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Exhibit 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) (File No. 333-79409) pertaining to
the Bowne & Co., Inc. Global Employee Stock Purchase
Plan and the registration of 100,000 shares of Common Stock of
Bowne & Co., Inc. of our report dated March 4, 1998 with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Bowne & Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries included as
Exhibit 23.4 of the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1998.
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New York, New York
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July 7, 1999
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