Mystery, by William Morris, (1996), in which Morris provided a somewhat more conflicted and chivalrous portrayal of the “perfect knight” than his predecessors, notably Sir Thomas Malory, and A Goodfellowes complaint against strong beere, or, Take heed goodfellowes for heere you may see how it is strong beere that hath undone me (1992). In its colophon, Peavy describes this melodiously titled publication as “the first in a series of occasional pamphlets from the Bullnettle Press featuring old ballads drawn primarily from the English and Scottish tradition.” DePol also provided illustrations for the Yale University Press and San Francisco Public Library when Peavy hopped between jobs at those institutions.