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Tell your story the way it was meant to be preserved. With high‑quality digital printing, your historical narratives, archival photographs, and primary‑source materials are reproduced with accuracy and clarity. Printing a custom history book has never been easier or more affordable.
We offer vibrant full‑color and crisp black‑and‑white printing, along with a wide selection of bindings, trim sizes, paper stocks, and custom styles designed specifically for family history, local histories, and archival‑quality book printing.
In seconds have your book price for a softcover, hardcover, or spiral bound history book. Using the tool below, enter your book’s specifications to see what it costs to print your book using Gorham Printing’s standard quality paper and cover options. Click 'Order Books' to choose additional paper choices or add premium customization options.
With over 50 years of experience, our team specializes in custom history book printing with fully tailored cover designs and interior layouts. From premium paper stocks to museum‑grade bindings, we offer complete customization to ensure your historical research, genealogy records, and local history projects are preserved with professional clarity.
Whether you're printing a family history book, a town history book, or a historical photo collection, our design experts help you create a beautifully crafted, one‑of‑a‑kind book that reflects the significance of your story. With flexible trim sizes, specialty finishes, and custom layouts, we make it easy to produce the history book you've always envisioned.
Located in the Pacific Northwest, Gorham Printing is a family‑owned short‑run book printer specializing in custom history book printing for authors, genealogists, museums, historical societies, and local historians nationwide. We produce archival‑quality books with sharp text, accurate photo reproduction, durable materials, and professionally designed layouts that preserve your stories for generations.
Why historians print their own history books with Gorham Printing:
Gorham Printing has been producing premium, custom books in the Pacific Northwest for over fifty years, and that same craftsmanship defines our history book printing services. From family genealogy books to polished, publication‑ready local history volumes, we ensure every project is built with crisp text, accurate photo reproduction, and professional layouts that preserve your stories for generations.
The most popular custom history book printing specs are designed to balance longevity, readability, and archival‑quality preservation. These choices give historians, genealogists, and local authors a polished, professional book that feels substantial in the hand and presents text, photographs, and historical documents with clarity. For those seeking a more premium or museum‑grade finish, options like heavier paper stocks, specialty cover treatments, or hardcover binding offer even more ways to elevate the final presentation.
Because history books are often referenced, displayed, and preserved for decades, authors typically choose specs that maximize durability and print accuracy. Below are some of the most commonly selected options for high‑quality history book printing:
History book printing costs can vary widely, but most authors and historians find that the biggest factors are page count, binding style, paper quality, and archival‑grade upgrades. Softcover (perfect‑bound) history books are typically the most budget‑friendly option, making them popular for family history projects, genealogy books, and local history publications. As soon as you add custom features, such as heavier archival paper, specialty cover finishes, or full‑color photo reproduction, the price increases because each upgrade adds materials, production steps, and long‑term durability.
Hardcover (case‑bound) history books are the most premium option and naturally cost more to produce. The reinforced binding and additional construction steps make them more durable and long‑lasting, ideal for family heritage books, museum publications, and community archives.
Additional customizations such as foil stamping, dust jackets, laminated covers, or custom endsheets can also raise the cost but dramatically elevate the final presentation. These upgrades are especially popular for commemorative editions, donor copies, and historical society publications. Review our full list of premium features to see what customization options are available for your chosen binding.
History books are commonly printed in a 8.5x11 trim size. Here are a few comparisons that show the price difference of printing in various bindings:
Yes. We produce custom history books, family genealogy books, local history publications, and archival‑quality historical photo books with professional craftsmanship and long‑lasting durability.
Absolutely. We specialize in short‑run history book printing in quantities of 25–5000 copies—perfect for family historians, local authors, museums, historical societies, and community heritage projects.
Yes. We regularly print high‑volume history and archival projects for organizations, publishers, schools, and cultural institutions.
We are located in the Pacific Northwest and ship custom‑printed history books nationwide.
We offer softcover (perfect bound), hardcover (case bound), saddle‑stitched, and spiral coil bindings to match your book’s purpose, durability needs, and archival requirements.
Yes. Black‑and‑white is ideal for text‑heavy historical manuscripts and document reproductions, while full color is perfect for historical photo collections, maps, and illustrated timelines. Color printing is billed per page, allowing you to control costs by mixing color and black‑and‑white pages.
Yes. We provide archival‑quality interior papers designed for crisp text, accurate photo reproduction, and long‑term preservation, perfect for history books meant to be referenced, displayed, or passed down through generations.
Have questions? Call us to talk with a team member from our Washington office. You’ll always talk to a real person, and we answer in seconds. Plus, you’ll have a dedicated rep working with you through every stage of your print order.
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