Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 2-96887, 33-48831, 33-35810
and 333-57045 and Form S-3 No. 333-18629, 333-25849 and
333-25861) of Bowne & Co., Inc. of our report dated
February 16, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Bowne & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows
for the years then ended which report appears in the
December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of
Bowne & Co., Inc. We also consent to incorporation by
reference of our report on the related financial statement
schedule included elsewhere herein.
New York, New York
March 23, 2000
