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Exhibit 23
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
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We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (No. 333-79409) on Form S-8 of Bowne &
Co., Inc. of our report dated February 23, 1999, relating to
the consolidated balance sheet of Bowne & Co., Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and
cash flows for the year then ended, which report appears in the
December 31, 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Bowne & Co., Inc.
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New York, New York
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July 8, 1999
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